Backstreet Rookie has been under controversy from the time it replaced The King: Eternal Monarch, last month. Many viewers have complained about the sexual nature of the storyline, especially Jung Saet-byul (Kim Yoo-jung) and Han Dal-shik's (Um Moon-suk) characters.
Reportedly, 6000 complaints have been registered against the series. However, the first four episodes have been getting above-average ratings as Ep 4 scored average nationwide ratings 8.3 percent and 9.4 percent for its two parts respectively, according to AGB Nielsen.
It was the K-drama's highest ratings yet. However, Ep 5 has a different story to tell.According to AGB Nielsen, Backstreet Rookie Ep 5 scored average nationwide ratings of 4.6 percent and 5.8 percent for its two.
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