6 Reasons Why I Love Watching Korean Dramas/Series
19 July 2007
24 Comments I have been planning for a couple of months now, to write a post about the “Reasons why I love K-Dramas”. For some time, I thought no one has given enough focus on why it is addicting, or why korean entertainment attained a great success worldwide. To my surprise, however, there are already a lot of articles and posts. These were just published two or three years ago. And apparently, I haven’t check those articles and posts coz I have no interest during those years. 
Anyway, I decided that I will make these as my sources. And in fact, I already listed my reasons before I have read their articles. It just happened that they thought first what I just thought. That’s the essence of research, isn’t it? (But as of now these links or quotes will not be available. This post will be updated gradually.)
And just like other fans, I will compare these Korean dramas to our local dramas.
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1. Simple Plots and Few Characters
Most Korean Dramas have their stories and episodes well-planned before they start shooting. Too lengthen the episodes, I believe, rarely happens. Since there are also a few characters, viewers can easily go with the flow of the story.
Unlike our local shows, there are many subplots, and when it happens, a new character comes or a character dies/disappears. The story becomes complicated and sometimes too draggy, that most of the times it lasts for a year.
When Mexican soap operas were still popular in the Philippines, local drama shows lasts for more than two years. I can’t remember how long Mara Clara was, but it lasted I guess for more than five years. Whew!!! Also, local drama shows then involved a whole community of characters. LOL. A guessing game once you will missed a month of episodes.
So when Korean Dramas (we call it koreanovelas) are aired in the Philippines, and become a hit, local shows started shortening their air time. 
Actually not all Korean Dramas have excellent stories, but it is still proper to say that most of these are well-written, and they have captured the interests of the young and the old audience.
2. Good Looking (and Fashionable) Korean Stars
Next to a good story is asking “Who are the stars of that show?” To see handsome and beautiful celebrities make me eager to watch the story more. I want to see them everyday (if I watched it on our local TV)
I remember when Full House was a big hit in the Philippines, I dreamt of wearing the skirts of Song Hye Kyo, and had my hair as hers. Oh, especially in Princess Hours… I wish I can wear Yoon Eun Hye’s clothes. LOL
I’m not really a fashionista, but at least I noticed that shops here are selling Korean Fashion Clothes, and I’ve seen some Filipinas wearing them.
3. Putting values on relationships, such as family relationship, friendship, and romantic relationships (to be updated still)
Korean Dramas don’t show so much intensified emotions or events like a character being raped, physically abused by relatives, went crazy because she got poor…Kidnapping, Setting a house on fire, or Blasting cars. Most of the stories are focused on human relationships, how to deal with other people well. Most of the viewers can easily relate once a conflict arises. Viewers empathize with the characters in Korean Dramas, however simple their lives are.
4. Better Production Values (to be updated still)
Great Shots (Sceneries / Camera Angles)
I really like how the angles are taken in most Korean series I already watched like in Princess Hours and Winter Sonata—really great cinematography. Most of the time, natural frames were used in the scenes in Goong….making the scene more artistic. I also like the cinematography of Temptation of Wolves, The Classic, Sad Movie, and Lover’s Concerto. Oh, how I love the opening credits of Temptation of Wolves.
South Korean cinema has remained a “full service cinema”.
Hmmm… I can’t explain this but I just agree to the article I have read about it. I believe, that is what lacking in our local cinema. Filipino entertainment, however, is trying to catch up little by little. I hope a film school will be put up in the Philippines, in the near future, like in South Korea. A school just focused on improving the value of entertainment industry in the Philippines. I just miss the times I hear from the news that Filipino movies and shows got International Awards.
5. Collectible Soundtracks
Really cool, enchanting, enjoyable to hear. One of the reasons I got hooked in watching Korean dramas / movies are the background music of the scenes. Although we can’t understand the lyrics, music has no language barrier… it touches our hearts. I like the soundtracks from Goong, IRRLY, WSAYF, The Classic, Sad Movie, Full House, Dalja’s Spring, among others.
6. Learning Korean Culture (to be updated still)
Bowing their heads when they greet someone, respecting the elders, eating kimchi, the piggy back carry, singing in Noraebang or the Karaoke house, drinking Maekju when got problems, having their weddings in Modern and traditional way…
These are the most obvious things you’ll observe once you watch Korean dramas, and learning a different culture from yours is very interesting indeed.
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Disclaimer: I don’t hate all our local drama series. In fact, I salute most of our Filipino Stars because they really can act well especially the antagonists of the shows. But it is just boring to watch shows with same themes over and over again. Themes like corruption, vengeance, stories involving gunmen, and other acts of violence. Is that the typical life of an ordinary Filipino? Well…
I’m actually glad that most local shows now are adapting the stories in Komiks, though these are still complicated stories. At least, Filipino Entertainment is making a distinction among Asian Dramas. (Filipinos are really good in hard-hitting dramas.)
After watching Korea’s Sad Movie, however, I realized that there are simple experiences in our lives worthy to be seen in TV or in Movie screens. And Wonderful Life, though the story is about a child with a leukemia, the flow of the story was inspiring and light. It hits your heart slowly.
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I love watching Korean dramas and movies….I have a lot of reasons….I can’t live without them!
i rili luv watching korean drama/series. I luv the twist,the story and the characters.
Well, as indonesian i feel same like you. Indonesian drama or series seem like bounded in same plot over and over again. It makes me…boring…. Absolutely right, the lenghten plot will biass us and sometimes the plot is made to be long long long and long so the drama or series is not interesting anymore. How can it happens? i think not only indonesian but also other asian drama or series sometimes can’t show how the characters and the value it self. That is the answers. But lalely, in Indonesia there are much drama or series which adopted from korean, one of them air recent is Snow Queen (feel glad because the plot is great as like as the original one). I think its find as long as the plot is quite the original, but how come my country change the plot which adopted already so dramatically? it makes awfull, hard to beleive but that is the reality. Even Indonesian, philipine, thailand can’t spread the wave like korean wave or japanese wave but those country have to eager much effort right?. No one can beat korean / japanese drama series. I really fond it.
I never thought I’ll get to like korean drama until I chanced upon them during a long period of leave from work.
I guess the reasons I like them are:
short – usually 16 episodes
heartwarming
Happily ever after endings (I only like to watch happy shows/comedies)
good looking leads
Simple story with 1-2 twists sometimes, easy to follow
Not much violence or sex
you are absolutely right.
Im a newcomer when it comes to kdrama .I just simply fell in love with Lovers in paris when it was shown for the first time in the Filipino channel here in the United states.tyhough my parents are both filipinos, i can’t speak the language and thank god for the internet like crunchyroll.com etc that i was able to watch the series with english subtitles.I really fell in love with it and must have watch more than 30 korean dramas already.Top on my fav. is of course LOVERS IN PARIS followed by WONDERFUL LIFE, MY LOVE PATZZI, FLOWERS FOR MY LIFE, ROMANCE, ATTIC CAT, WEDDING, COUNTRY PRINCESS and a lot more.I also love Temptation with Wolves , Too Beautiful to Lie, MY GIRL and I movies.I don’t watch American TV anymore except maybe for American idol and dancing with the Stars. I also find their soundtrack very beautiful like LOVERS IN PASRIS and WONDERFUL LIFE where all the songs are all 5 stars.Thanks to my friend angel 323 from the west coast for telling me about this site. I want to say YOBOSAYO to all from the east coast of the United states. AJA!!!!!
I also want to add that they have the best looking guys in the planet earth starting with RAIN,KIM JAY WON, KIM RAE WON,KANG DONG WON,SO JI SUB,LEE DONG WOOK,HYUN BIN,LEE MIN HEE,SHIN DONG WOOK,GO SOO,KWAN,SANG WOO,WON BIN,SONG SEUN HYUNG, JI SUNG,LEE DONG GUN and of course PARK SHIN YANG. Most of them are six footers .
I love Korean dramas because they make me feel good. Seldom you see violence and they express their love without nudity or explicit sex.Its so pure yet you feel the intensity of their emotions.The male actors can cry and can make you cry.Kim Jae Won made me cry in Wonderful life and so did Cha Tae Hyun in Flowers for My Life. They don’t over act their parts.The sceneries are wonderful and the wardrobes are great.You learn a lot about their culture and customs like weddings and funerals.And lastly their OST’s are beautiful and matches the scenes where it is played.It adds to the happiness and sadness to a particular scene and when you hear the music it will remind you of that scene. They are collectibles.
Yes, a fellow Filipino who also loves korean dramas more than Filipino dramas. I’ve been addicted to Korean dramas since 2004 and have a massive collection of downloaded dramas. and their OSTs. Because of this addiction of mine, I also created a website devoted for Asian Entertainment >> http://goldlilys.110mb.com .
My staff and I upload mangas, Asian Albums and OSTs (one is korean dramas). I also want the world to know the greatness of the Asian culture and how well they make movies or tv dramas that doesn’t include TOO MUCH sex, violence or annoying overacting.
Except for a few American TV Shows, most on local TV (San diego) right now are crap. Americans have been remaking Asian movies too because they are running out of innovative ideas.
Just spreading the Asian culture love,
–Goldlilys
the reason is crystal clear,it is because of the couple matches. they are so pretty and matches the situations.unlike here in phil.movies actors,actresses still have their make-ups on and hair style even sleeping or on a complicated situations…..
hye..im from malaysia..
im absolutely agreed with all of you!!!
kreah..i think my reasons is same goes to u!!
i am a KOREAN FREAK ever since i watched Full House..
then i continuously watch n watch non stop..
but i dont really like some Korean Movies like 3-iron,Art of Fighting,April Snow etc
cause there’s more violence n 18SX that really annoying for me!
plus,the lead actors is my ultimate crush>JAE HEE!!!!
Its so make me upset to watch him looking at those pornos etc!!!!
arghhh..
but i love k-dramas that dont hv much 18SX,violence etc..even when they’re kissing it doesn’t seems real..and thats upset me a little..hehe..
one more thing,i think korean artists already hv a perfect figure..like fair n smooth skin etc(i dont care if they did a plastic surgery,or anything..)and thats why even tough they’re wearing make-ups it doesn’t look like cause is so natural..unlike indonesians dramas,m’sian dramas,filipinos dramas etc..even tough they’re dying they’re still wearing those fake eyelashes..hahaha!!!! wtf!! it sucks!!!
one of the reasons I love Kdramas — it’s wholesome — if it’s a romance drama you won’t find them hugging/kissing so much unlike their American counterpart; they show love & respect even to their friends; no violence – no guns only fist-fights; if the story of man/woman get stranded in an island the lead character have all the respect for his woman; they’re affectionate but in a very respectful manner!! I agree the Korean actors are so awesome, cute & handsome! I agree with all of the comments here – I can only echo your views about Kdramas! Since I’ve discovered Kdramas, I never watched American movies/dramas anymore, this is true, even with Korean music I love them all — i don’t play any other music — only Korean OSTs (smiles). To sum it up — Korean dramas are the greatest, plus their actors, singers! I’m completely addicted! (smiles)
6 reasons why i love watching drama because the story is sad,romantic,interesting, the actor and actres is good acting and good looking,give me ispiration and i enjoy watching all korean drama…
i totally agree with y’all
i don’t know the reason/s exactly..
i just love watchin’ it and life gets boring for me when i don’t have a shot of my korean flicks..
just can’t get enough..i’m a koreanatic!!!
kreah i totally agree to u. dat’s really the reason y i love korean drama bcuz i can easily flow to the stories unlike our local drama. and i noticed in all korean dramas the men always wore formal clothes like americana.i love the soundtrack of fullhouse and witch yoo hee..
pili lang talaga ang mga nagugustuhan ko sa korean pero tama ka sa mga sinabi mo dito..bravo..:D do you happen to watch jdramas as well? i think they also have excellent cinematography… and although most of jdramas offer bizarre kinds of plot (example LIAR GAME) i think they’re very interesting (although hindi siguro papatok sa lahat kasi it requires ‘thinking’). cute rin dun mga damit nila by the way hehe.
yeah! i strongly agree with u! kdramas r less violent dan our dramas! nd kdramas hav not da same themes as our drama is! i rili h8 our drama!! so cheap!! nd the korean actors nd actress r very fashionable!:D
well…looks like im just like every1 else here…only thing is that i find the korean actors hotter than american’s….american shows are so lame…I dont really know why I think like that once i started with k-dramas..
I really like and loved korean dramas, because they are very entertaining and full of value, love for the family, respecting elders, in other words, i can easily relate in the story because its really happened in our daily life. Stories are not violent actress are simple, their not wearing those heavy make just to show they have beautiful faces, their not wearing very sexy dresses just to reveal their skin and flesh, specially not need in the story. Actors… they really cried
they made their viewers cried too, (it happened to me all the time)
Once you watched kdrama, you can’t stop yourself watching again and again… there’s no turning back until you get addicted yourself.
Like their drama their music also great, they have great singers especially male singers, they have great voice, i like their music, their melodies are nice to hear. I have many reasons of loving and liking korean dramas… i will keep on watching till the end. I love
South Korean stars..
every one here teliing here is right..me too i like korean …hehehesarangheo ..eun
100% agree to you!!!
i totally agree with you, i love k-drama more more more more more
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Hi,
I’m searching for the ost from the kdrama – Country Princess. The song is nice and greatly appreciate if there is anyone out there to guide me to locate the songs.
Thank you so much
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