Nam Ji-hyun's Sex-Toy Rom-Com Tops Rakuten Viki in Three Regions

Nam Ji-hyun and Kim Jae-young's TVING original I Can Make You Tremble (the Korean title is "내가 떨릴 수 있게"; no official English title appears in the source) ended on the 5th after reaching No. 1 on Rakuten Viki's weekly chart across the Americas, Europe and Oceania. TVING said on the 4th that the series also held the No. 2 spot overall on Disney+ in Japan.

The broader context is that an adult-themed premise is not an obvious export for a Korean romantic comedy, a genre that has for years leaned on safer, family-friendly setups. This one is built around a mother-fearing eldest daughter of a traditional head family and a founder of a sex-toy startup, and the two meet through an arranged date before crossing paths again over a sex-toy marketing project.

A strong start, then a spread abroad

TVING released episodes 1 to 4 together on the 15th of last month. In its first week, covering October 12 to 18, the drama ranked No. 3 among dramas and No. 6 overall on TVING's weekly content chart. Interest had been high beforehand because Nam Ji-hyun was returning after Good Partner, the 2024 SBS drama that peaked at a 17.7% viewer rating.

The source describes the premise as one that deals frankly with how adults think about dating. As the two leads clash, the story turns toward mutual understanding: Gong Yeon-su (Nam Ji-hyun) admits she is drawn to Dokgo Dal (Kim Jae-young) first, and Dokgo Dal, who had been stingy about giving his heart, realizes the feeling is love.

The finale: a move out of the family home

The last episode centered on Gong Yeon-su's biggest act of rebellion. After a dispute with her mother, Seo Baek-hee (Woo Mi-hwa), she declared she was leaving home and moved into Dokgo Dal's place. Scenes showed her facing her mother with a suitcase in hand, tense, then relaxed while grocery shopping with Dokgo Dal.

Nam Ji-hyun's year

Nam Ji-hyun played Yeon-su as a woman determined to live life on her own terms, firm in her eyes when standing up to family yet visibly apologetic and affectionate toward them. She followed The Tyrant's Bandit (as titled in the source's Korean, "은애하는 도적님아") earlier this year, moving between a period drama and a contemporary one.

Of her character, she said the way Yeon-su lives and her attitude toward life impressed her most. "We all live by our own ideas and sometimes clash with others, and I liked how Yeon-su accepts what happens and grows into a better person," she said. She added that while watching, she thought that perhaps all of us want to grow into someone like that.

She closed by hoping the drama can offer strength and inspiration when viewers doubt their own values, and thanked audiences for choosing it among many competing titles. What this run signals is that a daring premise, handled warmly, can travel through word of mouth on global platforms even without a conventional marketing push.