The success of SBS drama Good Partner skyrocketed shortly after its premiere in July. Despite having garnered a modest nationwide viewership average of 7.8% in South Korea, according to Nielsen Korea, the show’s most recent episodes, towards the last week of August, have garnered personal ratings of 17.7% (August 17) and 17.2% (August 24).
Although Good Partner defeated tvN Love next door in it K-drama According to the latest data released on Good Data Corporation’s FUNdex on August 27, Jung Hae In and Jung So Min led the ranking of the top 10 actors. However, six of the top ten spots were occupied by Good Partner actors Jang Na Ra (#3), Han Jae Yi (#4), Ji Seung Hyun (#5), Yuna (#6), Nam Ji Hyun (#7), and Kim Jun Han (#9).
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Starring Kim Seon Ho The tyrant Last week, “The Sun” made its way into the top 10 by debuting at No. 5. This week, it dropped to No. 7. Meanwhile, two other Korean dramas entered the chart for the first time.
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Netflix’s The Frog, starring Go Min Si in the lead role and EXO’s Chanyeol as a supporting cast member, hit the streaming platform on August 23. Making a surprising debut on the K-drama buzz chart, the suspense thriller ranked No. 3.
A few spots down, the house’s favorite Korean drama, Lee Min Ho. Pachinko Season 2 ranked #8 on the TV-OTT panel after its August 23 premiere on Apple TV+.
Shin Min A and Kim Young DaetvN’s romantic comedy No Gain No Love ranked at #9 and finally premiered on August 26. Available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, this show has been ranking considerably well in the comment rankings long before its premiere in recent weeks. It ranked at #6 in the TV panel.
The most watched K-dramas on Netflix this week
Netflix‘s global ranking of the top 10 non-English language TV shows rose a notch with four Korean titles in the week between August 19 and 25. While three of them are K-dramas, the fourth is a variety series.
Jung Hae In and Jung So Min’s Love Next Door continued its two-week streak in the Top 10. At No. 2, the romance series garnered three million views on the platform.
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The Frog placed fourth, racking up 2 million views in its first week on the chart. Meanwhile, Romance in the House secured the fifth spot, completing its three weeks on the global TV chart. It earned 1.8 million views.
Lastly, the “hyper-realistic dating show” I Am Solo Part 21-22 scored 900,000 views in the Top 10 worldwide in its first week.
Top 10 Kdramas That Created The Most Buzz In Week 4 Of August
| OTT-TV | TV |
| 1. Good partner | 1. Good partner |
| 2. The love next door | 2. The love next door |
| 3. The frog | 3. Your Honor |
| 4. Your Honor | 4. Blackout |
| 5. Blackout | 5. Romance in the house |
| 6. Romance in the house | 6. Without profit there is no love |
| 7. The tyrant | 7. Perfect family |
| 8. Pachinko Season 2 | 8. Beauty and the Romantic Lord |
| 9. Without profit there is no love | 9. Suji and Uri |
| 10. No way out: Roulette | 10. Eraser of bad memories |
Top 10 Drama Actors Who Created the Most Buzz in Week 4 of August
| Actors | Drama |
| 1. Jung Hae-in | Love next door [tvN] |
| 2. Young So Min | Love next door [tvN] |
| 3. Jang Na Ra | Good partner [SBS] |
| 4. Han Jae Yi | Good partner [SBS] |
| 5. Ji Seung Hyun | Good partner [SBS] |
| 6. Yuna | Good partner [SBS] |
| 7. Nam Ji Hyun | Good partner [SBS] |
| 8. Go with my mother | The frog [Netflix] |
| 9. Kim Jun Han | Good partner [SBS] |
| 10. Son Na Eun | Romance in the house [JTBC] |
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