The Esom and Yoo Yeon-seok-led drama has proven its powerful global pull, rocketing up major Asian charts.
According to the Week 1 of April rankings released on the Asian OTT platform Viu on the 9th, SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama Shin I-Rang Law Office placed No. 1 in Thailand, No. 2 in Indonesia and Hong Kong, No. 3 in Singapore, and No. 4 in the Philippines and Malaysia. It broke into the Top 4 across six key Asian markets, confirming broad, region-spanning popularity.
Premiering on March 13, Shin I-Rang Law Office hooks domestic and global viewers with its gripping premise of resolving the grudges of the dead. The show’s unique blend of legal drama and occult elements, paired with intense performances from the leads, amps up immersion.
Yoo Yeon-seok anchors the series as Shin I-rang, a protagonist who can see spirits and even becomes possessed. As a passionate lawyer who fights to right injustices, he shines—while his “polar-opposites” chemistry with co-star Esom keeps the tension razor-sharp.
Most notably, the drama’s original worldbuilding—seamlessly weaving Korean shamanistic motifs into a modern narrative—feels fresh to overseas audiences. Industry watchers point to this bold, genre-bending approach, rare in K-Dramas, as a key driver of its global success.
Riding its momentum, Shin I-Rang Law Office airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.