According to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea from November 19 to 21, 2024, asking 1,001 adults over the age of 18 what their favorite TV shows were (with a maximum of 2 responses allowed), “Jeong Nyeon,” a drama focused on Korean gukgeuk, tops the list with a favorability of 5.5%. The show quickly rose to No. 2 just two weeks after its premiere last month and hit No. 1 soon after its final episode this month, closing on a high note.
“Jeong Nyeon” is set in the mid-to-late 1950s, after the Korean War, and tells the story of a natural-born vocal genius, Yoon Jeong-nyeon (Kim Tae-ri), and a hardworking prodigy, Heo Young-seo (Shin Ye-eun), who grow and develop through competition and collaboration within the Korean Gukgeuk Maeran company led by Kang So-bok (Ra Mi-ran). The drama attracted attention for its performers, who trained for 1-3 years in pansori, dance and Korean opera to portray the multifaceted members of the troupe. Each episode featured extraordinary theatrical performances and the complete version of the opera scenes, including previously unseen footage, was made available on the OTT TVing platform. The drama is based on a webtoon of the same name, which won the 2024 Bucheon Comics Award.
The second most popular program this month was KBS 2TV’s weekend drama “Iron Family” (3.4%). This romantic black comedy revolves around a family of laundromat owners who discover a large sum of money in the mountains and find themselves involved with a corporate family trying to recover their lost money.
MBC’s single life reality show “I Live Alone” (3.0%) ranked third, while the long-awaited “The Fiery Priest 2” starring Kim Nam-gil and Lee Ha-nye (2.0%) 7%) and KBS1’s daily drama “My Merry Marriage” starring Park Hana and Park Sang-nam (2.7%) ranked fourth. SBS’s historic variety show “Running Man” ranked sixth (2.5%), followed by “Three Meals a Day: Light” (tvN, 2.4%) in seventh place, “I Am SOLO” ( ENA, SBS Plus, 2.2 percent) in eighth place, while “Culinary Class War” (Netflix) and “I Am a Natural Person” (MBN) come in ninth place, both at 2.1 percent.
Source: Daum
