MY FIRST K-DRAMA WAS... By Marcelo Chacรณn. December 30th, 2017
Source: SBS, The Legend of the blue sea, 2016, [Screen capture]
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hen do you turn on the TV, what is the first thing you see? Nowadays in the local broadcast there is not anything interesting a part of the soap operas. These programs are watch it for loads of people, at least in El Salvador. I have to
admit that more than once I have seen it before, but not the traditional Latin American soup operas or series. In fact, I am talking about Kdramas. Have you ever seem it?
The first time when I watch a k-drama, it seemed me like a Mexican soup opera, except that it was produced in Korea or any other Asian country, whether the quality of the production, storyline and music catch me like many people around the world. Titles like “All About Eve”, “Winter Sonata”, “Stairs to Heaven” and “My name is Sam Soon” became popular. Today you can buy it on the streets, watch it or download it online. There are a vast number of k-dramas genres for each taste since Romantic, comedy, drama, action and more. Currently these TV shows are similar to American series. In addition, many of them has been adapted in countries like China, Mexico and even United States. For example, one of the last ABC series “The Good Doctor” (2017) was realesed from the original Korean version with the same name.
Source: ABC, The Good Doctor, 2017, [Screen capture]
If someone ask me was my first K-drama, I would reply was “All About Eve”. And what about you?
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