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Director Yeon Sang-ho's new film 'Jeong-i' topped Netflix's global rankings.
According to Flix Patrol, an online content service ranking aggregation site on the 22nd, 'Jungi' took the world's No. 1 spot in the Netflix TV program category on the 21st.
By country, it ranked first in 32 countries, including Korea, the United States, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Spain, Thailand, and Vietnam.
'Jungi', which was released on the 20th, depicts the story of people trying to develop the best combat AI by cloning the brain of the legendary mercenary Jeongi in order to end the war that occurred in the shelter where they moved away from the earth ruined by climate change.
It is a new film by director Yeon Sang-ho, who not only surpassed 10 million viewers in Korea with the movie 'Train to Busan' but also received great love abroad.
It is also a work that is receiving a lot of attention as the posthumous work of actor Kang Soo-yeon, who passed away last year.
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Director Yeon Sang-ho enjoyed the joy of reaching number one in the world with the Netflix series 'Hell', which was released in 2021, and also took the top spot with a Netflix movie.
However, the evaluation is not good compared to the topic and popularity.
IMDB, an American movie database site, has a score of 5.4 (out of 10) and Naver's movie rating is 5.66 (out of 10).
CG technology has made progress, but criticism for poor script continues.
In particular, the most pointed out about clichés and new schools.
(Reporter Kim Ji-hye of SBS Entertainment News)