'Culinary Class Wars 2'·'The Great Flood', Netflix Global No. 1 Dominance... K-Content's Solo Run

The Korean variety show 〈Culinary Class Wars 2〉 and the movie 〈The Great Flood〉 have proven their global popularity by ranking No. 1 in their respective categories on Netflix for two consecutive weeks.

According to Netflix's official site Tudum on December 31, 〈Culinary Class Wars 2〉 recorded 4.7 million views last week, maintaining its top position in the non-English show category. The view count is the total viewing time divided by the runtime.

By country, it ranked No. 1 in four Asian countries: South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, and entered the top 10 in a total of 16 countries, including New Caledonia and the United Arab Emirates.

〈Culinary Class Wars 2〉 is a survival variety show where star chefs 'Baek Su-jeo' certified by Michelin and lesser-known talented chefs 'Heuk Su-jeo' compete fiercely in cooking battles. Season 1 was the first Korean variety show to rank No. 1 in the Netflix non-English show category for three consecutive weeks, and Season 2 has also maintained its No. 1 position for two consecutive weeks since its release.

The movie 〈The Great Flood〉 ranked No. 1 in the non-English film category despite mixed reviews. Last week, it recorded 33.1 million views, an increase from 27.9 million in its first week of release.

〈The Great Flood〉 is a sci-fi genre film that starts in a disaster situation and deals with themes of motherhood and artificial intelligence, starring actors Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo. Despite receiving low ratings of 50 from critics and 34 from audiences on the American film rating site Rotten Tomatoes, it achieved high viewership.

The work topped the charts in 53 countries, including the United States, France, Spain, Turkey, Japan, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia, and was included in the top 10 in a total of 92 countries.

Meanwhile, several Korean series have made it to the upper ranks of the non-English rankings. The Netflix original 〈Cashier Ro〉 starring Lee Junho ranked 2nd, the SBS drama 〈Dynamite Kiss〉 ranked 3rd, the ENA drama 〈I Dol I〉 ranked 6th, and the work featuring Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun, 〈The Price of Confession〉, ranked 9th.