{"id":17797,"date":"2014-10-10T18:10:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T18:10:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2014-10-10T18:10:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T18:10:03","slug":"S-Korean-drama-starring-Rain-tops-100-mln-views-on-Chinese-websites-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=17797","title":{"rendered":"S. Korean drama starring Rain tops 100 mln views on Chinese websites"},"content":{"rendered":"

A South Korean soap series starring singer and actor Rain has surpassed the 100 million mark in accumulated views on China’s two major video streaming and downloading services<\/strong>, the drama’s promoter said.<\/p>\n

The SBS TV series “My Lovely Girl” hit the milestone on Sunday, 19 days after the drama went into service on Youku and Tudou, News Link 21 said.<\/p>\n

The series earlier drew attention at home for selling its transmission rights for US$200,000 per episode, the most ever for a Korean drama sold to China.<\/strong> The corresponding price for “My Love from the Star,” a South Korean TV series that recently made a runaway hit in China, was $40,000.<\/p>\n

“If this trend continues, we expect the drama would easily garner 200 million views around Nov. 6 when the service of the series is set to end,” the company said.<\/p>\n

With the K-pop world as the backdrop, “My Lovely Girl”<\/strong> tells the story of two pained individuals who find healing through music and build true love.<\/p>\n

The 16-episode series hit the air in South Korea on Sept. 17, drawing wide media attention at home and China as the first drama starring Rain<\/strong>, who had been out on his two-year compulsory military service, in four years. <\/p>\n