[HanCinema's News] "Serendipity's Embrace" Tops Viu Charts in Indonesia
By William Schwartz | Published on
On August 10th, the streaming platform Viu released data for its shows over the first week on August, defined here as July 29th to August 1st. "Serendipity's Embrace" was the big winner for Korean dramas this week- it was the most popular drama watched in Indonesia, the largest market where Viu operates. The romantic comedy was also fourth place in Hong Kong and Malaysia, and fifth place in six other territories.
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"Serendipity's Embrace" is a short, eight episode drama about high school sweethearts who meet again by remarkable coincidence eight years later. Its television ratings in South Korea have been relatively modest, earning 2.988% in its most recent episode, the sixth, which aired on August 6th. Viu is a streaming service that operates in sixteen territories across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. They also hold streaming rights to "Taxi Driver" and "Reborn Rich" internationally.
Written by William Schwartz
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"Serendipity's Embrace" is directed by Song Hyeon-wook, written by Park Geu-ro, and features Kim So-hyun, Chae Jong-hyeop, Yun Ji-on, Kim Dasom, Lee Won-jung, Hwang Sung-bin. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2024/07/22~Now airing, Mon, Tue 20:40 on TVING, tvN.
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William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Southern Illinois. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.