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Gallup Korea releases top 20 favorite TV shows in October

Published Nov 3, 2025 07:37 am  |  Updated Nov 3, 2025 01:31 pm
(Clockwise from top left) “Our Golden Days,” Lee Junho in “Typhoon Family,” "Running Man," “Genie, Make a Wish,” and “Bon Appétit, Your Majesty” (Photos from KBS2, tvN, SBS, Netflix)
(Clockwise from top left) “Our Golden Days,” Lee Junho in “Typhoon Family,” "Running Man," “Genie, Make a Wish,” and “Bon Appétit, Your Majesty” (Photos from KBS2, tvN, SBS, Netflix)

Polling firm Gallup Korea released the top 20 favorite TV shows in South Korea for October. 

Gallup Korea conducted a nationwide survey in South Korea among 1,000 respondents aged 18 and older. 

The respondents were asked, “What is your favorite TV program these days excluding news?” 

Since 2023, Gallup Korea included programs on streaming platforms in the survey. 

Series dominated the ranking in October. The drama “Our Golden Days,” starring Jung Il-woo, Jung In-sun, and Yoon Hyun-min, took first place with 2.5 percent. 

The hit series “Bon Appétit, Your Majesty,” starring Yoona and Lee Chae-min, and the variety show “Running Man” tied for second place with 2.4 percent. 

Lee Junho’s new drama “Typhoon Family” and the Netflix series “Genie, Make a Wish,” starring Kim Woo-bin and Suzy, tied for fourth place with 2.1 percent. 

“Our Golden Days” (KBS2)
“Our Golden Days” (KBS2)
“Genie, Make a Wish” (Netflix)
“Genie, Make a Wish” (Netflix)
“Typhoon Family” (tvN)
“Typhoon Family” (tvN)
"Running Man" (SBS)
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty" (tvN)

Here are the top 20 favorite TV programs in South Korea in October: 

1. Our Golden Days (drama, KBS2) - 2.5 percent

2.  Running Man (variety show, SBS) - 2.4 percent

-  Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (drama, tvN) - 2.4 percent 

4. Typhoon Family (drama, tvN) - 2.1 percent 

- Genie, Make a Wish (drama, Netflix) - 2.1 percent 

6. Shin’s Project  (drama, tvN) - 2 percent

7. I Live Alone (variety show, MBC) - 1.9 percent 

- World Theme Travel (current affairs/culture, EBS) - 1.9 percent

9. 2 Days & 1 Night Season 4 (entertainment, KBS2) - 1.8 percent 

- I Am a Natural Person (current affairs/culture, MBN) - 1.8 percent 

11. I Am SOLO (entertainment, ENA/SBS Plus) - 1.7 percent 

- You Quiz on the Block (entertainment, tvN) - 1.7 percent 

13. Please Take Care of My Refrigerator (entertainment, JTBC) - 1.4 percent 

14. Mr. Trot 3 (entertainment, TV Chosun) - 1.3 percent 

- Hangout with Yooo (variety show, MBC) - 1.3 percent 

- Ms. Incognito - Good Woman (drama, ENA/Genie TV) - 1.3 percent 

17. My Little Old Boy (variety show, SBS) - 1.0 percent 

- A Hundred Memories (drama, JTBC) - 1.0 percent 

19. Tails of Tales (variety show, SBS) - 1.0 percent 

20. The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun (drama, MBC) - 0.9 percent 

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