lol the most famous (highly rated + no. of viewers) series on this website are primarily romance heavy. I am surprised…
The case here is NOT whether romance is popular or not. It is indeed smh disliked and popular at the same time (like Justin Bieber lol). Most people dislike romcoms & clichés though and that doesn't only apply to kdrama watchers on MDL (since most are here in the first place because they smh enjoy 'em) Still, it's still looked down upon even BY makjang/romance lovers. EXACTLY because they know how it'll be played out and because HOW it is portrayed. Yet a lot of viewers say romance ruins good stories and that romcoms "are not original nor extraordinary". Despite them not being intended to be as such. They see them as inferior & mindless as genres (let's say compared to psychological thrillers) despite giving them "encouraging" high ratings on MDL. People would give an 8/10 to dramas they badmouth from beginning to end. I'm not saying it's a bad thing. Since the genre can use these criticisms to enhance.
Indeed, it's obvious that romance is centered around " the celebration of the individual" like i stated in my writing. However to sum it up, i'm just making a case for clichés, stereotypes & common tropes (which romance viewers dislike to see).. Precisely because those tropes (depending on how they're executed) can MAKE OR BREAK a drama and expand or ruin the genre as a whole.
No. That not what i meant by "comedy". There's tiny funny moments in the drama but i didn't find 'em funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMCtUkoa-H8 What i meant is that it had a lot of moments where situations -despite being serious- were ultimately solved in a light-hearted, uplifting way. Comedy means two things: Something funny/hilarious with silly characters & situations... It also means in the strictest sense something with a happy ending. That includes stories where the guy gets the girl & finds love & peace and all that..
Hmm i think just because it was a lil dark, it doesn't mean it can't be seen as romantic comedy. It had a HAPPY-GO-LUCKY ending for a reason. I could also see the comedic & light-hearted undertones throughout the whole thing, despite the melodramatic events going on.
Euh you're scaring me 🤣 Chill & have a cup of tea 🍵 I wrote it mindlessly since i view it as an essentially a romcom in its core, despite the melodramatic psy-thriller "dominant" aspect. :3 I changed it to "A great edgy, angsty romcom-melo with psychological thriller & mystery elements" to appease your worries? :'D Probably because your definition of a romcom is restricted to campy ones or maybe mine is too expansive perhaps? It's a matter of semantics. Calling it a romcom may seem reductive to some, but comedy as a genre, isn't only silly laughter but ultimately includes ANYTHING with happy endings. As for the romance, it was the driving force of the drama.
"It may be presumptuous to voice but a viewer imposing their own expectations of what a story should be, while…
That's what i wanted to explain. Allowing ourselves to experience smtg HOW it was intended it to be, without adding TOO much expectations will guarantee us a more enjoyment. That doesn't mean giving up one's standards, becuz we won't settle for mediocrity.
I'm grateful for the bootiful & motivating comment. Thank YOU for your discerning input. As someone who essentially…
Indeed, in their defense i believe there's more than just the oversentimental tones preventing them from watching such content. Many factors play into this (targeted audiences, discussed themes, repetitive formulae, lazy writing, prejudice against dramas, what content men usually consume, how they're psychologically wired, the sociocultural behind all this...) For instance, a lot more men watch American series (almost as much as women) but asian dramas are another matter... It's a bit complicated, isn't it?
For the anecdote, i butchered a W.H. Auden poem to make that joke "I and the public know What all school children learn, Those to Whom evil is done. Do evil in return." Thought it'd be a great match for "Flowers of Evil" (i have no regrets):'D
EDIT: Yeah it's a great, angsty, edgy romcom-melodrama, with psychological thriller & mystery elements. I personally love the main leads' relationship.
*Doing the happy dace*You said it all. What can i say except i agree with what you wrote? I didn't add IOTL because…
Preach! Tell it like it is! IOTL is what every romcom should aspire to be. It transcended the genre. It's content like this that reignite the passion & carry the amourous torch :D
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Still, it's still looked down upon even BY makjang/romance lovers. EXACTLY because they know how it'll be played out and because HOW it is portrayed.
Yet a lot of viewers say romance ruins good stories and that romcoms "are not original nor extraordinary". Despite them not being intended to be as such. They see them as inferior & mindless as genres (let's say compared to psychological thrillers) despite giving them "encouraging" high ratings on MDL. People would give an 8/10 to dramas they badmouth from beginning to end.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing. Since the genre can use these criticisms to enhance.
Indeed, it's obvious that romance is centered around " the celebration of the individual" like i stated in my writing.
However to sum it up, i'm just making a case for clichés, stereotypes & common tropes (which romance viewers dislike to see).. Precisely because those tropes (depending on how they're executed) can MAKE OR BREAK a drama and expand or ruin the genre as a whole.
What i meant is that it had a lot of moments where situations -despite being serious- were ultimately solved in a light-hearted, uplifting way.
Comedy means two things: Something funny/hilarious with silly characters & situations...
It also means in the strictest sense something with a happy ending.
That includes stories where the guy gets the girl & finds love & peace and all that..
I wrote it mindlessly since i view it as an essentially a romcom in its core, despite the melodramatic psy-thriller "dominant" aspect. :3
I changed it to "A great edgy, angsty romcom-melo with psychological thriller & mystery elements" to appease your worries? :'D
Probably because your definition of a romcom is restricted to campy ones or maybe mine is too expansive perhaps? It's a matter of semantics. Calling it a romcom may seem reductive to some, but comedy as a genre, isn't only silly laughter but ultimately includes ANYTHING with happy endings. As for the romance, it was the driving force of the drama.
That doesn't mean giving up one's standards, becuz we won't settle for mediocrity.
Many factors play into this (targeted audiences, discussed themes, repetitive formulae, lazy writing, prejudice against dramas, what content men usually consume, how they're psychologically wired, the sociocultural behind all this...)
For instance, a lot more men watch American series (almost as much as women) but asian dramas are another matter... It's a bit complicated, isn't it?
"I and the public know
What all school children learn,
Those to Whom evil is done.
Do evil in return."
Thought it'd be a great match for "Flowers of Evil" (i have no regrets):'D
IOTL is what every romcom should aspire to be. It transcended the genre. It's content like this that reignite the passion & carry the amourous torch :D