The perfect combination of Joo Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo, ‘Severe Trauma Center’ speeds ahead

TV Feb 05, 2025

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The response to the Netflix series ‘Trauma Center’ is heating up with no sign of cooling off.

‘Trauma Center’ is a refreshing story about the genius surgeon Baek Kang-hyeok (Joo Ji-hoon) who is assigned to revive the ineffective trauma team, and is continuing its rapid popularity in its second week of release.

According to the Netflix Tudum TOP 10 website released on Wednesday the 5th, recorded 11,900,000 views (the number of hours watched divided by the total running time of the series) from Monday, January 27 to Sunday, February 2, ranking first in the global TV show (non-English) category just 10 days after its release. Here, from the release on Friday, January 24th, it has swept the #1 spot on the ‘Top 10 Series in Korea’ for two weeks straight, as well as #1 in 17 countries around the world including Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Chile, and Peru, and has also made it to the Top 10 lists in 63 countries around the world including New Zealand, France, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, India, Japan, and Egypt, gaining syndrome-level popularity.

In particular, the perfect chemistry between Joo Ji-hoon, who is prickly but hotter and more affectionate than anyone else, and Choo Young-woo, who is gentle but grows without hesitation, is playing the biggest role in the drama‘s popularity.

Meanwhile, from Monday, January 27 to Sunday, February 2, in the global TOP 10 TV shows (non-English), not only was ‘Trauma Center’ in 1st place, but ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 was in 2nd place, ‘Squid Game‘ Season 1 was in 5th place, and ‘Solo Hell’ Season 4 was in 6th place, proving the interest and love of fans around the world for K-content.
Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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