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[HapKi]

Think of it this way.
Western soap operas- daytime.
Korean soap operas- nighttime.
Would you rather they were on 5 times a week like Days of Our Lives or something. Then you might really get hooked.

[thekakapo]

I�m watching some Korean TV to better acquaint myself before I move over there. Witch Yoo-Hee online, and H.I.T. through Amazon-com- H.I.T. is actually a police drama. It�s a bit like CSI or Law and Order, except that they all seem to be pretty bad cops; e.g. examining the scene of a crime without gloves, giving suspects pens with which to stab, buying guns from mobsters� it�s really addictive, though.

Witch Yoo-Hee, however, shows seems to suggest that

1. Koreans really love to get their soju on (how is it that such a conservative society condones drinking to extreme excess all the time, I wonder?)
2. The best emotional scenes can only be improved by adding cheesy, up-tempo pop music.
3. Seoul is the land of epic coincidences. You will meet your beloved at the grocery store (there seems to only be the one) or the airport if the plot requires it. You will brush past your bitter enemy at the snazzy restaurant.

I don�t know if any Korean television show would be able to take the place of my American favorites, but it�s been a positive experience so far.

[doggyji]

[T-dot]

"cookie-cutter" is what most Koreans love. The games they play, the style of play, movies they watch and the choices they make are all the from the same mold. They like what is successful and rarely sway away from it to try something new.

So, if this particular type of drama is popular, many more of the same will be produced. The only things that change is the location and character names.

[eamo]

[doggyji]

[aerosmithfly]

I'm more into korean movies than dramas. some korean movies are extraordinary

with regard to those sitcom dramas.. the only one I really watched enough to be able to judge was jewel in the palace. it taught me a lot about the korean system, culture, and history