[K-enter] "KPop Demon Hunters" ranked second for Netflix film

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And for our first story we are back at it again with “KPop Demon Hunters.” We recently reported how it became the most-watched Netflix animated original film of all time. What achievement has it made this time?

This time we are talking about Netflix films of all types. “Kpop Demon Hunters” ranked second in the most viewed Netflix film of all time.

According to the Netflix official site on Wednesday, the cumulative number of views of the film was 184.6 million, the second highest after “Red Notice” with 203.9 million views.

“Kpop Demon Hunters,” released on June 20th, is narrowing the gap with “Red Notice,” which was released back in 2021.

As “KPop Demon Hunters” has been averaging more than 26 million views a week over the past four weeks, it is predicted that it will soon overtake “Red Notice” and become the number one box office hit of all Netflix movies.

And its soundtrack also keeps dominating global music charts -the song “Golden” has topped the UK’s official single chart ‘Top 100’ and also topped the U.S. Billboard main single chart ‘Hot 100.’

Yes, it keeps going "up, up, up"! Like Walter reported a few days ago.

Well, let’s keep our eyes out to see if the movie can hit that no.1 spot and become Netflix’s most-watched film of all time.

The next story is an update on the ongoing NewJeans-Ador dispute.

NewJeans and their agency Ador are scheduled for a private mediation session today, that’s Thursday, Korea time.

As the two still have not come to an agreement, the court has decided to designate this session to facilitate discussions between them in hopes of reaching an amicable resolution.

This session could be pivotal in resolving the conflict between the two without further court intervention.

In addition, attention is focused on whether the members of NewJeans will attend, as the court has requested the attendance of the members.

If they don't reach a resolution in today’s session, the court will make a judgement on October 30th.

Please continue to keep us updated. And we will end off with an upcoming film that has already been invited to an international film festival?

Director Yeon Sang-ho‘s new film “The Ugly” has confirmed its theater release for September 11th and revealed two main posters with unique concepts, along with a main trailer that sparks curiosity with its double mystery.

“The Ugly” depicts a story in which Im Yeong-kyu, a blind master of engraving, and his son Im Dong-hwan uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Dong-hwan's mother, who has been buried for 40 years.

It stars Kwon Hae-hyo as the father and Park Jeong-min as the son.

“The Ugly” has officially been invited to the ‘Special Presentation’ section of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

It’s also a project that director Yeon has long wanted to film, so anticipation is definitely rising.

Will do. Thank you Bella for today’s stories. Now let's move over to our AI anchor Ari, for more on the culture front. Ari, over to you!