“Audience rating of 2%” “Illusion Love Song” & “Original author also criticized” “Koryo-Khitan War”… Crisis approaching KBS historical drama

The TV series ``Illusion Love Song'' and ``Koryo-Khitan War'' produced by KBS, the ``famous family of period dramas,'' are facing crisis day after day. Will the two TV series be able to overcome the crisis and garner positive reviews?
KBS2's ``Illusion Love Song'' was broadcast for the first time on the 2nd. ``Gengei Koika'' is a fantasy historical drama about a man with two contradictory personalities and the woman who loves him, going back and forth between innocent love and fierce obsession.
Romance. Park Ji Hoon (former WANNA ONE) and Hong YEJI acted as the main characters. There was a lot of interest in the webtoon adaptation of the popular original work of the same name. rising
This is because the new year of KBSTV Series has begun in 2024 with the meeting of stars. As a result, the audience rating for EP1 was 4.3% (provided by Nielsen Korea, national standard), and the streaming was going well.
It seemed like the start was off. However, as the broadcast continued, disappointing reactions poured in. Some viewers were left feeling unsatisfied with the acting and direction of the main characters. After that, "Gengei Renka" was released.
The viewership rating for EP5, which aired on the 16th, was 2%, and it continues to show a downward trend.
This is not the only crisis facing KBS historical dramas. Over 40 years of history of Taiga TV Series
KBS, which was proud of its production, first premiered ``Koryo-Khitan War'' in November of last year, for which it had invested the largest amount of production costs. ``Koryo-Khitan War'' was rumored to be actor Choi Suzyung's return to the historical drama even before it aired.
The story of Goryeo Emperor Hyunjong (Kim Dong-joon) and Kang Gam-chan (Choi Suzy-yong) attracted viewers, and Choi Suzy-yeon's "2023
He held the grand prize trophy of ``KBSDrama Awards''. However, since its recent broadcast, it has been surrounded by controversy over an unexpected "deadlock". The character of Hyun-jung is the center of the work.
Because the tar collapsed. In the drama, the scene where Hyun-jung is galloping on a horse in a fit of anger and suffers an accident from the horse was criticized as being unreasonably staged, and caused public outrage among viewers.
It was. Writer Gil Seung-soo, the original author of ``Koryo-Khitan War,'' also expressed a negative opinion. He said, ``Hyun-jung's fall from a horse is not part of the original story,'' and ``I have thoroughly studied the historical facts.''
``I should have had enough knowledge and consultation before writing the script, but I think I did not have enough knowledge.'' At the same time, he said, ``I hope the scriptwriter will come to his senses starting next week.''
left. KBS's ambitious historical drama continues to receive negative reactions. “Gengei Renka” announced the start of the early stages, and “Korea-Khitan War” had just turned around the halfway point.
"Dispute." It will be interesting to see how the two TV series will be aired in the future to see if they will be able to produce enough developments to satisfy the viewers once again.