[Drama 2024] Is It a Coincidence?/ Serendipity's Embrace, 우연일까?

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Here are the ratings for episode 7! .

 

"Serendipity's Embrace" Ratings See Slight Rise As "Your Honor" Joins Race

Meanwhile, the second to final episode of tvN’s “Serendipity’s Embrace” starring Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeop achieved an average nationwide rating of 3.1 percent. This is a 0.1 percent increase from its previous episode’s rating of 3.0 percent.

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1680921wpp/serendipitys-embrace-ratings-see-slight-rise-as-your-honor-joins-race

 

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Kim So Hyun And Chae Jong Hyeop Face An Unexpected Intimate Moment In "Serendipity's Embrace"

Drama Preview

Aug 13, 2024

by S Kim

tvN’s “Serendipity’s Embrace” has released new previews ahead of tonight’s finale!

Based on a popular webtoon, “Serendipity’s Embrace” tells the story of young people finding true love and fulfilling their dreams after accidentally running into their first love from 10 years ago. Kim So Hyun stars as Lee Hong Joo, an animation producer who is afraid of love due to painful memories from her previous relationship—and who undergoes an unexpected change after running into Kang Hoo Young (Chae Jong Hyeop), who witnessed some of her lowest moments from her past.

The newly released stills feature Lee Hong Joo and Kang Hoo Young enjoying time together at home. Their deep eye contact makes viewers’ hearts flutter.

 

 

Spoiler

 

 

For an unknown reason, the two are lying on top of each other on the floor, and Lee Hong Joo covers her mouth as is her usual habit.

 

The production team remarked, “In today’s final episode, the ordinary yet sweet romance of Hong Joo and Hoo Young will unfold. Please stay tuned until the end to see if the two, who found fated love amidst numerous coincidences, can achieve a happy ending.”

 

more https://www.soompi.com/article/1681030wpp/kim-so-hyun-and-chae-jong-hyeop-face-an-unexpected-intimate-moment-in-serendipitys-embrace

 

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Here are the ratings for episode 8! *Last episode* .

 

"Serendipity's Embrace" Concludes Steady Run + "Your Honor" Enjoys Boost In Ratings

tvN’s “Serendipity’s Embrace” has concluded its steady run!

 

According to Nielsen Korea, the final episode of “Serendipity’s Embrace” garnered an average nationwide viewership rating of 3.1 percent, which is the same score as its previous episode’s rating. The 8-episode drama concluded its run while maintaining an average viewership rating of 3.0 percent despite coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1681369wpp/serendipitys-embrace-concludes-steady-run-your-honor-enjoys-boost-in-ratings

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Serendipity’s Embrace: Episodes 7-8 (Final)

by Unit

 

Our serendipitous tale comes to a simple end, fitting for what has been a straightforward and uncomplicated journey. Our characters get closure on the past and resolution on present feelings, and while the future might be uncertain, it’s less daunting traveling the road together as opposed to being alone.

 
EPISODES 7-8

 

Our final week begins with some much needed closure on the Hong-joo and Joon-ho relationship. Joon-ho admits that he left because he was sick, and he goes on to paint himself as the victim and fault Hong-joo for not taking him back. But after three years of beating herself up and thinking she was the problem, Hong-joo refuses to be gaslighted any further. The knowledge that Joon-ho would still have left her no matter what she did makes Hong-joo angry, but it also makes it easy to forgive him because he has given her an answer to the question she has struggled with her whole life: the people who left her had a reason to do so, and it isn’t her fault they left.

Hong-joo officially quits the Avant Garde project, but this decision leaves her with mixed feelings because the adaptation was something she really wanted to do since before joining the company. To lift her spirits, Hong-joo takes Hoo-young out on an activity-filled date, and afterwards he admits that he also needed to de-stress because he quit his job. Hong-joo asks if he quit because she told him not to go to the U.S., and he says no. He tells her not to worry, and to just trust him.

 

But it’s hard not to worry when Hoo-young’s mom moves into uncle Wook’s place for the rest of her stay in Korea. Mom starts by treating Hong-joo as Hoo-young’s “friend,” and she’s not moved when Hoo-young insists that Hong-joo is his girlfriend — and that his decision to remain in Korea has nothing to do with Hong-joo.

Since uncle Wook’s address is now a tourist attraction, Joon-ho also shows up at Hong-joo’s place to drop off all the love letters she wrote to him. He probably didn’t pay for trash collection at his place or maybe the waste management company banned him for littering — because this dude folded some of the letters into planes and crashed them at different spots in the compound. Tsk.

One of the planes hits Hoo-young’s mom’s head, and she is not impressed by Hong-joo’s “complicated love life.” Mom gives Hong-joo the “don’t block my son’s future” speech, and Hong-joo is happy to inform Mom that Hoo-young is the one who flirted with her and kissed her first. Lool. And as for what Hoo-young could “lose” because of her, Hong-joo replies that if smart Hoo-young did the math and made up his mind to be with her, it means he thinks she’s worth it. I love her confident comebacks!

 

But while Hong-joo might have acted unfazed in front of Mom, she’s actually worried that Mom will prevail and Hoo-young will return to the U.S. with her. Hoo-young, on the other hand, overhears from Sang-pil and Hye-ji that Hong-joo was going to work on a project with Joon-ho. And a combination of abandonment issues and trust issues leads the couple to have their first fight. Just great!

Hong-joo and Hoo-young report themselves to Hye-ji and Sang-pil respectively, and they get scolded in return. Hye-ji tells Hong-joo that she should have trusted in Hoo-young’s promise to stay, and Sang-pil tells Hoo-young that Hong-joo’s biggest fear is that people will leave her without saying goodbye. Hoo-young previously noted that Hong-joo always said goodbye to him every time they met, and now he realizes why.

 

Our OTP eventually apologize to each other, make up — and fight for their right to be the one that likes the other person more. Tsk. It’s very disrespectful to us single folks, but whatever. At least they have overcome this hurdle and things are looking up for them, right?

 

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3 Things That Made The Finale Of "Serendipity's Embrace" Perfect

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1682024wpp/3-things-that-made-the-finale-of-serendipitys-embrace-perfect

 

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Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching (August 17, 2024)

by DB Staff

 

So, what are we all watching this week?

 

What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote through the screen? Time to weigh in…

 

mistyisles

 

Serendipity’s Embrace: I’m not sure why this show kept me coming back when most other dramas I’ve tried recently just didn’t suck me in, but I suspect I mostly finished it for the bean and for Chae Jong-hyeop (okay, and the friendship between Hong-joo and Hye-ji, which I enjoyed throughout). It was sweet and cute for the most part, but also pretty forgettable and the ending didn’t do it any favors. But I think my biggest takeaway is that I really hope the next time I see Yoon Ji-on he’ll finally be playing a character I don’t find immensely frustrating.

 

DaebakGrits

Serendipity’s Embrace: I found the secondary couple more fun and interesting than the leads, and by the last four episodes, I was watching primarily for them. But I got a quick and easy 8-episode bean for my 2024 bean count, so there’s that.

 

Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching (August 17, 2024)

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"Serendipity's Embrace" Ranks No. 1 In 120+ Regions On Viki

Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeop’s “Serendipity’s Embrace” has swept Viki rankings!

 

According to global OTT (over-the-top) platform Rakuten Viki, the 8-episode romance drama “Serendipity’s Embrace” placed No. 1 in viewership in a total of 125 regions during its fourth week of broadcast when the series finale aired. In particular, the drama ranked No. 1 for four consecutive weeks in 68 countries including Canada, Mexico, France, and more.

 

Based on a popular webtoon, “Serendipity’s Embrace” tells the story of young people finding true love and fulfilling their dreams after accidentally running into their first love from 10 years ago. Kim So Hyun stars as Lee Hong Joo, an animation producer who is afraid of love due to painful memories from her previous relationship—and who undergoes an unexpected change after running into Kang Hoo Young (Chae Jong Hyeop), who witnessed some of her lowest moments from her past.

 

Rakuten Viki is a global OTT platform that provides video streaming services for Asian dramas and films in more than 190 countries around the world. In addition to “Serendipity’s Embrace,” Viki currently services many other recent K-dramas such as “Bad Memory Eraser,” “Good Partner,” “Your Honor,” “DNA Lover,” and more.

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1682662wpp/serendipitys-embrace-ranks-no-1-in-120-regions-on-viki

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5 K-Dramas To Watch If You Love The Childhood Connection To Lovers Trope

Drama

Sep 21, 2024

by pujatalwar

The childhood connection is a favorite K-drama trope which has undergone its own evolution over time. They have either been bosom buddies as kids, who naturally transitioned to being lovers, and there are also those who were sworn rivals in the classroom, going their separate ways, hoping to never cross paths again. As adulthood throws its own curve balls, dodging and navigating the arduous world of grown-ups, they realize they are better together.

The recent crop of K-dramas have brought out stories of self-introspection and healing, as fate makes them find their way back to each other and for some brings alive long-forgotten connections. Here are five such K-dramas which bring life lessons along with a touch of romance.

 

“Serendipity’s Embrace “

Kang Hoo Young (Chae Jong Hyeop) is back home in Korea from the States to take care of business matters. He is a brusque, strait jacket kind of person and is in a hurry to wrap up work to get back home to the States. One evening, he runs into Lee Hong Joo (Kim So Hyun), a former classmate of his at the bus stop. Though he acts nonchalant and feigns ignorance, the meeting has shaken him up.  Kang Hoo Young and Lee Hong Joo’s connection goes back to school, when he was the serious student and she was the class slacker. Even though she was trying to match make him with her best friend, what she doesn’t know is that Hoo Young had feelings for her.

Now, Hong Joo is an animation producer who is weary of love after a failed relationship, and she is being ghosted by the man she once loved. As these two find themselves thrown together once again, finding their way around each other is quite challenging. The free-spirited Hong Joo has always been a scared little girl at heart, grappling with abandonment issues. Hoo Young, who has always done what was expected of him by his overbearing mother, finds a reason to rebel for once. The two realize the solution to the problems in the present lies in healing the pain of the past.

“Serendipity’s Embrace” is an easy watch, clocking in at just eight episodes. And Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeop give cute couple vibes.

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1688876wpp/5-k-dramas-to-watch-if-you-love-the-childhood-connection-to-lovers-trope