SNL Korea season 8's Lee Suji rose to first place in cast popularity.
In the FUNdex released by Good Data Corporation, Lee Suji of SNL Korea season 8 ranked first in the TV-OTT integrated non-drama cast popularity category for the first week of April. This is her second time ranking first after placing first in the fourth week of Nov. 2025 with Sister Café. Ji Ye-eun, who appeared on the program with her, also ranked eighth, and thanks to the cast's performances the program's popularity rose 16.1% from the previous week. In particular, SNL Korea season 8 appeared to be strong in video shorts.
The second place in non-drama cast popularity went to HAON, the winner of Show Me the Money 12. In addition to HAON, MILLI also ranked seventh. Meanwhile, Show Me the Money 12 ended in the first week of April with four consecutive weeks of rising popularity. The program closed out on a high note, holding first place in the TV non-drama category for 12 consecutive weeks.
In third place in non-drama cast popularity was Lee Jae Hoon of The Seasons — Sung Si Kyung's earphone boyfriend. Sung Si Kyung, the host of the program, also ranked ninth.
Fourth place went to Park Bo Gum of Bogum Magical, while fifth place was held by Paco of Welcome, First Time in Korea? Paco has been in the top five for non-drama cast popularity for three consecutive weeks.
Sixth place was taken by Park Eun Young, who announced her marriage on Chef & My Fridge since 2014. With Park Eun Young's marriage, the program's popularity rose 11.1% from the previous week, placing it third in TV-OTT non-drama.
Tenth place went to AKMU, who appeared on You Quiz on the Block. Thanks to AKMU's appearance, the program's guests returned to the top 10 after five weeks.
The ranking for the first week of April released by Good Data Corporation included TV non-drama and OTT original non-drama programs that were aired, publicly available, or scheduled between March 30, 2026, and April 5, 2026, and the cast and guests who appeared on each program.
The popularity survey to select the week's most competitive program analyzed program-related information and netizen responses from news articles, Voice of Netizen (VON), videos (video clips and shorts), and social media. Among the collected materials, content unrelated to the program and abusive materials intended to artificially raise popularity scores are filtered out during the processing stage.
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