13 episodes are there in moon lovers.
13 episodes are there in moon lovers.
how many episodes are there in moon lovers?
13
according to nielsen korea, the first episode recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 7.4%, the second one of 9.3%, while the third came down to 7%, reaching the minimum, 5.7%, with episode 4. the viewership rating started rising with episode 10, went down again on episode 16 with 5.9%, and reached the highest rating with the last episode, which recorded the 11.3%. with an average nationwide rating of 7.6% for nielsen korea and 7.3% for tnms, the drama was considered a failure for its performance below expectations. on september 3, sbs aired the first three episodes again in the director's cut version following audience's observations on the soundtrack and the presence of too many characters which were considered a source of distraction.after the premiere, audience reviews were mixed: the adaptation of the story, the soundtrack and the photography were praised, while only lee joon-gi's acting was considered worthy of note; the criticisms were directed in particular to baekhyun and lee ji-eun (iu). although for some critics the actress was doing a good job "seen the nature of "moon lovers", where the mood changes at every scene," the majority believed that director kim kyu-tae's trademark close-ups, effective when it's possible to express various emotions with the face, resulted in the exposure of her immaturity and shortcomings in acting. while for kim yoo-jin of "tenasia" the drama's brevity (20 episodes against the 35 of the chinese version) and the rapid pace weren't sufficient to introduce each character, for "mediaus" the first two episodes were interesting because they had made a good connection between characters through rapid development, suggesting however that, if "moon lovers" had focused on the power struggle of the early taejo era "instead of setting up the goryeo version of "boys over flowers"," it would have been possible to receive a positive response from male viewers interested in political dramas.
moon lovers: scarlet heart ryeo
the fact that the drama wasn't an original story, but a remake, was also indicated as a reason for the disappointing ratings because it created in the potential audience the preconceived idea that the story was heavy and difficult to approach. for "hankook ilbo", the audience was tired of bad guys and complicated emotions, preferring instead a kind male lead and a simple story like in "love in the moonlight", another historical drama of different content aired simultaneously on kbs2. the two dramas were compared throughout the entire broadcast, during which "moon lovers" was overshadowed by the rival in terms of share, remaining in last place among the dramas broadcast the same evening from the three main television channels, but recording the highest content power index in the second week of september and october. with the end of "love in the moonlight" on october 18, viewership rating started increasing steadily and "moon lovers" was the most watched drama on the evening of october 24.
moon lovers: scarlet heart ryeo