Simply my opinion but netflix is picky and they make or have have contracts with big korean producing companies…
I totally get the confusion—it can be tricky to figure out how all these streaming rights work. anyway for shows like Love Next Door which is a Studio Dragon production for tvN Netflix acts more like Viki in this case. They don't always produce the dramas but instead secure the streaming rights, often with exclusivity for certain regions. So, Netflix might have the rights to stream it in specific countries, but it’s not always worldwide.
When it comes to something like Good Partner Netflix streamed it in South Korea but Viki got the international rights. It all boils down to the contracts—different platforms bid for rights in various regions, and sometimes Viki ends up with the global rights while Netflix has them in specific countries.
Netflix can lose streaming rights when licensing deals expire or when production companies decide to sell those rights to another platform like Viki. For example, with Lovely Runner Viki might have negotiated a better deal for international streaming after Netflix’s contract ended. It's all about which platform strikes the better deal for each show and in which territories.
( Please keep in mind that I'm not an expert on this—I'm just sharing my thoughts, and there's a good chance I could be wrong )
tomorrow! does anyone know how does Viki get so many cool asian dramas (and how Netflix seems to fail on asian…
Simply my opinion but netflix is picky and they make or have have contracts with big korean producing companies like Studio Dragon and JTBC, which is why they get a lot of exclusive rights to stream kdramas they want on their platform.
On the other hand Viki works a bit differently. Owned by Rakuten Viki mainly licenses content from all over Asia, including Korea. They don’t produce the shows themselves but focus on getting the streaming rights and adding subtitles in multiple languages.
When it comes to something like Good Partner Netflix streamed it in South Korea but Viki got the international rights. It all boils down to the contracts—different platforms bid for rights in various regions, and sometimes Viki ends up with the global rights while Netflix has them in specific countries.
Netflix can lose streaming rights when licensing deals expire or when production companies decide to sell those rights to another platform like Viki. For example, with Lovely Runner Viki might have negotiated a better deal for international streaming after Netflix’s contract ended. It's all about which platform strikes the better deal for each show and in which territories.
( Please keep in mind that I'm not an expert on this—I'm just sharing my thoughts, and there's a good chance I could be wrong )
surprisingly Zhao lu has a higher rank than Yim si wan but i would put him higher since i have only seen her in hidden love
Ji Sung should be higher also Han Hyo Joo, Kim Da Mi.. somehow Cha Eun Woo is higher than Oh Jung Se 😭😭
poster--- go to the mdl photos section for this drama there's some there
On the other hand Viki works a bit differently. Owned by Rakuten Viki mainly licenses content from all over Asia, including Korea. They don’t produce the shows themselves but focus on getting the streaming rights and adding subtitles in multiple languages.
hope that helps 👍🏼👍🏼