Korean leisure powerhouse CJ ENM is deepening its European footprint with a big content material deal that brings three of its scripted titles to M6+, the streaming platform operated by France’s main terrestrial broadcaster M6.
The bundle contains breakout hits “Beautiful Runner” and “Means Again Love,” alongside the newly launched “I’m a Operating Mate,” which debuts on the French platform simply days after its Korean premiere.
The association represents the third yr of collaboration between CJ ENM and M6, a partnership that launched in 2023 with the addition of premium Korean content material together with the “Yumi’s Cells” collection and “EXchange” to the French platform’s catalog.
“M6+ is proud to supply ‘I’m a Operating Mate’ solely, just some days after its launch in Korea – the first-ever in France.” stated Constance Fouquet, director in command of streaming at M6. “Alongside ‘Beautiful Runner’ and ‘Means Again Love,’ this launch illustrates our want to answer the keenness of a French viewers for high quality Okay-dramas. This partnership with CJ ENM strengthens our place as a key participant within the supply of unique worldwide collection.”
“Beautiful Runner,” the romantic fantasy drama from CJ ENM Studios, turned a worldwide phenomenon following the story of movie star Ryu Solar-jae and fan Im Sol’s time-traveling mission to avoid wasting him. The collection dominated worldwide charts, topping rankings in 133 nations on Rakuten Viki throughout its sixth week and sustaining the No. 1 place for six consecutive weeks throughout 109 territories.
“Means Again Love” provides one other romantic fantasy entry, centering on reclusive Hee-wan whose world transforms when childhood good friend Ram-woo returns as a grim reaper. The six-episode collection garnered essential popularity of its cinematography and storytelling, incomes an invite to the twenty ninth Busan Worldwide Movie Pageant’s Particular Screening part.
The latest addition, “I’m a Operating Mate,” shifts genres with a pointy coming-of-age drama set towards highschool politics. The collection follows a mannequin pupil whose entry into a college election as a operating mate coincides with a scandal that upends his rigorously constructed picture, thrusting him into the chaotic world of teenage ambition and politics.
Sebastian Kim, VP of the worldwide content material enterprise division at CJ ENM, stated: “This grand deal between M6+ and CJ ENM will mark a long-lasting historical past, as we imagine it’s going to present large alternatives for Okay-Content material to increase its affect within the European areas.”
“Together with offering our hit TV collection, comparable to ‘Beautiful Runner’ and ‘Means Again Love,’ we are going to put our greatest efforts into promptly delivering a few of our latest content material to our European viewers, simply as we’re doing with ‘I’m a Operating Mate,’ since we need to make our titles develop into the discuss of the city,” Kim added.
