TvN’s new Korean selection present Apartment 404 was extremely anticipated resulting from its all-star solid, together with beloved MC Yoo Jae Suk and BLACKPINK‘s Jennie.

Six residents try to uncover unprecedented incidents and mysteries in apartments in South Korea in this true-story mystery variety show that transcends time and space! Each episode will be based on real events and have a unique setting in a different period and location, stimulating viewers’ investigative abilities and reminiscences of every period. Who would be the predominant character who will resolve the key?

— tvN through MyDramaList

Despite the preliminary hype and phenomenal solid, it has not introduced within the anticipated viewership. Instead, it continues to undergo a declining price of viewers in South Korea.

Looking in any respect three episodes launched up to now, Apartment 404 has steadily decreased. According to Nielsen Korea, the primary episode aired on February 23 garnered a 2.7% viewership, which went all the way down to 2.1% for the second (March 1) and reached 1.7% for the third (March 8).

This went viral on the web neighborhood TheQoo, sparking blended reactions. While some had been shocked, many weren’t, saying that it was “boring.”

• “It was kind of boring TT.”
• “It’s just not fun.”
• “I watched it just for the sake of it, and it wasn’t funny…It was fun when they did it once in a while on ‘Running Man,’ but these spy and identity reveal games being played again and again has made it boring.”
• “I like to watch it while eating, it’s fun for me.”
• “Even tvN is struggling with entertainment shows, I see. These days, even if you have all kinds of celebrities on popular entertainment shows, seeing how they only get 1-2% makes me realize it’s getting tough in that field.”
• “It was fun for me though? Even if I miss the real-time airing, I watch the re-runs. I hope they do this show for a long time.”
• “It’s really boring. The format is too poorly constructed to work in today’s day and age. I was going to watch it because I liked the cast, but I gave up after watching episode 1.”

Now, netizens are additionally taking the dialogue to Reddit. OP (Original Poster) and commenters naturally couldn’t assist however examine the present to earlier Korean selection exhibits, particularly these that includes Yoo Jae Suk. Many netizens really feel that Apartment 404 feels repetitive. They need to see one thing contemporary.

is Apartment 404 Variety show a flop?
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One idea for unhealthy rankings is that Apartment 404 was focused at younger individuals. Yet, the youthful era doesn’t watch a lot tv. Rather, they stream and even watch clips on-line later.

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Not everybody agreed with this. Instead, they blamed the pacing, how “scripted” it’s, and the sport selections.

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What most may agree on, although, is that general, Apartment 404 simply felt “boring” and “cry.”

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What do you assume?

Apartment 404 is at the moment obtainable for streaming on tvN, TVING, and Prime Video.

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