Top 50 Most Popular Korean Variety Show Brand Reputation Rankings in October 2021

On October 3, the Korean Business Research Institute has published the top 50 most popular Korean variety show brand reputation rankings for October 2021.

‘How Do You Play?’ Took No.1 Spot On The Top 50 Most Popular Korean Variety Show Brand Reputation Rankings in October 2021

The Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute has analyzed 98,911,808 big data of 50 brands of popular variety shows from September 3, 2021, to October 3, 2021. Compared to September variety show brand big data of 120,658,668, it’s decreased by 18.02 percent.

The brand rankings were determined by analyzing the data through consumer behavior analysis to measure the participation index, media index, communication index, community index, and audience index for variety shows.

As a result, MBC’s ‘How Do You Play’ stays on the 1st rank with a brand reputation index of 5,155,892. The high-ranking phrases on the keyword analysis included “Yoo Jae Suk,” “Squid Game,” and “Kim Tae Ho.”

Further, the highest-ranking related terms included “compete,” “challenge,” and “leave.” In addition, the ‘How Do You Play?’ program positivity-negativity analysis showed a positive reaction score of 70.59 percent.

Next, SBS’ “Running Man” rose to the second rank with a brand reputation index of 5,013,970, followed by TV Chosun’s “Love Call Center” took the third rank with a brand reputation index of 4,991,058 for October.

Here is the list of the top 30 variety show brand reputations rankings from August to October 2021.

Top 5 Korean Variety Shows.

1. How Do You Play?

• Brand Participation Index: 911,432
• Media Index: 507,497
• Communication Index: 524,881
• Community Index: 2,334,750
• Audience Index: 877,333

​The brand reputation index decreased by 26.22 percent, from 6,988,639 in September to 5,155,892 in October.

2. Running Man

• Brand Participation Index: 1,051,862
• Media Index: 702,147
• Communication Index: 1,234,855
• Community Index: 1,296,055
• Audience Index: 729,051

​​The brand reputation index increased by 5.27 percent, from 4,762,767 in September to 5,013,970 in October.

3. Love Call Center

• Brand Participation Index: 993,493
• Media Index: 579,434
• Communication Index: 904,932
• Community Index: 1,215,735
• Audience Index: 1,297,464

​​​The brand reputation index decreased by 16.95 percent, from 6,009,830 in September to 4,991,058 in October.

4. Mulberry School

• Brand Participation Index: 675,368
• Media Index: 388,772
• Communication Index: 1,687,039
• Community Index: 904,277
• Audience Index: 1,075,042

​​​​​The brand reputation index increased by 10.78 percent, from 4,270,155 in September to 4,730,498 in October.

5. Street Woman Fighter

• Brand Participation Index: 1,641,568
• Media Index: 541,933
• Communication Index: 916,359
• Community Index: 568,067
• Audience Index: 296,563

​​​​​The Street Woman Fighter gets a brand reputation index of 3,964,490. It is newly included in the brand reputation analysis of variety shows.

Top 50 Most Popular Korean Variety Shows.

Here are the top 50 most popular variety shows:

1. How Do You Play? (Hangout With Yoo)
2. Running Man
3. Love Call Center
4. PPONG School (Mulberry School)
5. Street Woman Fighter
6. Home Alone (I Live Alone)
7. Radio Star
8. Knowing Bros (Ask Us Anything)
9. Kick a Goal
10. We Don’t Bite: Villains in The Countryside
11. All The Butlers
12. My Little Old Boy
13. The King of Mask Singer
14. Be My Daughter
15. The Return of Superman
16. The Managers (Anyway, Go To Work!)
17. 2 Days 1 Night
18. You Quiz On The Block
19. Golf King
20. Immortal Songs
21. Delicious Guys
22. Late Night Ghost Talk
23. Baek Jong-won’s Alley Restaurant
24. Save Me! Holmes
25. Buddy into the Wild
26. Anyway, Go To Work!
27. Super Band 2
28. Let’s Play Soccer 2
29. The Great Escape
30. Gayo Stage (Golden Oldies)
31. TV Animal Farm
32. Same Bed, Different Dreams
33. Brave Solo Parenting
34. Haebang Town (Liberation Town)
35. Wakanam
36. My Golden Kids
37. Amazing Saturday
38. City Fisherman
39. The Sixth Sense 2
40. Park Won-sook’s Live Together
41. Boss in the Mirror
42. Welcome, first time in Korea?
43. Take Off Your Shoes
44. Where is my destination?
45. Doomed Marriage (Sad Couple)
46. Team Up 072
47. Need for Womance
48. Dogs are Incredible
49. Seri Money Club
50. Problem Child in House

Is your favorite Korean variety show on the list?

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