Prime Video is placing another bet on Korean romance, and this time it is going global on day one. Nine to Six, a 12-episode office romance led by Park Min-young, Yook Sung-jae and Go Soo, premieres Nov 25 across more than 240 countries and territories.
The setup
Park stars as Kang Yi-ji, a senior legal manager at fictional Chronic Motors who treats love and marriage as little more than a chemical impulse. Her orderly routine is upended by two colleagues: Han Sun-woo (Yook), a legal intern who would rather design jewellery, and Park Hyun-tae (Go), an executive director back from the company’s European headquarters.
- Park Min-young leads as Kang Yi-ji, legal team senior manager.
- Yook Sung-jae plays Han Sun-woo, an intern pulled between law and jewellery design.
- Go Soo plays Park Hyun-tae, an executive director returned from Europe.
- Release: Nov 25 on Prime Video, 12 episodes, 240+ countries and territories.
Writer Choi Ji-oh is behind the scripts. Directors Lee Hyung-min and Oh Song-hee helm the series; Lee’s credits include Strong Girl Bong-soon and Miss Night and Day.
Why it is a library-depth play
This is not a one-off experiment. Prime Video already carries Love in Disguise, A Love Other Than Yours, See You at Work Tomorrow!, Spring Fever, Surely Tomorrow, Head Over Heels and Good Boy. Adding Nine to Six deepens a same-genre shelf rather than testing a new category.
The casting gives the title three fanbases to pull from. Park is known for Marry My Husband, Siren’s Kiss and Confidence Queen. Yook brings K-pop crossover from BtoB, while Go adds a long drama résumé that includes Missing: The Other Side and Parole Examiner Lee.
What buyers should take away
For media planners, a global day-and-date release turns a Korean title into inventory that can be positioned against female-skewing, high-intent audiences in multiple markets at once. But that same shelf can work against discoverability when several romance titles compete for attention.
The announcement does not include subscriber or viewership targets, which suggests Prime Video is treating this as catalogue depth rather than a title that must justify itself with a headline number. The signal to watch is completion and repeat viewing, not launch-week sampling. If Park’s star power converts outside Korea, Prime Video has a clear reason to keep launching Korean romance globally on day one rather than staggering regional rollouts.
Source: Variety
