“I didn’t think it would be this good” Netflix gets hit with record-breaking ‘mudslinging’.

Netflix Original Content ‘Believer 2’ [Photo, Netflix Capture]

[Herald Economy= Reporter Park Young-hoon] “Banning account sharing and then releasing a work of this caliber”

“I regret signing up for Netflix to watch this”

Netflix is facing a backlash like never before. The user complaints have been growing louder than ever as the original content ‘Believer 2’, which was released for the first time after the ‘no account sharing’ policy was implemented, is receiving harsh criticism. This policy prohibits Netflix viewing if you do not live in the same house.

The backlash seems to stem from the fact that a significant number of users have had to pay an additional fee and sign up for Netflix to watch ‘Believer 2’ due to the account sharing ban. Criticism is pouring in that they have to pay more, but the content does not live up to expectations.

Netflix Original Content ‘Believer 2’ [Photo, Netflix]

‘Believer 2’, which had garnered a lot of attention, was the sequel to ‘Believer’, which drew an audience of 5.2 million. It raised high expectations due to its popularity and as the first ‘midquel’ in Korean cinema.

However, upon release, it has been heavily criticized for its lack of narrative coherence, cliched plot, and the newly introduced character, Big Knife (played by Han Hyo-joo).

Han Hyo-joo underwent a drastic image transformation for her role as Big Knife, donning scruffy hair, rough and burnt skin, and even dentures. However, audiences have criticized her look as awkward and ill-fitting.

The ratings and reviews from Netflix users are dismal. The score on portal sites like Naver is at a record low of 2 points.

One Netflix user said, “I really enjoyed ‘Believer’, so I signed up for Netflix to watch ‘Believer 2’. I had high hopes that it would fill the void left by the original, but it was so bad that it actually tarnishes the original. I regret signing up for Netflix.”

People who don’t live in the same house have to pay extra to watch Netflix.

Meanwhile, starting this month, Netflix has banned account sharing in Korea. Sharing passwords with friends to watch Netflix together is no longer possible.

If you want to watch Netflix with someone who doesn’t live in the same house, you have to pay an additional 5,000 won (about $4.20) per month. If account-sharing users want to create a separate account and transfer their existing profile information to a new account, they have to pay 17,000 won (about $14.30) per month for a premium account and 13,500 won (about $11.40) per month for a standard account.

In Korea, where the number of people sharing accounts to watch Netflix is the highest in the world, the dissatisfaction among users is quite significant. The criticism has grown even stronger as the Korean content ‘Believer 2’, which was first introduced after the account sharing ban, did not live up to expectations.