tvN 'Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born' reportedly faced a deficit despite achieving 16% viewer ratings

Despite surpassing a 10% viewer rating, 'Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born' still experienced loss. Initially, a total production cost of 336 Billion KRWwas agreed upon with Studio Dragon, but the production costs skyrocketed due to extensive efforts to focus on the historical scenes.

The main character, Kim Taeri, received over 300 M KRW per episode. Similar to the fee Kim Soohyun received when he starred in 'Queen of Tears. While actresses usually earn less than actors, Kim Taeri earned her pay through her popularity. Her agency, Management mmm, also played a part in the production from the planning stage.

Although the drama was simultaneously released on Disney+, the 12-episode format and historical genre made it less profitable. While CJ ENM and Studio Dragon officials claimed to have recovered the production costs, rumors in the industry suggested otherwise. It's also rumored that Disney+ suffered significant losses due to this drama. With MBC filing a lawsuit against the production company, the losses are expected to increase.

It seems that even high viewer ratings can't cover the high production costs for TV dramas...

theqoo 

-Given this situation, it makes sense why episode counts are decreasing.

-Why not just reduce actors' fees?

-Can’t they cut down the actors' fees?ㅠㅠㅠ

-300 M KRW per episode? That's crazy.

-Unless all the actors agree to lower their salaries, the quality of dramas will gradually decline and eventually lead to the failure of the Korean drama industry.

-Kim Taeri alone took 10% of the total production cost? Whoa...

-300 M KRW per episode?? Is this confirmed?

-They should’ve at least made a good ending then. It's funny how they expected success when they ruined the original work.

-I'm glad I didn't watch it.

-The Korean drama industry is going to collapse because of the skyrocketing production costs caused by actors fees...

-Kim Taeri and Kim Soohyun are earning 300 M KRW per episode? That's too much. No wonder they're losing money.

-That's a lot of money... Is her acting even worth 300 M KRW per episode?

-If Kim Taeri was too expensive for them, they shouldn’t have cast her in the first place... This deficit could've been avoided...

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The predicted nominees for Best Actress at the Baeksang Arts Awards that look like a tough competition already

SBS 'Good Partner' Jang Nara 

tvN 'Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born' Kim Taeri

SBS 'The Judge from Hell' Park Shinhye

JTBC 'The Tale of Lady Ok' Im Jiyeon

etc

theqoo

-I loved Im Jiyeon's acting. I started seeing her in a new light because of 'The Tale of Lady Ok'.

-I've watched all these dramas and I think it's going to be Im Jiyeon.

-I hope Im Jiyeon wins this awardㅠㅠ

-Give it to Im Jiyeonㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-She's not listed here, but Jung Ryeowon.

-Im Jiyeon's acting was phenomenal.

-Jang Nara looked like a real lawyer in that drama.

-I hope Im Jiyeon wins. She was absolutely incredible in 'The Tale of Lady Ok'

-The awards usually go to the one who stars in historical dramas, so Im Jiyeon.

-It's the best performance of Im Jiyeon's career

-It's definitely Jang Nara.

-I loved Park Shinhye's acting, but this competition looks really toughㅠㅠ

-I personally like Park Shinhye's acting, but I think Im Jiyeon will win this one.

-I'm fine with anyone winning except for Kim Taeri. They're truly amazing actresses.

-Everyone's so good that I'd be okay with anyone winning besides Kim Taeri. Based on the popularity, 'Good Partner' seems to be the most popular one.

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Hottest dramas of the year

 

1st Place 
Queen of Tears
Episodes 15–16 (4th week of April): 96,154 points

2nd Place
Lovely Runner
Episodes 9–10 (5th week of May): 95,789 points

3rd Place
 Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born
Episodes 7–8 (5th week of October): 42,457 points

4th Place
 Love Next Door
 Episodes 9–10 (2nd week of September): 33,645 points

5th Place
 Good Partner
 Episodes 13–14 (4th week of August): 30,165 points

(Data source: TV buzz analysis agency 'Good Data Corporation')

https://n.news.naver.com/article/020/0003604439?sid=103

theqoo

-Lovely Runner is the best!!!

-I've only watched Jeongnyeon and Good Partner.

-Queen of Tears was definitely the most fun.

-Congratulations, Lovely Runner.

-If we're talking about this year's dramas, only the top 1 and 2 come to my mindㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Lovely Runner totally deserved it.

-Lovely Runner was the only one I actually finished watchingㅋㅋㅋ

-Queen of Tears and Lovely Runner made me so happy...

-tvN must be thrilled.

-I only watched the top 1 and 2ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Lovely Runner is the best drama I have ever seen in my entire life💛💙

-I was so happy watching Lovely Runner.

-Love Next Door is ranked so high.

-I watched Queen of Tears late, but it was so goodㅋㅋㅋ

-The top 4 are all tvN's dramas.

-I truly enjoyed Queen of Tears.

-I rewatched Lovely Runner yesterdayㅋㅋ

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tvN 'Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born' viewer ratings

 

Nationwide / Seoul Metropolitan Area

Episode 01: 4.844 / 5.678 🔻 Lowest

Episode 02: 8.216 / 8.911

Episode 03: 9.223 / 8.866

Episode 04: 12.726 / 13.578

Episode 05: 10.212 / 10.182

Episode 06: 13.383 / 13.744

Episode 07: 10.146 / 10.257

Episode 08: 12.845 / 12.952

Episode 09: 11.995 / 12.735

Episode 10: 14.058 / 14.311

Episode 11: 12.762 / 13.460

Episode 12: 16.458 / 17.090 🔺 Highest

theqoo

-This kind of drama shouldn't have existed.

-No matter how much the fans of the original work complain and say that they won't watch, the general public still watches... Even my parents liked it.

-The viewer ratings turned out really great, but they should've came up with a better ending... Sigh.

-My parents enjoyed this drama so muchㅠㅠ

-The final episode's rating is 3x higher than the first episode's

-As expected from Kim Taeri...

-They should've at least wrapped up the drama nicely...

-It seems that everything Kim Taeri does becomes a hit.

-I thought it had already ended a while ago. I've never heard about this drama, maybe the audience target is the older people.

-It only had 12 episodes? Don't dramas usually have 16 episodes? That's quite short...

-That drama doesn't deserve those viewer ratings

-I think they could've done better with the ending, but overall, it was a great drama!

-This is the best out of all the dramas released this year.

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