The Netflix series 'Trigger' has started at global 4th place. Kang Ha-neul's '84 Square Meters' has reached 1st place.
According to the Netflix TOP 10 website on the 30th, 'Trigger' recorded 2.9 million views (the number of viewing hours divided by the total runtime of the work) just three days after its release, ranking 4th in the global TOP 10 series (non-English) category.
Since its release, it has maintained the 1st place in 'South Korea's TOP 10 series' and has also made it to the TOP 10 lists in 20 countries worldwide.
Released on the 25th, 'Trigger' is a gun disaster action thriller that depicts the story of two men who take up arms for their own reasons amidst the delivery of illegal firearms of unknown origin and the constant occurrence of gun incidents in South Korea, a gun-free country.
Directed and written by Kwon Oh-seung, who gained attention at the Fantasia International Film Festival with 'Midnight', the film features actors Kim Nam-gil, Kim Young-kwang, Gil Hae-yeon, and Park Hoon.
The South China Morning Post praised it, stating, "This imaginative script tells us that the answer to preventing social chaos lies in embracing the hearts of people filled with anger."
Meanwhile, 'Squid Game' Season 3 has maintained the global TOP 10 series (non-English) 1st place for five consecutive weeks with 4.6 million views.
Kang Ha-neul's Netflix film '84 Square Meters' has reached 1st place in the global TOP 10 movies (non-English) with 7.8 million views.
'84 Square Meters' is an unpredictable thriller about Woosung, who successfully buys an apartment of 84 square meters, suffering from mysterious noise from the upstairs. Kang Ha-neul, Yeo Hyun-ran, and Seo Hyun-woo star in the film. After recording global 3rd place upon its release on the 18th, it has now topped the charts in its second week.
The animated film 'K-Pop Demon Hunters', featuring a K-pop girl group and exorcism, has secured 2nd place in the global TOP 10 movies (English), continuing its hot popularity.
[Yang So-young, Star Today Reporter]
