"Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" swept the top spot on Netflix despite the controversy over the incorrect Hanja notation of "Taepyeongseongdae" in the show.
On the 26th, according to FlixPatrol, a global OTT platform ranking site, tvN's weekend drama "Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" captured the top spot in 41 countries worldwide.
This is an increase of two places from the opening score of third recorded the previous day and first place in 23 countries. Through this, the overall ranking score of "Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" in FlixPatrol also rose to 794 points out of a total of 930.
Previously, "Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" ranked first in South America, including Brazil and Chile, and in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as in Southeast Asia, such as Thailand and Vietnam. It also dominated global rankings through Netflix by sweeping countries in Africa and Greater China, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Hong Kong, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, and Singapore.
In Korea, "Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" also rose significantly from ninth to second place on Netflix. Considering that the number one Netflix series is the original work "Aema," this is even more notable.
Moreover, "Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" recently sparked controversy in domestic online communities due to an error in Hanja notation in some scenes during the first episode, incorrectly presenting "Taepyeongseongdae (太平聖代)" as "太平聖大." In response, the production team quickly apologized, stating, "We are currently working on corrections, and once the corrections are complete, we will reflect them in rebroadcasts and VOD services. We will pay more attention to the production and review process to prevent a recurrence of such incidents." Despite the controversy, it has been showing a steady rise in global rankings, drawing attention.
"Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" is a survival fantasy romantic comedy drama involving a chef who time slips to the past and meets the worst tyrant, a king with absolute taste. Im Yoon-a portrays the time-slipping chef Yeon Ji-young, and Lee Chae-min plays the tyrant Lee Heon, receiving praise for both visuals and acting from the beginning. It airs on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 p.m.
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