South Korea’s most talked-about dramas of the moment have been confirmed once again, and the results are as dominant as ever. Perfect Crown and Yumi’s Cells 3 are running the conversation for a second consecutive week — with IU holding firm at the very top of the actor charts.
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This Week’s Most Buzzworthy Dramas — Full Top 10
For the fourth consecutive week, MBC’s Perfect Crown remained No. 1 on Good Data Corporation’s weekly list of the most buzzworthy dramas. The company determines rankings by collecting data from news articles, blog posts, online communities, videos, and social media about currently airing or soon-to-air dramas.
| Rank | Drama | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 1 🏆 | Perfect Crown | MBC |
| 2 | Yumi’s Cells 3 | tvN / TVING |
| 3 | We Are All Trying Here | JTBC |
| 4 | If Wishes Could Kill | Netflix |
| 5 | Filing for Love | tvN |
| 6 | The Scarecrow | ENA |
| 7 | Sold Out on You | SBS |
| 8 | Gold Land (new entry) | Disney+ |
| 9 | Phantom Lawyer | SBS |
| 10 | Doctor Shin | TV Chosun |
This Week’s Most Buzzworthy Drama Actors — Full Top 10
Perfect Crown also held onto the top spots on the actor list, where leads IU and Byeon Woo-seok remained No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. Yumi’s Cells 3‘s Kim Jae-won held steady at No. 3, followed by Kim Go-eun at No. 6.
| Rank | Actor | Drama |
|---|---|---|
| 1 🏆 | IU | Perfect Crown |
| 2 | Byeon Woo-seok | Perfect Crown |
| 3 | Kim Jae-won | Yumi’s Cells 3 |
| 4 | Koo Kyo-hwan | We Are All Trying Here |
| 5 | Shin Hae-sun | Filing for Love |
| 6 | Kim Go-eun | Yumi’s Cells 3 |
| 7 | Go Youn-jung | We Are All Trying Here |
| 8 | Gong Myoung | Filing for Love |
| 9 | Park Bo-young | Gold Land (new entry) |
| 10 | Lee Hee-joon | The Scarecrow |
Key Moves This Week
Netflix’s If Wishes Could Kill rose to No. 4 on the drama list, while Disney+’s new series Gold Land debuted at No. 8, with leading lady Park Bo-young making her entry into the actor rankings at No. 9.
Two dramas dominating both lists deserve a quick spotlight. Yumi’s Cells 3, the final season of the beloved series, sees Yumi — now a renowned romance novelist in her mid-30s — find her life plunged into a new mix of joy and despair when Soon-rok (Kim Jae-won) arrives. The series consists of 8 episodes and is based on the webtoon that gathered 3.5 billion views during its run. WikipediaVvip Times
According to Wikipedia, Yumi’s Cells is a landmark Korean series that pioneered the live-action and 3D animation hybrid format.
For individual episode guides and deep dives on every show in this list, visit TechnoSports.
Why Perfect Crown Keeps Winning
Four consecutive weeks at No. 1 — and a nationwide Saturday rating of 13.3% — make Perfect Crown the undisputed drama of the season. IU has held the No. 1 spot on the actor chart for the entire run of the drama, with Byeon Woo-seok locked in at No. 2 alongside her. With the finale landing this week, expect the buzz to hit its peak. soompi
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FAQs
Q: How does Good Data Corporation calculate the buzzworthy K-drama rankings?
Good Data Corporation determines each week’s rankings by collecting data from news articles, blog posts, online communities, videos, and social media posts about dramas that are either currently airing or set to air soon.
Q: Is Yumi’s Cells 3 the final season?
Yes — Season 3 is confirmed to be the final season, continuing Yumi’s story as a successful romance novelist navigating love all over again with her new leading man Soon-rok.
