Channel A’s variety show “Heart Signal 5” is currently creating a massive buzz.
Since its premiere on the 14th of last month, “Heart Signal 5” has dominated search engines, SNS, and YouTube. Episode 5, aired on the 12th, even broke its own viewership record, with the peak minute rating soaring to 1.3%. The “best minute” was the scene where “Fox Man” Park Woo-yeol and “Catfish” Choi So-yoon exchanged texts and confirmed their mutual interest.
Thanks to the viewers’ intense interest, “Heart Signal 5” “all-killed” popular search terms and hot keywords right after episode 5. Keywords such as “Heart Signal 5 Park Woo-yeol Fox Man,” “Catfish Choi So-yoon job age,” and “Park Woo-yeol-Kang Yu-gyeong carpool date” dominated portals for two consecutive days.
Its strong performance on OTT platforms also promises continued success. Currently exclusive to TVING, “Heart Signal 5” has maintained the 1st or 2nd spot in the weekly variety content rankings for five consecutive weeks. It has also hit #1 in “Real-time Popular Live” on TVING for every episode, with a share of over 40%, proving its solid appeal to the younger generation.
Data from the “Fundex Chart” by Good Date Corporation further supports the show’s popularity. “Heart Signal 5” ranked 2nd in “Tuesday Non-Drama Buzz” for the first week of May (May 4 to May 10) and 6th in the “TV-OTT Non-Drama Search Issue Keywords TOP 10” with “Heart Signal 5 Kang Yu-gyeong.”
Previously, “Catfish” Choi So-yoon chose Park Woo-yeol as her first date partner, boldly stating, “I decide in 3 seconds.” After exchanging texts with him, she is expected to join the “battle for Park Woo-yeol” alongside Kang Yu-gyeong and Jung Gyu-ri. During her date, Choi So-yoon shook things up with bold flirting, saying, “Let’s speak casually” and “Call me Noona for now.” Park Woo-yeol earned the title “Fox Man” for his heart-fluttering chemistry with both Kang Yu-gyeong and Jung Gyu-ri, leaving fans curious about who he will connect with during the upcoming trip to Japan.
Another highlight is the new love line between Kim Seo-won and Jung Gyu-ri, with viewers saying, “This is a rediscovery of Kim Seo-won” and “I’ve fallen for the Seo-Gyu-ri (Seo-won + Gyu-ri) couple.” Additionally, a twist in episode 5 occurred when Kim Min-ju, who had expressed disappointment toward “Yu-gyeong-obsessed” Kim Seong-min, sent him a text again. All eyes are now on how their relationship will evolve during the Japan trip.
