Candy House Season Three was NOT probably the most buzzworthy Ok-drama, and is just sinking additional: Why it didn’t impress audiences

SBS’ Good Companion, starring Jang Na Ra and Nam Ji Hyun, swooped in for the large win as an alternative.

Within the second week of its launch on Netflix, the third season of Candy House slipped additional down on the highest 10 listing buzzworthiness (TV-OTT) at #7. Nevertheless, Good Companion consecutively maintained its robust reign over the chart within the fourth week of July. Following its steps, tvN’s newest romantic comedy, Serendipity’s Embrace, starring Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeop, has climbed excessive to second place from its former seventh rank.

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Causes cited for Candy House Three tanking on the weekly chart

The particular FUNdex report for the third week of July revealed that not one of the 19 authentic Ok-dramas launched on OTT platforms reached the highest spot on the buzzworthy chart. Candy House fell sufferer to the regular decline in buzzworthiness of the thriller style in dramas, a change that South Korean TV community tvN has notably paid heed to by pivoting to multi-genre reveals with a higher emphasis on romantic comedies. Reveals like Queen of Tears, Beautiful Runner, and the continued Serendipity’s Embrace stand testomony to this thematic transition, thereby displaying promising outcomes on the buzzworthiness chart as properly.

Both means, the Netflix authentic sequence failed to fulfill viewers expectations. The examine confirmed greater than 90% of preliminary reactions to the present within the first week of launch have been unfavorable. Furthermore, introducing a number of unfamiliar and pointless characters hindered the viewers’s try and heat as much as the present. Critics additionally dragged the messy storyline, which lacked any focus, blurring the excellence between the principle and supporting characters.

The present additionally failed miserably on the visible entrance, with disappointing CGI. In accordance with the evaluation of on-line public opinion supplied by the Good Knowledge Company, followers have been outright essential of the present, with some even branding it “too chaotic” or “boring.”

Feedback like “The largest drawback is that too many uninteresting characters are launched” and “They need to have focussed on the principle characters, however they included too many various tales” took priority. As well as, the viewers felt they need to’ve solely watched Season 1. Skipping the second and third installments appeared the “best option” to them. Many viewers merely tuned in to kill time and catch a glimpse of a few of their favorite actors within the combine whereas typically longing for Season 1’s originality and total vibe.

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OTT titles in competitors within the fourth week of July

Whereas Candy House Season Three slipped to the seventh rank, Disney Plus’ Pink Swan, with Rain and Kim Ha Neul in lead roles, stood in sixth place. In the meantime, the upcoming thriller sequence on U+ Cellular TV (to be out there on Disney Plus in chosen areas), No Means Out: The Roulette, additionally debuted on the highest 10 chart at #9. Set to premiere on Wednesday, July 31, the thriller Ok-drama stars Cho Jin Woong (The Handmaiden), Yoo Jae Myung (Itaewon Class), Kim Mu Yeol (The Roundup: Punishment), Yum Jung Ah (Sky Fort) and others.

Then again, JTBC’s Miss Evening and Day continued its 5-week spell as one of many most-watched non-English reveals on Netflix worldwide. Whereas it sat at #6, Candy House Season stayed a step forward at #5 throughout its first week on the International Prime 10 chart (July 15 – July 21).

Though Lee Do Hyun’s Netflix comeback on Candy House wasn’t as candy as anticipated, his main presence in one of the crucial profitable Korean motion pictures of the 12 months – Exhuma – recorded one other win on Netflix following its OTT premiere in South Korea. Additionally starring Choi Min Sik, Kim Go Eun and Yoo Hae Jin, the occult-themed horror flick celebrated its triumph on the high 10 listing for most-watched motion pictures in South Korea in its first week.

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