Why did 'The Wonderfools' climb higher in its second week?

What happened

TV Report gave the release date of The Wonderfools as 15 May 2026.

On the Netflix Top 10 page, the series placed sixth in the non-English TV category for the week of 11-17 May 2026. Its figures for that week were 2.7 million views and 25.3 million hours viewed, logged as its first week in the Top 10. That week covered three days of release.

In the next count, the week of 18-24 May, it moved up to second in the same category, with 7.9 million views and 74.8 million hours viewed, logged as its second week in the Top 10.

News1 reported on 27 May 2026 that The Wonderfools, sixth in its first week, rose to second in its second week, and gave the second-week figure as 7.9 million views.

TV Report reported on 21 May 2026 that the series passed 2.7 million views in just three days after release. The same article said it entered the Top 10 in 25 countries including South Korea, Hong Kong, India, the Philippines and Mexico, and that it ranked number one in Korea and sixth in the global non-English shows category.

Why is it trending?

The two weeks start from different places. The first count covers 11-17 May, and the series was released on 15 May, so what that week holds is three days. The second count, 18-24 May, is the first week that holds all seven days.

In the figures, views went from 2.7 million to 7.9 million and hours viewed from 25.3 million to 74.8 million. Netflix states that it calculates views by dividing total viewing hours by a title’s runtime. The views listed in the table are therefore not a count of people, but viewing hours converted into a number.

News1 reported on 27 May 2026 that the series reached second place with 7.9 million views in its second week. In Netflix’s counts it went on to place second in week three, fourth in week four and eighth in week five.

What you need to know

• The first count (11-17 May) is a week holding three days after the 15 May release. With 2.7 million views and 25.3 million hours viewed, the series placed sixth in non-English TV, its first week in the Top 10.
• The second count (18-24 May) holds a full seven days. With 7.9 million views and 74.8 million hours viewed, it placed second in the same category, its second week in the Top 10.
• Netflix states that it calculates views by dividing total viewing hours by a title’s runtime. Reading the table, views and hours viewed are the same quantity written two ways.
• In later counts The Wonderfools was logged at second in week three (25-31 May), fourth in week four (1-7 June) and eighth in week five (8-14 June).
• TV Report reported on 21 May 2026 that the series entered the Top 10 in 25 countries including South Korea, Hong Kong, India, the Philippines and Mexico, and that it ranked number one in Korea and sixth in the global non-English shows category.
• The Wonderfools is listed on a Netflix title page and can be watched on Netflix.
• Views (시청 수) is the figure Netflix publishes in its weekly Top 10 table alongside hours viewed and the number of weeks a title has spent in the Top 10.