Love Song for Illusion and Other Lowest-Rated K-dramas of 2024 So Far

This year viewers have received a variety of K-content among which were highest-rated Korean dramas like Queen of Tears and Connection. However, several dramas also failed to charm audiences and garnered lousy critical reception. From Korean romance Wedding Impossible to historical drama Missing Crown Prince and thriller Crash, here are the lowest-rated K-drama titles of 2024.

Leading the list is the MBN original TV show Missing Crown Prince. Starring K-pop group EXO’s Suho in the lead role, the K-drama was a spin-off of Bossam: Steal the Fate — the Korean drama with the highest viewership rating in MBN History. However, Missing Crown Prince failed to replicate the mass appeal of Bossam and received an average rating of 3.2 per cent according to the South Korean viewership research agency Nielsen Korea.

Another lowest-rated Korean drama show of 2024 is the tvN romance The Midnight Romance in Hagwon. While fans expected it to live up to the popularity of Queen of Tears, The Midnight Romance in Hagwon ended its term with just a 4.4 per cent average viewership rating according to Nielsen Korea. Starring popular actors Wi Ha-joon and Jung Ryeo-won, the romance drama tells the sweet love story between a veteran school instructor and her student, who crosses paths with her after a decade.

The Park Joon-woo directorial crime drama, Crash, starring Lee Min-ki and Kwak Sun-young in lead roles is also part of the list. During the initial episodes, the duo’s chemistry created quite a buzz, however, the plot of the K-drama which focused on the experiences of a Traffic Crime Investigation team in Korea, failed to impress audiences. 

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(Note: The list has been created based on ratings from the South Korean viewership research agency Nielsen Korea)