Michelle Topham 
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, one of the more interesting K-dramas this year, has just climbed onto the Netflix Top 10 Non-English TV Shows chart for its first week.
The historical romantic comedy arrived on the chart in the #4 spot for its first week, after being watched 3.5 million times for a total of more than 9.4 million hours viewed.
Considering only two episodes of the 12-episode K-drama have been released so far, that’s an excellent result for the Yoona and Lee Chae Min-led show.
According to Netflix data, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty was in the Top 10 in 50 countries this week, meaning it easily climbed to the #4 place.
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty is earning high ratings in South Korea
The South Korean series has also seen a big increase in its ratings from Episode 1 to Episode 2.
Nielsen Korea data shows the K-drama’s viewership shot up from a nationwide rating of 4.85 percent for Episode 1 on Saturday to a much higher 6.64 percent for Episode 2 on Sunday.
The K-drama is also earning a substantial buzz on social media and in online forums.
The Bon Appétit, Your Majesty plot
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty tells the story of modern day chef Yeon Ji Yeong (played by Yoona) who is suddenly transported to the Joseon period and finds herself becoming a chef to the tyrannical King Yi Heon (Lee Chae Min) — a man who loves good food as much as he hates the corrupt officials he believes were responsible for his mother’s death.
Kang Han Na and Choi Gwi Hwa round out the excellent main cast.
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty has just seen a big increase in its ratings for its 4th episode
The next episodes of Bon Appétit, Your Majesty will air on tvN on Saturday and Sunday, August 30th and 31st, and stream on Netflix soon after.
Let’s see how it performs on the Netflix Top 10 after that, eh?
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