Week of Sep 28–Oct 4, 2026. Free fans: vote the poll, then debate your #1 in the comments. This is the Collective’s Yaboyrocklee Reaction K-drama week — ranked by Nielsen Korea nationwide ratings for episodes that aired Sep 28–Oct 4, with searchable titles, spoiler-free summaries, and playable trailers while we wait on an Asian Reactions embed.
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#1 — Love on the Menu (KBS2), Episode 19 | Yaboyrocklee Reaction watchlist
Why it ranks: Episode 19 (Oct 4) hit 15.5% nationwide (13.1% Seoul metro) per Nielsen Korea — the #1 program of any kind that Sunday and up a full point from Episode 18 (14.5%), in its first night back after the Asian Games break.
Episode: Episode 19 (Oct 4 — return from the Asian Games hiatus)
Spoiler-free summary: KBS2’s weekend romance starring Ha Seok-jin and Ahn Hee-yeon (Hani) is back after a multi-week sports-broadcast break — and the audience came right back with it.
Sources: Dramabeans weekly ratings table, Soompi, Navicon, Mediafine (Nielsen Korea, Oct 4–5, 2026)
Official trailer
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Also in the Top 5
#2 — Four Hands, Two Sonatas (tvN), Episode 12 (series finale)
Why it ranks: The Oct 4 finale averaged 9.4% nationwide with a 10.6% peak (Seoul metro 10.0% / 11.4% peak) per Nielsen Korea — a series high and #1 in its timeslot across all channels. Episode 11 (Oct 3) drew 8.7%. It also topped Good Data FUNdex drama buzz for a fifth straight week.
Spoiler-free summary: Song Kang and Lee Jun-young’s classical-music youth drama closes its run on its best rating yet.
#3 — New Recruit 4: Sabotage (ENA), Episode 12 (season finale)
Why it ranks: 5.2% nationwide on Sep 29 per Nielsen Korea — the highest rating across all four New Recruit seasons and the most-watched cable show of any kind that Tuesday. Episode 11 (Sep 28) drew 3.9%.
Spoiler-free summary: The military barracks comedy-thriller wraps its fourth season on a franchise ratings high. Streaming internationally on Viki.
#4 — The Ordinary Jackpot (tvN), Episode 6
Why it ranks: 5.0% nationwide on Sep 29 per Nielsen Korea, up from 3.5% for Episode 5 the night before — and it climbed to #5 on Good Data drama buzz.
Spoiler-free summary: A burned-out sales team lead hits the lottery — but the win reshapes his office life instead of letting him quit.
#5 — A Love Other Than Yours (KBS2), Episode 6
Why it ranks: 2.3% nationwide on Oct 4 per Nielsen Korea (up from 2.1% for Episode 5 on Oct 3), plus a #6 spot on Good Data drama buzz.
Spoiler-free summary: Seo Kang-joon and Ahn Eun-jin play a long-term couple navigating the cracks in a decade-long relationship. Streaming internationally on Prime Video.
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