Lee Jong-suk's 'Law and The City' Tops OTT Charts in 144 Countries

Jul 16, 2025

Lee Jong-seok, Moon Ga-young, Kang Yoo-seok, Ryu Hye-young, and Lim Sung-jae were chosen by viewers around the world.

tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 『Seocho-dong" (written by Lee Seung-hyun, directed by Park Seung-woo) continues its smooth voyage, drawing an upward trend from various overseas OTT to popularity figures and viewership in the first week of its release.

"'Seocho-dong' is drawing attention with a delightful chemistry of Aso lawyers drawn by Lee Jong-seok (played by Ahn Joo-hyung), Moon Ga-young (played by Kang Hee-ji), Kang Yoo-seok (played by Cho Chang-won), Ryu Hye-young (played by Bae Moon-jeong), and Lim Sung-jae (played by Ha Sang-ki). In addition, the reality-oriented cases from the experience of incumbent lawyer Lee Seung-hyun and director Park Seung-woo's direction, which brings life to the daily life of Seocho-dong Legal Town, have increased immersion.

Thanks to this, Global OTT Rakuten Vicky ranked in the top 5 based on the number of viewers in a total of 144 countries, including major countries such as the United States, Brazil, France, the United Arab Emirates, and India. In the Middle East and India, it has the potential to rank No. 1 in the weekly ranking and No. 2 in the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. On Japan's largest platform, UnNext, it ranked second in the drama rankings and sixth in the overall rankings, making it possible to feel the interest in 'Seochodong' as the highest ranking as of the first week of its release in 2025. On top of that, all major OTT services in Taiwan are also performing well, especially in iQiyi, where they ranked first in Korean dramas and seventh in overall dramas.

tvN Asia, the largest K-drama service channel in Southeast Asia, ranked first in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines at the same time, achieving the highest performance among tvN dramas aired in 25 years. In addition, it was amazing to rank third in dramas, fifth in overall, and first in Korea in Disney+ in the Friday video.

Thanks to this response, Lee Jong-seok (played by Ahn Joo-hyung) and Moon Ga-young (played by Kang Hee-ji) were also listed on the top of the TV drama popularity ranking for the second week of July 2025 released by Fundex of Good Data Corporation. After starting as the No. 1 viewer rating for the first tvN Saturday drama in 2025, the ratings for the last four episodes were up to 6.8% of households in the metropolitan area, ranking first in cable and general service channels at the same time (based on a paid platform that integrates cable, IPTV, and satellite / provided by Nielsen Korea), it has established itself as a late night mate drama for the first time in a weekend.

tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Seochodong', which forms a cross-border consensus with lines and materials that are close to reality, will air at 9:20 p.m. on the 19th. In addition, under the title of 'Law and the city', we are meeting viewers around the world through various OTTs.

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