SEOUL, June 24 (AJP) - Korean drama series "Teach You a Lesson" remained No. 1 on Netflix's non-English TV chart for a third consecutive week, while action comedy "Husbands in Action" debuted at No. 2 among non-English films, according to data released by Netflix on Wednesday.
Teach You a Lesson drew 11.8 million views and 126.2 million viewing hours during the latest tracking period. Netflix calculates views by dividing total viewing hours by a title's running time.
The series ranked No. 1 in 19 countries, including South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia, and made the Top 10 in 85 countries.
Released June 5, the series went straight to No. 1 in its first week and has held the position since.
Starring Kim Moo-yul, Lee Sung-min, Jin Ki-joo and Pyo Ji-hoon, Teach You a Lesson centers on a fictional government agency created to intervene in schools facing violence against teachers and disruptions to students' right to learn.
The adaptation faced scrutiny before its release because the webtoon on which it is based had previously drawn criticism over its depictions of gender and race.
The series' popularity has also revived interest in "Juvenile Justice," a 2022 Netflix drama directed by Hong Jong-chan and starring Kim. The earlier series returned to the non-English TV chart at No. 10, four years after its release.
Meanwhile, "Husbands in Action," starring Jin Sun-kyu and Gong Myung, entered the non-English film chart at No. 2 in its first week. The action comedy follows a man and his wife's ex-husband as they reluctantly join forces to rescue her after she is kidnapped by a criminal organization.
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