January 17, 2026, dawns with Netflix’s newest K-drama darling, Can This Love Be Translated?, firmly entrenched at the top of global viewing charts less than 24 hours after its January 16 drop. This 12-episode romantic comedy, a linguistic love letter scripted by the powerhouse Hong sisters—Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran—has already clocked over 18 million hours watched worldwide, outpacing even the juggernaut that was Squid Game in its early hours