ktown konnection #25 | "Hierarchy" tops global non-English TV

IN THIS ISSUE:

• “Hierarchy” hits #1 on Netflix Global Top 10 Non-English TV

• Pet-friendly flights take off

• Comedians lose 100k in subscribers after insulting a rural region

• McDonald’s suspends the sale of french fries in Korea

PREMIERES

• No major premieres this week. Rest assured, the next couple weeks brings us new stuff from Park Seo-joon, Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Seo-jin, Kim Ha-neul, and Rain.

What I’m Watching: 

• “Miss Night and Day”: Lee Jung-eun and Jung Eung-ji did not disappoint in this breezy body-swapping romcom. (Sidenote: the serial killer narrative thrown in like a side of 🍟 is getting tiresome.)

• “My Sweet Mobster”: It’s silly and fun; Uhm Tae-goo is perfectly (type?)cast as the muttering gangster. (If you want more thug Uhm Tae-goo, check out “Night in Paradise.”)

Now bingeable “Missing Crown Prince,” “The Atypical Family.”

Wednesday-Thursday June 19-20
“Uncle Samsik” (Hulu) (Disney+)
“My Sweet Mobster” (JTBC) (Viki)

Friday-Saturday June 21-22
“Connection” (SBS) (Viki)
“Bittersweet Hell” (MBC) (Viki)
“My Military Valentine” (Viki)

Saturday-Sunday June 22-23
“Beauty and Mr. Romantic” (KBS2) (Viki)
“The Midnight Romance in Hagwon” (tvN) (Viki)
“Miss Night and Day” (JTBC) Netflix)

Monday-Tuesday June 24-25
“Crash” (ENA) (Hulu)
“Dare To Love Me” (KBS2) (Viki)
“Player 2: Master of Swindlers” (tvN) (Viki)

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

KDRAMA/FILM/TV/ETC.

Top Global Titles 🌎 “Hierarchy” hits #1 on Netflix Global Top 10 Non-English TV (June 10-16) (and is at #5 in the U.S. today), with “The Atypical Family at #3, with “Queen of Tears” at #8.

Korea’s watching 📺  “Beauty and Mr. Romantic,” “Crash,” “Connection,” “Missing Crown Prince” (June 10-16). dramabeans

Yeon Sang-ho’s collab The “Train To Busan” auteur is partnering with Alfonso Cuaron for “Revelations,” a Netflix thriller. THR