Studio Dragon cites first-half TV and OTT rankings
Studio Dragon pointed to ratings, subscriber data and overseas platform rankings for its first-half drama slate across television and OTT services.
Studio Dragon said its first-half slate covered both television and OTT services, starting in January with tvN's 'Undercover Miss Hong' and a KBS drama, followed by tvN's 'Secret Audit' in April and an SBS drama produced by subsidiary Gil Pictures in May. The company also cited TVING titles 'Yumi's Cells Season 3' in April and 'Becoming a Legendary Cooking Soldier' in May.
According to the release, 'Undercover Miss Hong', which ended in March, recorded a series-high rating of 13.9% and rose as high as No. 4 on Netflix's official global ranking for non-English TV shows. The KBS drama that ended in February recorded the highest buzz index among KBS 2TV dramas aired since 2024 in FUNdex data, the release said.
The release said 'Secret Audit', which ended the previous week, finished with a high rating of 10.8%. It said the currently airing SBS drama surpassed a high rating of 13.7% and stayed in the No. 1 to No. 3 range on Netflix's official global ranking for non-English TV shows.
On TVING, Studio Dragon said 'Yumi's Cells Season 3' drew paid subscribers at a level 73% higher than Season 2, after Season 2 had raised its paid-subscription contribution index by 88% from Season 1. The release said 'Becoming a Legendary Cooking Soldier' recorded the largest number of paid subscribers in its first week among TVING original dramas released in the recent 3 years, ranked No. 1 in paid-subscriber contributors for 3 consecutive weeks, and reached a high rating of 10.8% as a tvN weekday Monday-Tuesday drama.
The release also listed overseas platform rankings for 'Secret Audit'. It said the drama held No. 1 in U-Next's drama category in Japan, ranked No. 1 by viewership across 103 countries for 3 consecutive weeks on Rakuten Viki, and reached No. 1 in the Asian content category on IVI, which the release described as Russia's largest OTT platform.
For 'Becoming a Legendary Cooking Soldier', the release said the drama ranked No. 2 on Disney+ in Japan and maintained 'TOP 5' positions on Rakuten Viki in the Americas, Europe, Oceania and the Middle East. It said the title ranked No. 2 on Russia's IVI behind 'Secret Audit', while HBO Max, which serves 17 countries and regions in Asia-Pacific, placed 'Yumi's Cells Season 3', 'Secret Audit' and 'Becoming a Legendary Cooking Soldier' together in its 'TOP 3'.
A Studio Dragon official said the first-half lineup included period settings such as a historical drama, a 90s period drama and contemporary works, along with office, time-slip and webtoon-based genres. The official said second-half titles including tvN's '100 Days of Lies' and Netflix's 'Slowly and Intensely' are scheduled to reach viewers.
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