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[Sports Today reporter Song Oh-jung] Paco, a cast member on MBC Every1’s ‘Welcome, It’s My First Time in Korea?,’ topped the non-drama guest buzz rankings.<\/p>\n

Good Data Corporation’s FUNdex ranked Paco No. 1 in the TV\u2013OTT combined non-drama guest buzz rankings for the third week of March.<\/p>\n

Paco, who sells Eiffel Tower keychains in France, has earned a reputation among Korean viewers for his warmth and cheerful demeanor. Netizens were struck by how genuinely happy he appeared while experiencing Korea for the first time on the program.<\/p>\n

The result marks the first time a cast member from ‘Welcome, It’s My First Time in Korea?’ reached No. 1 in the buzz rankings since 2017. The series, which returned to air after about six months, also notched its best performance since January 2019.<\/p>\n

Park Bo-gum placed second with tvN’s ‘Bogum Magical.’ He has consistently remained in the top 10 since the program began airing.<\/p>\n

Third place went to Kian84 of MBC’s ‘I Live Alone.’ Jang Hang-jun and Yoo Hae-jin, who appeared on MBC’s ‘Sohn Seok-hee’s Questions 4,’ took fourth and fifth, respectively. That means Park Ji-hoon, Jang Hang-jun and Yoo Hae-jin\u2014the three leads of the film ‘The Man Who Lives With the King’\u2014are all among the top five in guest buzz.<\/p>\n

Sixth and seventh places went to Choi Hyun-wook of tvN’s ‘After School with Teacher Taeri’ and Ito Junji of ‘I Live Alone,’ respectively, while Yoo Jae-suk of MBC’s ‘How Do You Play?’ ranked eighth. HAON of Mnet’s ‘Show Me the Money 12’ placed ninth, marking the first time a cast member from that show has reached the top 10. Rounding out the top 10, Kim Poong of JTBC’s ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator since 2014’ came in tenth. <\/p>\n

Good Data Corporation compiled the third-week-of-March rankings from non-drama TV programs and OTT original non-drama content that aired, were released, or were scheduled between March 16 and March 22, 2026, and included each program’s cast and guests in the analysis.<\/p>\n

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