‘YG TREASURE BOX’, No. 2 on Non-Drama Popularity List for 3 Consecutive Weeks.. Attention Gathered on Debut Members BANG YE DAM→PARK JEONG WOO [Oh!SSEN ISSUE]
[OSEN=김은애 기자] ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ was ranked at no. 2 on the non-drama popularity list for 3 consecutive weeks, proving its heated popularity.
According to Good Data Corporation, the TV popularity analysis agency, ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ was ranked at no. 2 on the non-drama popularity list for the 3rd week of January, from January 14 to January 20. The show’s been maintaining its no. 2 spot for 3 consecutive weeks, while the results came from analyzing 187 non-drama programs. It proves the heated interest and attention on ‘YG TREASURE BOX’.
The popularity shares of ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ also grabs the people’s attention. ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ (8.4%) was ranked at no. 2 only next to SBS ‘Baek Jongwon’s Alley Restaurant’ (9.66%), which is at no. 1 on the list for 10 consecutive weeks.
MBC’s ‘I Live Alone’ (3.56%) was ranked at no. 3 after ‘YG TREASURE BOX’, while MBC’s ‘Under 19’ (2.62%) was ranked at no. 4. The popularity shares of ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ were 2~3 times more than other audition programs and variety shows aired through terrestrial broadcast stations.
‘YG TREASURE BOX’ is a survival program to create new artists of 2019 through YG’s differentiated trainee casting, audition, training system, monthly evaluations, and idol producing know-hows. The program formed a strong fandom through a new form of broadcast utilizing Naver VLIVE, JTBC, and YouTube.
Moreover, ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ was ranked at no. 1 on VLIVE’s daily charts not only in Korea, but also in Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, proving that the program was loved by global fans. The program was played over 50 million times on VLIVE’s official V channel, while the individual Treasure channels accumulated over 52 million views, which add up to more than 100 million views.
With the heated popularity, HARUTO, BANG YE DAM, and SO JUNGHWAN who were ranked at no. 1 on the rap, vocals, and dance positions were determined as the debut members on the final episode of ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ aired on the 18th. KIM JUNKYU also won the honor of becoming a debut member by receiving the highest score other than the 3 members mentioned beforehand.
In addition, YG’s representative producer YANG HYUN SUK has announced that 3 additional members among the total of 7 members who will make debut as YG’s new boy group will be announced later. As PARK JEONG WOO was confirmed to make debut on the 21st, the 2 remaining members will be additionally revealed through the ‘YG TREASURE BOX’ VLIVE channel on the 23rd and 25th at 11 AM.
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