Netflix 'Monthly Boyfriend' Takes #1 in Global Non-English Category…Captures the World

Netflix original series 'Monthly Boyfriend' has captured viewers around the world and continues its strong global run.

According to the weekly Top 10 rankings released by TUDUM, Netflix’s official website, 'Monthly Boyfriend' claimed #1 in the Global Top 10 Non-English TV Shows category, proving its formidable staying power. The series logged 4.8 million views (a metric calculated by dividing viewing time by the work’s total runtime) and 47.8 million viewing hours, securing the top spot for two consecutive weeks based on viewing time.

In particular, it has proven its broad popularity that crosses borders by making it onto the Top 10 lists in 47 countries worldwide, including South Korea, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The response at home is just as intense, not only overseas. In the TV–OTT combined drama buzz category for the second week of March, as reported by FUNDEX, a research organization specializing in analyzing the competitiveness of K-content, 'Monthly Boyfriend' took the #1 spot for two straight weeks, sweeping up domestic buzz.

Along with the show’s box-office success, interest in the starring actors has reached its peak. In the results of a buzz survey by performer category, BLACKPINK Jisoo, who plays the lead, ranked #1, and Seo In-guk followed closely in #2, driving the production’s overwhelming buzz.