Resident Playbook and its lead Go Yoon Jung top most buzzworthy drama and actor rankings, surpass IU’s When Life Gives You Tangerines

With the release of the latest episodes of Resident Playbook, it took over this week’s rankings of the most buzzworthy dramas and actors. See full list.

By Peuli Bakshi

Updated on Apr 28, 2025 | 12:20 PM IST | 19K

Go Yoon Jung, Resident Playbook poster: courtesy of tvN

Resident Playbook became the most buzzworthy drama, and its leads secured the top two places in the actors' list after the release of its third week's episodes. It pushed When Life Gives You Tangerines' beloved main characters IU and Park Bo Gum down to No. 3 and No. 5, respectively. As per Good Data Corporation’s latest report, Resident Playbook replaced New Recruit 3 to rank No. 1 among dramas.

The Hospital Playlist spin-off's Shin Shi Ah ranked seventh in the actors' list, making the Resident Playbook characters take 3 out 10 spots. Supernatural drama The Haunted Palace leads Yook Sungjae and Bona broke into the actors' list in the second week of its airing, by clenching #4 and #6 spots. The drama also jumped up from No. 9 to No. 3 in a week.

Heavenly Ever After has also been receiving praise for its lead, veteran Kim Hye Ja's acting. She ranked No. 7, and the series was the fourth-most buzzworthy one this week. Rounding off the top 5 of the drama list, we have Lee Dong Wook's The Divorce Insurance, and the actor ranking tenth. Rom-com Crushology 101 follows closely at No. 6.

Meanwhile, New Recruit 3, which was the most buzzworthy drama last week and ranks No. 2 this week, saw its cast Kim Hyun Kyu break into the actors' list at No. 9. Kim Min Ho ranked No. 10 last week.

Check out the top 10 lists below.

Top 10 K-dramas that generated the most buzz this week: