The TV series "Romance is the Secret," starring actor Kang HaNeul and actress Go MinSi, is becoming a global hit.
According to FlixPatrol, a website that compiles global OTT rankings,
"I'm a Romance" was ranked in the top 10 in 42 countries, including Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam, and was ranked in the top 10 non-English TV programs on Netflix Globally.
It ranked second for two consecutive weeks (based on the 2025.05.19-2025.05.25 calculation). GENIE TV's original TV series "The Secret Ingredient is Romance" is about a man who inherits a food company.
Kang HaNeul, the heir to a wealthy family who has no interest in taste, becomes a recipe hunter who buys and merges small restaurants to save money, and Kang Hyun, a restaurant owner who runs a one-table restaurant in Jeonju without a signboard.
This is a war-like coming-of-age romance about the discerning genius chef Mo Young Ji-yu (Go MinSi) who runs a restaurant, and depicts the relationship between food, people, and the process of healing from wounds.
The recent broadcast of episode 5 recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 3.4% and 3.2% in the metropolitan area, breaking previous records (provided by Nielsen Korea).
"The Secret Ingredient is Romance" is broadcast every Monday and Tuesday at 10 p.m. in Korea, and after the main broadcast, it is distributed by KT
It will be available on Free VOD on GENIE TV and OTT on Netflix.

By minmin 2025/05/28 18:41 KST