KBS2's 'Noona is a woman to me', which depicts a realistic romance between an older woman and a younger man, concluded on a high note as the intense buzz from the original broadcasts carried over into a special behind-the-scenes commentary.
Wavve said the special behind-the-scenes commentary episode of 'Noona is a woman to me,' which was exclusively released on the 17th, ranked first in daily new paid subscriber-driving numbers across all aired content.
This is the result of the solid narrative and immersion built up during the original broadcast period explosively continuing into the special broadcast after the finale. In particular, as viewers' curiosity peaked over whether the cast members were 'hyun-couple (real-life couples),' the episode recorded the highest contribution to new paid subscriptions during the broadcast period. At the same time, the 'Noona is a woman to me' special behind-the-scenes commentary episode quickly took over various online communities and bulletin boards immediately after its release, once again proving its powerful buzz.
'Noona is a woman to me' is a dating program that depicts romances between women who have not yet found love because they spent intense time on their careers and men who believe age is just a number in love. In the finale broadcast on the 12th, a total of three older-woman, younger-man couples were formed — Koo Bon-hee and Kim Moo-jin, who have a 12-year age gap, Go So-hyun and Kim Sang-hyun, and Kim Young-kyung and Kim Hyun-joon — bringing a heartwarming close.
In this special commentary episode, seven cast members — Koo Bon-hee and Kim Moo-jin, Go So-hyun and Kim Sang-hyun, Kim Young-kyung, Park Ji-won, and Park Sang-won — gathered to share behind-the-scenes stories and various talks. Especially regarding updates on the 'final couples' that viewers were most curious about, the Koo Bon-hee and Kim Moo-jin couple, who caused the 'age-gap shock,' surprised fans by revealing a four-cut photo they took together, saying, "Some days we partied until very late; how long we stayed out is a secret," stirring excitement. Go So-hyun and Kim Sang-hyun added sweetness by saying, "Among the cast, our neighborhoods were the closest, so we met often; Sang-hyun would finish work and come pick me up every day."
The cast watched the broadcast together and showed lively "genuine reactions," while also saying, "There are things I want to explain," and revealing behind-the-scenes details that were not fully conveyed in the original broadcast, capturing attention. They also revealed the honest feelings at the time of Kim Moo-jin and Kim Sang-hyun, who suddenly formed a rivalry over Koo Bon-hee. Kim Moo-jin said, "Honestly, I was a bit frustrated; I wondered why they didn't come to me and ask," and Kim Sang-hyun, saying, "I did a lot of crazy things...," kept checking Go So-hyun's reaction, drawing laughs.
A Wavve official said, "It is a very unusual achievement that the special video led to the highest paid subscriptions during the program's entire run after the original broadcast ended," and added, "It shows that the 'Nuna is a woman to me' fandom's firepower continues even after the finale."
The special behind-the-scenes commentary video containing all episodes of the unique dating show 'Noona is a woman to me,' which captivated not only Millennials and Gen Z but also 'noona' viewers and features lively behind-the-scenes talks from the cast, is available for replay and binge-watching exclusively on Wavve.
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