Netflix original series ‘Trauma Center’, starring actor Joo Ji-hoon, has finally risen to the top of the global charts as the hot response continues in its second week of release.

According to Netflix‘s Tudum Top 10 website on the 5th, ‘Trauma Center’​ recorded 11.9 million views (the number of hours watched divided by the total running time of the series) from the 27th of last month to the 2nd of this month, ranking first in the global TV show (non-English) category just 10 days after its release.

From its release on the 24th of last month to today, it has been ranked first in the ‘Top 10 Series in Korea’ for two weeks in a row, as well as in 17 countries around the world including Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Chile, and Peru, and has also been ranked first in the TOP 10 lists of 63 countries around the world including New Zealand, France, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, India, Japan, and Egypt, gaining syndrome-level popularity.

Furthermore, various online posts and SNS are continuously praising the refreshing plot that makes viewers want to watch it N times and the actors’ passionate performances.

From the 27th of last month to the 2nd of this month, ‘Severe Trauma Center’ ranked first in the non-English language category of the global top 10 TV shows, while ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 ranked second, ‘Squid Game’ Season 1 ranked fifth, and ‘Solo Hell’ Season 4 ranked sixth. As it rises, it is proving the interest and love of fans around the world for K-content.

Meanwhile, ‘Trauma Center’ is a refreshing story that unfolds as Baek Kang-hyuk (Joo Ji-hoon), a genius surgeon who has been on the battlefield, is assigned to revive the ineffective severe trauma team.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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