Drama "crushology" Sets Another Record for Lowest Ratings

National Viewership Ratings:

Episode 01: 1.3 

Episode 02: 0.9 

Episode 03: 1.5  🔺Highest

Episode 04: 1.1 

Episode 05: 1.1 

Episode 06: 0.9 

Episode 07: 0.8 

Episode 08: 0.7 🔻Lowest

It’s reportedly the lowest rating for a prime-time drama since MBC’s founding.

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Comments :

1. You could tell this would flop from the title and plot alone. Even the cast is full of unknowns.
2. It's surprising this even got a time slot.
3. They should actually read the scripts before deciding to air them.
4. Whoever's in charge of MBC scheduling has zero sense. Who thought anyone would watch this lineup?
5. I don’t know why this was placed in the Friday-Saturday slot... but I’m enjoying it, haha, sigh.
6. For this kind of drama, casting attractive male leads is key, but only the female lead is pretty—doesn’t draw you in.
7. This wouldn’t even work as a web drama, so why did it get a prime-time slot?
8. The female lead is stunning, but the male leads look average. In this genre, good-looking male leads often carry the plot.
9. Feels totally like a web drama.
10. Even though I liked the webtoon, I expected it to be a web drama from the start. The vibe just screams web drama.
11. Can’t believe this is airing in a regular prime-time slot...
12. The female lead is too pretty for her role, and the male lead thinks he’s handsome when he’s not. Gave up mid-episode.
13. Amazing it can drop even lower.
14. When the whole cast is unknown, people just don’t watch. Even if it’s mostly rookies, there should be at least one familiar face.
15. Surprised it can still go lower...
16. This kind of drama just isn’t interesting these days.
17. Reverse harem dramas only work if the male leads are attractive and the characters are compelling...
18. It's not really about the cast; the title and plot are the bigger issues. Even with unknown actors, people watch if the story’s fun.
19. These kinds of shows are supposed to be about eye candy, but ironically, only the female lead is pretty. The plot claims hot guys are chasing her, but it doesn't show that at all.
20. Just from the poster, you can tell how it’ll go.
21. Lowest ratings since MBC started...?
22. I dropped the webtoon because it was boring, so I’m surprised it even became a drama.
23. Where’s the good-looking part...?
24. The title already feels like a barrier, and the deeper you analyze, the worse it gets.
25. The title is strange from the start.
26. Even as a web drama, I’d hesitate to watch. Who in the mainstream TV audience would tune into this?
27. I didn’t notice a huge difference in appearance, but these kinds of comments always pop up. The acting is stiff, especially from the male leads. The female lead seems too mature for the role, and there’s no romantic chemistry.
28. I don’t recognize a single person in the cast.
29. What’s the story even about? Some pretty guy shows up and she goes hunting for the male lead? There needs to be something engaging.
30. MBC’s lowest ever... even worse than commercials.
31. I liked the webtoon in college, but figured it would be cringey if turned into a drama.
32. Please think before scheduling. Who thought this was worthy of a prime weekend slot?
33. Never watched it, but it feels like this drama has been dragging on forever.
34. It’s amazing this even got scheduled.
35. I thought it was going to be an OTT (online platform) show, not a broadcast network Friday-Saturday drama.
36. Can’t believe this one got a slot when so many better dramas don’t.
37. Felt like a story that only works as a webtoon.
38. Amazing it was aired on public TV... it's too much like a web drama.
39. Legendary flop...
40. With four male leads and one female lead, how’s the plot supposed to go? Haha.
41. Aside from Jung Euigyeong, I don’t know any of them.
42. Even Jung Euigyeong isn’t that well-known, and the rest of the male actors are practically newbies... how did this get green light?
43. Everything—theme, story, cast—feels like a web drama. It’s baffling that this aired on a major network and during a weekend slot.
44. I watched until episode 4, but there’s just no content... no reason to keep watching.
45. All five cast members on the poster are unknowns. Who would watch this? Maybe someone flipping channels.
46. Surprising it got scheduled.
47. Um... the "brothers" aren’t attractive.
48. I thought it was a reverse harem drama where the female lead dates around and finds true love among four guys—but that’s not the case at all. The script is a mess. The female lead has no chemistry with any male actors, so there's no romantic tension. They keep claiming the guys are heartthrobs, but honestly, they’re not. Worse yet, the acting and expressions don’t even make up for it; they make it worse. The male leads are stiff and awkward. One of them hasn’t even appeared yet.
49. The premise alone makes it surprising this got a slot. No famous actors, either... unbelievable scheduling.
50. The title isn’t appealing at all.
51. No wonder the title felt familiar—turns out it was based on a webtoon I read years ago.
52. I watched the webtoon despite it being boring, just because the guys were attractive—but there’s none of that here.
53. Isn’t the show pretty far along? How can there still be a main cast member who hasn’t appeared yet?
54. This is harsh, but seriously, for a prime-time slot on a major channel, even a random rerun would probably perform better.
55. Dropped it mid-way. Just not fun.
56. It never felt like a public TV drama anyway—tot
57. ally has web drama vibes.