"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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Actor Lee Min Ho recently shared an unforgettable and embarrassing moment from his early career, revealing how he became a “falling star” at his first Baeksang Arts Awards.

On the December 25th episode of You Quiz on the Block (Episode 274), Lee Min Ho made a guest appearance and reflected on his rise to fame.

The actor, known for his iconic role as Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, but it wasn’t just his victory that grabbed attention.

Lee Min Ho recalled, "I was attending the Baeksang for the first time, and I was so excited. Since I wasn’t going as Goo Jun Pyo, but as Lee Min Ho, I styled my hair in a perm and was ready to go." However, things took an unexpected turn when he tripped and fell on the red carpet.

He sighed, recalling, "That day, I fell. I fell and created so many memes. Even now, I look back and think, 'How did I walk that quickly on the red carpet?'"

Laughing at his own clumsiness, he admitted, "I was moving at the speed of light, no composure, no focus. Honestly, more than the joy of winning the award, that day was chaotic and so embarrassing for me."

Though his win was a highlight, Lee Min Ho humorously shared that the incident of tripping overshadowed the excitement of his achievement.

It’s safe to say that while the fall became a funny meme, it also became a lesson in humility for the actor, and a moment that fans still remember to this day.

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