The original Korean Netflix series "The Glory" since the release of Part 2 on March 10 topped the non-English TV chart in viewing hours for the second straight week. (Screen capture from Netflix Top 10)

By Margareth Theresia

The original Korean Netflix series "The Glory" since the release of Part 2 on March 10 has topped the streaming site's non-English TV chart for two consecutive weeks.

The streaming site's official Netflix Top 10 website on March 21 said the drama's viewing hours for the third week of this month (March 13-19) reached 123.59 million, topping the non-English TV category.

"The Glory" easily eclipsed Season 4 of "You," which was Netflix's most watched TV series in English in the same week with 64.06 million.

The Korean drama is the story of protagonist Moon Dong-eun, who suffered from abuse and bullying as a child and seeks revenge as an adult on her classmates who tormented her.

Part 1 was released on Dec. 30 last year and Part 2 on March 10. 

This is the chart of Netflix's top 10 non-English series with the most viewing hours in the third week of March. (Screen capture from Netflix Top 10)

Two other Korean dramas and one documentary made the Netflix top 10 on the non-English TV chart.

Season 1 of tvN's "Crash Course in Romance" ranked fifth with 14.36 million hours. "Mr. Queen," whose airing ended in February 2021, ranked seventh with 9.77 million and the Netflix documentary "In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal" eighth with 8.1 million.

Netflix Top 10 ranks films and TV series based on viewing hours and is updated on Tuesdays. The statistics are gathered from about 90 countries with Netflix service.

margareth@korea.kr