Suzy • Aug 16, 2024
Article K-Dramas Losing Their Charm: Myth or Reality?
Funny enough my first Asian drama I watched on Netflix (Legend of Fu Yao). Watched a couple of Chinese ones and then discovered Kdramas. I think the reason I fell in love for Asian dramas is because they weren’t over sexualized and focused more on the relationship itself. Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy a nice steamy scene (Her Private Life, What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim, Mysterious Love) or the eluding to the leads having sex, but I enjoy more watching the leads get to that point. I have been going back and rewatching older dramas and find that I seem to enjoy the ones from 2016-2018 some even older. I like a good romance, the arrogant /brooding/misunderstood male leads (Go Go Squid, Dating in the Kitchen, Oh My Venus) but maybe because I’m older I can’t get into 18yo generals or CEOs or 20 something yo female leads acting like children. I also find 40 episodes are a bit much for me lately. I was watching The Double which has been really interesting but now I’m at episode 23 wondering if it will even end. Sadly I think I will drop it.
