'Dr. Slump' Drops to 3rd Place, 'Sejak' Ranks 6th
'Hwangya' Leads Non-English Film Category for 3 Consecutive Weeks
The drama ‘Salinja Onangam’ has taken a successful first step. According to Netflix on the 14th, it recorded 3.1 million views (the number of views divided by the total running time of the work) within three days of its release. It ranked in the top 10 in nineteen countries including South Korea, Bolivia, India, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam, placing 2nd in the global top 10 non-English TV category for the second week of this month (February 5?11).
‘Salinja Onangam’ is a crime chase drama depicting the story of an ordinary man who accidentally starts committing murder and the detective who relentlessly pursues him. Director Lee Chang-hee, who directed the movie ‘Disappearance Night’ and the drama ‘Strangers from Hell,’ uniquely adapts the webtoon of the same name dealing with ‘Crime and Punishment.’ Actors Choi Woo-sik, Son Seok-gu, and Lee Hee-joon also add strength by charmingly portraying characters on the boundary between good and evil.
In the same category during the first week of this month (January 29?February 4), ‘Doctor Slump,’ starring Park Shin-hye and Park Hyung-sik, which led the rankings, dropped to 3rd place (2.2 million views). ‘Sejak, Maehokdoen Jadeul,’ starring Jo Jung-suk and Shin Se-kyung, maintained 6th place (1.4 million views). The top spot was taken by the Chilean crime film ‘Baby Bandito’ (3.3 million views), based on a true story that occurred in Santiago in 2014. In the non-English film category, ‘Hwangya,’ starring Ma Dong-seok, held the top position for three consecutive weeks with 6.1 million views.
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