Netflix film The Great Flood stormed the global charts right after release, instantly becoming the center of buzz. Set on humanity's final day as a cataclysmic deluge swallows the world, the sci-fi disaster blockbuster follows a desperate escape inside a flooding apartment building. Director Kim Byung-woo — known for The Terror Live, Take Point, and Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint — helms the project.
The numbers are eye-catching. According to global OTT ranking tracker FlixPatrol, it ranked No. 1 among Netflix films as of the 22nd, sparking a worldwide wave. While the genre mash-up of sci-fi and disaster felt unfamiliar to some — with reactions like "not what I expected" — the movie still scored a strong opening.
Meanwhile, titles drawing viewers' attention on the charts include The Grinch (US), Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (US), Murder in Monaco (UK), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (US), The Croods: A New Age (US), My Secret Santa (US), Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua (US), Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (US), and Time for the Brave (Mexico).
In TV shows, the rom-com led by Ahn Eun-jin and Jang Ki-yong, Kissing Is a Fool's Game!, and the cooking survival series Black & White Chef: Culinary Class War 2 ranked No. 8 and No. 9, respectively, on the same date.
Kissing Is a Fool's Game! is a mutual-heartache romance between Go Da-rim (Ahn Eun-jin), who goes undercover as a mom to land a job, and team leader Gong Ji-hyeok (Jang Ki-yong), who falls for her. Premiering on the 12th of last month, it started with a 4.5% rating (Nielsen Korea) and hit a series high of 6.7% with Episode 8 on the 4th of this month.
Its hook is clear: a "Jeju romance → workplace reunion" rom-com setup and the ticking time bomb of her "fake-employment" secret that fuels conflict every episode. The leads' sweet chemistry, punchy one-liners, and kiss scenes keep clips going viral, while its simultaneous release on Netflix pushed it up overseas charts. Now barreling into the back half, the big question is how their relationship will change.
Riding the momentum of last season's success, Black & White Chef: Culinary Class War 2 rocketed up the ranks even with only Episodes 1–3 out. The new season sticks to its instantly readable concept of "class warfare" — pitting underdog unknowns against star chefs. Viewers pick sides, and with taste as the sole metric, each match plays like a sporting event. Meanwhile, the contrasting standards of head judges Baek Jong-won and Ahn Sung-jae make the same dish read entirely differently, dialing up the tension.
Detailed cooking processes, ingredient choices, and plating take center stage so that technique itself drives the story. Fresh twists — like a previously absent "hidden underdog" and varied round formats — act as cliff-hanger engines. Although controversies involving Baek Jong-won haven't fully faded, the sheer number of talking points continues to fuel the season's virality.
Elsewhere in TV, Emily in Paris holds No. 1, with Man vs. Child (UK), Stranger Things (US), Sean Combs: The Reckoning (US), Younger (US), City of Shadows (Spain), The Accident (Mexico), and Manny (Mexico) rounding out the Top 10.