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#the glory

4 pieces we have published on this, newest first. We have written this tag 2 ways (the glory, the-glory); they are gathered here as one.

Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo Before Tantara: The Glory Reached 91 Netflix Countries, The Silent Sea 76
Mon Oct 26 — Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo lead Tantara, due on Netflix in December 2026. On Netflix's weekly top 10 since 2021, Song's widest title is The Glory (91 countries); Gong's are Squid Game (93) and The Silent Sea (76).
One Hour in Six We Count as Korean Sits Under a Title Someone Else Also Used. What That Does to the Numbers.
Sun Oct 04 — Of the 243 Korean titles we track on Netflix charts, 76 share an exact English name with a film or series from another country. Desire is used by sixteen. We measured our own blind spot and are printing it.
Alchemy of Souls ran 27 weeks and never hit number one
Tue Sep 01 — Of the ten most watched Korean titles on Netflix's global chart, nine reached number one. Alchemy of Souls charted longer than eight of them — 27 weeks — and peaked at three. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha lasted 16 weeks and peaked at two.
Squid Game is the only Korean number one 8 countries had
Tue Sep 01 — 94 countries have given a Korean title Netflix's number one place. The median country has done it for two titles, ever. Only eight have had five or more, and all eight are in Asia.

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