On Netflix's global TV shows chart, Can This Love Be Translated? and Undercover Miss Hong are holding their ground. But in the films category, not a single Korean title made the cut.
According to global OTT ranking tracker FlixPatrol on the 27th (based on data from the 26th), Can This Love Be Translated? placed No. 4 on Netflix's TV shows chart. Released on January 16, the rom-com follows multilingual interpreter Joo Ho-jin (played by Kim Seon-ho) and global top star Cha Moo-hee (Go Youn-jung) as their unpredictable relationship unfolds. The drama amps up immersion with the leads' heart-fluttering chemistry and a delicate portrayal of two people learning each other's language and emotions as they move toward love.
Shot on location across Japan, Korea, Canada, Italy, and more, the series naturally weaves each country's charms into stunning visuals—sparking buzz worldwide. Riding that momentum, it climbed to No. 2 on the Global Top 10 Non-English TV shows just three days after release and entered the charts in 36 countries—including Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal, Morocco, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia—proving its global pull. It's been holding strong ever since.
tvN's Saturday–Sunday drama Undercover Miss Hong, which premiered on the 17th, ranked No. 9 on the same chart. Set in the late 1990s at the turn of the century, the series follows elite thirty-something securities regulator Hong Geum-bo (Park Shin-hye) as she goes undercover as a 20-year-old entry-level hire at a brokerage flagged for suspicious funds—kickstarting a madcap office comedy.
Per Nielsen Korea, Episode 4 (aired on the 25th) hit 7.4% nationwide among pay TV households, soaring past the 7% mark in just four episodes after starting at 3.5%—a blistering rise. Online buzz is intense, too. Netizens raved, "Park Shin-hye's acting is perfect," "The cast's chemistry is insanely good," and "The writer, director, and actors are all on fire."
Also on Netflix's Non-English Top 10, No Tail To Tell and Cashero placed No. 6 and No. 10, respectively, with Lee Jun-ho delivering a grounded, everyman broke superhero performance.
Meanwhile, Korean films vanished from the global movies chart. No. 1, The Lip (U.S.), follows a Miami police unit that comes under suspicion after their team leader is murdered. When a stash of cash turns up in their safe house, paranoia spreads and trust collapses. The cast includes Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Steven Yeun—names well known to Korean audiences.
No. 2 is Skyscraper Live with Nik Wallenda (U.S.), which captures climber Alex Honnold free-soloing Taipei 101—one of the world's tallest buildings in Taiwan. Standing 508 meters tall with 101 floors, the ascent drew massive attention after a live broadcast was teased ahead of release.
Rounding out the rankings were I Am Elizabeth Smart (U.S.), The Big Fake (Italy), Our Tenth Summer (U.S.), Max (U.S.), No Time to Die (U.K.), and The Magnificent Seven (U.S.).