![]() They understand that love stories are a fantastic way to portray social attitudes and nudge audiences towards progressive thinking. Most writers of romance for television and film seem to be ashamed of telling love stories. K-dramas have taken all the standard romantic tropes – enemies to lovers the idea of a single soulmate being forced to spend the night together faking a relationship only to fall in love in reality - and updated them for the 21st century. One of K-drama’s greatest gifts to popular culture is that it has revived the romantic comedy, which had languished to dreary dullness in both English and Indian entertainment. ![]() Here’s a quick(ish) guide to the salient features and quirks of K-drama. Yet that’s exactly what K-dramas have achieved and over the past few decades, the genre has built up a distinctive aesthetic and storytelling style. Hospital Playlist averaged at 80 minutes and its second season finale was two hours long - would have a dedicated viewership. It sounds insane that a show with 16 to 21-hour-long episodes - occasionally, they’ll be longer. In an age of bite-sized quickies, K-drama is the longform of the entertainment world. At the heart of its appeal is excellent writing and intelligent direction. Rich with geeky references and rooted in contemporary Korean culture, K-dramas saw a sharp spike in their popularity during the lockdown and remain audience favourites. ![]() K-dramas, on the other hand, are bound to make you wish you understood more than stray phrases like “saranghae” and “hajima” (newbies, that’s “I love you” and “don’t do that” respectively). Some of the credit for this must go to BTS and other K-pop groups, but let’s be honest - you don’t really need to know the language to enjoy K-pop. A survey conducted in 2021 by the global language learning app Duolingo found Korean is the fastest growing language in India and among its users, Korean was the fifth most popular language accessed on the app.
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