Movies half that long take months to film and edit, so imagine how hectic and crazy drama sets are. With 30-minute episodes, youвЂ™re looking at a minimum of an hour/week but most dramas wind up being 90 minutes, which means itвЂ™s more like three. ThatвЂ™s minimum an hour a week but usually itвЂ™s closer to three with the big dramas. Which means after those six, everyone is on set trying to pump out at least two episodes a week. Why does this happen, you ask? Well, the problem is when a show goes live in Korea, itвЂ™s actually only been pre-filmed for the first six or so episodes. After two back-to-back betrayals, I actually stopped watching them for a year and a half!

If youвЂ™ve ever experienced this, IвЂ™m sorry. Without fail, the second half of most dramas do two things: 1) dragggggg and 2) begin to make no sense and go off the walls. ThereвЂ™s this curse most dramas face because of how they produce them. Every other time IвЂ™ve wanted to throw my laptop at a wall. Of all the times IвЂ™ve watched a drama lives, IвЂ™ve been satisfied once. IвЂ™m sure regular network dramas still get higher numbers, but you donвЂ™t hear people talking bout them nearly as much as you do about tvN or JTBC dramas.

Keep in mind this is still Korea, so add about ten more layers of conservative restrictions.ДЄnyway, IвЂ™m not super sure when tvN and JTBC became the phenomenons they are today, but they far outperform KBS, SBS, and MBC in terms of cultural relativity. You know how HBO and Netflix can get away with all sorts of tawdry things ABC, NBC, and CBS in the US canвЂ™t? Same with TvN and JTBC. The best stations these days are tvN and JTBC. ItвЂ™s also probably why kiss scenes back in the day were so, so, SO bad. This means the restrictions for dramas are crazy high, and why if you get a love scene, itвЂ™s like the most PG love scene known to man. The fact that вЂњItaewon ClassвЂќ had a trans character is like the most risk-taking IвЂ™ve ever seen. Trust me, itвЂ™s progressed a lot in the last decade, but itвЂ™s still got a ways to go. Socially, Korea is likeвЂ¦ the US in the 1950s and 1960s. Korea is much more conservative than you might be used to. ItвЂ™s easy TV, why the heck do I need tips for watching? Trust me, friend, as any K-drama watcher knows, thereвЂ™s a certain art to enjoying them, especially if you donвЂ™t speak Korean. I probably average a few a year and walk away loving even less.Д«efore I tell you my favorites, here are some quick tips for viewing! recognize this place from вЂњHotel del LunaвЂќ? My Best Korean Drama Tips Now, ten years later and I feel like a seasoned pro! Keep in mind, IвЂ™ve watched significantly less dramas than a hardcore fan. Considering вЂњBoys over FlowersвЂќ helped launched the second Hallyu, you can see how quickly I was sucked in! I went from вЂњPlayful KissвЂќ to вЂњBoys Over FlowersвЂќ since it was based off my favorite manga.

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