“The Legend of the Blue Sea,” a new drama series from SBS, received a strong rating for its premiere Wednesday.
The first episode had a 16.4 percent viewership rating, reaching as high as 20.7 percent for certain scenes, according to Nielsen Korea on Thursday. MBC’s “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo” and the KBS2 show “Oh My Geum Bi,” both of which premiered Wednesday, recorded 3.3 percent and 5.9 percent, respectively.
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A promotional poster for SBS’ new drama series “The Legend of the Blue Sea” (SBS) |
The SBS hit drama “Jealousy Incarnate,” which aired at the same time as “The Legend of the Blue Sea” before its series finale on Nov. 10, concluded with a viewership rating of 11 percent.
Starring actors Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho, the new SBS drama is a modern-day adaptation of the Joseon era legend about a fisherman’s encounter with a mermaid.
“The Legend of the Blue Sea” airs every Wednesday and Thursday on SBS.
By Kim Yu-young (
ivykim@heraldcorp.com)
