Key Summary

ENA's drama 'Climax' and MBC's 'Perfect Crown' stood out in the small screen competition by taking first and second place in the weekly trending drama rankings. In this week's rankings released by Good Data Corporation by compiling news articles, blogs, online communities, videos, and SNS data, 'Climax' not only took the top spot in the drama category, but also swept the actor popularity rankings.

Actor topicality ranking

'Climax' lead actor Ju Ji-hoon ranked first in the actor category, while Ha Ji-won and Cha Ju-young ranked third and ninth, respectively. 'Perfect Crown', which has yet to air, debuted in second place in the drama category, proving high expectations. IU and Byun Woo-seok ranked 2nd and 6th in the actor rankings and are receiving a lot of attention even before the show airs.

SBS' 'Phantom Lawyer' maintained 3rd place among dramas, and Yoo Yeon-seok ranked 4th among actors. Netflix's 'Boyfriend on Demand' ranked 4th in the drama category, and Blackpink's Jisoo and Seo In-guk ranked 5th and 8th in the actor category.

Top 10 weekly drama topics

Looking at the overall ranking, tvN's 'Mad Concrete Dreams' ranked 5th, and actor Ha Jung-woo ranked 7th. JTBC's 'Steel Shining' ranked 6th, MBC's 'In Your Radiant Season' ranked 7th, JTBC's 'Practical Love Guide' ranked 8th, and TV Chosun's 'Doctor Shin' ranked 9th. tvN's 'Sirence Kiss' and Park Min-young ranked 10th in both the drama and actor categories.

TOP 10 hot topics among actors

1. Ju Ji-hoon ('Climax')
2. IU ('Perfect Crown')
3. Ha Ji-won ('Climax')
4. Yoo Yeon-seok ('Phantom Lawyer')
5. Jisoo ('Boyfriend on Demand')
6. Byun Woo-seok ('Perfect Crown')
7. Ha Jung-woo ('Mad Concrete Dreams')
8. Seo In-guk ('Boyfriend On Demand')
9. Cha Joo-young ('Climax')
10. Park Min-young ('Sirens Kiss')

This ranking reflects the reality that drama competition between OTT, terrestrial, and cable channels has become more intense. In particular, the high ranking of the pre-airing work 'Perfect Crown' is analyzed as an indicator of the casting power of IU and Byun Woo-seok and viewer expectations.