The Honey Part-Time Job Netflix series, featuring a Korean urban ghost story motif, has climbed to 2nd place in the global TV show rankings.
According to online content ranking site FlixPatrol on the 5th, Honey Part-Time Job recorded 640 points on the Netflix global TV show chart, securing the #2 spot. In first place is Couple of Lies with 650 points, while Lupin ranks third with 632 points, maintaining a mere 10-point gap with the leader.
Released on the 30th of last month, Honey Part-Time Job stars Lee Jae-wook as the protagonist Hyuk-jun, alongside Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha, and Lee Hee-jun. Lee Hee-jun appears as the Spider Boss, continually offering difficult-to-refuse, high-paying job opportunities. Director Kim Da-min, who wrote the script for Duty After School, directed the series, while D.P. director Han Jun-hee participated as general creator.
Pursuing a Korean urban horror concept, Honey Part-Time Job begins when Hyuk-jun, burdened by debt, visits a suspicious employment agency offering high compensation.
The hourly wage starts at 50 times the minimum wage, but comes with the strict condition that events occurring at the workplace must never be disclosed to outsiders. A seemingly ordinary convenience store transforms into a nightmarish space where one must fight for survival.
The work translates the grammar of creepypastaβcreepy stories shared on the internetβinto the Korean labor market. It places unknown threats and strange rules within familiar spaces, following characters who must survive within that environment.
It is generating strong empathy among young people who head toward hazardous jobs just to earn money.
In the latest chart, the gap between Honey Part-Time Job and the #1 spot is 10 points, and only 8 points with the #3 spot. As the top three works compete with narrow margins, attention focuses on whether Honey Part-Time Job can continue its upward trend and reach the global summit.
