SBS’s “Love Scout” continued its reign over this week’s rankings of the most buzzworthy dramas and actors!

For the second week in a row, “Love Scout” took No. 1 on Good Data Corporation’s weekly list of the TV dramas that generated the most buzz. The company determines each week’s rankings by collecting data from news articles, blog posts, online communities, videos, and social media about dramas that are either currently airing or set to air soon.

In addition to “Love Scout” topping the list of most buzzworthy dramas, star Lee Jun Hyuk remained No. 1 on the list of most buzzworthy cast members, while Han Ji Min came in at No. 3.

JTBC’s “The Tale of Lady Ok” swept the No. 2 spots on both lists, with leads Lim Ji Yeon and Choo Young Woo ranking No. 2 and No. 4 on the actor list this week.

tvN’s “When the Stars Gossip” held onto its spot at No. 3 on the drama list, and star Lee Min Ho stayed strong at No. 9 on the actor list.

MBC’s “Motel California” maintained its position at No. 4 on the drama list, while leads Lee Se Young and Na In Woo took No. 7 and No. 8 respectively on the actor list.

The top 10 TV dramas that generated the most buzz this week are as follows:

1. SBS “Love Scout”
2. JTBC “The Tale of Lady Ok”
3. tvN “When the Stars Gossip”
4. MBC “Motel California”
5. Channel A “Check in Hanyang”
6. KBS2 “Iron Family”
7. KBS2 “Who Is She!”
8. KBS2 “Cinderella Game”
9. ENA “Namib”
10. KBS1 “My Merry Marriage”

While the drama list only includes series airing on broadcast television, the newly integrated actor list also includes cast members from OTT shows.

“The Queen Who Crowns” stars Lee Hyun Wook and Cha Joo Young made the list at No. 5 and No. 6 respectively, while BIGBANG’s T.O.P of “Squid Game 2” took No. 10 for the week.

1. Lee Jun Hyuk (“Love Scout”)
2. Lim Ji Yeon (“The Tale of Lady Ok”)
3. Han Ji Min (“Love Scout”)
4. Choo Young Woo (“The Tale of Lady Ok”)
5. Lee Hyun Wook (“The Queen Who Crowns”)
6. Cha Joo Young (“The Queen Who Crowns”)
7. Lee Se Young (“Motel California”)
8. Na In Woo (“Motel California”)
9. Lee Min Ho (“When the Stars Gossip”)
10. BIGBANG’s T.O.P (“Squid Game 2”)

Watch full episodes of “Love Scout” with subtitles on Viki below:

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And “Motel California” here:

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Or catch up on “The Queen Who Crowns” here:

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And “Check in Hanyang” below!

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Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on January 25!

Stray Kids’ SKZHOP HIPTAPE “合 (HOP)” topped the World Albums chart for the fifth week in a row, and it also spent a fifth consecutive week on the Billboard 200 at No. 80.

BTS’s Jimin’s solo album “MUSE” stayed strong at No. 3 in its 26th week on the World Albums chart, in addition to setting a new record for the longest-charting K-pop solo album on the Billboard 200.

ENHYPEN’s “ROMANCE : UNTOLD” held steady at No. 5 in its 27th week on the World Albums chart, and BTS’s 2022 anthology album “Proof” similarly maintained its position at No. 6 in its 136th week on the chart.

LE SSERAFIM’s “CRAZY” remained unmoving at No. 7 in its 19th week on the chart, while ILLIT’s “I’LL LIKE YOU” rose to No. 8 in its 10th week.

Stray Kids’ “ATE” climbed back up to No. 9 in its 26th week on the chart, with ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2” following at No. 10 in its ninth week.

TXT’s “The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY” took No. 13 in its 11th week on the chart, followed by NewJeans’ “Get Up” at No. 14 (in its 71st week), BTS’s Jin’s solo album “Happy” at No. 16 (in its ninth week), and SEVENTEEN’s “SPILL THE FEELS” at No. 17 (in its 13th week).

BIGBANG’s 2016 album “MADE” rose to No. 19 in its 14th non-consecutive week on the chart, trailed by SEVENTEEN’s “17 IS RIGHT HERE” at No. 20 in its 31st week.

aespa’s “Whiplash” came in at No. 21 in its 11th week on the chart, and ILLIT’s debut mini album “SUPER REAL ME” rounded out the top 25 in its 20th week.

Congratulations to all of the K-pop artists who made this week’s chart!

Watch many of the above artists perform at the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon on Viki below:

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The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for all idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from December 23, 2024 to January 23, 2025.

BLACKPINK continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 11,241,702. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “Rosé,” “full group,” and “Jennie,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “look forward to,” “root for,” and “comeback.” BLACKPINK’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.20 percent positive reactions.

SEVENTEEN held onto their spot at second place with a brand reputation index of 8,026,659, marking a 33.56 percent increase in their score since December.

BTS similarly maintained their position at third place with a brand reputation index of 6,340,427, marking a 10.55 percent rise in their score since last month.

IVE rose to fourth place with a brand reputation index of 5,479,545, marking a 19.33 percent increase in their score since December.

Finally, aespa rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 5,150,630, marking an 11.52 percent rise in their score.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. BLACKPINK
2. SEVENTEEN
3. BTS
4. IVE
5. aespa
6. ITZY
7. BIGBANG
8. SHINee
9. (G)I-DLE
10. ENHYPEN
11. Stray Kids
12. TWICE
13. TWS
14. Red Velvet
15. ILLIT
16. NCT
17. FIFTY FIFTY
18. EXO
19. LE SSERAFIM
20. H1-KEY
21. ATEEZ
22. RIIZE
23. BABYMONSTER
24. BTOB
25. THE BOYZ
26. INFINITE
27. NMIXX
28. Super Junior
29. izna
30. BOYNEXTDOOR

Watch SEVENTEEN’s variety show “NANA TOUR with SEVENTEEN” with subtitles on Viki below:

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Or check out BTS’s film “BREAK THE SILENCE: THE MOVIE” below!

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