I didn’t know there were so many of us here.
I was so distraught after 0b0la was reelected 2 years ago, I had to find a diversion to escape from what America’s doing to itself, and K-Drama’s is/are where I found it.
My sanity was saved because it’s impossible to let your mind wander off on how we’re going to Hell on a racecar(d) if you have to read the subtitles to follow the story line.
I can understand that what they (Koreans) are doing might not be to everyone’s taste, but I don’t see how anyone can intelligently dismiss it as being inferior.
And, for those readers not addressed in this post, they are not “soap operas” as we understand them here. They are series that have a definite conclusion, and normally run between 16 and 50 episodes.
I just finished watching a wonderful series available on youtube called Invincible Youth. It’s a very entertaining look at how Korean entertainment blends with Korean society, and how they keep their young entertainers from turning into Justin Bieber’s as they gain success in life. There are 2 seasons available, but I would suggest that season 1 is better, for those interested in taking a look.
Could you imagine the stuff they could make if they had the budget of an American show?
and there was another freeper, what was his FR name?? Darrell something?
I really do prefer K-dramas to TV on our cable TV. They are funny, sweet, intense at times, historical, and not full of sex, sex, sex. I started watching them during my fourth pregnancy and have been addicted ever since. My ideal time away from kids would be a marathon through a bunch of the shows I just can’t keep up with.
We’re in limited bandwidth since we moved to the country and it’s killing me! My husband is looking into the international satellite with a Korean package for our home. He’s very sweet to me when I’m pregnant. LOL! Drama Fever has an app for your smart phones in case you didn’t already know!