The highly-anticipated new youth romance series, SBS's 'Our Beloved Summer' starring Choi Woo Sik and Kim Da Mi, is off to a quiet start in terms of viewership ratings. 

According to Nielsen Korea, the first episode of SBS's 'Our Beloved Summer', which aired back on December 6, recorded an average viewership rating of 3.2%. The second episode, which aired on December 7, then recorded an average viewership rating of 2.6%, bringing the first week's score down to the 2% range.

Previously, 'Our Beloved Summer' garnered attention as the reunion project of former co-stars Choi Woo Sik and Kim Da Mi, who appeared in the Netflix film 'The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion'. The story centers around high school friends who reunite 5 years later when one friend, Kim Ji Woong (played by Kim Sung Chul), begins filming a documentary about their school days. Choi Woo Sik and Kim Da Mi play the roles of Choi Woong and Guk Yeon Soo, ex-lovers with a bad history. 

Meanwhile, other dramas currently airing in the Mon-Tues time slot include KBS2's 'The King's Affection', which reigned at the top with an average viewership rating of 9.4% during its December 7 broadcast, as well as tvN's 'Secret Royal Inspector & Joy' which recorded an average rating of 4.6% for its December 7 episode.