‘Omniscient Reader: The Prophet’ Tops July Content Rankings Despite Divided Fan Reactions
Jul 29, 2025
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OTT content integrated search platform KinoLights released the integrated content ranking for the 5th week of July (July 21 to July 27). The weekly content ranking for the fifth week of July, which was released this time, drew attention as the movie 'Omniscient Reader's View' topped the list.
'Omniscient Reader's View' is a fantasy action film in which the world of the novel becomes a reality on the day the novel, which has been serialized for more than a decade, is completed, and Kim Dokja (Ahn Hyo-seop), the only reader, survives in a world where Yoo Joong-hyuk (Lee Min-ho), the protagonist of the novel, and his colleagues. Although the original's fame drew attention, some pointed out that it did not meet expectations among original fans, it has not missed the top spot in the overall box office since its release on the 23rd, and has maintained its top box office ranking by mobilizing 340,000 viewers over the weekend.
Second place went to the movie 'F1 the Movie'. 'F1 The Movie' is a movie in which veteran driver Sonny Heave (Brad Pitt), who was not the best, joins the bottom team and stages a race of a lifetime with a genius new driver. Released on the 25th of last month, 'F1 The Movie' was backtracked thanks to word of mouth from the audience, and in the fifth week of its release, it surpassed 2 million, rewriting the racing movie box office. As not only the score but also the rating is maintaining 99% of the CGV Gold Egg Index and is receiving enthusiastic responses in the fifth week of its release, attention is being paid to whether it will continue its long-term box office trend.
Third place went to the Netflix series 'Trigger'. 'Trigger' is a gun action disaster thriller about two men with guns for their own reasons amid the delivery of illegal guns of unknown origin in South Korea and incessant gun incidents. Released on the 25th, 'Trigger' is a drama produced by Netflix at a total cost of 30 billion won, and has also caused a heated response. At the center of the work, Kim Nam-gil and Kim Young-kwang will play, and a large number of individual actors such as Park Hoon, Gil Hae-yeon, Kim Won-hae, and Woo Ji-hyun will also appear to enhance the immersion of the play.
The tvN drama `Gyeonwoo and the Fairy' won fourth place. 'Gyeonwoo and the Fairy' is a redemption romance of a boy destined to die, an MZ shaman girl who tries to stop it, and 18-year-olds. Leading actors Choo Young-woo and Joey-hyun lead the play, combining Korean-style materials based on shamanism with real romance genres, and naturally melting Korean occult colors into modern sensibilities. 'Gyeonwoo and the Fairy' is set to air the last episode on the 29th.
The movie King of Kings came in fifth place. King of Kings is a global box office hit K-animation of Charles Dickens' journey to the greatest story of 2000 years ago with his youngest son Walter. Famous actors such as Lee Byung-hyun, Jin Sun-kyu, Lee Ha-nee, Yang Dong-geun, and Cha In-pyo participated in the dubbing, and the cumulative audience exceeded 700,000 in 12 days after its release, showing the all-time popularity of a Christian movie. In addition, it contains stories and messages that anyone can sympathize with regardless of religious background, and is receiving favorable responses from family audiences and hot word of mouth, and is expected to achieve long-term box office success and new box office records.
ENA drama 'I Shopping' came in 6th place, followed by Disney+ drama 'Fine: Mountaineers', JTBC drama 'Good Guy', tvN drama 'Seochodong', and Wave original drama 'S Line'.
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