Sorry for the long essay, and it has no intention of causing argument, but js a healthy reasoning and breaking things down
"Chai Ruj had an ending rating of a 7 and Puttipat had an ending rating of a 12 (19 for BKK rating alone). I was at Thailand when Puttipat aired the entire time, and that lakorn was the talk of the town"
Just curious, you were there when James and Bella gave Bangkok the fever, so were you there Chai Ruj and Rasa made the wave? Secondly, ratings and krasae are not always the same, they can be linked but does always correlate. A lakorn with a high rating does not always warrant a high krasae and vice versa. Not always the case, but generally speaking, ratings has to do more with the lakorns as whole and krasae has to do more with the pranangs chemistry and how 'in' ppl are into it. Chai Ruj didnt hit the highest ratings but the krasae was raeng amongst the series, ppl made so many requests and polls for the 2 to reunite and with inside polls in wanting them to be on-offcreen couples. Taew and Bomb's part had the highest ratings as it was an excellent lakorn but the krasae for the 2 as a couple was not the strongest amongst the series (in comparison to JMa and Mint/Mew&Pope or even JJ/bella).
It had generated so much krasae and there was a "James & Bella" fever all over Bangkok -- and that's how James Ji became a superstar overnight.
If James and Bella had that strong of a krasae as a couple, would James Ji become a superstar overnight 'alone'? There is no way im denying their popularity (esp JJ) but as a 'strong couple' in comparison to other kookwans, it's a little questionable, hence they are still in search for their own kookwan (well at least in my own opinions and thoughts anyways) .
JJ/Bella also paired up in a period lakorn together already, so I now understand why Ch.3 decided to give this period lakorn to Yaya.
Does this mean JJ's nxt lakorn can ONLY be a period lakorn, and no other lakorn genre to cater for the reunion with bella, and since JJ's nxt lakorn can only be a period lakorn, JJ &bella cant possibly have another period so they had to so they had to give it yaya? :scratchhead2:
But I gotta admit that it's refreshing to see a brand new pair act together though!!! I'm not a fan of couples that pair up back to back suddenly by the way.
Everything has to do with demand and supply, if there is no demand, im sure Ch3 are smart enough not to supply it. Im always up for a new pairing too, new pairings are always fresh and interesting to watch, but it is the memorial kookwans that will forever live in the minds and hearts of the lakorn watchers.