ktown konnection #12 | "Physical: 100" is back, "Queen of Tears" dominates

This week’s Top Global Titles 🌎 “Queen of Tears” rose to #3 on Netflix’s Top non-English titles (March 11-17). Worldwide: it’s at #7 today with “Doctor Slump” at #8; “Marry My Husband” holds steady at #4 on Amazon Prime Video. FlixPatrol

New trailer for “Parasyte: The Grey” The latest from Yeon Sang-ho (“Train to Busan,” “The Bequeathed”) has released a new trailer; the series premieres April 5 on Netflix.

“Physical: 100 Season 2 - Underground” Released this week, the popular reality competition is back for a second season. Forbes

PREMIERES

• March 23 “Hide” (Coupang Play, JTBC) (Viki)

Lee Bo-young (“Agency”) is back in crime thriller “Hide” this weekend.

Wednesday-Thursday Mar 20-21
“The Impossible Heir” (Disney+)

Friday-Saturday Mar 22-23
“Wonderful World” (MBC) (Disney+)

Saturday-Sunday Mar 23-24
“Queen of Tears” (tvN) (Netflix)
“Hide” (Coupang Play, JTBC) (Viki)

Monday-Tuesday Mar 25-26
“Wedding Impossible” (tvN) (Viki)
“The Midnight Studio” (ENA) (Viki)
“Nothing Uncovered" (aka “Grabbed By The Collar”) (KBS2) (Viki)

(*Streaming platforms shown are for U.S. only; distributors vary by country.)

KDRAMA/FILM/TV

“Squid Game” star convicted Actor Oh Yeong-soo was convicted of sexual misconduct. NYT

“Exhuma” tops box office The Korean feature film has dominated the Korean box office for four weeks, and is set to approach 10 million tickets sold. Variety

About “Chicken Nugget” 🍗 The offbeat comedy was all kinds of weird. Everyone - from dramabeans and The Guardian to Forbes and SCMP - thought so.

Latest Kdrama remakes Remakes in the works include “Doctor Cha,” and “The Kidnapping Day.” New titles were also announced at Series Mania, “Lovely Runner” and French-Korean “Lee Jin,” among others. Stay tuned, as I’ll share news when U.S. distribs confirm pickups. Variety

Kdramas at Canneseries next month “Pleasant Outcast” and “Tarot” are set to premiere at the event in April. Based on a webtoon, "Pleasant Outcast” is the prequel to “Concrete Utopia.” The Korea Herald

IP rights hit record high Korea’s intellectual property rights generated a record high of $180M USD. KJD