Mnet’s “Boys Planet” is off to a buzzy start!

In its first week on air, the new idol audition show debuted at the top of Good Data Corporation’s weekly list of the non-drama TV shows that generated the most buzz over the past week. The company determines each week’s rankings by analyzing data from news articles, blog posts, online communities, videos, and social media posts about non-drama TV shows that are currently airing or set to air soon.

After airing its premiere on February 2, “Boys Planet”—the male version of “Girls Planet 999,” which gave rise to the project girl group Kep1er—debuted at No. 1 on the list of most buzzworthy non-drama TV shows.

Meanwhile, “The Glory” star Jung Sung Il topped this week’s rankings of the most buzzworthy non-drama TV appearances after guesting on tvN’s “You Quiz on the Block.”

BIGBANG’s Taeyang took No. 2 in the rankings for his appearance on MBC’s “The Manager,” which rose to No. 8 on the list of most buzzworthy shows this week.

MBC’s “Home Alone” (“I Live Alone”), which climbed to No. 4 on the list of most buzzworthy shows, also swept four out of this week’s top 10 appearances: Jun Hyun Moo shot to No. 4, followed by BTOB’s Changsub at No. 7, SHINee’s Key at No. 9, and Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon at No. 10.

The top 10 non-drama TV shows that generated the most buzz in the first week of February are as follows:

1. Mnet “Boys Planet”
2. TV Chosun “Mister Trot 2”
3. ENA PLAY/SBS Plus “I Am Solo”
4. MBC “Home Alone” (“I Live Alone”)
5. tvN “You Quiz on the Block”
6. SBS “Running Man”
7. JTBC “Win or Nothing” (“Strongest Baseball”)
8. MBC “The Manager”
9. MBN “Fire Trot”
10. JTBC “Knowing Bros” (“Ask Us Anything”)

Meanwhile, the top 10 non-drama TV appearances that generated the most buzz this week are as follows:

1. Jung Sung Il (“You Quiz on the Block”)
2. BIGBANG’s Taeyang (“The Manager”)
3. Park Seo Jin (“Mister Trot 2”)
4. Jun Hyun Moo (“Home Alone”)
5. Kim Sung Geun (“Win or Nothing”)
6. Park Si Eun (“Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 – You Are My Destiny”)
7. BTOB’s Changsub (“Home Alone”)
8. Jin Tae Hyun (“Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 – You Are My Destiny”)
9. SHINee’s Key (“Home Alone”)
10. Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon (“Home Alone”)

Check out the first two episodes of “Boys Planet” with subtitles here…

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…or watch Taeyang on “The Manager” here…

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…and catch up on “Home Alone” below!

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The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from January 11 to February 11.

BTS topped the list for the 57th consecutive month with a brand reputation index of 7,030,932 for February. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “concert film,” “J-Hope,” and “Billboard,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “release,” “surpass,” and “misfire.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 80.73 percent positive reactions.

SEVENTEEN rose to second place for the month with a brand reputation index of 4,382,675, marking a 21.91 percent increase in their score since January.

Meanwhile, NCT took third place for February with a brand reputation index of 3,827,415.

EXO climbed to fourth place with a brand reputation index of 3,075,852, marking a 9.62 percent increase in their score since last month.

Finally, BIGBANG rounded out the top five after enjoying a 63.16 percent rise in their brand reputation index since January. The group’s total score for February came out to 2,638,578.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. BTS
2. SEVENTEEN
3. NCT
4. EXO
5. BIGBANG
6. TXT
7. Super Junior
8. THE BOYZ
9. MONSTA X
10. SHINee
11. Stray Kids
12. ASTRO
13. BTOB
14. ENHYPEN
15. TREASURE
16. WINNER
17. INFINITE
18. VIXX
19. ONF
20. PENTAGON
21. ATEEZ
22. SF9
23. Highlight
24. Wanna One
25. VERIVERY
26. 2PM
27. TVXQ
28. CRAVITY
29. GOT7
30. Block B

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