Netflix 'The Bequeathed' Ranking

The Netflix series "Daily Dose of Sunshine," starring Kim Moo-yeol and Lee Sung-min, has topped the global charts for Netflix TV shows just one week after its release. According to FlixPatrol, "Daily Dose of Sunshine" secured the number one spot with a cumulative score of 795 points, surpassing "The Witness" (780 points) and "Michael Jackson: The Benedict" (591 points). This achievement marks "Daily Dose of Sunshine" as number one in 45 countries, gaining popularity across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Notably, it also entered the top 10 in English-speaking countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, proving its worldwide appeal.

ChatGPT analyzed the success of "Daily Dose of Sunshine," stating, "It is significant in that it broke through the limitations of its subject matter, transcending regional sentiment." The analysis suggests that viewers are consuming the series not just as a "Korean education story" but as a "​fantasy of retribution against power and absurdity."

The issue of protecting teachers' rights, highlighted by "Daily Dose of Sunshine," has even prompted action from the Democratic Research Institute, the think tank of the Democratic Party of Korea. The institute published a policy briefing titled "Plan for Establishing a Ministry of Education's Bureau for Protecting Educational Activities," proposing the realization of the "Bureau for Protecting Teachers' Rights" from "Daily Dose of Sunshine" as a state-responsibility educational activity protection system. The Democratic Research Institute stated, "​Behind the fictional setting lie the accumulated issues of teachers' rights violations, malicious complaints, legal anxieties regarding legitimate student guidance, and the lack of responsiveness from schools in the actual school environment," and proposed the establishment of a "Bureau for Protecting Educational Activities within the Ministry of Education" to handle protection procedures, conflict resolution, and responsibility sharing.

The core functions proposed by the Democratic Research Institute include: ▲ Establishing an integrated classification system for incidents infringing upon educational activities ▲ Implementing an institutional responsibility system for malicious complaints ▲ Providing support for responding to child abuse reports ▲ Supporting the recovery of the school community. Lee Jae-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated, "Protecting teachers is about protecting students' right to learn, and protecting educational activities is about restoring trust in public education." He expressed his hope that this policy briefing will serve as an opportunity to discuss a state-responsibility educational activity protection system that jointly guarantees teachers' legitimate educational activities and students' stable learning rights, moving beyond discussions that pit teachers' rights against students' human rights.

"Daily Dose of Sunshine" is being praised as a work that masterfully blends fantasy and reality. It depicts the struggles of a fictional "Bureau for Protecting Teachers' Rights" to restore the powerless rights of teachers in the face of school violence, cyberbullying, gambling, and drug issues. Director Hong Jong-chan not only takes a sharp look at the realities of Korean education but also delivers a sense of catharsis by rectifying the eroded rights of teachers through a fantasy setting that blends action and comedy. The script, filled with writer Lee Nam-gyu's warm sensibility and humor, along with the performances of actors Kim Moo-yeol, Lee Sung-min, Jin Ki-joo, and Pyo Ji-hoon, are also receiving critical acclaim.