"Power of THE Kim Hye-yoon"—Fans react as My Lovely Runner star featured Fresh Off The Sea 2 episode reaches ratings peak with 5.4% viewership
Kim Hye-yoon appeared on Lee Jae-wook-starrer variety show Fresh Off The Sea 2. On Sunday, June 15, 2025, tvN unveiled the show's latest episode, welcoming My Lovely Runner star Kim Hye-yoon as a guest.
This episode started trending on social media in South Korea, as it served as a reunion between Lee Jae-wook and the actress who featured together in the 2019 drama Extraordinary You. Furthermore, Kim also reunited with actress Yeom Jung-ah, who played the character of her mother in the 2018-19 drama series Sky Castle.
According to Sports Chosun, this episode of Fresh Off The Sea 2 achieved a peak of 5.4 percent ratings in metropolitan area households. Additionally, the show occupied the first spot in terms of viewership ratings, aiming at the audience of males and females currently between the ages of 20 and 40. It topped the rankings through cable and general programming within the same time slot.
Episode 10 clip, which featured Kim Hye-yoon and was released on the tvN Joy's official YouTube channel, surpassed over 1 million views. Besides the popularity of this episode, several moments shared between the Korean celebrities on the show have received appreciation from fans.
As the news of the increasing viewership ratings of the show started circulating online, fans celebrated this moment, talking about the actress' influence on the South Korean audience.
"Power of THE Kim Hye-yoon," a fan said.
"the power that she holds," a netizen stated.
"kimhyeyoon is that girl. She is superstar," a user wrote.
Fans urged Fresh Off The Sea 2 producer to cast My Lovely Runner star in this show.
"My girl is so loved !!! More variety show appearances plzzz," a user stated.
"This is a must for a cast to stay on the shoe.. PDNIM, hurry up and queue up, I say," a fan reacted.
PDnims what are you waiting for? we want hyeyoon in more shows," a netizen mentioned.
Netizens expressed their wish to see Kim Hye-yoon on more variety shows in the future.
PLEASE INVITE HYEYOON IN MORE VARIETY SHOWS LET HER BE A REGULAR IN A VARIETY SHOW #KimHyeYoon," a user mentioned.
"Yeaaayy everyone loves hyeyoon and misses her on variety shows. Please go all out on HFT promotions on variety shows next year," a fan wrote.
""Mel, you are really loved by everyone I'm so happy to see it!! Let's have another varshow in the future, many people miss seeing you, Mel, and even want to see you every day," a netizen stated.
More about Kim Hye-yoon on Fresh off the Sea 2: My Lovely Runner star hops on the boat with Yeom Jung-ah and Lee Jae-wook
As mentioned earlier, on June 15, 2025, Kim Hye-yoon arrived as a guest star on Fresh of the Sea 2, which features Yeom Jung-ah, Lee Jae-wook, Lim Ji-yeon, and Joon-myun. The program showcases the four cast members living together in a coastal area, participating in activities to catch seafood and prepare delicious cuisines.
In this episode, the cast members went on a journey to catch octopus through the full-scale harvest, which is widely known by the name Sorabang Catching. According to Star News, people use conch shells to trap octopus, and the Snowdrop actress showcased her skills with state-of-the-art equipment.
Meanwhile, Kim Hye-yoon was joined by Lee Jae-wook and Yeom Jung-ah on the boat, where they discussed their previous shows Sky Castle and Extraordinary You. Fresh off the Sea 2 airs every Sunday at 7:40 pm KST on tvN joy.
