[Last Updated on July 14, 2022]
“My Liberation Notes” has again been named the most buzzworthy Korean drama for the week of May 9-15, 2022, a report from analytics company Good Data showed.
With an increase of 36.45% in its topicality compared to the previous period, the JTBC drama became the most talked about series online in South Korea during the said week, unseating “Our Blues” (tvN) from the top spot for the second time.
Good Data ranked a total of 22 ongoing and upcoming series based on netizens’ drama mentions on news articles, blogs, videos, social media, and other online platforms.
In second and third place is KBS2’s “Bloody Heart” and JTBC’s “Green Mothers’ Club, respectively. SBS’s “Again My Life” rounds out the top 5.
| Rank | Drama | Score (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Liberation Notes (JTBC) | 25.21 |
| 2 | Our Blues (tvN) | 13.52 |
| 3 | Bloody Heart (KBS2) | 8.59 |
| 4 | Green Mothers’ Club (JTBC) | 7.42 |
| 5 | Again My Life (SBS) | 6.90 |
| 6 | Sh**ting Stars (tvN) | 6.01 |
| 7 | Tomorrow (MBC) | 4.99 |
| 8 | Woori the Virgin (SBS) | 4.26 |
| 9 | It’s Beautiful Now (KBS2) | 3.64 |
| 10 | Love Twist (KBS2) | 3.44 |
The latest ranking is proof of the growing popularity of “My Liberation Notes,” which ranked only no. 4 during its first week and has been trailing “Our Blues” in the second, third, and fourth week. It was not until the airing of its 9th and 10th episodes that the drama finally beat “Our Blues,” a strong rival that features an unusual ensemble of big actors.
However, in a similar ranking for drama actors, “My Liberation Notes” stars Son Seok-koo and Kim Ji-won have been taking first and second place, respectively, for three weeks in a row now. In contrast, in the latest ranking, the highest-ranked “Our Blues” actor is Shin Min-ah, at sixth place.
| Rank | Actor | Drama |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son Seok-koo | My Liberation Notes (JTBC) |
| 2 | Kim Ji-won | My Liberation Notes (JTBC) |
| 3 | Lee Joon-gi | Again My Life (SBS) |
| 4 | Lee Joon | Bloody Heart (KBS2) |
| 5 | Kang Han-na | Bloody Heart (KBS2) |
| 6 | Shin Min-ah | Our Blues (tvN) |
| 7 | Lee Jung-eun | Our Blues (tvN) |
| 8 | Han Ji-min | Our Blues (tvN) |
| 9 | Lee Sung-kyung | Sh**ting Stars (tvN) |
| 10 | Kim Young-dae | Sh**ting Stars (tvN) |
“My Liberation Notes” has also shown consistent improvement in TV ratings from Nielsen. Its 12th episode on May 15 achieved a new record high of 4.969%—a significant increase from the 2.941% it recorded during its premiere. In terms of viewers, this is an 86% jump from 651,000 to 1.2 million people watching the show. (READ: Kdrama Ratings Daily Update)
Meanwhile, “Our Blues” was still the most watched primetime drama from 9 pm onwards in the same week. Its recent episode on Sunday pulled in a 10.796% rating and an estimated 2.4 million viewers.
“My Liberation Notes” is the latest work of Baeksang-winning writer Park Hae-young (“My Mister”) and Baeksang-nominated director Kim Suk-yoon (“The Light In Your Eyes”). It airs every Saturday and Sunday night on JTBC and has only four more episodes left.
The series is also available for streaming globally on Netflix.
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