Success of Forecasting Love and Weather Leads K-ent to Notice that Song Kang’s Last Drama Nevetherless Did Very Well in Japan Opposite the Lackluster Domestic Reception

After jTBC drama Nevertheless finished airing I forgot about it and it felt that the domestic audience did as well. The drama averaged about 1.4% ratings and was considered a disappointment for the network despite having buzzy IT leads Song Kang and Han So Hee. I did remember was it in the Netflix top 10 in various Asian countries at times and the are-they-aren’t-they push and pull of a toxic college romance between the leads seemed way more suitable for the appetites of the streaming platform. Now K-ent is saying that Nevertheless is actually super popular when it aired in Japan and with the viewers who watched on Netflix Japan. Apparently many Japanese stars like the drama and even talked about how much they liked it on talk shows so woah. Leads Song Kang and Han So Hee also saw dramatic increases in fans and exposure in Japan after this drama. K-netizens are responding that it makes sense, this drama didn’t have a strong narrative and was most on the emotions and mood and seemed more of a J-dorama than a K-drama.