They had to for that Netflix money, you didn't hear it from me tho
Ah, I see! I guess what I meant was that because it aired on TVN and wasn't directly made by/for Netflix to be streamed there exclusively (like The Trunk or My Name, for instance), it would still be subject to censorship as it would air on a Korean network, while Netflix originals are not.
I notice the censored dramas tend to feel more like traditional Kdramas (in general, more wholesome, unrealistic or idealistic), and uncensored dramas feel more like western TV shows but which are set in Korea with Korean actors and a 12 to 16 Episode format that mimics the Kdrama. Even dramas released by Korean OTT platforms tend to feel more traditional (e.g. Study Group) than what Western companies produce (Netflix, Disney +, Hulu, Amazon), in general (and from my limited experience).
This drama feels like a Kdrama to me more than a Netflix original, minus that part in the first three episodes. That said, traditional dramas aired on Korean networks (e.g. like Itaewon Class, Search: WWW) will periodically get preachy about social justice issues/talking points so some Kdramas do get more political and preachy periodically or lean into content that rarely shows up in traditional dramas but is much more common in a Netflix original (i.e. explicit sex scenes, morally grey MLs, embracing controversial takes on hot button social issues, etc.).
That said, Kdramas are getting quite big globally, so I think the meaning of "Kdrama" is certainly expanding. It makes me a tad bit sad, and it also means I have to do better research than previously before I start a drama because I can't predict what I'll see most of the time anymore, unlike a few years ago. I love the formulaic nature of the Kdrama (which I think is slowly going away, sadly!).
Seriously, I can't believe this is Lee Jong Hyun's first kdrama. He plays better than everyone else borderline…
And he has a nice voice, too; it's easy on the ears, and he doesn't have just one expression like a lot of idol actors tend to have. 😅 Dare I say he has even more nuance in his facial expressions than Mi Hyun? 😬 (Will people murder for that? 😅)
I'M NOT A FAN OF slapstick comedy, but I'm enjoying the kind of comedy they've put into this kdrama, maybe it's…
True, love the lighter tone of this compared to WKC1. It's what I was missing, along with some actually responsible adults/police in this one.
WHC1 had this dark tone which gave it that grittiness usually associated with realism in movies/TV, but to me that made it more unrealistic; so much was going down, SERIOUS stuff, and no one seemed to care about it.
When you see a high school like that, you think it's impossible for it to be real, especially in Korea, where…
All I know is that the there's no way the faraway "high school" shot that is supposed to be the school is actually a high school. It looks like a University, MAYBE, or a hotel or big government building but no way that building is a high school.
Lee Jong Hyun (Se Hyeon) literally has Study Group as his only drama or film listing under his name on MDL. Wow! Can't believe he's so new to this, cause he's rocking it.
Who are you referring to when you say that? Personally, in the study group, the one with the red hair doesn't…
Yeah, I thought he was a staff member hitting on a student, and I was like, "Why is everyone okay with this?" (Though I guess why wouldn't they be? If they let fighting like that go down, too, then why split hairs? 🤷♀️), then I realized he's a student. How can a student "serve" on a disciplinary committee, though? Does that even make any sense? 🙃
I sometimes wonder how kids that cuss this much are able to code switch when necessary (aka for jobs where you have to be professional) since the words become reflexes of their vocabulary. 😅
That said, most of the kids in THIS drama probably aren't getting the sorts of jobs they'd need to code switch for anyway. 😅
Yun Ga Min's tenacity and perseverance should be applauded lol. Also, he's so oblivious at times that it's hard…
He's a weird mixture of perceptive and oblivious. It works beautifully here, and he's extremely adorable, but you only find people like this in fiction. 😉
NOT GAMIN GOING TO THE WRONG SCHOOL LMAO oh my poor boy just give him a break.. He was so excited to meet the…
But it's also kind of the perfect school 😉; he can put his fighting skills to use and fight for those who can't AND the students he's recruiting actually want him in their study group (because they like him as a person and want to be friends with him), whereas students at all the other schools wouldn't be seen with him or even give him a chance because his grades were so poor. 😅
I notice the censored dramas tend to feel more like traditional Kdramas (in general, more wholesome, unrealistic or idealistic), and uncensored dramas feel more like western TV shows but which are set in Korea with Korean actors and a 12 to 16 Episode format that mimics the Kdrama. Even dramas released by Korean OTT platforms tend to feel more traditional (e.g. Study Group) than what Western companies produce (Netflix, Disney +, Hulu, Amazon), in general (and from my limited experience).
This drama feels like a Kdrama to me more than a Netflix original, minus that part in the first three episodes. That said, traditional dramas aired on Korean networks (e.g. like Itaewon Class, Search: WWW) will periodically get preachy about social justice issues/talking points so some Kdramas do get more political and preachy periodically or lean into content that rarely shows up in traditional dramas but is much more common in a Netflix original (i.e. explicit sex scenes, morally grey MLs, embracing controversial takes on hot button social issues, etc.).
That said, Kdramas are getting quite big globally, so I think the meaning of "Kdrama" is certainly expanding. It makes me a tad bit sad, and it also means I have to do better research than previously before I start a drama because I can't predict what I'll see most of the time anymore, unlike a few years ago. I love the formulaic nature of the Kdrama (which I think is slowly going away, sadly!).
WHC1 had this dark tone which gave it that grittiness usually associated with realism in movies/TV, but to me that made it more unrealistic; so much was going down, SERIOUS stuff, and no one seemed to care about it.
And Episode 4 had the only intelligent "push someone out of the way of the car" sequence that I've ever seen in a Kdrama. 😅
That said, most of the kids in THIS drama probably aren't getting the sorts of jobs they'd need to code switch for anyway. 😅
That's what we see here, yes? I don't think it's wrongly represented.