Top 10 Korean Drama Ratings - July Week 2

After KBS2's Baby Faced Beauty finished its final episode last week, MBC's Romance Town also finished its last episode this week. Although KBS2's I Believe in Love still ranked on 1st position for 8th straight-weeks, the other dramas still compete very well to steal that position with a little gap. SBS's Warrior Baek Dong Soo finally became the only one newcomers after aired its 3th and 4th episode this week.

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Edition : 8-14 July 2011

1. (--) KBS2's I Believe in Love -- 27.28 (+1.00) **8th Weeks No. 1**

2. (+1) MBC's Sparkling -- 22.55 (+0.75)

3. (-1) SBS's New Tales of Gisaeng -- 21.08 (-1.22)

4. (--) SBS's City Hunter -- 18.33 (-1.05)

5. (--) KBS1's The Women of Our Home -- 18.10 (+1.45)

6. (+1) KBS1's King Gwanggaeto the Great -- 16.35 (+1.65)

7. (+1) MBC's Indomitable Daughters-in-Law -- 14.95 (+1.45)

8. (+2) MBC's Miss Ripley -- 14.33 (+2.63)

9. (--) MBC's Can You Hear My Heart -- 13.95 (+1.22)

10. (NEW) SBS's Warrior Baek Dong Soo -- 13.68

US Grand Prix Gold : Quarterfinals Result

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Inthanon Ratchanok [7](THA) bt Xuerui Li [4](CHN) 23-21, 21-18

Eriko Hirose [5](JPN) bt Porntip Buranaprasertsuk [3](THA) 21-19, 22-20

Tzu Ying Tai (TPE) bt Lan Lu (CHN) 21-19, 18-21, 22-20

Sayaka Sato [8](JPN) bt Shao Chieh Cheng [2](TPE) 21-13, 18-21, 27-25

MIXED DOUBLES

Hung Ling Chen/Wen Hsing Cheng [5](TPE) bt Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam [1](THA) 21-12, 21-16

Yong Dae Lee/Jung Eun Ha (KOR) bt Zihan Qiu/Bao Yixin (CHN) 21-17, 21-11

Shoji Sato/Shizuka Matsuo (JPN) bt Sung Hyun Ko/Ha Na Kim (KOR) 21-13, 21-18

Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota [6](JPN) bt Sheng Mu Lee/Yu Chin Chien [3](TPE) 17-21, 21-14, 21-19

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna [2](JPN) bt Duanganong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul [6](THA) 21-11, 21-12

Kyung Eun Jung/Ha Na Kim [8](KOR) bt Luo Ying/Luo Yu (CHN) 21-15, 20-22, 21-12

Jung Eun Ha/Min Jung Kim [5](KOR) bt Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito [4](JPN) 21-13, 21-13

Wen Hsing Cheng/Yu Chin Chien [1](TPE) bt Lok Yan Poon/Ying Suet Tse [7](HKG) 21-18, 21-16

MEN'S DOUBLES

Howard Bach/Tony Gunawan [7](USA) bt Ingo Kindervater/Johannes Schoettler [3](GER) Walkover

Sung Hyun Ko/Yong Dae Lee [5](KOR) bt Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa [4](JPN) 21-14, 21-19

Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata [2](JPN) bt Hung Ling Chen/Yu Lang Lin [8](TPE) 21-17, 21-15

Naoki Kawamae/Shoji Sato [6](JPN) bt Ross Smith/Glenn Warfe (AUS) 21-14, 21-12

MEN'S SINGLES

Marc Zwielber [6](GER) bt Taufik Hidayat [1](INA) 21-16, 21-15

Hsuan Yi Hsueh (TPE) bt Kevin Cordon [16](GUA) 21-23, 21-14, 21-19

Sho Sasaki [7](JPN) bt Boonsak Ponsana [4](THA) 21-10, 21-15

Tien Minh Nguyen [3](VIE) bt Chunlai Bao [5](CHN) 21-18, 21-15

Source : tournamentsoftware

US Grand Prix Gold : Taufik Failed

The top seeds and also former-champion of YONEX OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia failed to cross the quarter-final match.

World No. 4 were lost form German players, Marc Zwielber. The sixth seeds sent out Taufik in 43 minutes-game by 21-16, 21-15. Marc will face the match's winner between third seeds Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam and fifth seeds Bao Chunlai of China in the semi-final tomorrow.

In the bottom half, Japan's Sho Sasaki and Taipei's Hsueh Hsuan Yi will battle for a place in the final. Sho Sasaki as the seventh seeds went to semi-final after beating fourth seeds Boonsak Ponsana by 21-10, 21-15 while Hsueh Hsuan Yi stunned last seeds Kevin Cordon, 21-23, 21-14, 21-19.

US Grand Prix Gold : Only Ratchanok Can Make It!

It was bad day for Thailand's team after from their five representatives in the quarter-finals of YONEX OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 just Ratchanok Inthanon that can made it for semi-finals place.


Seventh seeds Rachanok gave the first good impression after beating fourth seeds of China, Li Xuerui, 23-21, 21-18 in 45 minutes. But, it just the only win game of Thailand's team. Mixed doubles, Sudket Prapakamol-Saralee Thoungthongkam started bad perform of Thailand. The top seeds stunned by Taipei's Chen Hung Ling-Cheng Wen Hsing just in straight-game, 12-21, 16-21.


The other three representatives also lost, and actually all were defeated by Japanese. In women's doubles, Duanganong Arookesorn-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul could not reach their best performance while faced Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna and lost by 11-21, 12-21. Sho Sasaki of Japan continued their travels in the YONEX OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 by sent out fourth seeds Boonsak Ponsana, 10-21, 15-21. Lastly, in women's singles, Porntip Buranaprasertsuk lost from Eriko Hirose, 19-21, 22-20.

T-ara wins #1 on M! Countdown

Having been pre-empted last week for the 2011 Mnet 20's Choice Awards, Mnet's "M! Countdown" is back with another episode of great performances and musical treats.


Besides the usual stages on the show today, MBLAQ, CSJH, HyunA, Girl's Day, and ZE:A all made their respective comebacks. Elsewhere, Jang Woo Hyuk and Kim Hyun Joong begun follow-up promotions while HITT and Japanese girl group, Domino made their debuts.


With regular MCs Tony An and Shin So Yul away on vacation, T-ara's Eunjung and Soyeon were recruited to be special MCs for yesterday. 


It was a hot battle between HyunA, T-ara and 2PM for the #1 spot on "M! Countdown" yesterday, but in the end, it was T-ara who got the win! Congratulations, ladies!

MBLAQ makes a “Mona Lisa” comeback on M! Countdown

Having released their 3rd mini-album "Mona Lisa" earlier this week, the MBLAQ boys begun their comeback promotions on tonight's Mnet M! Countdown.

Their title song "Mona Lisa" is a Spanish electronic dance track that was produced by Ji In, Wontag, and Rado - the head producers of MBLAQ's entire comeback album.

Instead of using synth instruments, the song is filled with analog instruments to differentiate itself from the styles MBLAQ previously performed. Living up to their nickname of being 'chic idols', the song's characteristic is its chic charm. The lyrics itself compares an unattainable woman's facial expression to the Mona Lisa and expresses one man's passionate desire for her love.

Kim Hyun Joong follows up with ‘Kiss Kiss’ on M! Countdown

After a successful promotion with "Break Down", SS501's Kim Hyun Joong is continuing his promotions with another track, "Kiss Kiss" from his debut album on today's Mnet M! Countdown.

KeyEast Entertainment explained, "Kim Hyun Joong thought that 'Kiss Kiss', a pop dance track with an upbeat rhythm, would be the perfect fit for the hot summer."

"Kiss Kiss" will be a special treat for fans as it features sweet lyrics written specifically for them. Having captured the hearts of women with his powerful and charismatic "Break Down" image, Kim Hyun Joong will be returning with a more romantic side.

2PM grabs #1 on last week’s ‘M! Countdown’!

Since Mnet aired their '2011 Mnet 20's Choice Awards' last week instead of their usual program, 'M! Countdown', the winner of the weekly chart award for July 7th went unannounced. Still, results were still tabulated as normal, and the winner was revealed through their website recently.

As it turns out, 2PM won the July 7th chart with their latest single, "Hands Up", the boys edged past the girls from f(x), T-ara, SECRET and Rainbow, who rounded up the top 5 for the week.

Source : M! Countdown Official Website

Netizens impressed with Yoo Seung Ho’s maturity in drama, “Warrior Baek Dong Soo”

An teaser photos of his upcoming drama, "Warrior Baek Dong Soo", were recently released, a lot of people have now come to recognize and acknowledge actor Yoo Seung Ho's growing maturity in both his image and acting abilities over the four years since his debut.

Yoo Seung Ho debuted back in 2007 on SBS's "The King And I", where he took on the child role of King Sung Jong for the first eight episodes of the show. Fast forward four years, and the actor is now starring alongside Ji Chang Wook as character Yeo Woon in "Warrior Baek Dong Soo".

The teaser photos from "Warrior Baek Dong Soo" depicts Yoo Seung Ho in a much more masculine light, as he sports long, messy hair while showing off his sharp, mature facial features. Yoo Seung Ho expressed, "If I've been called the 'Nation's Younger Brother' up until now, I'd now like to change that into the 'Nation's Actor' through my new acting role."

Set during King Jung Jo's reign in the Joseon Dynasty, "Warrior Baek Dong Soo" unfolds a story about a marital arts legend named Warrior Baek Dong Soo who works with his team to fight against a group of assassins that plot the downfall of the King.

The fusion sageuk drama broadcasted its first two episodes last week, and showed an increasing viewership rising from 8% to 10%.

Source : Newsen via Daum - allkpop

Korean Drama : Dream High (airing on Indosiar)

Details

Title : 드림하이 / Dream High

Genre : School, drama, comedy, romance

Episodes : 16

Broadcast network : KBS2 (South Korea), Indosiar (Indonesia)

Broadcast period : 2011-Jan-03 to 2011-Feb-28 (South Korea), 2011-Jul-14 to 2011-Aug-04 (Indonesia)

Air time : Monday & Tuesday 21:55 (South Korea), Monday to Friday 14:30 (Indonesia)

Viewership ratings : 14.9% (South Korea), 17.3% (Seoul)

See inserts : Dream High OST

Synopsis

Dream High tells the story of six students at Kirin Art High School who work to achieve their dreams of becoming music stars in the Korean music industry. Go Hye Mi is a student who had majored in classical music but has to give up her dream by entering Kirin Art High School to pay off her father's debt. However, she needs to get two other students to also come to the school in order for her to enroll in the school conditionally. These two students are Song Sam Dong, who lives in the countryside, and Jin Guk, whom she accidentally meets while trying to escape from a loan shark. Yoon Baek Hee, formerly Hyemi's sidekick, becomes her rival in school because Hye Mi betrays her during an audition to enter the school.

Cast

Main Cast

Suzy as Go Hye Mi

Kim Soo Hyun as Song Sam Dong

Taecyeon as Jin Gook / Hyun Shi Hyuk

Ham Eun Jung as Yoon Baek Hee

Wooyoung as Jason

IU as Kim Pil Sook

Extended cast

Ahn Kil Kang as Ma Doo Shik

Ahn Sun Young as Kang Oh Sun (Oh Hyuk's older sister)

Ahn Seo Hyun as Go Hye Sung (Hye Mi's little sister)

Park Eun Bin as 16 year old Hye Sung (ep 16)

Lee Hye Sook as Song Nam Boon (Sam Dong's mother)

Choi Il Hwa as Hyun Moo Jin (Jin Gook's father)

Park Hyuk Kwon as Go Byung Jik (Hye Mi's father)

Park Hwi Soon as Jin Gook's roommate (ep 1,2,5)

Kirin's Teachers

Uhm Ki Joon as Kang Oh Hyuk

Lee Yoon Ji as Shi Kyung Jin

Park Jin Young as Yang Jin Man (English teacher)

Lee Byung Joon as Shi Bum Soo (Principal)

Lee Yoon Mi as Maeng Seung Hee

Baek Won Kil as Gong Min Chul

Bae Yong Joon as Jung Ha Myung (President) (ep 1-4)

Joo Young Hoon as composing teacher (ep 11)

Kirin's Students

Jun Ah Min as Jo In Sung (Jin Gook's friend)

Jung Min Joo as Jung Ah Jung

Han Ji Hoo as Park Do Joon (sunbae) 

Yoon Young Ah as Lee Ri Ah

Park Jin Sang as Jun Tae San (sunbae)

Kim Bo Reum as Ha So Hyun (sunbae)

Bae Noo Ri

Cameos

Jo Soo Mi as herself (ep 1)

Kim Hyun Joong as himself (ep 1)

Nichkhun as Ri Ah's CF partner (ep 8)

Hwang Chan Sung as Oh Sun's imaginary boy (ep 12)

Lee Teuk as himself (ep 13)

Eun Hyuk as himself (ep 13)

Miss A as flash mob dancers (ep 16)

2AM as flash mob dancers (ep 16)

Dal Shabet as Baek Hee's Kirin students (ep 16)

Goo Joon Yup

Production Credits

Production Companies : KeyEast, JYPE, and CJ Media

Producer : Bae Yong Joon, Park Jin Young

Director : Lee Eung Bok

Screenwriter : Park Hye Ryun

Korean Drama : Myung Wol the Spy (airing on KBS2)

Details

Title : 스파이 명월 / Spy Myung Wol

Genre : Romance, comedy

Episodes : 16

Broadcast network : KBS2

Broadcast period : 2011-Jul-11 to 2011-Aug-??

Air time : Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

An elite North Korean spy, Han Myung Wol, and her partner, Choi Ryu, infiltrates South Korea on a mission to disrupt the Hallyu Wave by kidnapping one of their top stars, Kang Woo. Despite her proficiency at her job, Myung Wol's one weakness is her uncontrollable curiosity. Hijinks ensue when she falls in love with Kang Woo instead.

Cast

Han Ye Seul as Han Myung Wol

Eric as Kang Woo

Lee Jin Wook as Choi Ryu

Jang Hee Jin as Joo In Ah

Extended Cast

Lee Duk Hwa as Chairman Joo

Jo Hyung Ki as Han Hee Bok

Yoo Ji In as Ri Ok Soon

Lee Kyun as Lee Dae Kang

Park Hyun Sook as Kyung Jae In

Shin Seung Hwan as Bang Geuk Bong

Lee Da Hee as Yoo Da Hae

Lee Byung Joon as Yoo Jung Shik

Lee Ji Hoon (이지훈) as Kwak Ji Tae

Cha Seung Joon as Jang Han Soo

Kim Ha Kyoon as Kim Young Tak

Jung Da Hye (정다혜) as Kim Eun Joo

Kim Ga Young (김가영) as Joo Kyung Joo

Kim Sung Oh (cameo)

Production Credits

Chief Producer : Jung Sung Hyo

Producer : Im Kyu Yong (임규용), Kim Jin Woo (김진우)

Director : Hwang In Hyuk, Kim Young Kyoon (김영균)

Screenwriter : Kim Eun Young (김은영), Kim Jung Ah

Episode Ratings

Source

DramaWiki

Official site

NAVER

Korean Drama : Warrior Baek Dong Soo (airing on SBS)

Details

Title : 무사 백동수 / Musa Baek Dong Soo

Previously known as : 야뇌 백동수 / Honorable Baek Dong Soo

Genre : Period

Episodes : TBA

Broadcast network : SBS

Broadcast period : 2011-Jul-04 to 2011-TBA

Air time : Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

Set in the Joseon Dynasty during King Jeongjo's reign, this martial-arts fusion sageuk is centered around the events involving Crown Prince Sado's conspiracy. Warrior Baek Dong Soo was a real-life legend who created a martial arts guide in Joseon. His group who defends King Jeongjo is pitted against a mysterious organization of assassins who plot to kill the King.

Cast

Ji Chang Wook as Baek Dong Soo

Yoo Seung Ho as Yeo Woon

Yoon So Yi as Hwang Jin Joo

Shin Hyun Bin as Yoo Ji Sun

Choi Min Soo as Chun

Jun Kwang Ryul as Kim Gwang Taek

Park Joon Gyu as Huk Sa Mo

Park Won Sang as Jang Dae Pyo

Lee Jin Ah as Jang Mi

Oh Man Suk as Crown Prince Sado

Yoon Ji Min as Ji

Park Chul Min as In

Jun Gook Hwan as King Yeongjo

Geum Dan Bi as Queen Jungsoo

Lee Won Jong as Hong Dae Joo

Jung Ho Bin as Im Soo Woong

Ahn Suk Hwan as Seo Yoo Dae

Kim Dong Gyoon as Boo Gwan

Choi Jae Hwan as Yang Cho Rip

Uhm Hyo Sup as Baek Sa King

Kim Hee Jung as Park sshi

Lee Kye In as Yeo Cho Sang

Sung Ji Roo as Hwang Jin Ki

Kim Da Yun as Kim Dong Ho

Kim Eung Soo as Yoo So Kang

Ji Yoo as Jang Mi So

Kang Sung as Hong Sa Hae

Choi Yoon So as Goo Hyang

Lee Shi Un

Production Credits

Director :

Scriptwriter : Kwon Soon Gyu

Producer : Lee Hyun Jik, Kim Hong Sun

Episode Ratings

Source

DramaWiki

Official site

EDaily

NAVER

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