cityhunter

translations are rarely exact, but yes, k-dramas they do use words that equate to wench and rascal.

swearing seems to work very differently in korean. you can see the same word translates as jerk or as bastard. it's not a translation preference, b/c sometimes you see people react like they said jerk and others they react like they said bastard, so there's obviously something else going on there.

the right to caption, create a transcript and subtitle a show/movie in any language belongs to the copy right holder so if you do not have a licence to subtitle a show then you are breaking the same law that illegal streaming sites and downloaders are.

i always try to watch on legal sites first, but if i can't i'll watch it where ever, even if people complain that this or that site steals subs. we all breaking the law honey lol.

the type of fan who was paying for a DF subscription is going to trend heavily Asian in their daily watching habits, there's no question about it, even if they still watch some western entertainment. at one point b/w DF, viki and kocowa i was paying $20 a month HAPPILY, b/c i was getting the content i wanted. the fan base has no problem paying for content, just keep your boobs and explosions away from our back hugs and ramen.

i think WB will find that asian drama fans aren't as likely to pay more for a broader content library as they thought. most drama addicts have a handful of non asian shows they watch, so they liked paying a smaller fee for a smaller, more specific library. i have a husband and kids so my netflix and hulu subscriptions don't go unused, but if it was just me i'd be hesitant to add another $15 a month service just so i could see more dramas.

they have enough money to do it sure, but think about what a massive pain in the butt it would be. they would have to pay someone to do it and then deal with the decline in productivity that would come along with everyone getting readjusted and changing settins on their computers to deal with a non-problem. @dramafever email addresses have no negative impact on them so it makes more sense to just leave it.

viki cuts corners by not paying their subbers. viki is also the only streaming service/ video entertainment service owned by it's parent company, Rakuten. also DF raised the prices of their subscriptions pretty regularly during their time as a paid service.

money can be a factor in your choices w/out you being broke. DF was a niche service with quite a bit of over head. from a bussiness stand point on the surface it can make more sense to take the millions you are spending on DF and use it to get your new streaming service up and running. the hope is putting asian drama on your new site will bring those customers back at a significantly higher price point.

all the articles that came out at the time made it pretty clear that money was a factor. b/c of the rising popularity of asian entertainment the price of licences pretty much doubled over DF's life time. now a streaming site could easily expect to pay a million dollars for the rights to a new drama.

Netflix canada could have a lot more asian content then you think. in the US the netflix search filters will only ever show you about 50-60 dramas/ movies total even if you use their suggested search terms. the number is closer to 150-200. and they are adding stuff pretty much every week, but they don't notify you. browsing the full library of asian content is pretty much impossible b/c of this.

the email address is @dramafever b/c when Warner media bought the streaming site a big reason for the acquisition was the streaming tech. the people on the tech end of the drama fever operation also worked on other Warner media streaming services and they all kept their jobs when the dramafever site closed down. no reason to go through the trouble of changing it i guess.

i'm so mad. why make me ship Tae Il and Seo Hee only to ruin it :(

oh i love this idea! great article

that sounds like a quest from a fantasy novel . "the treasure you seek is all around you but only if you know where to look."

when you search for them you find like 20 on a good day. that is hardly a replacement for a service with as much programming as DF did.

kocowa has several dramas that were on DF my secret Terius for example was on both until the shut down.

the articles i've read are saying licences are going for a million dollars for a single show. you are never going to be able to crowd fund that for enough shows to make it a viable business

in the Us Hulu has like 3 k-dramas and a handful of Wuxia movies and that is it.

here's their FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/WarnerMediaGroup/

there was a point that i was happily paying $20 an month for Asian drama streaming services. i don't mind paying for it but i refuse to pay for stuff i dont want to watch. i always try to watch legally whenever possible but i am not above an illegal streaming site. all these companies wanted to try to make money of the big new trend but they don't realize there are a lot of us who have been here for a while and we are not going to goaded into paying extra for content we don't want.

here's the link to their FB page. let them know how you really feel.

https://www.facebook.com/WarnerMediaGroup/

what is really going to piss me off is when they move the content to another streaming site with a butt load of crap i don't want to watch with a much higher price. um dude, that's why i dont have cable, so i dont have to pay for stuff i dont want to watch.