Introduction
Korean dramas are television series based on Korea that are popular all over the world under the name of K-dramas. They are widely available through streaming services like Netflix with subtitles in multiple languages. They attract attention for their unique culture, fashion and style, which are being adapted all over the world.
Korean drama genres
K-dramas are produced in many genres such as historical, action, comedy, magic, and romance. The current trending theme of K-dramas shows social stigmas such as classism, gender inequality, racism, bullying, etc.
korean historical series
Historical K-drama is known as Sageuk, which means historical drama. In the mid-2000s, historical K-drama gained worldwide popularity. Yi San and Dae Jang Geum (Jewel in the Palace) are among the most popular series of Korean historical drama.
korean romance series
Korean romance series often show family ties. Male characters are usually depicted as intelligent, handsome, and emotional, usually in search of their ‘one and only’. K-dramas are usually family series that barely progress beyond kissing. This is due to Korean culture.
The Reasons Behind The Rising Popularity Of Korean Dramas
Certain reasons are listed here, which essentially attract the attention of the viewers.
- attractive characters – The stars of Korean dramas are usually young and attractive. Viewers love to see pretty girls and handsome men. It keeps them engaged and interested.
- Culture – The Korean culture shown in K-dramas is gaining popularity these days. People love to see a different culture.
- sorted content– One of the possible reasons for the popularity of K-dramas is that the content shown is never dirty to the audience.
Korean series broadcast
K-dramas started airing in the 1960s. The contemporary times series contains episodes ranging from 12 to 24. The length of each episode is around 60 minutes. Historical series are also known as Sageuk, which are usually longer, and sometimes the number of episodes can extend to 200. Korean drama episodes air on any two consecutive nights of the week, and the broadcast schedule is from 22:00 to 23:00: 00. The networks that broadcast the episodes are the Orian cinema network, a full variety network, Channel A, the Korean broadcasting system, the Seoul broadcasting system, the broadcasting corporation Munhwa transmission etc. Some of the best Korean series are now available on Netflix for the worldwide audience.
Korean series ratings
The highest ratings and audience have been taken by series such as You and me, First love, What is love, Hourglass, Hur Jun, A sunny place for young people, etc. The production and broadcast of all the series took place between 1992 and 2000. The networks that broadcast the episodes of these series are the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, the Korean Broadcasting System, and the Seoul Broadcasting System. The top-rated Korean dramas that viewers can watch are Married World, Sky Castle, Crash landing on you, Reply 1988, Guardian: The Lonely Great God, Mr. Sunshine, Mr. Queen, etc. All of these Korean series are broadcast on cable channels targeting a smaller audience compared to public broadcast networks.