# Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

> The Korean romance reached Netflix’s top 10 in about 20 countries.

- Owner: Studio Dragon; tvN; Netflix (distributor)
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2021-08-28
- Milestone date: 2021-10-17
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 45 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Pairing

## Summary

The series premiered in August and viewers discussed it on a forum. Netflix viewing hours rose during its run, and the finale set a series record for nationwide television ratings.

## Timeline

- 2021-07-21 — Netflix (Press) — Netflix announced an August 28 worldwide release for the romance series.
- 2021-08-28 — tvN and Netflix (TV) — The series premiered on tvN and Netflix.
- 2021-08-28 — angelight313_941 (Open web) — A viewer criticized the first episode and discussed the leads on a Viki forum.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/hometown-cha-cha-cha-2021

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.” Case HIS-01977. Spread Score v1.3: 45/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01977