Weekly TV Top10: ‘Our Beloved Summer’ Takes the Top Spot Once Again

Drama Ranking for the 2nd Week of January

SBS’s Our Beloved Summer took first place for the second week. Kim Dami and Choi Woo Shik’s reunion romance has started in earnest, drawing enthusiastic responses from fans. The prevailing opinion is that the two actors’ simple yet realistic performances tripled the drama’s charm. tvN’s Bulgasal: Immortal Souls rose to second place, but it’s still receiving mixed reactions. Despite the somewhat unconvincing development, Lee Joon’s transformation into a villain in his first TV series after four years is gaining rave reviews. SBS’s new drama Through the Darkness debuted at No. 4. Viewers are saying that it’s a well-made investigation drama with fresh material of criminal profiler and serious directing. MBC’s Tracer, aired in the same time slot, remained in sixth place. The “punishing the evil” plot and Im Si Wan’s deft acting are getting favorable responses. JTBC’s Snowdrop came in ninth. The controversy over historical distortion has dialed down, but it seems like it has already been pushed out of people’s interest.

TOP 10 Popular TV Drama Series �

1. SBS Our Beloved Summer �(Share of Audience 17.53) �( �” )
2. tvN Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (Share of Audience 14.49) (▲1)
3. KBS Young Lady and Gentleman �(Share of Audience 10.95) (▽1)
4. SBS Through the Darkness �(Share of Audience 9.46) NEW
5. KBS �The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won (Share of Audience 8.03) (▽1)
6. MBC Tracer �(Share of Audience 5.47) ( �” )
7. SBS Let Me Be Your Knight (Share of Audience 4.65) (▲4)
8. KBS Moonshine �(Share of Audience 4.07) (▲1)
9. JTBC Snowdrop �(Share of Audience 3.53) (▽4)
10. KBS School 2021 (Share of Audience 3.11) (▲6)

TOP 10 Popular Casts in TV Drama Series �

1. Choi Woo Shik, Our Beloved Summer � �(▲1)
2. Kim Dami, Our Beloved Summer (▽1)
3. Lee Joon, Bulgasal: Immortal Souls �(▲5)
4. Kim Nam Gil, Through the Darkness NEW
5. Kim Woo Seok, Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (▲15)
6. Lee Se Hee, Young Lady and Gentleman �(▽3)
7. Lee Jin Wook, Bulgasal: Immortal Souls �(▲3)
8. Ji Hyun Woo, Young Lady and Gentleman (▽4)
9. Gong Seung Yeon, Bulgasal: Immortal Souls �(▲23)
10. Kwon Nara, Bulgasal: Immortal Souls �(▽4)

Non-Drama Ranking for the 2nd �Week of January

MBC’s My Teenage Girl took the top spot for the first time. As fans are getting more fired up to debut the trainees they’re rooting for, the enthusiasm for online voting is also on the rise. Thanks to such heated responses, a special episode will air for the Lunar New Year holiday. In the cast popularity rankings in the non-drama category, Lee Jung Jae, who appeared on You Quiz on the Block, came in first. He drew favorable reactions for his candid talks about Squid Game and his friendship with Jung Woo Sung. MBC’s Omniscient Interfering View drew keen attention with SE7EN and Lee Da Hae’s guest appearance on the show.

TOP 10 Popular TV Non-Drama Series

1. MBC My Teenage Girl �(Share of Audience 6.10) (▲1)
2. MBC Straight (Share of Audience 4.83) (▲119)
3. JTBC Sing Again 2 �(Share of Audience 4.47) (▲1)
4. SBS Kick a Goal (Share of Audience 3.57) (▽2)
5. tvN You Quiz on the Block (Share of Audience 3.52) (▲7)
6. SBS Running Man (Share of Audience 2.83) (▲2)
7. MBC Hangout with Yoo (Share of Audience 2.66) ( �” )
8. MBC Omniscient Interfering View (Share of Audience 2.41) (▲6)
9. MBC I Live Alone �(Share of Audience 2.37) ( �” )
10. tvN DoReMi Market (Share of Audience 2.37) ( �” )

TOP 10 Popular Casts in TV Non-Drama Series

1. Jee Jung Jae, You Quiz on the Block NEW
2. Code Kunst, I Live Alone NEW
3. Lee Da Hae, Omniscient Interfering View (▲6)
4. Yoo Jae Suk, You Quiz on the Block (▲124)
5. Seo gi, Sing Again 2 (▲38)
6. Park Hyun Kyu, Sing Again 2 (▲296)
7. Ryu Soo Young, Convenience Store Restaurant (▲26)
8. SE7EN, Omniscient Interfering View NEW
9. Joo Hyun Young, Radio Star NEW
10. Sunye, Mama the Idol (▲18)

 

This survey was released on January 17th by the TV popularity analyst Good Data Corporation after analyzing the internet’s responses generated from news articles, blogs/communities, videos, and SNS. It is in regards to 21 drama series and 182 variety shows that are either on-air or scheduled to be aired from January 10th through to January 16th of 2021.

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