Disney+ sees 1.25M surge in subscriber numbers in Korea on success of its shows

Television

Published: 12 Oct. 2023, 11:26 Updated: 12 Oct. 2023, 11:39

Disney+ sees 1.25M surge in subscriber numbers in Korea on success of its shows

A scene from the Disney+ original series ″The Worst of Evil,″ starring Ji Chang-wook and Wi Ha-joon. [WALT DISNEY COMPANY KOREA]

Disney+’s uptrend is continuing as the streaming service’s new original series “The Worst of Evil” is getting positive reviews, taking the baton from the success of the original series “Moving.”

Subscribers to Disney+ shot up 1.25 million in September with the release of episodes of “Moving,” landing the streaming service at No. 1 on the chart of apps that have seen a rapid rise in users the same month aggregated by Mobile Index.

Disney+’s newest original series “The Worst of Evil” is set to extend the streaming service’s skyrocketing popularity, with the series landing in the top 10 charts in six countries, including Japan, Hong Kong and Turkey in just two weeks after its release, according to data from streaming service aggregator FlixPatrol. “The Worst of Evil” is yet to be released in American and European countries.

“The Worst of Evil” centers on a cop, played by Ji Chang-wook, who goes undercover into a crime ring to crack down on drug trafficking spanning Korea, Japan and China.

Main poster for ″The Worst of Evil″ [WALT DISNEY COMPANY KOREA]

Actors Wi Ha-joon, Im Se-mi and Bibi play supporting roles in the series.

The series is directed by Han Dong-wook, who debuted with “Man in Love” (2014) after working as an assistant director in various acclaimed noir films such as “The Unjust” (2010), “Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time” (2012) and “New World” (2013).

Disney+ is also set to release an adaptation of the popular Naver webtoon “Vigilante,” starring Nam Joo-hyuk, and a sequel to “Soundtrack #1” within this year.

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]