“Apartment 404” caused controversy when ratings were low despite having Jennie (BlackPink) and Yoo Jae Seok

Korean netizens are giving many different reasons to explain the low rating of “Apartment 404” despite gathering all famous stars.

On March 9, a post was made on popular online forum Nate Pann with the title: “A show with ‘Nation’s MC’ Yoo Jae Seok and Jennie can only receive 1% rating “.

The post compared two variety shows with a 1% rating, “Nana Tour with SEVENTEEN” and “Apartment 404”. The article explains that “Nana Tour” has low ratings because it is only watched by SEVENTEEN’s fandom and not by the general public.

Meanwhile, the author of the post also pointed out that ” Apartment 404 ” also has low ratings despite having a nationally famous cast, including Cha Tae Hyun, Yoo Jae Seok, BlackPink’s Jennie and Yang Se Chan. “Is there a big problem with the director, screenwriter and actors’ performances?”, the writer questioned.

Jennie (BlackPink) and Yoo Jae Seok and the stars in ” Apartment 404 “.

Immediately after this post was shared, it received about 60,000 views and countless comments in just 14 hours. In the comments section, Korean netizens gave various explanations such as: “But there is a trend that the overall ratings of variety shows these days are not very good. Unlike before, the ratings of major variety shows such as “Comprehensive Intervention Perspective” and “Knowing Bros” have completely decreased. Nowadays people watch YouTube clips and watch Youtube channels more than they watch entertainment shows so we can’t do anything”, “There are no variety shows with good ratings these days”, “I think It’s because the members in the show are very good but the show itself is not good”, “I like Jennie so I’m watching. If it weren’t for Jennie, I would never have watched it live”, “It’s true that this show is really distracting”, “It’s a mixture of all the unique features of Jung Chul Min’s shows from all over the world”. era so viewers won’t be able to watch it.” “If that’s the case with Yoo Jae Seok, Cha Tae Hyun, Yang Se Chan and Jennie, it’s definitely because the show’s format is disappointing. But the ratings of all the shows Today’s entertainment programs are all very low, so the ratings don’t mean much. To be honest, there are fewer people watching TV these days than YouTube”, “Yoo Jae-seok is getting worse and worse, while Jennie is definitely unpopular and unpopular. 1%… Laugh out loud. That’s why he was replaced as an advertising model last time”, “The first episode is very important for every drama… Honestly , the first episode of this drama is the most boring episode.”