According to FlixPatrol, a platform that tracks media performance on the streaming platform Netflix, the ranking of the 10 most-watched k-dramas on Netflix as of mid-2024, based on the cumulative number of viewing hours between release day and mid-2024 is as follows
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Squid Game (2021)
Streaming exclusively on Netflix, Squid Game has accumulated 2 hours of viewing. This series tells the story of a group of people, heavily in debt, even ruined, who risk their lives in a mysterious survival game with a huge sum of money as a reward.
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Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)
Accumulating 662 hours of viewing, the story is that of Woo Young-woo played by Park-Eun-bin, an autistic lawyer with a very high IQ who works in a law firm. However, she has a weak ability to manage her emotions and limited classical social skills, although her sense of observation allows her to compensate and understand her clients.
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All of Us Are Dead (2022)
With 659 hours watched and available on Netflix Original, “All of Us are Dead” focuses on a high school that becomes the epicenter of a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped, the students will have to fight to escape or risk being contaminated in turn.
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Queen of Tears (2024)
Accumulating 653 hours of viewing, “Queen of Tears” depicts the crisis and renewed love between Hong Hae-in, a third-generation chaebol heiress of the Queens Group, and Baek Hyun-woo, the son of farmers from Yongdu-ri, and their three years of marriage. As they find themselves on the verge of breaking up, the couple finds themselves having to deal with an unexpected twist of fate that will allow them to regain their affection for each other.
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The Glory (2022)
Available on Netflix Original and accumulating 560 hours watched, “The Glory” tells the story of Moon Dong Eun who, after surviving horrific abuse in high school, sets up an elaborate revenge plan to make those who kill him pay. ‘have tortured. That’s when years later, Park Yeon Jin, the main culprit of Moon Dong Eun’s harassment, becomes a famous influencer and has a child. Moon Dong Eun then decides to become a teacher at Semyeong Private Elementary School where she becomes the homeroom teacher of Park Yeon Jin’s child, paving the way for her revenge.
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King the Land (2023)
With 446 hours of viewing, “King the Land” tells the story of Gu Won, the heir to the King Group, a luxury hotel conglomerate, which was plunged into an inheritance war, and Cheon Sa-rang, a hotelier who always has a smile on her face until she meets Gu Won. The two then begin a whirlwind romance as they go from enemies to lovers while working together.
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Alchemy of Souls (2022)
Accumulating 419 hours of viewing, “Alchemy of Souls” tells the story of a powerful witch incarnated in the body of a blind woman who comes across a man from a very good family who asks for her help to change his destiny. She then becomes his servant while secretly teaching him how to fight.
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My Demon (2023)
With 331 hours watched, “My Demon” centers on a 100-year-old demon played by Song Kang who develops an unexpected love for a human woman, played by Kim Yoo Jung, despite a long-held disdain for humans. Their unlikely alliance, resulting from a contractual marriage between an heiress of a powerful company and a supernatural being, leads them into an adventure where love and protection intertwine. to create an exciting story.
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Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021)
Movie remake Mr.Hong by Kang Seok Beom, released in 2004, “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” has accumulated 300 hours of viewing. It is a romantic comedy that depicts in a realistic and simple way the life of seaside residents and the meeting between a young city girl, Hye-jin, and a resourceful and generous young man, Hong Du-sik
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Business Proposal (2022)
With 279 hours of viewing despite its 110 short episodes, “Business Proposal” revolves around the office love story of Chairman Kang, the workaholic CEO of a food company, and his employee Shin Ha Ri, performed by K-pop singer Kim Se Jeong who managed to enter society following a plot with her best friend Jin Young Seo who is fed up with her father’s blind dates. Ha Ri’s mission is then to discourage Kang from proposing to Young Seo except that she is the one who receives the proposal in the end.
Despite its recent release, namely in early 2024, the global popularity of “Queen of Tears” has pushed Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won’s project to the top of the list, even surpassing the 2022-2023 sensation “The Glory,” while “Squid Game” continues to dominate the list, with total viewing hours almost four times that of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” which comes in second.
“Squid Game” is expected to continue to make a splash and maintain its position among the top Korean series with the imminent arrival of its second season.
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