Soulmate (MBC, 2006)

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

There's an interesting article over at dramabeans about popular and buzzworthy dramas:

http://www.dramabeans.com/2008/07/popular-vs-buzzworthy-dramas/

The three categories she discusses are:

1/ Popular daily-dramas without any buzz (You're My Destiny)
2/ Lowly rated dramas but getting plenty of attention (My Sweet Soul)
3/ Dramas with both ratings and buzz. (Iljimae)

But there is a 4th category she doesn't mention, which is:

4/ Low rating dramas that no-one talks about (Soulmate)

If it wasn't for the members here at d-addicts I wouldn't have even known about this little gem as there was no discussion about it anywhere else previously. Can always rely on DA to find the golden egg!

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:43 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Sigh ... I really want to see a second season just as much as you guys want it. =( The chances of it happening are slim. After all, if they are going to produce it, they want good ratings for it. Or else all the time and effort they waste to make the series will waste everything they put into it ... I wrote an email to the director of MBC but I wrote in english. I don't know if my email will be read at all. But I wanted to reach out because I love Soulmate so much, and would be so very pleased if I could see a second season...

I can see Soulmate is a korean drama different from the usual ones you see that almost immediately gain popularity partially if the parts are being played by very well known and good actors and actresses. Perhaps it's one of the reasons why most people aren't watching it. >< But Soulmate isn't like one of those dramas that gives you a definite look into where the love triangles start and who's in love with who because everyone is so intermingled with each other. Also, Dong Wook and Soo-Kyung didn't even meet each other until like halfway throughout the series even though they were already connected to one another indirectly. I'm waiting for others to discover this drama and give it a chance. From the moment I watched the first episode I was hooked onto the very end, and then longing for more and more.

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:03 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I tried contacting the people at MBC at http://caption.imbc.com/eng/qna/qnawrite.aspx but I don't know if I'll get a response. The link that was given earlier by someone didn't work for me either.

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:30 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I really liked this drama from the first ep, its very different from the usual love-triangles ... the acting was great and the characters were well developed...i could actually relate to each of the characters, they are ppl who you encounter in your everday life

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Yeah, I agree. I wish we could show MBC how many fans Soulmate really has so the second season would have better ratings. Is it because MBC didn't like the ratings for the first season? I heard the ratings were so-so; not exactly terrible but not really high like lots of people were tuning in to see it. Sigh ...