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“Tomorrow”, the live-action of a popular webtoon, plunged in viewership ratings from 7.6% to 2.7%

“Tomorrow” starring actress Kim Hee-sun, who is going strong in her 30th year in the acting industry, is struggling with ratings.

Episode 6 of MBC’s “Tomorrow”, aired on April 16th, recorded an audience rating of 2.7% (Nielsen Korea, nationwide).

Tomorrow” marked a smooth start with an audience rating of 7.6% in the first episode. However, it went down to 3.4% in the 2nd episode.

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After that, it rebounded to 5.4% in the 3rd episode, but gradually dropped to 4.1% in the 4th and 3.5% in the 5th episode, and eventually fell to the 2% range.

There were many praises for the drama, but some netizens gave bad reviews such as “I expected so much but it is no fun for me”, “The cast’s acting is not good”, and “It’s boring”.

Based on the popular webtoon of the same name, “Tomorrow” is a human fantasy drama taking place in the afterlife in which the grim reapers who are supposed to guide the “dead” now have to save “people who want to die”. Kim Hee-sun, Rowoon, Lee Soo-hyeok, and others appear in the main cast.

In particular, the appearance of Kim Hee-sun dyeing her hair pink was released through still cuts and posters of the drama, drawing a lot of attention even before the broadcast started.

At the press conference for “Tomorrow”, Kim Hee-sun said about her pink hair transformation, “Isn’t this from the original webtoon? The synchronized details could not be ignored here. The thing that I thought was the most special in the webtoon was Guryun’s pink hair.”

She continued, “It’s the first time I’ve ever appeared in a role like this with a short haircut like this. At first, I was like, ‘Can I do this?’ I was very worried.”

Kim Hee-sun also mentioned the pain she went through to get her pink hair.

He said, “Anyone who has had their hair bleached will know, it stings every time I do it and as my hair grows, it only stays for a short time, and the color keeps fading.” Kim Hee-sun said, “I hope you understand the pain of this pink hair.”

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While attention is being paid to whether Kim Hee-sun, who has made such an effort, will be able to meet the reward of good viewership in the future, “Tomorrow” is broadcast every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 pm.

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