The supremacy of South Korean dramas was once again demonstrated over the weekend, with “Thirty-Nine” and “Juvenile Justice” both breaking into Netflix’s Global Top 10 rankings.
The narrative of three unmarried women and their tight relationship is told in “Thirty-Nine,” which was published on Wednesday, Feb. 16. When one of them is diagnosed with a terminal illness, the three of them reflect on their time together as well as how they want to spend their remaining time.
Both programs were among the top ten most-watched Netflix shows in the globe, according to FlixPatrol, a website that analyses streaming statistics from prominent video platforms. With the popularity of “Squid Games,” which aired last year, South Korea continues to draw a worldwide audience and demonstrates that its business is more than a one-hit wonder.
The second Korean Netflix original of the year, “Juvenile Justice,” debuted just last Friday, Feb. 25. It immediately topped various worldwide charts in Asia, but it did not do as well in the United States, unlike its predecessor “All of Us Are Dead,” which has been in the local top 10 since its January release.
Son Ye-jin (“Crash Landing on You”) and Jeon Mi-Do (“Hospital Playlist”) appear in the drama, which also features Kim Ji-hyun (“Justice”) in her debut starring role. Season 1’s last episode will premiere on March 24.
Judge Shim Eun-suk, played by Kim Hye-soo (“Hyena”), and her many juvenile delinquent cases are the focus of “Juvenile Justice.” The series focuses on South Korea’s contentious juvenile justice system, in which criminals under the age of 14 are not prosecuted criminally but instead sent to reformatory institutes for a chance at rehabilitation. The trailer for the episode begins with a young kid laughing in court, knowing that they would not be harshly punished.