According to Nielsen Korea, episode 7 of the movie "My Royal Enemy" achieved a viewership rating of 9.4%, continuing to top the Friday evening broadcast slot. Although the viewership rating slightly decreased compared to the previous episode's 10.3%, the film is still the most watched program in all genres broadcast on the same day.
The latest episode focuses on the changes in the relationship between Cha Se Gye (Heo Nam Jun) and Shin Seo Ri (Lim Ji Yeon) after a surprise kiss on Jeju Island (Korea).
Although constantly trying to push Se Gye away and deny her feelings, Seo Ri gradually realizes her feelings for him. Meanwhile, Se Gye still chooses to be by Seo Ri's side despite the obstacles from family and circumstances.
Besides rating achievements, the work also received many positive feedbacks. Many viewers believe that the greatest attraction of the film lies in the combination of the two main actors, although the story is not too new and still follows many familiar motifs of romantic comedy films.
Lim Ji Yeon and Heo Nam Jun's harmonious acting is considered to contribute to keeping the emotional rhythm for the work. In which, Lim Ji Yeon continues to promote her strengths in roles full of energy, while Heo Nam Jun attracts attention with the image of a cold tycoon but gradually reveals sincerity and clumsiness in love.
In addition, the crew's staging also became a topic of discussion. A detail in Seo Ri's past was discovered and widely shared by the audience on social networks.
In the scene where the female lead is forced to drink poison from the Joseon era, six palace maids appearing in the frame are said to create an image that symbolizes "living" instead of "death", thereby revealing the fate of the character.
Audiences believe that this is proof of the meticulousness in the image building and detail installation of the film crew. Some opinions also assessed that the director's direction contributed to creating interesting layers of meaning besides the love stories of the characters.
Currently, in addition to the love story of the main couple, the staging details that are embedded throughout the film are also creating more topics for discussion for audiences. This helps the movie "My Royal Enemy" continue to receive attention when entering the mid-season broadcast phase.
Also on the evening of May 29, the movie "The Expert of Middle Ages" starring Shin Ha Kyun, Oh Jung Se and Heo Sung Tae aired episode 3 with a rating of 5.5% - the highest level since airing. This shows that the rating competition on the Korean screen at the weekend is quite exciting.
