July Drama Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, community awareness, and viewership indexes of 21 popular dramas, using big data collected from June 9 to July 9.

“Agent Kim Reactivated” topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 10,334,054. High-ranking phrases in the drama’s keyword analysis included “So Ji Sub,” “Yoon Kyung Ho,” and “viewership ratings,” while its highest-ranking related terms included “solid,” “surpass,” and “success.” The show’s positivity-negativity analysis revealed a score of 94.79 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, “My Royal Nemesis” took second place with a brand reputation index of 7,851,200.

“Reborn Rookie” ranked third with a brand reputation index of 7,238,485, while “Teach You a Lesson” came in at a close fourth with a score of 7,119,086.

Finally, “Recipe for Love” rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 6,685,595.

Check out the top 20 for this month below!

  1. “Agent Kim Reactivated”
  2. “My Royal Nemesis”
  3. “Reborn Rookie”
  4. “Teach You a Lesson”
  5. “Recipe for Love”
  6. “Our Happy Days”
  7. “First Man”
  8. “Doctor on the Edge”
  9. “The Legend of Kitchen Soldier”
  10. “See You at Work Tomorrow!”
  11. “Pearl in Red”
  12. “Notes from the Last Row”
  13. “Fifties Professionals”
  14. “Husbands in Action”
  15. “Dear X”
  16. “Pachinko”
  17. “If Wishes Could Kill”
  18. “Weak Hero”
  19. “Mercy for None”
  20. “Cabbage Your Life”
  21. “Gangnam B-Side”

Binge-watch all of “Reborn Rookie” with subtitles on Viki below:

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“The Legend of Kitchen Soldier” here:

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And “Fifties Professionals” below!

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24th Director’s Cut Awards Announces Nominees

The 24th Director’s Cut Awards has announced its nominees!

An annual awards ceremony that honors films and drama series by DGK (Directors Guild of Korea) directors, eligible productions for this year’s ceremony were released between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.

Check out the nominees below:

Film

Best Director (Film)

  • Park Chan Wook (“No Other Choice”)
  • Yeon Sang Ho (“The Ugly”)
  • Yoon Ga Eun (“The World of Love”)
  • Lee Ran Hee (“The Final Semester”)
  • Jang Hang Jun (“The King’s Warden”)

Best New Director (Film)

  • Kim Bo Seul (“The Square”)
  • Kim Soo Jin (“Noise”)
  • Park Joon Ho (“3670”)
  • Jang Seong Ho (“The King of Kings”)
  • Hwang Seul Gi (“Red Nails”)

Best Screenplay (Film)

  • Park Chan Wook, Lee Kyung Mi, Don McKellar, Lee Ja Hye (“No Other Choice”)
  • Yeon Sang Ho (“The Ugly”)
  • Yoon Ga Eun (“The World of Love”)
  • Lee Ran Hee (“The Final Semester”)
  • Jang Hang Jun, Hwang Sung Goo (“The King’s Warden”)

Best Vision (Film)

  • Park Bong Nam (“1980 Sabuk”)
  • Park Joon Ho (“3670”)
  • Yang Jong Hyun (“People and Meat”)
  • Yoon Ga Eun (“The World of Love”)
  • Lee Ran Hee (“The Final Semester”)

Best Actress (Film)

Best Actor (Film)

Best New Actress (Film)

  • Kang Chae Yun (“The World of Love”)
  • Go Min Si (“The World of Love”)
  • Yeom Hye Ran (“No Other Choice”)
  • Lee Jae In (“Hi-Five”)
  • Jeon Mi Do (“The King’s Warden”)

Best New Actor (Film)

Drama Series

Best Director (Drama)

  • Kang Yoon Sung (“Low Life”)
  • Woo Min Ho (“Made in Korea”)
  • Lee Hae Young (“Aema”)
  • Yim Soon Rye (“Oh My Ghost Clients”)
  • Hwang Dong Hyuk (“Squid Game 3”)

Best Actress (Drama)

Best Actor (Drama)

Best New Actress (Drama)

  • Gong Seung Yeon (“Karma”)
  • Nana (“Climax”)
  • Bang Hyo Rin (“Aema”)
  • Seo Eun Soo (“Made in Korea”)
  • Shim Eun Kyung (“Mad Concrete Dreams”)
  • Lim Soo Jung (“Low Life”)

Best New Actor (Drama)

Congratulations to all the nominees!

The 24th Director’s Cut Awards will take place on May 19 at 6 p.m. KST.

Watch “The Old Woman with the Knife” below:

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