“King The Land” Hits #1 On Various Netflix Country Charts And Koreans Couldn’t Be Prouder

K-Drama King The Land got off to a rocky start. Many felt that the show was too clichéd, with poor writing.

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It later saw a surge in viewership after the 3rd episode, as viewers warmed up to its “2000s K-Drama” quirks.

Junho and YoonA in “Episode 2” | @netflixkcontent/Twitter

As King The Land nears its halfway mark, the show has finally hit its stride. Between June 26 and July 2, 2023, it had a total of 4,000,000 legal, individual views on Netflix alone. It marked a total of 24,500,000 viewed hours as well. This made it the top Non-English show on Netflix Global Top 10.

Not only this, it hit #1 on 7 countries including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It remained in the top 10 list in 24 other countries. As for non-Netflix views, the show hit a domestic rating of 12% for episode 6.

The Korean public had nothing but praise for the show.

Netizen reactions. | theqoo

• It’s f*cking fun. The leads have good visuals and chemistry too.
• It’s so fun, I’m telling you. Congrats!
• Oh, congrats! It’s been getting interesting lately.
• Seems like everything that is hated on by theqoo initially, ends up doing well. How funny LOL.
• Wow.
• There were so many kids who acted like it would be the end of the world if this got popular. Seems like the show is doing well.
• It’s this good? Do I gotta watch it?
• Episodes 5 and 6 were f*cking fun. I only watch it via Netflix but seems like I will have to tune in live from this week on. I love Cheon Sa Rang and Gu Won so much.
• Their banter is good and they’re cute.

With many fans cheering on the show, it’s only a matter of time before it breaks even more viewership records!