Yoo Yeon-seok of the Netflix drama series “When the Phone Rings” maintained his position at the top for three consecutive weeks, securing the top spot four times during the series’ airing period. Fellow cast member Chae Soo-bin placed fifth in the hot actor category.
In the drama rankings, the second season of the Netflix series “Squid Game” held the lead for the second week in a row. Among the cast members, Lee Jung-jae placed third and Lee Byung-hun placed tenth.
JTBC drama “The Tale of Lady Ok,” which ranked third, saw its buzz increase 33.8% from the previous week. Cast members Lim Ji-yeon and Choo Young-woo ranked second and fourth respectively in the acting rankings.
The fourth and fifth places in the drama ranking were occupied by SBS’ new drama “Love Scout” and tvN’s “When the Stars Gossip”. Positions six to ten were occupied by Channel A’s “Check-in Hanyang”, KBS2’s “Who Is She”, KBS2’s “Iron Family”, KBS2’s “Cinderella Game” and Disney+’s “Light Shop”.
The list of hot actors also included important names.
Lee Joon-hyuk and Han Ji-min of “Love Scout” placed sixth and seventh, while Lee Min-ho of “When the Stars Gossip” came in ninth.
Good Data Corporation’s analysis was conducted on television series and OTT original series broadcast or released from December 30, 2024 to January 5, 2025. The study covered each program and its cast members, analyzing the buzz generated through news articles , netizen reactions, video clips, short films and SNS activities.
Irrelevant data and content with malicious intent have been filtered out, allowing for a more accurate analysis of each program’s competitiveness. The analysis boasts an accuracy rate of over 97%.
