'The Remarried Empress' Tops Korea's Drama Buzz Ranking in Its First Week, Ahead of '100 Days of Deception' and 'Doctor X'
Disney+ original "The Remarried Empress" ranked No. 1 on Good Data Corporation's FUNdex TV-OTT drama buzz ranking for the first week of November (Nov. 2–8), climbing from No. 9 the week before its release.
"The Remarried Empress" needed only one week to top Korea's drama buzz chart. According to Money Today's iZE and Maeil Business Newspaper, the Disney+ original ranked No. 1 on Good Data Corporation's FUNdex TV-OTT drama buzz ranking for Nov. 2–8, jumping from No. 9 the week before its premiere.
It pushed aside two of the season's biggest TV hits. tvN's "100 Days of Deception," which had led the chart for the previous two weeks, slipped to No. 2, and SBS's "Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia" placed No. 3. Both shows are currently drawing double-digit ratings: "100 Days of Deception" hit a series-high 10.7% with its Nov. 8 episode, and "Doctor X" scored 17.7% on Nov. 7, according to Nielsen Korea figures cited in the reports.
The buzz ranking comes days after Disney announced that "The Remarried Empress" is the most viewed local original premiere ever on Disney+ and Hulu globally, based on its first three days, and the No. 1 Korean title premiere in more than 50 markets.
Based on the hit webtoon, the fantasy romance stars Shin Min Ah as Empress Navier, Ju Ji Hoon as Emperor Sovieshu, Lee Se Young as Rashta and Lee Jong Suk as Prince Heinrey. The first four of its 10 episodes are out now, with two new episodes arriving every Wednesday from Nov. 11 until the Nov. 25 finale.
Confirmed
- The Walt Disney Company said "The Remarried Empress" became the most viewed local original premiere of all time on Disney+ and Hulu globally, based on three days of views following its Nov. 3 launch, and that it ranked as the No. 1 Korean title premiere in more than 50 markets, including the U.S., the U.K., France, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Chile, Australia and New Zealand, and Canada. (Announced Nov. 6, U.S. time.)
- Disney said the first four episodes are streaming now, with two new episodes every Wednesday from Nov. 11 through the finale on Nov. 25, for 10 episodes in total.
Reported by other outlets
- Money Today's iZE and Maeil Business Newspaper report that "The Remarried Empress" ranked No. 1 on Good Data Corporation's FUNdex TV-OTT integrated drama buzz ranking for the first week of November (Nov. 2–8), up from No. 9 in the fifth week of October, before its release.
- According to the same reports, tvN's "100 Days of Deception" fell to No. 2 after two straight weeks at No. 1, and SBS's "Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia" placed No. 3.
- The rest of the top 10, per the reports: ENA's "Between Steps" (No. 4), Netflix's "Honey Part-Time Job" (No. 5), MBC's "Liar" (No. 6), tvN's "Love In Disguise" (No. 7), JTBC's "Final Table" (No. 8), and KBS2's "Munmu" (No. 9) and "Love Is Coming" (No. 10).
- Both outlets report that, as of Nov. 5, "The Remarried Empress" ranked No. 2 globally among Disney+ TV shows on FlixPatrol and entered the top 10 in 76 countries.
Unconfirmed
- English titles for "꿀알바" ("Honey Part-Time Job"), "문무" ("Munmu") and "사랑이 온다" ("Love Is Coming") are 2FC translations and may differ from official English titles.
Analysis
2FC NEWSROOM analysis: Streaming originals rarely knock weekly broadcast hits off the top of FUNdex, which measures online conversation rather than viewership. Topping it in week one suggests the show's domestic buzz is keeping pace with its global launch numbers.
Sources
- The Walt Disney Company: 'The Remarried Empress' becomes the most viewed local original premiere of all time on Disney+ and Hulu globally
- Money Today (iZE): 'The Remarried Empress' tops drama buzz ranking
- Maeil Business Newspaper
- Variety: 'The Remarried Empress' is Disney+, Hulu's biggest local premiere ever