Son Sukku and Eita Nagayama take The Blue Road across borders

The Netflix thriller pairs two investigators on a linked murder case, with Han Jun-hee of D.P. directing.

Channel: Netflix K-Content Story of October 24, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 162,782 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (11,622).

The Blue Road | Official Teaser | Netflix [ENG SUB]

Another detective role for Son Sukku? Viewers are already making that joke beneath The Blue Road teaser, which teams him with Japanese actor Eita Nagayama for an investigation spanning Japan and South Korea.

The trailer opens with crowds crossing Shibuya and a report of a murder in Shinjuku. A similar killing in South Korea suggests a connection, pulling the investigators toward a shared case. Their partnership doesn't begin comfortably: the teaser introduces friction between the leads before they agree to catch the killer together.

For viewers who remember Son as the dogged detective Jang Nan-gam in A Killer Paradox, the casting has a familiar appeal. But the pairing is its own talking point. Some commenters hope for the kind of central duo they followed in Bloodhounds; others recognize Nagayama from Nodame Cantabile, a rather different setting from this grim investigation.

The teaser drew an estimated 160,000 views in its first day, far beyond the usual start for Netflix K-Content's short uploads. Comments also arrived more than five times as fast as usual. That burst is specific to this release: viewing across the channel is slightly below its typical daily pace.

Director Han Jun-hee's D.P. credit appears prominently before the leads' introductions. The teaser closes by setting November 20 as the series' release date.

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The numbers

The Blue Road's teaser had an unusually fast start, while the channel's overall daily viewing remained slightly below its usual pace.

the video's first day

usual first day here

11,622

this video

162,782

subscribers

6,430,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

4,360,867,623

views per day

1,640,203

typical day: 1,732,427

the video

views

204,997

likes

2,567

comments

91

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Adult Swim

8,390,000

Kitchen Nightmares

7,250,000

Discovery

6,520,000

Netflix K-Content

6,430,000

BETNetworks

5,450,000

GameofThrones

4,880,000

As of October 24, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.