“Jinny’s Kitchen”, starring special intern BTS V, tops TVING entertainment program ranking in 2023 first half
Joined by BTS V, “Jinny’s Kitchen” ranked 1st among the most-watched TVING variety shows in the first half of this year.
“Jinny’s Kitchen” is an entertainment program that aired every Friday evening from late February to May on tvN and TVING. V from the global top boy group BTS drew keen attention from viewers around the world as he joined “Youn’s Kitchen” & “Youn’s Stay” members Lee Seo Jin, Park Seo Joon, Jung Yoo Mi, and Choi Woo Sik in “Jinny’s Kitchen”
Korea’s No.1 OTT platform TVING always announces the annual and semi-annual popularity rankings of its programs. In the first half of this year, “Jinny’s Kitchen” was honored as the most loved entertainment program.
“Earth Arcade” came in 2nd place, while “You Quiz on the Block” ranked 3rd. “Bros On Foot”, “Ripped from a Manga”, “The Genius Paik”, “Dancing Queens on the Road” and “HyeMiLeeYeChaePa” were named to complete TOP 9.
Despite the surge in entertainment shows filmed overseas and the emergence of more restaurant programs amid the Covid-19 pandemic, “Jinny’s Kitchen”, which pioneered the concept of opening restaurants in foreign countries, continued to gain huge love from the public. Especially, the joining of global star V also added vitality and new fun to the existing program.
In an interview, PD Na Young Seok praised V, saying, “Taehyung (V’s real name) has never appeared on any variety show as a fixed cast, except for the content of his own group, but he’s very smart and has a good sense of entertainment. He caught up with the flow really fast and worked hard to make the show more enjoyable. He added many interesting points to the program, and I think that would be enough to let you see a new side of him”.
Thanks to the hilarious bickering chemistry between ‘special intern’ V and boss Seo Jin, “Jinny’s Kitchen” maintained its No.1 streak on Friday and recorded the highest viewer rating among programs, including terrestrial broadcasts.
“Jinny’s Kitchen” also topped the entertainment program brand reputation rankings for two consecutive months in April and May, surpassing the variety show powerhouses “I Live Alone” and “Yoo Quiz on the Block”.
In particular, V even claimed the No.1 spot in the Non-Drama Search Issue Keywords chart released by Good Data Corporation. He also ranked first in the popularity chart for ‘Response Analysis on Content of the Internet (RACOI)’ entertainment casts announced by the Korea Communications Commission, with the highest mentions.
Actor Park Seo Joon, who appeared in “Jinny’s Kitchen” together with V, shared, “I think I can say this since I’m close to V. I know very well how much effort he put into the program. He worked really hard for it”, adding, “If it weren’t for Taehyung, I think we would have lost something significant in the show”, acknowledging V’s outstanding contributions.
Source: Nate
