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The final two episodes of "The One and Only" aired on February 8th with disappointing ratings as expected of .664% and .6%. The preemption of the fifteenth episode of "The One and Only" on February 7th was unannounced, and not even related to the Olympics, as jTBC simply decided to replay the previous episode of a more popular musical competition show instead. This was an ignominious end for a television drama that has struggled ever since its debut, Artificial City, Forecasting Love and Weather, IDOL: The Coup, Snowdrop, The One and Only, Thirty Nine, Ahn Eun-jin, Go Doo-shim, Jang Hyun-sung, Joy, Jung Hae-in, Kang Ye-won, Kim Kyung-nam, Moon Jung-min, Oh Hyeon-jong, Park Min-young, Son Ye-jin, Soo Ae ....
The dramas aired by JTBC last year remained bitter, struggling with ratings. In particular, "Sisyphus: The Myth" which was ambitiously presented as a special plan for JTBC s 10th anniversary, failed to make it a hit due to poor CG and unfriendly development despite the actors favorable performances. "Reflection of You" which drew attention due to Ko Hyun-jung s return and the meeting of popular actor Shin Hyun-bin, also showed somewhat disappointing performance in ratings despite the outstanding directing and actors brilliant acting. The same is true for "Lost" starring Jeon Do-yeon, who returned to drama after five years and Lee Young-ae s "Inspector Koo" who returned after four years, Cleaning Up, Forecasting Love and Weather, Green Mothers Club, IDOL: The Coup, Insider, Inspector Koo, Itaewon Class, Live On, Lost, Nevertheless, Reflection of You, Sisyphus: The Myth, The One and Only, The World of the Married, The Youngest Son of a C ....
At fifty-five years of age, Kim Byung-choon is far from a new actor. He s been appearing in minor named roles for quite some time. But 2021 has been good for his visibility, starting out strong as the vice principal in the high school drama "True Beauty" which carried over from 2020. He also had a noteworthy appearance in "Sisyphus: The Myth" as the owner of a Chinese restaurant who meets an unfortunate fate, Gull, Hello, Me!, IDOL: The Coup, Salsu, Sisyphus: The Myth, Swag, The One and Only, Tomb of the River, True Beauty, Kim Byung-choon ....
With ratings of .58% "The One and Only" is the latest jTBC drama to plunge underneath the 1% ratings mark for dramas. This caps off a fairly bleak year for the cable network, which has had far more misses than hits. Even a program like "Snowdrop" which had ratings of 2.75% on December 26th is being buoyed by unenviable controversies such as allegations that it is either right-wing or pro-Chinese propaganda, IDOL: The Coup, Inspector Koo, Itaewon Class, Lost, Nevertheless, Snowdrop, The One and Only, The World of the Married, The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family, Thirty, Nine, Son Ye-jin, Song Joong-ki ....