TVING original Dear X's global popularity is soaring.
TVING original Dear X (directed by Lee Eung-bok·Park So-hyun, written by Choi Ja-won·Ban Ji-woon, planned by Studio Dragon, produced by Monster Union·Siwoo Company, provided by TVING, original webtoon Dear X [author Ban Ji-woon]) released episodes 7-8 on the 20th and has been receiving a heated response. On that day, Baek Ah-jin (Kim Yoo-jung) began dating Heo In-gang (Hwang In-yeop), experiencing the happiest and then the most unfortunate moments of her life in succession, and a decisive crisis struck her acting career.
Viewers were drawn in by the shocking and twist-filled, bold developments. According to TVING, it continued its success by ranking first in new weekend subscription contribution for three consecutive weeks. It showed unwaning popularity not only domestically but also overseas.
According to FlixPatrol, a global OTT ranking aggregation site, released on the 23rd, it ranked first for three consecutive weeks on Viki in the United States and reached No. 1 on Disney+ in Japan. In the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, it rose to No. 2 via StarzPlay, once again proving the strength of K-content. In addition, on HBO Max it is cited as one of the titles that achieved the highest performance among Asian works in 17 Asia-Pacific countries and regions including Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, in Dear X episodes 7-8 released on the 20th, Baek Ah-jin continued an approximately one-year public relationship with Heo In-gang. Amid the anxious waiting of Yoon Joon-seo (Kim Young-dae) and Kim Jae-o (Kim Do-hoon), Baek Ah-jin seemed to be sincerely falling for the fake relationship. In the meantime, Heo In-gang's maternal grandmother Hong Kyung-sook (Park Seung-tae) found a notebook she had lost at Baek Ah-jin's house and felt disappointment and betrayal at the fact that he had intentionally approached her grandson.
And that night, news of Hong Kyung-sook's sudden death came. Heo In-gang was plunged into grief and loss over his grandmother's death, and to make matters worse he received a one-sided breakup notice from Baek Ah-jin, whom he had even considered marrying, meeting a tragic end. Because of this, Longstar Entertainment representative Seo Mi-ri (Kim Ji-young) turned against Baek Ah-jin and hinted at the crisis that would come to him.
TVING original Dear X episodes 9-10 will be released at 6 p.m. on Thursday the 27th.
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