"Weak Hero: Class 1" Ranks Fourth
"The Deal" Comes in Fifth
"When Life Gives You Tangerines," starring Park Bogum and Lee Jieun, was the most-watched non-English TV program on Netflix last week. According to the official Netflix website "Netflix Top 10" on April 9, the show recorded 5.4 million views between March 31 and April 6. It topped the non-English TV show category, surpassing "Ladies' Companion" (4.9 million views) and "Trap" (4.6 million views). The view count is calculated by dividing the total viewing hours by the full running time. Netflix adopted this method to more accurately gauge the popularity of movies and mini-series, which generally have shorter running times.
"When Life Gives You Tangerines" released four episodes every Friday from March 7 to March 28, for a total of sixteen episodes. The show ranked fourth in its first week, rose to second place in the second week, and reached first place in the third week. Although it dropped to third place in the fourth week when the story concluded, it reclaimed the top spot this time. Its delicate portrayal of universally relatable family stories has resonated with audiences worldwide. By country, it ranked first in South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and made the top 10 in forty countries overall.
Other Korean productions also made significant progress by joining the top 10. "Weak Hero: Class 1," which originally aired on Wavve in 2022 before moving to the platform, ranked fourth with 3.7 million views. "The Deal," based on a webtoon, ranked fifth with 3.6 million views. The tvN drama "Potato Research Institute" ranked eighth with 1.2 million views. In the non-English film category, Director Yeon Sangho's "The Bequeathed" ranked fourth with 2 million views, while Director Kwak Kyungtaek's "Firefighter" ranked eighth with 1.1 million views.
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