Ryu Jun Yeol's "The 8 Show" Enters Global Top 10 in Just 3 Days

Online platform Netflix has just announced the Top 10 most-watched non-English-language TV shows globally last week, from May 13-19, 2024.

Korean drama “The 8 Show” entered the Top 10 at No. 7. The film attracted 1.7 million views after only 3 days of release, since May 17.

The film also entered the Netflix Top 10 in 11 regions, including Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong (China) and Taiwan (China).

“The 8 Show” is a survival drama that tells the fascinating story of 8 individuals trapped in a secret space divided into 8 floors. They are drawn into a dangerous game of “earning money over time”.

Directed by renowned filmmaker Han Jae Rim, who directed “The Face Reader,” “The King,” and “Emergency Statement,” “The 8 Show” also features a star-studded cast including Ryu Jun Yeol, Chun Woo Hee, Park Jung Min, Moon Jung Hee, Park Hae Joon, Bae Sung Woo, Lee Joo Young, and Lee Yeol Eum.

“The 8 Show” is rated as having an attractive script with many surprises. Photo: Producer

Ryu Jun Yeol's appearance once made the audience worry that the film would be shunned, because the actor was previously involved in a love scandal involving Han So Hee and his ex-girlfriend Hyeri.

Actor Bae Sung Woo has also been controversial for his drunk driving behavior. However, “The 8 Show” is proving to be incredibly attractive.

Both are survival movies to win huge prize money like the blockbuster "Squid Game", but the scale of the game in "The 8 Show" is smaller than in "Squid Game".

And the biggest difference is that players in “The 8 Show” must follow the principle of “no one can die”, because if someone dies, the remaining players will be forced to leave empty-handed. This is completely opposite to “Squid Game”, where the last survivor will win.

“The 8 Show" received positive reviews from critics, because of its fresh script compared to previous survival films, attractive character descriptions, and not as violent as “Squid Game".

“The 8 Show” also showed promising momentum when it ranked 4th with 501 points according to Flix Patrol - a website that ranks online content services.

Source: https://laodong.vn/giai-tri/the-8-show-cua-ryu-jun-yeol-lot-top-10-toan-cau-chi-sau-3-ngay-1343209.ldo