Weekly TV Top10: Romance Dramas ‘Queen of Tears’ & ‘Lovely Runner’ Dominate

Drama Ranking for 3rd Week of April

Two tvN series continue to lead the pack, holding the top two spots respectively. Queen of Tears has impressively maintained its number-one position for seven consecutive weeks, while Lovely Runner has secured the second spot for the second straight week. The lead actors of both series—Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Ji Won, Byeon Woo Seok, and Kim Hye Yoon—have dominated the top four spots in the cast rankings, unchanged from last week. Despite its strong performance, Queen of Tears has faced some dissatisfaction due to its dragging plot as it nears its finale. On the other hand, Lovely Runner has been receiving widespread acclaim as a well-executed youth romance drama. MBC’s Chief Detective 1958 debuted at third place with an impressive initial viewership of 10.1%, setting a new record for MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama premiere ratings. However, the series received some criticism for its scattered plot. Netflix’s Parasyte: The Grey has fallen to fourth place, while SBS’s The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection climbed to fifth place, driven by the exit of actress Hwang Jung Eum, who is ranked ninth among actors this week. Disney Plus’s Blood Free, which entered the chart at 5th place last week, saw a drop to 6th spot.

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TOP 10 Popular TV Drama Series

1. tvN Queen of Tears (Share 40.06%)
2. tvN Lovely Runner (Share 31.55%)
3. MBC Chief Detective 1958 (Share 8.54%)
4. Netflix Parasyte: The Grey (Share 3.40%)
5. SBS The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection (Share 2.47%)
6. Disney Plus Blood Free (Share 2.22%)
7. KBS Beauty and Mr. Romantic (Share 1.72%)
8. KBS Nothing Uncovered (Share 1.69%)
9. MBC The Third Marriage (Share 1.58%)
10. JTBC/Coupang Play Hide (Share 1.11%)

TOP 10 Popular Casts in TV Drama Series

1. Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears (Share 16.15%)
2. Kim Ji Won, Queen of Tears (Share 14.49%)
3. Byeon Woo Seok, Lovely Runner (Share 13,10%)
4. Kim Hye Yoon, Lovely Runner (Share 12.42%)
5. Lee Je Hoon, Chief Detective 1958 (Share 3.15%)
6. Park Sung Hoon, Queen of Tears (Share 2.44%)
7. Song Geon Hee, Lovely Runner (Share 1.76%)
8. Kwak Dong Yeon, Queen of Tears (Share 1.29%)
9. Hwang Jung Eum, The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection (Share 1.29%)
10. Lee Mi Sook, Queen of Tears (Share 1.28%)

Non-Drama Ranking for 3rd Week of April

NCT’s Doyoung topped the performer rankings following his appearance on MBC’s I Live Alone, where his deep involvement in a dating reality show resonated well with viewers. I Live Alone itself dropped two places to rank fourth this week. Mnet’s I-LAND2: N/a made its debut at seventh place.

TOP 10 Popular TV Non-Drama Series

1. JTBC A Clean Sweep (Share 4.74%)
2. ENA/SBS Plus I Am Solo (Share 4.53%)
3. TVING EXchange 3 (Share 4.15%)
4. MBC I Live Alone (Share 4.12%)
5. tvN You Quiz on the Block (Share 3.49%)
6. Coupang Play SNL Korea Season 5 (Share 3.30%)
7. Mnet I-LAND2 : N/a (Share 3.29%)
8. JTBC/Wavve My Sibling’s Romance (Share 2.99%)
9. MBN Korea-Japan Singing Contest (Share 2.17%)
10. MBC Omniscient Interfering View (Share 2.13%)

TOP 10 Popular Casts in TV Non-Drama Series

1. Doyoung, I Live Alone (Share 1.95%)
2. Song Young Kwan, I Live Alone (Share 1.09%)
3. Guus Hiddink, I Live Alone (Share 1.04%)
4. Ryu Soo Young, Stars’ Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant (Share 0.96%)
5. Lee Jun, Omniscient Interfering View (Share 0.94%)
6. Kim Sung Keun, A Clean Sweep (Share 0.88%)
7. Yang Ji Eun, Stars’ Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant (Share 0.76%)
8. Kim Dong Wan, Men’s Life These Days: Groom’s Class (Share 0.76%)
9. Dustin Nippert, A Clean Sweep (Share 0.73%)
10. Jeon Yu Jin, Korea-Japan Singing Contest (Share 0.72%)

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