Teach You A Lesson Defeats The Glory To Become 5th BIGGEST Netflix Korean Original Globally

Korean drama Teach You a Lesson continues to conquere the globe. The thriller-drama, starring Kim Mu-yeol, Lee Sung-min, Jin Ki-joo, and Pyo Ji-hoon, has registered yet another milestone as the fifth most-watched Korean Netflix original series ever. The show has managed to topple Song Hye-Kyo-starrer The Glory in global viewership and is now one of the platform's biggest Korean productions. The achievement adds another feather to the cap of the sleeper-hit series that's seeing ever-growing appeal, which has only gained momentum since its launch on June 5. The 10-episode show has maintained its strong global performance, ranking at No. 1 on Tudum's Global Top 10 Non-English TV chart for consecutive weeks following its premiere.Teach You a Lesson is based

on the webtoon Get Schooled, and follows the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) that's authorised by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system. The series has been praised for its blending of social commentary, emotional storytelling, and suspense, and for engaging with issues of the present while maintaining a gripping story.

Fourth week as No. 1

The latest Tudum Global Top 10 rankings from Netflix for the week of June 22-28 show that Teach You a Lesson has once again claimed the top spot for Non-English TV Shows. The series notched up 7.3 million views in the week, continuing its dominant run at No. 1 on Netflix's worldwide non-English TV chart for the fourth week in a row.For its weekly rankings, Netflix takes into account total hours viewed divided by the runtime of each title — giving an estimate of overall audience reach.

Teach You a Lesson overthrows The Glory

Since its release, Teach You a Lesson has been viewed more than 46.6 million times, passing The Glory's record of around 39.7 million views. By the latest numbers, it rounds out the top five overall Korean Netflix originals and is one of the best-ever performances for a Korean series on the streaming service.It’s also gained in popularity without a temporary spike after its release, but rather a steady stream of global interest that has kept the series moving up Netflix’s all-time rankings.

Teach You a Lesson's ever-growing global popularity

The drama has been a global hit, landing in Netflix's Top 10 in 75 countries and regions. It also hit No. 1 in a number of international markets like Japan, Hong Kong and Indonesia, showing its wide appeal outside South Korea. Its success proves the sustained global appetite for Korean storytelling across genres.While Teach You a Lesson held onto the top spot, other Korean productions continued to do well in the global rankings of Netflix, too. Newly released Agent Kim Reactivated was third, and Brave New World was seventh with 6.6 million views. Another K-drama, Notes from the Last Row, also stayed in the platform's global Top 10, ranking eighth for the week.