The KBS2 drama 너 말고 다른 연애 (literal title: Other Romance, Not You), starring Seo Kang-joon and Ahn Eun-jin, has fallen to a 2.1% viewership rating with its fifth episode.
The series opened at 2.6% before rising to its current peak of 2.8% for episode 2. Ratings then moved to 2.5% for episode 3 and 2.6% for episode 4 before dropping to 2.1% for episode 5, which aired on October 3.
The post drew attention to the ratings trend while questioning whether the drama could eventually experience a resurgence through streaming platforms.
The discussion that followed included criticism of the drama’s writing and directing, as well as Seo Kang-joon’s choice of projects, while other commenters defended his acting and said they were enjoying the series.
Netizen Reactions
The sampled comments were largely critical of the drama’s writing, directing, and project choices, with several users questioning Seo Kang-joon’s selection of scripts. Others defended his acting, blamed the writing and production instead, or said they were personally enjoying the drama.
1. Seo Kang-joon’s acting is boring and not very good. There’s a reason he hasn’t had a major hit project or breakout character until now... His acting just isn’t that compelling.
2. Seo Kang-joon just doesn’t have an eye for scripts... People keep asking who picks these projects for him, but at this point in his career, he’s the one choosing them. If there were at least some chemistry, I could watch it just for the visuals, but there isn’t even that. I only occasionally watch edited clips of Seo Kang-joon and Jo Aram.
3. I mean, Seo Kang-joon has always been bad at picking projects, so whatever—but why did Ahn Eun-jin choose a drama like this?
4. Seo Kang-joon needs to do romances like Monthly Boyfriend—something that fulfills women’s fantasies, like Eun-ho sunbae. Why can’t he make proper use of that face?
5. KBS directing is seriously so old-fashioned, over-the-top, and crappy. My favorite actors and even actors I generally like always get dragged for their acting whenever they do a KBS drama ㅋㅋㅋ If you watch the making-of clips, you can tell how out of touch the directors there are. They make actors overact and f*cking love that cheesy, greasy style of acting. It’s the worst.
6. ㅠ I’m actually enjoying it though ㅜㅜ
7. I really wish he’d do something like Cheese in the Trap or Watcher just one more time. He’s handsome, acts well, and he’s an actor I really like ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
8. Remember this: dramas live or die by the writer. Seo Kang-joon was charming in Cheese in the Trap, right? He got a great response even though he was the second male lead. If the drama is boring, that’s on the writer—what is there to analyze?
9. Seo Kang-joon, just stick to genre dramas. It’s a waste of that face, but seriously, just do genre dramas.
10. I thought Seo Kang-joon’s acting and visuals were both fine here. The problem was that the setup was weird from the start, the directing was bad, and they crammed way too much over-the-top stuff into the early episodes. I happened to binge it and thought, “We must be getting close to the finale,” only to realize that was just the story through episode 4. I was baffled.
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