”Graduation” takes over from ”Queen of Tears” with 5.2% first episode rating... Will it be a hit series for tvNTV?

'Graduation' got off to a good start with 5.2% in its first episode. Will it be the drama that brings a 'home run' to tvN's drama series, which have had a string of hits starting with 'Marry My Husband'?

On the 11th, the tvN Saturday and Sunday drama 'Graduation' was unveiled. The drama is a sweet midnight romance between Seo Hae-jin (Jung Ryeo-won), a star tutor at a cram school, and her former student Lee Jun-ho (Hwi Ha-jung), who appears as a new teacher. The drama depicts the varied and dense stories of the tutors.

The encounter between PD Ahn Pan-seok, who directed dramas such as 'White Giant Tower', 'Wife's Qualification', 'Beautiful Sister Who Often Buys Me a Drink', 'One Spring Night' and 'Secret Meeting', and the believable Jung Ryeo-won and Wee Ha-jung, raised expectations, and 'Graduation', which started on the 11th, received 5.2% viewer ratings (ratings survey The show got off to a solid start with a viewer rating of 5.2% (based on Nielsen Korea ratings).

It has also received a string of positive reviews. Jung Ryeo-won has been perfectly transformed into a star tutor. Her speech, facial expression, posture and even breathing were like those of real famous lecturers, surprising the viewers, while Wee Ha-jung delivered a 'heart-stopping ending', making viewers look forward to their future romance even more.

tvN has had a string of hits from 'Marry My Husband' to 'Queen of Tears' and 'Run with Sungjae on Your Back'. In particular, 'Queen of Tears', which aired before 'Graduation', set a record as tvN's highest-rated drama of all time and became a representative drama of tvN.Therefore, 'Graduation' should be a good starting point to carry the momentum of the previous drama as well as the pressure. After a successful start, it remains to be seen whether 'Graduation' will be able to continue the 'home run' streak of tvN dramas.

The new tvN drama 'Graduation' airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:20pm.