[Reporter Xiao Fangqi/Reporting from Taipei] The urban drama "Early Spring Sunny" starring Jing Boran and Sun Qian just came to its finale on the 9th. Unexpectedly, it actually made its way overseas and unlocked an unprecedented "magic record." This drama was launched simultaneously on Youku and Netflix globally on the 26th of last month. In just 5 days after it was launched, it ranked second on Netflix’s global non-English drama weekly list with 2.4 million views and 21.5 million hours of super viewing time.
The emotional entanglement between Sun Qian (right) and his workplace senior Jing Boran in "Early Spring" has become a highlight of the drama. (Courtesy of Netflix)
Not only did it break the previous record of "Chasing Jade" ranking sixth on the list in its second week, but it also became the first Chinese drama to enter the top three of the list; in its second week (8/31-9/6), the number of views soared to 3.2 million, and the duration doubled to 45.7 million hours, continuing to sit firmly at second place on the global weekly list.
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This time, the influence of "Early Spring Sunny" has soared from 22 markets at the beginning to 38. In one fell swoop, it won the championship in 7 markets including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and even distant Brazil. It also ranked in the daily TOP10 in 54 countries and regions. To be able to dominate the list like this, in addition to the crazy promotion of the platform algorithm, the viral platform short films and reaction videos, the official launch of "Thai and Portuguese dubbing versions" is a godsend. The Portuguese version immediately sold out in Brazil, making it the first Chinese drama to top the Brazilian Netflix.
"Early Spring Sunny" achieved the excellent result of dominating the charts for two consecutive weeks. (Courtesy of Netflix)
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"Early Spring Sunny" showed excellent reputation and high popularity, and achieved the excellent result of dominating the charts for two consecutive weeks. The suspense-themed Korean drama "Rat" has strong stamina, soaring all the way from the sixth place the previous week to the second place; the reality program "Delinquent Season 2" has maintained its performance, holding the third place for two consecutive weeks. In comparison, "Creepy Love", which originally ranked second, dropped slightly to fourth place, while the Japanese drama "Until the T-Shirt Dry" remained firmly in fifth place.
The Korean drama "Killer Mommy" starring Kong Hyo-jin won the championship. (Provided by friDay Video)
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The Korean drama "Killer Mommy" starring Kong Hyo-jin won the championship. The plot tells the story of a legendary vigilante justice killer who returns from parental leave and tries to balance the dual life of family and work. It aroused enthusiastic response; the Korean drama "It's Not an Affair Now" co-starred by Kim Hyun-soo and Cho Yeo-jung followed closely behind and won the runner-up.
The movie "Sunshine Girls" is still the popularity champion. (Provided by MyVideo)
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The topic of movies and Taiwanese dramas is rising in popularity. The movie "Sunshine Girls" won the championship in one fell swoop, and the popular animation "Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Gorgeous!" "The Burning Kasukabe Dancers" took the 4th place, while "Legend of the Odyssey" and Japan's box office champion "National Treasure" starring Ryo Yoshizawa took the 5th and 6th places, showing strong financial attraction.
The drama and animation category performed well. The Chinese drama "Fly to My Heart" starring Wei Zheming and Liu Xiening ranked second; the Taiwanese drama "Famous" had a wonderful finale and successfully grabbed the third place; the BL drama "The Whole World, Only You Connected to Me" also squeezed into the 10th place.
Taiwan TV variety show "Invite the World to a Table" performed brilliantly and topped the list. (Provided by LINE TV)
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Taiwan Variety Show's "Invite the World to a Table" performed brilliantly and reached the top of the list. During the show, Chen Sui was promoted to the chief shopkeeper. The Taipei 101 Thanksgiving Banquet came to a successful conclusion. The Taiwan team who hosted the table was moved to tears and sparked a conversation. The Japanese drama "VIVANT (2026)" won the first runner-up with its transnational espionage war and BL elements. Abe's decision-making crisis and Sakai Masato's famous performance went viral on the Internet; the Japanese drama "Until the T-shirt is dry", which had a wonderful finale, ranked third. Aoi Yu's shocking past exposure frightened Kenichi Matsuyama, and social discussions exploded.
The movie "The Dead Zone", which grossed more than 200 million yuan in Taiwan's box office, won the championship in a domineering manner. (Provided by Hami Video)
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The movie "The Dead Zone" with a box office of over 200 million yuan in Taiwan won the championship, and the Taiwan variety show "Invite the World to the Table" won the runner-up. In terms of the drama list, the summer Japanese drama "Until the T-shirt is Dry" topped the list, and the hot topic "VIVANT (2026)" and the Taiga drama "Toyotomi Brothers!" 》Following closely behind, taking the top 3 places.
"Special Forces: Lioness S3" showed amazing popularity and topped the weekly charts for the 6th week. (Provided by CATCHPLAY+)
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The American drama "G.I. Joe: Lioness S3" showed an astonishing popularity and retained the top spot in the weekly rankings for the sixth week; the Taiwanese drama "Fear in the City" seemed to be in line with the Lunar Ghost Month and jumped to the runner-up with an eye-catching performance; the Chinese drama "Question 2" and the Taiwanese documentary "Mountain Builder - The Bet of the Century" dropped slightly to rank third and fourth respectively. The Japanese film "National Treasure" firmly ranks at the 5th place, and the American drama "CIA London Office S2" ranks at the 6th place.
"Blooming Flowers" starring Ding Yuxi and Deng Enxi continues to top Taiwan's weekly charts. (Provided by Disney+)
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The completed Chinese drama "Blooming Flowers" showed great popularity and topped the Taiwan weekly rankings; the sequels of the popular Korean dramas "Murder's Mall S2" and "Chaebol X Detective S2" performed equally well, taking the runner-up and third runner-up spots.
Chinese dramas dominate the top 3 list. (Provided by iQiyi)
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Chinese dramas dominate the top 3 list. The sweet Chinese drama "Genius, Girlfriend" won the first place in the weekly list due to its high popularity, while the costume drama "Princess Zhaoyang" and the suspense drama "Wake Up" followed closely behind, winning the runner-up and third runner-up respectively.
