According to Korean news reports, Park Sihoo-ssi’s KBS 2 weekend drama “My Golden Life” will be broadcast on KBS World in Japan in December 2017. This apparently is unprecedented or at least it is most unusual for a weekend family drama that is still being filmed and broadcast in Korea to simultaneously be broadcast in Japan.
I had thought that almost all Korean dramas that are produced would likely be sold to overseas markets after they have been aired in Korea, even while being filmed and broadcasted. Key markets like Japan where there is a huge demand for Korean dramas would air the dramas as soon as available.
As I only watch Park Sihoo-ssi’s dramas, my only yardstick being his dramas is incorrect.
So what is happening with “My Golden Life” is unprecedented. The key driver for this phenomenon is the attention the drama is receiving in Asia especially South-East Asia due to the combination of Park Sihoo-ssi and Shin Hyesun-ssi.
In Japan, the interest has very much to do with Park Sihoo-ssi who has built a firm and impressive following of fans over the years. His dramas are immensely popular there and are being aired repeatedly on different Japanese TV channels. He has maintained his fans’ interest through his Japanese fan club, regular fan meetings and events and his exclusive magazine Enishi.
Of course, the popularity of “My Golden Life” in Korea with audience rating going up almost every episode, the latest Episode 22 hitting 37.9% and expecting to reach 40% shortly gives it the additional leverage.
KBS Japan with more than 4.5 million subscribers is a popular Hallyu wave channel. In “My Golden Life”, I think KBS has reserved the best for itself. Once it has the first shot in Japan, other Japanese broadcasters would also join in the bandwagon. Unprecedented it maybe, I believe that KBS and Park Sihoo-ssi will be in for a winning run again in Japan! Congratulations!
Ooh..I am so envious of the Japanese fans! They will have a feast of Park Sihoo-ssi soon! Double dose of Park Sihoo-ssi just on KBS World alone. “My Golden Life” will air from 16 December 2017 (with the first episode aired on 22 November 2017) and “The Princess Man” will start another round from 18 December 2017!
So much faith KBS has on our golden man, Park Sihoo-ssi! And for good reason too! He is an unprecedented phenomenon!
My Golden Life on Japan KBS World soon!
前所未有
据韩国媒体报道,施厚君的KBS 2周末电视剧“我黄金光辉的人生”将于2017年12月在日本的KBS World播出。周末家庭电视剧还在拍摄中,在韩国未播完,就在日本开播,是及少有的,甚至可说是前所未有的。
我一直以为几乎所有的韩剧不管拍完或不,在韩国播完或不,都会出售给海外市场。因为韩剧非常受欢迎,一旦电视剧可以到手,国外市场如日本就会开播。
因为只看施厚君的电视剧,看来用他的剧来做横梁是完全不正确。他可是例外!
“我黄金光辉的人生”的现象是前所未有的,关键驱动因素是由于施厚君和申惠善的组合,在亚洲特别是在东南亚受到关注。
在日本,施厚君是卖点,吸引力。多年来他有强大坚定的粉丝群追随着。他的电视剧非常受欢迎,在日本不同的电视台一再播放。通过他的官方日本粉丝俱乐部,定期的粉丝见面会和其他活动以及他的独家杂志缘Enishi,他保持了粉丝们的兴趣和热爱。
当然,“我黄金光辉的人生”这部韩剧所受到的欢迎程度,几乎每集都在刷新观众收视率,最近第22集达到了37.9%,预计不久将会达到40%,也是因素之一。
拥有超过450万用户的日本 KBS World是受欢迎的韩流频道。这次,“我黄金光辉的人生”,我认为KBS为自己保留了最好的。一旦该剧在日本KBS World台播出后,其他日本广播电台都会加入热潮。也许这是前所未有的,但相信KBS和施厚君将会在日本再次获胜!
哦…我很羡慕日本的粉丝姐妹们!她们很快的将会享受施厚君的盛宴!享受双剂量的施厚君在KBS World电视台的出现。 KBS World将会在2017年12月16日播出“我黄金光辉的人生”(第一集于2017年11月22日播出),然后,在2017年12月18日开始另一轮重播的“公主的男人”!
KBS对我们黄金光辉的施厚君有如此的信心!就因为有非常好的理由!施厚君是一位前所未有的现象!
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WOW reading your article opens my mind that so far PSH’s ardent and big group of Japanese fans have not had their official airing of MGL, I tend to forget this fact, as me this country ajuhma in this part of the world where I am the only one watching MGL, get to watch KBS World official airing since 7th Sept, one week after KBS 2. Now I get reminded of how other countries, especially Japan where PSH has big fans base, I feel so grateful to be one of the more lucky fans to get such luxury of big screen high definition good quality screen and fully translated English and Chinese KBS World, most of all, my subscription gave me rewatch for 7 days anytime of the the 7 days, meaning I can almost do nothing for 7 days just keep rewatching 3 episodes a week of MGL (yes, 3 not 2, as 3 episodes a week for me to rewatch 7 days). Only thing I am not allowed to record. Hence many of you have seen how detailed I usually commented because of my ability to rewatch many times. I do that not because I am here to sharpening my sword of words, I thought many fans live very busy lives and do not have my luxury of time and accessibility, hence I took the efforts to make long comments, with the hope that my analysis would add to viewers’ interest. At the same time fully serve out my own hobby of a bookclub participation. This is also the reason I don’t want to jump forward to follow KBS 2 schedule as I am already spending huge chunk of my time doing my own pace. I sincerely hope those who see my often long winded comments bear with me.
We love your analysis and your views! They are great insights to what others think of the drama. So please keep them coming!
Park Sihoo-ssi 박시후 씨 okay 🙂
Today alone I blasted your blog with MANY of my comments, going backward and forward of your articles 🙂 now time to go eat lunch to replenish my lost energy kekeke
Chai Hua Loke Have a great energy boosting lunch 🙂
Nance, having understood what’s the go on Japanese market, would you tell us what’s the go with Chinese market? As that’s PSH’s other big fans base catchment. Has MGL been officially aired in China?
I am not entirely sure how the Chinese market works when it comes to “officially” airing of dramas. My guess is it has not been “officially” broadcasted. However, that market in a way is a cowboy market. No official does not mean you can’t watch. In fact within an hour of airing, you can watch the untranslated episode and within 5 – 6 hours, the Chinese subtitled episodes will be out. Official or unofficial? I have no idea…not dissimilar to what is happening with the English subtitled episodes. But for ParkSihooSs.com, anyone who asks where to watch My Golden Life, you know my answer. KBS 2 every Saturday and Sunday at 1955h Korean time for live broadcasting and KBS World every Saturday and Sunday one week afterwards, or whatever schedule is for your respective countries. I do not refer to any other non-official websites to watch dramas.
Park Sihoo-ssi 박시후 씨 Brilliant answers Nance! Let us all not forget the efforts/resources KBS put in to make MGL needs to be fully rewarded by patent protection. If no one wants to pay a cent and get free lunches, will we get quality production like MGL in future is a question we should ask ourselves.
When MGL full DVD is available, I want to buy 2 sets for long term collections. Because one set might get damaged hence need 2 sets. This is about what an international fan like myself can do to support Sihoossi’s comeback.
Chai Hua Loke Two sets enough or not? I must have at least 4 sets each of the official Family Honor, Princess Man…etc in my collection. For Local Hero, I only have one as only Japanese official version is available and I don’t understand Japanese so only bought as collection…Kekeke!
2 sets enough lah if 2 sets also spoilt by then perhaps is a different technology to watch drama.
Oh I must also express gratitude and thanks to the good response coming from south Asia, I hope MGL has awaken many previously PSH’s fans who become dormant fans when he was out of actions. Top of my head, that video of how PSH stopped the traffic in Korean street named starting with an M, after his QOR fame, will we see that kind of crowd from his Korean fans again……? I really want to see that happening with MGL revival of PSH’s charisma. This man belongs to the star light stage, the bright light from him should be allowed to shine and pierce through all crowded busy streets of Seoul. Every Korean viewer of MGL should be reminded how hard this gem of their country has endured to make his comeback, this big draw card in their Korean export of K drama, is their national treasure and they better know how to value him. As we international fans could not do much for him when rating does not count on our support.
#朴施厚# #我黃金光輝的人生# 這是一個十分令人鼓舞和喜悅的好現象,更足以証明,這部電視劇是充滿魅力和吸引的。羨慕日本的粉絲們,因為她們可以再欣賞到,我們最愛男神的優秀電視劇,太興奮了!
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