Disney Plus ' latest four-episode K-drama thriller, The Tyrant, started its dark journey on August 14. Kim Seon Ho finally returned to the small screen again for the first time after making his big screen debut with The Childe in 2023. The beloved South Korean star's fans are in for luck from 2024 to 2025, as he'll be popping up in quite a few projects in the near future.
The espionage thriller, also starring Cha Seung Won, Kim Kang Woo and Jo Yoon Su, was helmed by Choi Woo Sik-starrer The Witch director Park Hoon Jung. Akin to the film's narrative approach, the K-drama follows a similar perspective, and it's already wiggled its way onto the top 5 ranking of the weekly buzzworthy K-drama chart curated by the Good Data Corporation. Per the August 20 update announcing the chart rankings for the third week of August, The Tyrant debuted at #5 in the TV-OTT category with a score of 7.
71% buzzworthiness. Also read | Queen of Tears' Kim Soo Hyun and Lovely Runner's Kim Hye Yoon lead 2024 Newsis K-Expo winners. Complete list out Love Next Door and its cast lead across banners However, the bigger winner this week was tvN's Love Next Door (streaming on Netflix).
The romantic comedy starring Jung Hae In and Jung So Min first made it to the list last week ahead of its official premiere and has now climbed a few ranks, nearly attaining the ultimate victory. Although SBS' Good Partner sat atop both the TV-OTT and TV categories, the tvN drama had significant success, rising three ranks hig.