Korean dramas are making a strong showing on global streaming charts, with Netflix’s Take Charge of My Heart and Doctor X: Mafia in White and Disney Plus’ Merry Berry Love all landing near the top of worldwide rankings.
According to streaming analytics site FlixPatrol on October 12th, fantasy romantic comedy Take Charge of My Heart ranked No. 3 worldwide among Netflix TV shows. The series also entered the Top 10 in 66 countries and regions, reaching No. 2 in markets including Brazil and Peru.
Starring Kim Young Kwang and Chae Soo Bin, the series follows a chaebol heir whose artificial heart needs constant recharging and a screenwriter whose body generates electricity. Netflix describes the show as an “electrifying romantic comedy” built around the unusual arrangement that brings the pair together.
Doctor X followed closely at No. 4 on Netflix’s worldwide TV chart. The medical drama stars Kim Ji Won as a brilliant surgeon who enters a hospital plagued by ego and corruption and takes on seemingly impossible cases while challenging its entrenched power structure.
Disney Plus’ Merry Berry Love has also made a strong start. The Korea-Japan co-production starring Ji Chang Wook and Mio Imada climbed to No. 2 worldwide among Disney Plus TV shows just two days after its premiere. It also ranked No. 1 in Brazil, Japan and Hong Kong and entered the Top 10 in 73 countries and regions.
The romantic comedy follows Korean spatial designer Lee Yu Bin, who heads to a Japanese island after losing everything, and Shirahama Karin, a strawberry farmer he meets there.
From fantasy romance and medical drama to a cross-border romantic comedy, the three titles are off to strong starts across Netflix and Disney Plus as Korean productions continue to draw international audiences.
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