All you need to understand Regarding Korean Dramas /Series/K-Dramas.

 Introduction

Korean dramas are Korean-based television series that are popular worldwide with the name of K-dramas. They're widely available via streaming services like Netflix with subtitles in multiple languages. They attract attention for their own culture, fashion, and style, which are increasingly being adapted worldwide.

Genres of Korean Dramas

K-dramas are produced in many genres like historical, action, comedy, magic, and romance. The current trending theme of K-dramas is showcasing societal stigmas such as for instance classism, gender inequality, racism, bullying, etc.

Korean Historical Series

The historical K-drama is known as Sageuk, this means historical drama. In the mid-2000s, the historical K-drama gained worldwide popularity.Dramacool Yi San and Dae Jang Geum (Jewel in the Palace) are among typically the most popular number of Korean historical drama.

Korean Romantic Series

Romantic series from Korea often showcase family ties. The male characters usually are portrayed as intelligent, handsome, and emotional, usually searching because of their 'one and only. The K-dramas usually are family series that hardly progress beyond kissing. That is due to the Korean culture.

The Reasons behind the Gaining Popularity of Korean Dramas

Certain reasons are listed here, which essentially attract the viewers' attention.

• Attractive characters - Korean drama stars usually are young and attractive. The viewers love watching beautiful girls and handsome men. It keeps them engaged and interested.
• Culture - The Korean culture showcased in K-dramas is gaining popularity these days. People love to watch an alternative culture.
• Neat Content- One of the potential reasons for the popularity of K-drama is that this content shown is never dirty for the audience.

Broadcasting of Korean Series

K-dramas started broadcasting in the 1960s. The contemporary times series contain episodes which range from 12-24. The duration of each episode is around 60 minutes. Historical series are also called Sageuk, which usually are longer, and sometimes the amount of episodes may extend to 200. The Korean drama episodes are aired on any two consecutive nights of the week, and the broadcasting time is 22:00 to 23:00. The networks airing the episodes will be the Orian cinema network, a complete variety network, Channel A, Korean broadcasting system, Seoul broadcasting system, Munhwa broadcasting corporation, etc. Some of the best Korean series is now available on Netflix to the worldwide audience.

Korean Series Ratings

The greatest ratings and viewership have already been acquired by series like You and I, First love, What is love, Sandglass, Hur Jun, A warm host to the young, etc. The production and broadcasting of all the series were between 1992 and 2000. The networks that air the episodes of the series are Munhwa broadcasting corporation, the Korean broadcasting system, and the Seoul broadcasting system. The highest-rated Korean dramas that cable viewers can watch are The entire world of the married, Sky castle, Crash landing on you, Reply 1988, Guardian: The lonely and great god, Mr. Sunshine, Mr. queen, etc. All these Korean series air on cable channels targeting an inferior audience when compared with public broadcasting networks.