SELECT 
  COUNT(DISTINCT cv.video_id) 
FROM 
  cscart_cp_videos cv 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_cp_video_descriptions cvd ON cvd.video_id = cv.video_id 
  AND cvd.lang_code = 'en' 
WHERE 
  1 
  AND cv.status = 'A'

Query time 0.00121

JSON explain

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          ],
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          ]
        }
      },
      {
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          ],
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