K-Dramas Selected by UK Magazine: "Queen of Tears" Tops, 2nd and 3rd Also CJ ENM Works

Announcement of 'Top 10 K-Dramas of 2024'
Four Dramas from CJ ENM Affiliates Selected

Recently, the UK's leading pop culture magazine NME announced the 'Top 10 K-Dramas of 2024,' with CJ ENM dramas sweeping the top 1, 2, and 3 spots. Among the Top 10 K-Dramas, a total of four titles were selected, including three tvN dramas and one original drama from its subsidiary TVING.

'The Queen of Tears,' which recorded a peak viewership rating of 31% and became tvN's highest-rated drama ever, was ranked as the No. 1 best K-Drama of 2024 by NME. Available worldwide through Netflix, 'The Queen of Tears' achieved a cumulative 29.2 million views and 682.6 million hours watched in the first half of this year, setting the highest record among K-Dramas released on Netflix in 2024.

'Seonjae Upgo Twieo' was praised by NME for "balancing clich?s" and ranked No. 2 in the 2024 NME best K-Dramas. On the global online video service (OTT) Rakuten Viki, 'Seonjae Upgo Twieo' held the No. 1 spot for six consecutive weeks in 109 countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, and Mexico.

Ranked third, 'Marry My Husband' became the first K-Drama to top the global daily TV show rankings since its release on Amazon Prime Video. It achieved strong results not only in Asia, traditionally a stronghold for K-Dramas, but also in the United States (peaking at No. 2), Canada (No. 1), France (No. 2), and the United Kingdom (No. 3). Even after its finale, it remained in the global TV show weekly Top 10 for 27 consecutive weeks.

TVING original series 'Pyramid Game' ranked sixth in the 2024 NME best K-Dramas. In March, 'Pyramid Game' was the only Korean work invited to the French drama series event 'Series Mania.'

A CJ ENM representative stated, "In an era of platform diversification, we have confidently opened a renaissance for TV dramas," adding, "Our strategy of distributing IP not only through broadcast channels but also via various global OTT platforms such as Amazon Prime Video and Japan's U-NEXT has successfully expanded the valuation of our IP."