ktown konnection #13 | "Physical: 100" starts strong, "Queen Of Tears" continues charting

This week’s Top Global Titles 🌎  “Queen of Tears” is at #5, “Marry My Husband” is back at #3, and Season 2 of ”Physical: 100” charts strong in its premiere week, becoming the most watched reality series on Netflix. FlixPatrol

And ICYMI… My recent deep dive into how streamers have disrupted Kdrama’s (shrinking) formats and genres.

PREMIERES

• March 29 “Escape of the 7: Resurrection” (SBS)

Crime thriller sequel “Escape of the 7: Resurrection” starring Hwang Jung-eum (“Mystic Pop-Up Bar”), Uhm Ki-joon, and Lee Joon premieres this week. (Sidenote: I totally slept on the first season of this one. Did you catch it?)

Wednesday-Thursday Mar 27-28
“The Impossible Heir” (Disney+)

Friday-Saturday Mar 29-30
“Wonderful World” (MBC) (Disney+)
“Escape of the 7: Resurrection” (SBS) (tbc)

Saturday-Sunday Mar 30-31
“Queen of Tears” (tvN) (Netflix)
“Beauty and Mr. Romantic” (KBS2) (Viki)
“Hide” (Coupang Play, JTBC) (Viki)

Monday-Tuesday Apr 1-2
“Wedding Impossible” (tvN) (Viki)
“The Midnight Studio” (ENA) (Viki)
“Nothing Uncovered" (KBS2) (Viki)

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

KDRAMA/FILM/TV

J-Hope docuseries On the docs side, a new series starring and created by BTS’ J-Hope, “Hope on the Street,” premieres this week on Amazon Prime Video.

With V’s latest music video released earlier this month, it’s interesting to see members of BTS releasing new projects while serving their military duties. Who knows? Maybe it’ll lead to more artists stockpiling work and prescheduling releases pre-camouflage.

LG’s upcoming 2024 shows LG’s production company, Studio X+U released a teaser of upcoming series, which include dramas, reality, and talk shows. (Will keep you posted on U.S. distribs.) dramabeans