"Our Beloved Summer", which depicts a fresh youthful romance, captured the hearts of global viewers.

According to the online content service ranking aggregation site " Flixpatrol" on the 20th, SBS' Monday-Tuesday drama "Our Beloved Summer" ranked 9th in the world's Top 10 in Netflix's popular TV programs as of January 19th.

In the rankings by country, it ranked first in Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, showing high popularity in Asian countries.

As Netflix original series "Squid Game", "Hellbound", and "The Silent Sea" hit successive hits, people around the world are paying attention to domestic dramas using Netflix OTT.

In addition to dramas, Netflix's original entertainment program "Single's Inferno", which is about the matching of young men and women, recently ranked 5th in the global ranking for the first time in Korean entertainment.

On the other hand, the main broadcast ratings of "Our Beloved Summer" are being evaluated as not meeting expectations. According to Nielsen Korea, an audience rating research institute, it has maintained the 2-4% range since its first broadcast in December last year of 3.2%.

Recently, starting with the popularity of Netflix, the instant viewership rating soared to a high of 5.8%, although it is showing an upward trend. The 2049 target audience rating took the top spot for the fifth consecutive week of Monday-Tuesday dramas.

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BLACKPINK’s Jisoo shared a surprising story from her trainee days!

On January 29, the latest episode of Dex’s Fridge Interview was released on YouTube. During the chat, Dex asked Jisoo if she ever rebelled or broke the rules as a trainee. She confidently replied, “Not at all. The only rebellion I had as a trainee was eating.”

Dex then jokingly imitated her younger self, saying, “I’m perfect, so why are they telling me not to eat? I’m going to eat tteokbokki!”

Jisoo laughed and admitted, “Actually, I was really chubby back then. They kept telling me to lose weight, but I always said, ‘No, I need to eat. I like myself chubby.’”

She even recalled a moment with YG Entertainment’s founder, Yang Hyun Suk:
“The boss told me to lose weight, and I responded like that. He just walked away, thinking, ‘She’s a weird one.’ I literally said, ‘No! I like myself chubby!’”

Jisoo then revealed that after she debuted, she naturally lost weight. She added, “Later, after I debuted and naturally lost weight, he was like, ‘You didn’t lose weight when I told you to, but now that you debuted, you did.’”

Fans are loving Jisoo’s confidence and honesty! Meanwhile, her full interview on Dex’s Fridge Interview is now available on YouTube.

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