Our Golden Days, Ep 1 grabs high ratings – international viewers say “it’s a good start”
Michelle Topham 
New KBS2 weekend drama Our Golden Days, Episode 1 premiered last night to the highest ratings of the day for any show.
According to Nielsen Korea, Our Golden Days, Episode 1 earned 13.9 percent of the nationwide audience, while also grabbing 12.5 percent of the Seoul viewership.
Both ratings placed the Korean drama in the #1 spot for the day in both regions.
Like most KBS2 weekend dramas, we can also expect those ratings to rise quickly.
After all, look at its predecessor For Eagle Brothers, for instance, which started out with 15.5 percent/14.7 percent ratings in both regions, and ended its 54-episode run with a 20.4 percent /18.5 percent audience share last Sunday.
International reaction to Our Golden Days
There are no reliable international ratings out yet, so we have no idea how well the Korean drama will do with non-Korean viewers, but we will keep you posted here at Baozi Buns as they become available.
Meanwhile, international viewers on My Drama List, however, are commenting Episode 1 kicked the drama off to a good start.
Comments range from:
I feel like this drama is going to be heartwarming. I like everyone so far—the family seems healthy, especially his dad and mom, which makes me so curious about why he doesn’t want to get married or is so against falling in love. It’s also interesting that she already likes him.
Omg, I hate the love triangle, and I hope it doesn’t ruin their friendship. Anyway, the main couple looks good together.
to someone who, even though they felt slightly confused during Episode 1, is still positive the drama will only continue to improve:
Just watched the first episode, and overall, it was a good start. For some reason, I found it hard to follow all the characters, maybe too many were introduced in the first ep.
All the young supporting characters looked quite similar to me. I found it a bit difficult to distinguish them, but it will get better with more episodes. Anyway, overall, I’d say it was a promising start.
Meanwhile, if Our Golden Days is streaming via Viki in your area, you can watch Episode 1 there.
Weirdly, the Korean drama is not streaming on Viki in the U.S. as is usual with KBS2 weekend dramas, but you can find it on Kocowa.
Our Golden Days stars Jung Il Woo, Jung In Sun, Chun Ho Jin, and Lee Tae Ran and will air every Saturday and Sunday on KBS2 in South Korea.
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