^ I watched first few episodes, but it didn't interest me too much...

But the ridiculously low ratings is because it was on TV Asahi, which used to be horrible for doramas. Their dorama get better ratings today, but before '01 or '02, it was like under 8% was flop, 10% was good, 12% was big hit for them.

They have shows that can hit mid to high teens now, but their station still have lowest ratings in dorama. Asahi and NTV are the only two stations that regularly get ratings lower than 10%.

2007 Winter Doramas - Kantou Region as of Jan. 09 (Week 1)

Asakusa Fukumaru ____13.6%
Tokyo Tower _________14.2%_
Konshuu Tsuma..._____ STARTS Jan.16
Himitsu no Hanazono __14.7%
Haken no Hinkaku_____STARTS Jan.10
Erai Tokoro..._________STARTS Jan.11
Kirakira Kenshui_______STARTS Jan.11
Haikei Chichiue Sama __STARTS Jan.11
Warui Yatsura ________STARTS Jan.19
Hana Yori Dango 2 ____19.4%_
Enka no Jouou________STARTS Jan.13
Karei Naru Ichizoku____STARTS Jan.14
NHK Fuurin Kazan _____21.0%

Hana Yori Dango 2 ____19.4%_
ouch! I was so wrong.
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Ep1 Kansai Region:
HYD2 - 20.7%
Fuurin Kazan - 16.2%
Tokyo Tower - 12.8%

qnuy wrote:

my friend told me that yasha is also good, but she just didn't understand why it earned such low rating. haven't watched kurosagi yet.

you should watch yasha instead of kurosagi. that thing is really not worth watching dear... really...
or maybe byakkotai... but not kurosagi

you should read some of Tu_triky's comments on that dorama
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I thought HYD would get over 20%

CenturyLover wrote:

I thought HYD would get over 20%

it did feel slow and boring at times.....maybe people stopped and rather wait to see what happens in ep 2??
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CenturyLover wrote:

I thought HYD would get over 20%

The only almost certain gurantees for over 20 percent ratings these days are Taigas or Takuya dramas....everything else is uncertain.

monta wrote:

(after kurosagi went up in #2 i started not believing in the award except for the one in #1 )

kurosagi <-- me

2007 Winter Doramas - Kantou Region as of Jan. 10 (Week 1)

Asakusa Fukumaru ____13.6%_
Tokyo Tower _________14.2%_
Konshuu Tsuma..._____ STARTS Jan.16
Himitsu no Hanazono __14.7%_
Haken no Hinkaku_____18.2%_
Erai Tokoro..._________STARTS Jan.11
Kirakira Kenshui_______STARTS Jan.11
Haikei Chichiue Sama __STARTS Jan.11
Warui Yatsura ________STARTS Jan.19
Hana Yori Dango 2 ____19.4%_
Enka no Jouou________STARTS Jan.13
Karei Naru Ichizoku____STARTS Jan.14
NHK Fuurin Kazan _____21.0%_

Tu_triky wrote:

Takuya dramas....

another reason why i don't really believe in tv ratings...
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Erai Tokoro..._________STARTS Jan.11
I can't wait to see this one, b/c Yukie Nakama's in it!
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monta wrote:

another reason why i don't really believe in tv ratings...

well tv ratings are an objective statistical measure of what people are watching whether we agree with them or not.....i don't like everything that's highly rated nor do i hate everything that's garnered low ratings...one thing i DO KNOW.

takuya GETS ratings.

Tu_triky wrote:

takuya GETS ratings.

agree...
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monta wrote:

agree...

the guy is a gurantee of healthy ratings...even his shows don't get the crazy ratings of the past like in the late 90s to around 2000...but his shows still tend to outperform most others.

I think this Thursday's HYD 2 episode 2 will have a bit higher ratings, maybe 2hrs is too long.
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Tu_triky wrote:

takuya GETS ratings.

yes, the certain things in life, death, taxes and that
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Shindou wrote:

yes, the certain things in life, death, taxes and that

short of a n. korean nuclear attack....kimura will get the 20+ percent

2007 Winter Doramas - Kantou Region as of Jan. 10 (Week 1)

Asakusa Fukumaru ______13.6%_
Tokyo Tower ___________14.2%_
Konshuu Tsuma..._______ STARTS Jan.16
Himitsu no Hanazono ____14.7%_
Haken no Hinkaku_______18.2%_
Erai Tokoro...___________16.1%_
Kirakira Kenshui_________10.4%_
Haikei, Chichiue-sama ____12.9%_
Warui Yatsura __________STARTS Jan.19
Hana Yori Dango 2 ______19.4%_
Enka no Jouou__________STARTS Jan.13
Karei Naru Ichizoku______STARTS Jan.14
NHK Fuurin Kazan _______21.0%_

2007 Winter Doramas - Kantou Region as of Jan. 10 (Week 1)

Asakusa Fukumaru ______13.6%_
Tokyo Tower ___________14.2%_
Konshuu Tsuma..._______ STARTS Jan.16
Himitsu no Hanazono ____14.7%_
Haken no Hinkaku_______18.2%_
Erai Tokoro...___________16.1%_
Kirakira Kenshui_________10.4%_
Haikei, Chichiue-sama ____12.9%_
Warui Yatsura __________STARTS Jan.19
Hana Yori Dango 2 ______19.4%_
Enka no Jouou__________10.9%_
Karei Naru Ichizoku______STARTS Jan.14
NHK Fuurin Kazan _______21.0%_


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