Choo Young-woo is once again one step closer to box office success.

He captivated viewers in just two episodes of tvN Monday-Tuesday drama ‘The Fairy and the Cowherd’, in which he starred alongside Jo Yi-hyun.

The broadcast on the 24th showed Park Sung-ah(played by Jo Yi-hyun)’s straight-forwardness that did not back down despite Bae Gyeon-woo’s(played by Choo Young-woo)iron wall.Bae Gyeon-woo’s deep wounds, who had to give up even the promising field of archery due to continued bad luck, made viewers feel sorry.In addition, the determination of ‘Heavenly Fairy’ Park Sung-ah, who ran to Bae Gyeon-woo, who was left alone after his grandmother Oh Ok-soon(played by Gil Hae-yeon)left, raised expectations by opening the prelude to a romance of salvation that will reverse fate.

Thanks to this, the viewership ratings for the broadcast that day recorded an average of 4.5% (Nielsen Korea)and a high of 6.0% based on households in the metropolitan area, an average of 4.4% and a high of 5.8% based on households nationwide, continuing to rank first in the same time slot including cable and comprehensive programming.The viewership ratings for men and women in their 20s and 40s, which are tvN target demographic, recorded an average of 1.7% and a high of 2.4% nationwide, ranking first among all channels including terrestrial channels.

In the broadcast that day, Park Sung-ah’s straightforwardness to protect Bae Gyeon-woo was dynamically displayed.Although she succeeded in exorcising the water ghost, Park Sung-ah only left a strange and strange impression on Bae Gyeon-woo’s eyes, who had no way of understanding English.Nevertheless, Bae Gyeon-woo’s great operation to exorcise bad luck continued.

Park Sung-ah, who needed special measures against Bae Gyeon-woo’s misfortune, which was stronger than she thought, changed her strategy to hiding talismans all around him.The longer you install them in a place where you stay, the more effective the talismans become.Bae Gyeon-woo was bewildered by Park Sung-ah’s sudden behavior when she barged into his house, saying she wanted to become friends.Bae Gyeon-woo was very puzzled by Park Sung-ah, who was lingering around him unpredictably.
Baek Gyeon-woo faces another crisis, making Park Sung-ah’s efforts seem meaningless.

Bae Gyeon-woo entered the temple upside down, engulfed in flames.At the same time, rumors began to spread that Bae Gyeon-woo had set fire to the archery club dormitory and was expelled and transferred to another school.Bae Gyeon-woo fled to the warehouse to avoid the pouring criticism.

And as expected, the misfortune called forth the fire spirit, and Bae Gyeon-woo, engulfed in flames, suffered as his past traumas came to mind.Although he was an elite archer, the stigma of being an icon of misfortune was not welcomed anywhere.Bae Gyeon-woo, who even recalled the message from the past, “I wish you would die,” was about to give up everything, when Park Sung-ah appeared again.She jumped into the flames to save Bae Gyeon-woo.And so, once again, Park Sung-ah saved Bae Gyeon-woo from death.




Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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