Netflix’s new No. 1 K-drama flops at home, has zero Rotten Tomatoes’ rating, but beats Weak Hero 2 and Resident Playbook in just one day

Tastefully Yours becomes the most-watched K-drama on Netflix 

On May 15, according to streaming data released by FlixPatrol, Tastefully Yours climbed to the second position among the most-watched shows globally, after Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar’s The Royals, which has held the number one spot for a while now. According to K-media outlet Wikitree, Go Min Si’s K-drama conquered the top spots in around 23 countries on the day after its premiere. However, in Korea, the show debuted with a poor 1.6% rating, far below and less than half of The Recruit 3, which ended its run in the same time slot. However, according to trends, the second episode of Tastefully Yours did record a rise in ratings but still remained below average.

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Surprisingly, Go Youn Jung and Jung Jun Won’s medical K-drama Resident Playbook, which is a spinoff of the popular show Hospital Playlist, is nowhere to be found in the top 10 list. The show is scheduled to premiere its finale episode on May 17, with a possible extended episode in the works. Park Ji Hoon’s Weak Hero Class 2 also lost its hold. Son Suk Ku’s Heavenly Ever After dropped to the number 10 position. The K-drama has been received well by both domestic and global audiences.

This is not the first time a particular show has failed to impress its domestic audience. Since the K-drama industry has started directly dealing with global platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Disney, and Netflix, the hold of cable networks has seen a massive drop, thus resulting in poor promotions and failing to attract viewers. One of the major reasons behind the tanking domestic popularity is that K-netizens feel the dramas have seen massive westernisation and have deflected from traditional Korean ideals.

About Tastefully Yours

The K-drama stars Han Beom Woo (Kang Ha Neul) and Han Sun Woo (Bae Na Ra) as brothers who turn into rivals, each trying to secure the chairman’s seat, as their mother plans to hand over her multi-million dollar food corporation to the son who brings in their first 3-star rating at their respective diners. Kang’s character goes to lengths, threatening local vendors, clashing with chefs, and even trying to steal a recipe from Mo Yeon Joo’s (Go Min Si) restaurant, after noticing a similarity between one of his dishes and hers. Though both of them were different, he instantly got humbled after eating her version and started dreaming of reclaiming his restaurant after investing in hers, only to then deal with his brother who played smart and landed him in trouble.

The Netflix synopsis of the show reads, “Driven to claim top culinary honors, an arrogant heir meets a low-profile but stubborn chef whose recipes astonish him — sparking an unlikely romance.”