'Our Ballad 2' First Broadcast Ratings Hit 7.1%, 3rd on Netflix, and Surpasses 15 Million Total Views

‘Our Ballad 2’ dominates TV-OTT-digital-music sites! Predicting a grand slam success after just one episode.

Surpassing Season 1 with the highest first broadcast ratings -> TOP 3 on Netflix -> 3 million views in a single day, with total cumulative views exceeding 15 million.

‘Star birth’ Kim So-yeon -> Im Ba-da, entering various music site TOP 100 charts! Signs of a massive hit for Season 2.

The massive SBS audition project ‘Our Ballad 2’ is showing signs of a huge hit from its very first broadcast. From TV to global OTT, digital platforms, and even entering the rankings of various music sites, it is creating an all-around syndrome, predicting another ‘ballad craze.’

‘Our Ballad 2’, which aired its first episode on the 5th, soared to a peak minute rating of 7.1%, recording 4.7% for the first part and 6.2% for the second part of household ratings, easily surpassing the first broadcast ratings of the previous season. The 2049 rating also rose to 1.7%, signaling a pleasant start as the number one variety show in the same time slot and for all Monday variety shows. (Based on Nielsen Korea metropolitan area household ratings)

It is also creating a huge sensation on OTT and digital platforms. As soon as it entered the global OTT Netflix ‘South Korea Top 10 Series’, it rose to 3rd place, and the views for broadcast clips released on major digital platforms reached 3 million within just 24 hours, easily surpassing a total cumulative view count of 15 million. Among these, Kim So-yeon’s ‘About the Loneliness of Love’ surpassed 1 million views in a single day, showing the intense reaction to the contestants' performances.

On various music site rankings, the contestants' songs also succeeded in entering the TOP 100 charts. Entering major music sites before even making a formal debut is an extremely rare occurrence, and interest in the contestants is already rising.

The success of ‘Our Ballad 2’ in surpassing the previous season can be attributed not only to the legendary performances of the contestants but also to the activities of the ‘NEW Top 100 Ear Representatives’ Moon Geun-young, Joo Woo-jae, and Roy Kim. Moon Geun-young gave bold comments, such as saying of contestant Lee Min-woo's stage, “As soon as I heard the first verse, I lost my mind,” while regarding contestant Kim So-yeon's stage, she showed the side of an audition enthusiast that cannot be seen in any other audition, swinging between hot and cold by saying, “Why does she know such deep loneliness at such a young age? I felt like I really wanted to give her a big hug.”

Joo Woo-jae drew interest by showing a consistent stance that did not fall behind the ‘music line,’ despite this being his first fixed appearance in an audition variety show. When the opinions of the Top 100 Ear Representatives were divided regarding a contestant's stage, Joo Woo-jae praised it, saying, “To my ears, it’s ‘wow’,” and indeed, the contestant recognized by Joo Woo-jae recorded a high score of 145 votes, proving he is indeed a ‘self-proclaimed Joo Jin-mo.’

As an alumnus of an audition program, Roy Kim drew attention for his warm appearance, understanding even the invisible inner feelings of the contestants. Regarding contestant Kim So-yeon, who presented a stage unsuitable for her young age, Roy Kim gave warm support and a gaze that made viewers feel gratified, saying, “It is sad that these young friends do not look young. They are still at an age where they are just young and allowed to make mistakes.”

Now having started its first broadcast, ‘Our Ballad 2’ will release its second episode on Monday the 12th at 10 PM. In the second episode preview released online recently, it teased a legendary episode that will surpass the first, featuring everything from a contestant who postponed admission to Berklee College of Music to a contestant who made all the Top 100 Ear Representatives stand up and shocking on-site scores.

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