Great article! The covers of Meteor Garden, The Endless Love, and The Scholar Who Walks the Night look gorgeous and are my favorites. I actually don't judge a drama by its cover but rather its synopsis.
I'm just now realizing that if broadcasting companies split episodes then we have to wait twice as long for…
In a way, yes. In SK, one episode will air for thirty minutes on the airing day, and when it's over, ads will start playing. Afterwards, the second part will air for thirty minutes. It's still basically the same for us as international watchers. Two episodes (each are around 30 minutes long) will be aired on the airing day. The next airing day is the same. The only difference is that international watchers don't get ads. That's the reason why recent dramas have longer episodes. It's because each episode is only thirty minutes long, where originally, it was 60 minutes long.
I really enjoyed reading this article. I did start watching Missing 9, but after two episode, I grew tired of it and stopped at Episode 6. I was thinking of dropping it, but after reading your article, I feel more motivated to watch it, so I'll continue it.
I'm especially excited for Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. Park Bo Young is my favorite female actress, and Park Hyung Shik and Ji Soo are great actors as well. I'm happy it's airing soon in Korea (tomorrow, I think, for them?). Yoo Seung Ho and Kim So Hyun are really good actors, so I'm also looking forward to Ruler: Master of the Mask.