Introduction to Korean Drama & Sageuk. INTRO TO KDRAMA & SAGEUKKOREAN DRAMA AWARDSWHERE TO WATCH KOREAN DRAMASUBTITLES & DUBBINGWHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS KOREAN DRAMA?? MORE NEWBIE RESOURCESKDRAMA WEBSITES & BLOGSKOREAN DRAMA RECOMMENDATIONSJUMP TO COMMENTSINTRO TO KDRAMA & SAGEUK ^Korean drama differs from American TV series in several significant ways. First of all, most dramas are produced as a complete series with a fully developed storyline for a specific number of episodes (1- 1. Occasionally, extra episodes or even an additional season is added to extend an extremely popular drama, but this is unusual. Dramas are typically aired at the rate of two episodes a week, on back- to- back nights, although there are also weekly and daily series. If you hate characters whose personalities change depending on who wrote the episode this week, not to mention storylines forever unfinished due to abrupt cancellation, you’ll find a lot to like about this model. It also reduces the lag between production and air date, so that Korean dramas often reflect recent events that are still in the news in their storylines. You will notice a lot of American music in Korean dramas, especially during restaurant scenes. A LOT of American music. And the selections may surprise you (7. Background music is almost always western in style as well. Drama: Missing You (English title) / I Miss You (literal title) Revised romanization: Bogosipda Hangul: Intro to kdrama & sageuk korean drama awards where to watch korean drama subtitles & dubbing what is the name of this korean drama?? I have a good feeling about this drama. Everyone is well-cast and the writers do a great job subverting cliches. Drama: Who Are You Revised romanization: Hooayoo Hangul: Park Bo Gum And Song Joong Ki Have A Beautiful Bromance – Here’s Why These Korean Drama Stars Are So Close. Kpop songs may also be featured, and OST (original sound track) releases are common for hit dramas. KDrama episodes are longer than US TV programs, from 4. The bulk of the commercials may be played in one long session before or after the episode, depending on your viewing venue. This allows you to fully engage with the magnificent acting. Even young actors (of which there are many) have a mastery of nuance and expression that is rarely seen in US TV. The depth and realism this brings to Korean drama (even with the most makjang storylines) is instantly recognizable to viewers all over the world, regardless of their culture, gender, age, or native tongue. If you visit some of the blogs listed below, you will read over and over “one episode and I was hooked.” If you haven’t tried Korean drama yet, remember, you were warned : )There is plenty of genre variety within Korean drama, although you will also begin to recognize certain character types, plot twists, and familiar phrases after you have watched for awhile (see 5 signs that you are watching a Korean drama, 7 familiar characters in Korean drama, and 1. Obstacles to Love in Korean Drama). Sageuk refers specifically to Korean historical drama. Makjang refers to extreme and colorful plot developments (thanks to dramabeans for the definition). We’re rolling out a new feature, which we’re calling the “If You Like Whatever the label, most dramas combine serious and comic elements, and the versatile actors manage whatever the script throws at them. There is a lot of crossover between entertainment genres in Korea – drama actors may also be KPop stars, fashion models (men, too, possibly even more often than women), film actors, and/or emcees. Before I loaded my mp. Korean lessons, I listened to books read aloud by volunteers, compliments of Librivox. Since these books have to be in the public domain, many are 1. I have listened to far more than my share of Victorian- era novels. I don’t know if eastern and western literature influenced each other or if the elements of a good story transcend culture, but KDrama and Victorian popular novels have a lot in common. Both feature Dickensian storylines full of birth secrets, sudden changes of fortune, abductions, vengeance, barely missed connections, statistically impossible coincidences, labyrinthine subplots, myriads of colorful secondary characters, and episode- to- episode cliffhangers. If you enjoy Korean drama, you should also check out Librivox – makjang is by no means limited to Korean TV! KOREAN DRAMA AWARDS ^If you research Korean actors, you’ll often notice a list of the awards they’ve won at the end of the entry. You’ll also notice that these awards are network- specific. Yes, that’s right, each network makes its own awards, to the actors in its own series. WHERE TO WATCH KOREAN DRAMA ^If you have cable or satellite TV, check for Korean channels. The major Korean broadcast networks are KBS, MBS and SBS. There are also a number of cable networks. KBS America is specifically targeted to US viewers, and most programs (except, mysteriously, news) are English subtitled. KBS is government- owned, and in some ways resembles US public television, with documentaries about the lives of working- class Koreans, travel, music and other cultural programming, but with dramas, talk, comedy and game shows, it is more mainstream in its approach than its American counterpart. Don’t forget to check your local broadcast stations, especially if you live in an area with a sizeable Asian population. I first encountered Korean drama on a Chinese station, and it is also occasionally aired on a local public TV station. If your TV was made after 2. Of course, many dramas can also be streamed online. There are official venues such as Drama. Fever, Viki, and Crunchy. Roll. You can watch dramas with commercials for free, or pay a monthly subscription fee for ad- free viewing (typically about $1. The major streaming services like Hulu, Netflix and Amazon have an ever- growing selection of Korean titles as demand increases. These services usually require registration at minimum, and may not offer a free, commercial- supported plan. Be warned: online viewing can be hazardous, as there is nothing to stop you from engaging in whole- series marathons! There are also sites where viewers can share episodes. I have no idea what the legality of streaming shared Korean TV in another country is – inform yourself before partaking. The video and subtitling quality on shared sites are highly variable, and pop- up ads on these sites sometimes contain malicious bugs, so good antivirus software is a must for anyone who plans to explore them. On these services, episodes are usually broken up into 4 to 6 short segments, which may or may not all be available, and the same episode may be divided up differently by different hosts. Links that claim to be English- subtitled often lead to videos that aren’t really subtitled. As you may gather, the use of these services can be frustrating and risky, so there is not much to recommend them if the same drama is available on a legit service. More about subtitles in the next section. There is a large and organized community of drama fans who not only share “raw” (unsubtitled) video of dramas, but who create and provide subtitles for the drama- sharing community, a true labor of love. In an interesting evolution, networks that once regarded these communities as pirates have entered into license agreements with online providers such as Viki (and Drama. Fever in its startup phase), which utilize the fan subs to save the prohibitive expense of creating their own. Here’s a 5- part interview with Drama. Fever’s co- founders from 2. Korean drama to the US. Their analysis of the market demand and the improvements they could offer over shared drama is right on, and their vision for Drama. Fever has largely come to pass. The first couple of years after I discovered KDrama, their selection mushroomed, shall I say, dramatically : ) It certainly worked out well for the DF co- founders, who sold the young company to a major Japanese communications corporation in 2. Viki beat them to it, however, selling out to another Japanese giant, Rakuten, for $2. In 2. 01. 5, Viki acquired Soompi, and in 2. Soft. Bank sold Drama. Fever to Warner Brothers (at a loss, rumor has it). Meanwhile, Korean networks are reducing the lagtime between broadcast in Korea and online licensing in the US, as international fans clamor for hit series. They are also taking dramas directly to international viewers. MBC and KBS, two of Koreas three largest TV networks, both offer broadcast stations in a number of American markets, and translated websites for their English- language viewers. MBC has partnered with Hulu to offer past dramas from the MBC America website. KBS World offers selected dramas from their You. Tube channel. SUBTITLES & DUBBING ^Bad subtitles can destroy the viewing experience, but home subtitles supplied by video sharers can also add dimension that was absent from “official,” squeaky clean subtitles. Once you learn a few Korean swearwords, you’ll laugh when they are translated as “darn.” Because nobody swears in the US, right? Avoid dubbed dramas if you possibly can. Dubbing undermines the acting and Korean flavor of the drama. Drama can be both dubbed AND subtitled – the first sageuk I saw was dubbed in Chinese, and although the drama was set in the 9th century, the English subtitles were phrased in hilariously inappropriate urban American slang. Watching the same episodes with Korean audio was a completely different and vastly more satisfying experience, even before I understood a word of Korean. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS KOREAN DRAMA?? It’s possible to watch a drama for days (or even weeks) without knowing what it is. Credits are rarely subtitled. Most of the time, neither is the name of the show. Even if you can read Hangul, the title of the program is often a handwritten scrawl that flashes on the screen far too briefly to decipher. Episodes may also be aired in partial segments to fit the local viewing schedule or make time for commercials, so the station’s episode numbers may not reflect the original numbering. If you are trying to identify a drama, your best bet is to search on the name of one of the characters as it appears in the subtitles + Korean drama. Bear in mind that that there is no single “correct” way to romanize (phonetically represent using the western alphabet) a Korean word or name. If your search isn’t bringing up any clues, feel free to leave a comment below with the spelling of the character’s name as it appears in the subtitles. I’d be happy to provide some alternate spellings for you to search on. MORE NEWBIE RESOURCES ^Mihansa. Who Are You - Korean Drama. Nikki. Apr 1. 6 2. One of my favorite Korean dramas of all time, yet its so underrated and not many people have seen it. I loved seeing Kim Jae Wook in such a reprising role, he really impressed me with this one and Taecyeon too. I highly reccommend everyone watches this, it will keep you hooked and the ending is so good. Anton. Feb 0. 2 2. I wonder what that dramatic music whenever the characters realize something. The music with the violin and piano. Dec 2. 5 2. 01. 6 2: 3. Thismiss. 84. Dec 0. Flo, the song is Gymnopedie No. It's one of favourite pieces to play on the piano. Flo. Oct 0. 2 2. 01. Does anyone no what's the name of the song that pops up everytime a ghost shows up? It is really really familiar like a lullaby I heard as a child but for the life of me I can't remember. It's that instrumental music. Thanks if anyone can figure it out for me since I really want to find it. Sep 1. 8 2. 01. 6 6: 1. I keep on wondering what they are whenever the shop shows upchristy. May 1. 6 2. 01. 6 1: 5. I really loved Kim jae wook 's acting. I cud relate with his pain,his love n his sacrifice. I wanted him to end up with his love. I didn't feel much attraction towards the main lead couple. Kim jae wook. I just became a fan of him. Four eyes. May 0. It is a good detective story. Cop 1 actually. raj. Feb 0. 6 2. 01. 6 5: 1. This is really interesting tv series. Kim Jae wook with so- E- hyun in another series. Kim Jae wook's actions are excellent. Jan 2. 9 2. 01. 6 5: 0. This is very interesting tv series. Kim jae wook's expressions are really emotional. I feel sad about his role. I couldn't control crying when watching his scenes. Actually this is the excellent,heart touching one. I love Kim jae wook's role so much.. Aug 2. 8 2. 01. 5 1. Kim Jae- wook so handsome,Taecyeon so cute,So E- Hyun beautiful.. Kim Jane- work with So E Hyu is cute couple. Taecyeon with So E Hyu is sweet couple.. Diana. Jul 2. 8 2. Is there a second part? Dena. May 2. 1 2. Excellent drama. Well done and if I were to ask to pair another couple up in another drama it would be So E- Hyun & Kim Jae- Wook! I was completely blown away by his acting, he had to be so expressive since he didn't have a lot of lines and he did an amazing job. Yahaira. May 0. 8 2. I hope they make a second season so I can I see what happens cuz I don't undestand why they ended the show by showing a mirror. Kim. May 0. 6 2. 01. Is this drama have too much Horror? Mar 2. 9 2. 01. 5 1. I like episode 1. So E- Hyun & Taec. Yeon is cute couple. So E- Hyun is very pretty . Sad he wasnt able to end up with shi on. Love Kim Jae Wook!!!! Jan 2. 6 2. 01. 5 9: 4. Kim Jae Wook : '( : '( : '( !! Nama. Jan 1. 6 2. This is my favorite drama it had a lot of feelings I cried when they cried and laughed when they laughed!! Wish there was more episodesthai fan. Dec 0. 5 2. 01. 4 1. Does this girl with powers lose them when she gets around a certain person? Does anyone know what show im talking about? Apr 1. 5 2. 01. 4 9: 3. I never knew that you are a funny cute person,,,,,aby wayfighting. Aika. Apr 1. 2 2. Unique drama! BORING!.. Worst drama of 2. I hated it so much, it was a drag horrible acting on the leads part. A season 2 will be the biggest mistake. Sucks DON'T RECOMMENDRully. Apr 0. 1 2. 01. 4 7: 2. Usually I get quite bored watching the same drama for weeks or so, but this one's story just grabbed me and made me watch every episode almost in a row, Thumbs up! Juni. Mar 2. 6 2. I stopped watching as episode 1. Hyung joon T. I wish I got to see more of Lee Hyung- Joon and Yang Shi- On's romance on the show. He is so. Oo hot especially when he came back as a spirit and I love how he had his hair it made him look so cute and innocent.. Ahh. I have to say I've never cried over a show before but episode 1. I could not stop crying. Great show!!! Mymy. Mar 0. 9 2. 01. 4 1. Its very interesting to watch a unique and complete gene for a short series - horror, comedy, drama, romance, crime investigative. The story line wasn't that much but I really had fun watching it. Its simple and light to watch. Feb 2. 8 2. 01. 4 1. I am in the middle of watching episode 2. I was able to see it on Ch M (Philippines) yet I looked for any available DVD. Love the character of So E- Hyun- -- she's so pretty and a very good actress! I always listen to its OST- Because Love Grows from my I phone. Hope to watch more of So E- Hyun's upcoming drama- -especially . I was about to break the screen when gun woo went to look for hyeong joon without letting her know > < shi on gave up on hyeong joon too fast, if she really loves hyeong joon that much, she should have stop her feelings toward gun woo once she recovers her memories, especially when hyeong joon became like that because of her! Cried for hyeong joon every time T^Tliza. Feb 1. 1 2. 01. 4 3: 2. And i wanted to beat up taecyeon in episode 1. Dude was abt. to die anyway.. Giv that woman time to say goodbye. Instead of beating around th bush he should hv just said he's alive,hyun joon's alive before you could waste her entire day and my 1. KJW when will you get the girl.. The 1. 6th was more for gun woo. Xshi on followers, I'm more of KJW fan. I found the drama simple, pleasant, interesting and so much better than the dramas with a mean female villain who has vowed to make others life miserable. There is no rich- poor difference, no back biting and evil scheming, the gurl could fight, take care of herself and would be that much of a damsel in distress had it not been for gun woo's personality. I loved SEY & KJW pairing, felt like it was the warmth of drama. I Totally wanted them to end up together but then she couldn't always be with the dead, can she? I'm glad that I got to watch it. Feb 1. 0 2. 01. 4 8: 1. Kim Jae Wook oppa, can't u just stayed beside shi on?!? I watched this at Channel M! I really like the episode 1.: ). Jan 1. 4 2. 01. 4 4: 0. I watched it every Monday and Tuesday 1. M. I love you Taec. Yeon.. febbie angel rubin fuego. Dec 1. 0 2. 01. 3 8: 5. This is my fav kdramadrizzle. Dec 0. 1 2. 01. 3 1: 0. I like the epic 1. Nov 2. 7 2. 01. 3 2: 0. Love the chemistry between Si On and Hyeong Joon. Gun Woo is okay but not the chemistry is not so romantic as Si On with Hyeong Joon.. Well it is a nice drama to watch.. Congratz.. Hera. Nov 2. LOVE this drama so muchhhh and the pairing is sooo cute together!! Hope there's season 2.. Iriz. Nov 1. 8 2. I love this drama! So E- hyun and Taecyon looked good together. Jiyong- ni. Nov 0. Love this drama. This is quite awesome Korea investigate drama. I really love 3 of them ( Taecyeon, E hyun and Jae wook. It's yoo sung eun ( because love grows) that's the song I love it soooo mush sooo painfulfathin. Nov 0. 5 2. 01. 3 1. Master's Sun is full of romantic- comedy. But Who Are You full of mystery. It's just my opinion. Nara. Oct 1. 5 2. Have the same theme, have'nt same the storyline.. Oct 1. 4 2. 01. 3 4: 5. As I read the synopsis, I found the similarity with The Master's Sun 's story,,, correct me if I'm wrong,, cuz I'm not watch the drama yet,,tin. Oct 0. 8 2. 01. 3 1. So E- Hyun and Kim Jae WOOK hope another dramas soonnaoufal. Oct 0. 5 2. 01. 3 5: 0. They use samsung galaxy note 2 as a mobile phone ( respond to cristine)leena. Oct 0. 5 2. 01. 3 1. Judging by the ending, I think there will be a season two!! Oct 0. 4 2. 01. 3 5: 0. Love this show. Liked how the characters transitioned and developed. I agree that Shi On and Hyun Joon were cute together, but it felt to me as a way of her getting closure and moving on. She couldn't have alot of cute scenes with Taecyeon's character because she had to move on first or else she would have been a mess at the end. I liked the ending with them finally being able to like each other without anything or anyone holding them back. I hope there is a season 2 but doubt it. If there is on what would the story line be then? Oct 0. 3 2. 01. 3 6: 3. Thanks ^^Zoie. Oct 0. Pretty awesome drama for me. Have the thriller element. I really wanted the ex boyfriend with the female lead as well. Have to say there isnt as much sweet scenes between taec and the female lead. However, this ending is probably the most logical one. I mean, if not who do you want taec to end up with? This drama needs a happy ending! No complaints about the spooky ending. Cliff hanger yes but usually good dramas end off with suspense to avoid cliche happy- ever- after endings. Overall, recommended and thumbs up for the writer, director and actors! Oh Ki Won. Sep 2. Knowing the ending, I literally stop watching after episode 1. Kim Jae Wook rocks! Yuki. Sep 2. 6 2. KIM JAE WOOK is the only reason im watching this drama now. I like the drama but the ending is bad . I demand for a season two ! I just couldn't believe it would end so abruptly. I like the chemistry between the actors.. Its just gunna end like that!!!? I Love Him! gladitsover. Sep 2. 3 2. 01. 3 2: 2. Watching this drama was just something to pass time with. I got tired of seeing Shi- On breaking down into tears every single episode over the same thing. I know there's a grieving process but I didn't think it needed to last until the very last episode. I thought it was a super slow story and would have made a better movie instead of 1. I can't believe they left such a huge opening for a second season, I don't think I could sit through another onewisa. Sep 2. 2 2. 01. 3 5: 3. Didn't really care for it at all. I tried to get into it, but I just couldn't. I'm stuck on 1. 5 not sure if I want to keep watching. Especially the lastfew episodes i just couldn't. EVERYBODY !!! Domino. Sep 2. 1 2. 01. 3 1: 4. Kim Seung Su as Prosecutor Park was also in ep. I think his picture should be up in the group as well. He's a really good and experienced actor with a lot of hit dramas. His acting is definitely better than Taecyeon's and he could've even been better asthe LEAD. Watch him in Jumong. Jiyeon shi. Sep 2. Always supporting Ok Taecyeon. Although he is not experienced enough, he always does anything with his 1. Ok Taecyeon Hwaiting!! A great premise messed around by sloppy writing.
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