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One of K-drama’s greatest gifts to popular culture is that it has revived the romantic comedy, which had languished to dreary dullness in both English and Indian entertainment.
Suggested watching: Crash Landing on You, Into the Ring
Every K-drama fan has suffered from the ‘Second Lead Syndrome’ at some point in their life. The affliction involves having a deep-rooted loyalty towards the character who didn’t bag the happily-ever-after but absolutely deserved it.
Suggested watching: Itaewon Class, Our Beloved Summer, True Beauty
You may already know Koreans can craft a riveting zombie film (thank you, Train to Busan, 2016) but when it comes to the world of supernatural K-dramas, they’re not just about chills and thrills.
Suggested Watching: Hotel Del Luna, Mystic Pop-up Bar, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Possibly as a reaction to the increasingly stressful work environment in Korea, K-dramas show women excelling at some of the most obscure (and exciting) jobs. Take Run On’s Oh Mi-joo (Shin Se-kyung), who works as a subtitle translator.
Suggested watching: Her Private Life, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo
K-dramas that aired before 2010 regularly featured female characters steeped in stereotypes – the second female lead was usually catty and manipulative, while the main lead was pure and gentle.
Suggested watching: Twenty Five Twenty One, Run On, Be Melodramatic, Mine
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From complex office romances to good ol’ enemies-to-lovers stories, K-dramas released in the last couple of months feature every shade of love