ASTER:
Every country has its own style of presenting things. And it is true that because of streaming media companies they are losing their identity. it's like this with kdramas too.
Exactly, few Netflix dramas I like however it's also true that I find little stuff there compared to what I can find on Viki and it's also true that it's gearing up...
The fact that it is so all Americanized loses some of the magic that has allowed me over the years to keep watching k-dramas....
I'm also talking about the fact that there are a lot more racy scenes than there used to be....
Elisheva:
I don't have anywhere near enough data points to go on, but my working hypothesis is that Kdrama is becoming Americanised because of Netflix and that's not a good thing. Which is one of the reasons why I don't have enough data points. I've tried.
Klio:
No, I don't think so. Every year there are both good and bad dramas, and when I compare the list of the most popular dramas on MDL with the list of dramas from the last few years, I don't think the older ones are better, quality wise.
I also like the new trend of mini series, I think good stories can be told in 12 episodes or less. I don't like the new trend of multiple seasons though.
I agree about makin multiple seasons that honestly ruin the previous kdrama... and I'm speaking just by taking "The Penthouse" as an example it was super good as it was concluded but then with the next two seasons it got ruined...
However, I don't agree that every year there are good and bad kdramas... I am talking about a deterioration from 2017/18 where only 4/5 interesting titles out of 100 come out annually...
And this thing I think in addition to the fact that it's also Americanizing... it's also because people prefer to take an inexperienced but good-looking actor because he makes numbers...
And I realized this after seeing Moving where there the actors were spectacular and then seeing another drama that I won't name where it was a cringe centrifuge.
Caringstell22:
Last drama I watched on Netflix that was good...Crash Landing on You.
that was really a kdrama, it had anything that would let you know it was a kdrama.
Scenes that were predictable anyway but that romantic magic that characterizes kdramas was extraordinary...now you prefer to do action dramas...some romantic dramas with racy scenes or super cringe because the actors are expressionless.
