The film Hyper Knife tells the story of the strained relationship between genius doctor Jung Se Ok (Park Eun Bin) and her teacher - Choi Deok Hee (Sol Kyung Gu). After being betrayed by his teacher and having his practice license revoked, Se Ok had no choice but to continue working in the dark.
The film Hyper Knife aired its first two episodes on the afternoon of March 19 with many positive responses and impressive achievements.
According to the global FlixPatrol OTT (online) ranking, the drama quickly rose to No. 1 at Disney+ Korea right after its screening.
This achievement marks the platform's most successful debut here, since the superhero film "Moving" (S super junior team) nearly 2 years ago.
Along with that, the film topped in other countries such as Thailand, Hong Kong (China)..., ranked top 10 in Peru, Singapore, Turkey, Venezuela...
Korea Times reviews that the plus point in the first 2 episodes of "Hyper knife" comes from the impressive plot and acting, especially Park Eun Bin.
The actress once again convinced viewers when expressing many emotions of the character Jung Se Ok, from her obsession with the brain, surgical procedures to her anger with her teacher, or her despair of losing her medical practice license and her silent contempt for those who obstructed her...
Korean newspapers added that Park Eun Bin's way of conveying characters attracted from his expressions, voice, and gestures, making the audience more curious about the story in the remaining 6 episodes. In addition, many people think that the acting battle between Park Eun Bin and veteran actor Sol Kyung Gu is so attractive that helping 2 nearly 2-hour long episodes feel like they have passed in 2 minutes.
However, Hyper Knife still has a minus point when it incorporates many specialized terms, the supporting characters line has not been deeply exploited, or the special effects are not smooth, the music has not created a climax...
However, it cannot be denied that the new achievements of the movie Hyper knife are attracting users attention with Disney+, an OTT platform that is struggling to maintain its position in Korea.
The film not only marks Park Eun Bin's first project on the OTT platform but was also released at a pivotal moment for the platform - when "Knock Off" - the 60 billion won work starring Kim Soo Hyun and Jo Bo Ah - was delayed for release.
According to IGAWorks, Disney+ recorded 2.57 million monthly active users in Korea last month - far behind Netflix's 13.45 million, Coupang Play's 6.85 million, Tving's 6.79 million and Wavve's 4.18 million.
The decline in subscribers is a major concern for the platform, with Korean users accounting for a significant part of the decline in global viewership. In September 2023, after the success of the movie Moving, this platform recovered in a short time to 4.33 million users but has since lost nearly 2 million people.
With a positive start to the movie Hyper Knife, all eyes are on whether the movie can maintain its development momentum and help restore Disney+s position in the competitive streaming market of Korea.
Subsequent episodes of "Hyper knife" air every Wednesday.
