[TV Report=Kim Hyun-jae] As the year comes to a close, Studio Dragon has secured prominent rankings across various global content platforms in the year-end announcement.
In the viewing time ranking for the first half of 2023 announced by Netflix on the 12th, Studio Dragon included a total of six works within the top 100: ‘The Glory’ (3rd place), ‘One-Shot Scandal’ (16th), ‘Reincarnation: Part 1’ (41st), ‘Iron Queen’ (45th), ‘Reincarnation: Part 2’ (47th), and ‘Crash Landing on You’ (73rd). Of the 15 Korean dramas and entertainment programs within the top 100, 40% (6) were produced by Studio Dragon. Notably, ‘The Glory’ set a remarkable record, accumulating 622.8 million viewing hours in the first half of the year alone, ranking third in viewing time among all 18,214 Netflix contents.
Also, the number of Korean dramas that have entered the ‘Global TOP10 Series (Non-English)’ announced by Netflix every week has increased to 36 this year from 32 last year. Among these, the proportion of works produced by Studio Dragon is 44% (16), drawing attention. In addition to these, Studio Dragon also placed hot topics such as ‘Please Take Care of My Life’, ‘House with a Yard’, ‘Celebrity’, ‘Doona!’, ‘Diva of the Deserted Island’, and ‘Sweet Home Season 2’ on the Netflix global weekly ranking.
According to the ‘2023 U-NEXT Popular Works Ranking’ officially announced by the Japanese platform OTT U-NEXT on the 14th, ‘True Beauty’ (1st place), ‘Lies are Useless’ (3rd), ‘Falling Star’ (6th), and ‘Destruction Walked into Our House One Day’ (7th), all produced by Studio Dragon, were included in the Hallyu·Asia TOP10.
Overseas major media are also announcing the ranking of Korean dramas this year, highlighting the K-drama craze. In the ‘Best Korean Dramas of 2023’ selected by the U.S. economic magazine Forbes and the famous British magazine NME on the 15th and 18th respectively, many Studio Dragon dramas such as ‘The Glory’, ‘One-Shot Scandal’, ‘After-School War Activities’, ‘House with a Yard’, ‘Lies are Useless’, and ‘Diva of the Deserted Island’ were mentioned.
By. Hyun Jae Kim
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