I love this article ! and sadly I agree to most of the points made here... It's one of the reason I get really sick of dramas from time to time, to the point they disgust me.
I find the first point to be the absolute worse and I hate it but a LOT of dramas have that. I think the worst is when they part for reasons like "I would only make you suffer, I'm doing this to protect you" haaaa, please just stop that ! ><
I had never experienced SLS until "Cheese in the trap" (the drama version) but it broke my heart, literally :'( I felt so frustrated after finishing the drama ! So I get your point completely, and same with point 3.
The only thing I'm not sure about is your fourth point... I'm not sure I've watched what you call "fast burn dramas" but I can think of a couple dramas in which the main lead kiss in the first episode. Sure, at this point, you don't feel as much intensity but I like the fact that it's simpler. And now that the kissing scene is done XD, I feel like those dramas focus more on character development in the relationship than the dragging ones, so I rather enjoy this.
You're welcome haha It is, it really is a good thing for us drama lovers that Netflix opened to the asian market ! Oh okay, maybe I'll learn to love it eventually then
I'm also a university student and I'm really busy too >< I really don't have the time, but I do it during my free time as I find it really cool ;)
Thank you for this amazing article !! It's so lovely and heartwarming ^^
I fell into the drama world quite recently actually... at the beginning of 2019 I feel like my journey is kind of weird... My first ever approach of the Korean culture was through True Beauty (the webtoon). I really enjoyed it so I got curious about Korea and looked up for some Kpop and hated it xD I tried again with dramas thanks to Netflix and the first one I watched was the chinese version of BOF. I had a hard time getting used to the chinese language tho... and I still prefer Korean to this day. My second drama was "my ID is Gangnam Beauty" and as I completely fell for Astro's Eun woo who is the main lead, it reconciled me with Kpop at the same time. I still have a long way to go on my journey but I've now tried Japanese, Korean and Chinese dramas and I recently started translating subtitles on Viki !
I'm really glad I discovered K-dramas but at the same time, I feel like it can get suffocating sometimes... I sometimes find that they are too long and time-consuming but still addictive and it confuses me sooo much ><
I must say, I don't really agree with you on this one. Yes, sometimes chemistry can win over a well written script…
I completely agree with you !! maybe it's because I watched too many dramas with a similar plot but I'm now really sick of entire episodes in which the protagonists are crying and not seeing each other for NO reason, ultra-possessive second leads, and so on.
I yet have to watch Crash Landing on you but I just finished "Her private life" and it was soooo good !! For once, their relationship is melodrama-free and healthy and I absolutely adored the main couple.
I think the article is very well-written but I also disagree. It might be linked to my age though (18 yo). I can't stand some violent acts or gestures we used to find in old dramas. Moreover, I came to understand that when a drama gives me "butterflies", it's because I can relate. Yes, the "new" dramas tend to portray more realistic relationships. Yes, they're less dreamy in a way. Yes, it's getting harder to find dramas full of cliches (poor girl/rich boy, tortured and handsome chaebols, etc.) . But is that a bad thing ? Those relationships, they're messy but they make your heart melt. They feel REAL.
In my opinion, it's indeed a new era in the drama world. And I came to realize that with "Love Alarm". I know it got very controversial opinions, but I think the people who didn't like it are the same as the ones that do not like the "new" dramas. I personally loved it because it was so different, and a little dark.
But again it's a matter of personal preference. Do you prefer reality or your imagination ? Would you rather dream of the perfect "oppa" or watch dramas with slightly darker topics ?
same !! I entered the drama world with the Chinese version of BOF though but it got me hooked and I'm still here…
I figured the version I watched wasn't like the others in the video !! I'm glad I didn't start my drama journey with another version then. It would probably have scared me away as a feminist. It would be interesting to watch the other versions to compare... but rn I don't need a macho and violent drama ><
Definitely not boring (it's actually really good) but need a strong heart. I thought I will be good with the amount…
OMG I relate so much to this comment ^^!! I just watched the first episode and well I got so much softer.... I'm also a huge fan a GOT so I thought zombies would not scare me but dammmnn I watched so many lovey dovey dramas since then I was definitely not ready for Kingdom haha
And i completely agree with you @All_In, but I've never watched such a drama ! If that's what the article meant, then I agree as well.
I find the first point to be the absolute worse and I hate it but a LOT of dramas have that. I think the worst is when they part for reasons like "I would only make you suffer, I'm doing this to protect you" haaaa, please just stop that ! ><
I had never experienced SLS until "Cheese in the trap" (the drama version) but it broke my heart, literally :'( I felt so frustrated after finishing the drama ! So I get your point completely, and same with point 3.
The only thing I'm not sure about is your fourth point... I'm not sure I've watched what you call "fast burn dramas" but I can think of a couple dramas in which the main lead kiss in the first episode. Sure, at this point, you don't feel as much intensity but I like the fact that it's simpler. And now that the kissing scene is done XD, I feel like those dramas focus more on character development in the relationship than the dragging ones, so I rather enjoy this.
It is, it really is a good thing for us drama lovers that Netflix opened to the asian market ! Oh okay, maybe I'll learn to love it eventually then
I'm also a university student and I'm really busy too >< I really don't have the time, but I do it during my free time as I find it really cool ;)
I fell into the drama world quite recently actually... at the beginning of 2019
I feel like my journey is kind of weird... My first ever approach of the Korean culture was through True Beauty (the webtoon). I really enjoyed it so I got curious about Korea and looked up for some Kpop and hated it xD
I tried again with dramas thanks to Netflix and the first one I watched was the chinese version of BOF. I had a hard time getting used to the chinese language tho... and I still prefer Korean to this day.
My second drama was "my ID is Gangnam Beauty" and as I completely fell for Astro's Eun woo who is the main lead, it reconciled me with Kpop at the same time.
I still have a long way to go on my journey but I've now tried Japanese, Korean and Chinese dramas and I recently started translating subtitles on Viki !
I'm really glad I discovered K-dramas but at the same time, I feel like it can get suffocating sometimes... I sometimes find that they are too long and time-consuming but still addictive and it confuses me sooo much ><
I yet have to watch Crash Landing on you but I just finished "Her private life" and it was soooo good !! For once, their relationship is melodrama-free and healthy and I absolutely adored the main couple.
I think the article is very well-written but I also disagree. It might be linked to my age though (18 yo). I can't stand some violent acts or gestures we used to find in old dramas. Moreover, I came to understand that when a drama gives me "butterflies", it's because I can relate.
Yes, the "new" dramas tend to portray more realistic relationships. Yes, they're less dreamy in a way. Yes, it's getting harder to find dramas full of cliches (poor girl/rich boy, tortured and handsome chaebols, etc.) .
But is that a bad thing ? Those relationships, they're messy but they make your heart melt. They feel REAL.
In my opinion, it's indeed a new era in the drama world. And I came to realize that with "Love Alarm". I know it got very controversial opinions, but I think the people who didn't like it are the same as the ones that do not like the "new" dramas. I personally loved it because it was so different, and a little dark.
But again it's a matter of personal preference. Do you prefer reality or your imagination ? Would you rather dream of the perfect "oppa" or watch dramas with slightly darker topics ?
It would be interesting to watch the other versions to compare... but rn I don't need a macho and violent drama ><