tvN Drama ‘Jung Nyeon’ Sets Viewership Record with Female Gugak Theme

tvN’s innovative weekend drama ‘Jung Nyeon’ captivated viewers with its unique storyline centered around female gugak, setting a personal best in viewership ratings and concluding successfully.

According to Nielsen Korea, the final episode aired on the 18th recorded an average viewership rating of 17.1% in the Seoul metropolitan area, peaking at 18.8%, and an average of 16.5%, peaking at 18.2% nationwide, ranking first in its time slot across all channels. The drama, set in the 1950s, tells the story of women growing through gugak, concluding with the scene where the main characters Jung Nyeon (Kim TaeRi) and YeongSeo (Shin YeEun) stage the gugak ‘Double Tower Legend’.

Outstanding performances by Kim TaeRi, Shin YeEun, Ra MiRan, Jung EunChae, Kim YoonHye, and other actors deeply moved the audience. The actors dedicated between 15 minutes to an entire 30-minute segment of the final episode to gugak performances, enhancing the drama’s immersion. Supporting characters were also portrayed as diverse individuals who contribute to the growth of the protagonist, Jung Nyeon, rather than just simple villains or secondary roles, earning praise.

‘Jung Nyeon’ boasted high buzz during its airing period. It achieved first place in the integrated content ranking of Kino Lights, first in the TV-OTT integrated buzz ranking of Good Data Corporation, first in domestic drama YouTube views, and first in Korea Gallup’s ‘October Favorite Programs of Koreans’, setting various records.

It also maintained a top position in Disney Plus’s global TV show category, attracting the attention of foreign media. American media Forbes praised the drama, stating that the true protagonist of the drama is gugak.

Meanwhile, CJ ENM has started pre-sales of the original soundtrack (OST) LP featuring the drama’s lead actors. The OST includes ‘Surpassing Emotions’ by Jung Nyeon’s mother Seo YongRye (Moon SoRi), ‘Bird Song’ by music director Lee NalChi, ‘Tears of Mokpo’ sung by Jung Nyeon, and gugak stage soundtracks.

We look forward to more innovative attempts like ‘Jung Nyeon’ in the future. We are already curious about what emotions the next work will bring.

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