The story of how Korean Dramas hit the jackpot with the young generation!
The most popular form of art from South Korea that is popular worldwide is K-Pop. BTS, Blackpink, EXO are a few of the names that rule the musical industry. Korean movies are also hugely popular with directors like Bong Joon Ho, Park Chan Wook or Kim Di Duk are well known names in the movie circuit. However, there is a new champ in town, and that is none other than the K-dramas, which has become hugely close to the hearts of the youngsters. Crash Landing On You, Squid Game, Kingdom, Itaewon Class, Descendants of the Sun have become household names. Have you ever wondered about the reason behind this enormous success of Korean Dramas? No need to worry if you haven't, we got this covered for you. Let's talk about five reasons why K-dramas have become so popular among youngsters.
One problem that persists with Indian or American series is that they often run through seasons after seasons. Even though it helps to tell a detailed story about a subject, it can also make audiences lose interest due to the waiting period between two consecutive seasons. Meanwhile, Most of K-Dramas usually consist of only 1 season or 2 seasons of 12–16 episodes each. With a runtime of barely 45 minutes per episode, they mostly end on a decisive note leaving the viewers satisfied. That is why it is easy to binge-watch K-dramas over the weekends, and the audience prefers them.
K-pop is a global sensation right now, and just like any other audiovisual media K-dramas extensively use the already popular songs in the background of noteworthy scenes. They also collaborate with popular K-pop artists in the Original Sound Track of the series which increases the popularity among those youths.
The creators of the K-dramas not only focus on the lead pair of the series. They also give the recurring characters a great plot line and character development that intrigued the viewers. This practice sets it apart from especially the Indian series where the side characters rarely gets good character development.
Yes, K-dramas can be a bit sloppy or melodramatic at times. But, at the core of the shows, the unique blend of comedy and dramatic aspects wins over the audience and critics. The dialogues are a fine balance of quirky and emotive. Moreover, the creators often introduce massive twists to the plot line that takes the watchers by surprise. The suspense drives the audience to sit tight till the final episode in order to know the ending.
