'The Penthouse' Remains The Most Buzzworthy Drama For Six Weeks In A Row

Jan 07, 2021 | by RD Revez

Good Data Corporation reveals SBS's The Penthouse still on the top of the most buzzworthy drama from December 28 to January 3!

Along with Eugene and Lee Ji Ah's drama, the other top spots are occupied by tvN's Mr. Queen, OCN's The Uncanny Counter, JTBC's Run On, and tvN's True Beauty.

The Unwavering Drama

For the sixth week in a row, The Penthouse remains No. 1 on the list taking the 50 percent share in the ratings. This week's percentage of the drama is the fourth highest in the history of the rankings.

The first feat to achieve the allocation is from Reply 1988 on its second week of January in 2016. The second was Goblin (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) in 2017 for the third week. And the Descendants of the Sun is the third for the second week of April in 2016.

During this week, the buzz is reported to be part of the reason for the prop error that led to speculations about why a DNA test for Oh Yoon Hee (played by Eugene) showed XY sex chromosomes. This somehow caused many people to share their opinions.

'Mr. Queen' Tailing 'The Penthouse'

In second place among the most buzz-worthy dramas is tvN's Mr. Queen, while rising to No. 3 is OCN's The Uncanny Counter.

These rankings of dramas and cast members shared by Good Data Corporation generated the most buzz from December 28 to January 3. By analyzing news articles, blog posts, online communities, videos, and social media posts of about 20 dramas currently on air or set to air soon, the list was compiled.

December's Top 10 For The Fifth Week

1. "The Penthouse" - 50.46 percent

2. "Mr. Queen" - 13.24 percent

3. "The Uncanny Counter" - 9.68 percent

4. JTBC's "Run On" - 4.86 percent

5. tvN's "True Beauty" - 3.64 percent

6. KBS2's "A Man in a Veil" - 3.11 percent

7. KBS2's "Homemade Love Story" - 2.83 percent

8. JTBC's "Live On" - 2.31 percent

9. KBS2's "Royal Secret Agent" - 1.73 percent

10. tvN's "Awaken" - 1.63 percent

More to the buzz for the fifth week of December is that six of The Penthouse stars took the Top 10 ranking for most buzzworthy cast members during the week.

Eugene is still on the top spot as Lee Ji Ah rises to second. The two's fellow cast members on the list include Park Eun Suk taking the fourth spot, Kim So Yeon in fifth, Uhm Ki Joon in seventh, and Jo Soo Min in the ninth place.