Actress Park Gyu Young expressed her sincere gratitude to the viewers of her recent Netflix original K-drama Celebrity.
Netflix announced on July 12th that the latest original K-drama Celebrity took the number one spot in their non-English category within two weeks of its release. It was also number one in 10 countries such as Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Bolivia, Peru, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Aside from that, the K-drama also made it to the top 10 list of 52 countries from all over the world.
Celebrity follows the life and journey of Seo Ah Ri as she enters the glamorous yet scandalous world of celebrity-like influencers.
The K-drama was led by Park Gyu Young, Kang Min Hyuk, Lee Chung Ah, Lee Dong Gun, Jeon Hyo Sung, Han Jae In, and more.
Park Gyu Young played the role of the main character named Seo Ah Ri. The actress gained favorable reviews for her performance in the series. Aside from her brilliant acting, her fashion sense in the drama also gained attention.
After the news was released about the success of the Celebrity, Park Gyu Young shared her message to the viewers through her agency Saram Entertainment.
Park Gyu Young stated, "I was so surprised to hear the news today. I'm grateful that we ranked first in the world. I believe Celebrity was able to get to the world's no.1 spot because many people expressed their joy watching it. I sincerely thank everyone from all over the world for watching and loving Celebrity."
Celebrity is still available on Netflix and over 190 countries can watch the K-drama.
Meanwhile after Celebrity, Park Gyu Young will still have more upcoming Netflix K-dramas. The actress is set to return to the new season of Sweet Home Season 2. She will also join the much-awaited Netflix K-drama Squid Game Season 2 as a new character.
Park Gyu Young will also lead the upcoming fantasy romance K-drama A Good Day to Be a Dog and the mystery series Mangnaein.