K-Drama for Beginners

Hello People !

How are you all doing today ?! Its beginning of the week and I hope you are feeling as bright, as chirpy and as pumped up as I am to face the rest of the week ! ..... NOT !!!! Ugh.. why why why.. The only days worse than Mondays are well.. Non Vacation Days , Dry Days and well Period Days ! I bet you are smiling your I-can-totally-relate-to-this smile right now ;)

So for me, there are a couple of things that make my Mondays more bearable. There's coffee dates with my besties, shopping, writing, a good read, a nice rom com and my latest favorite .. *drumrolls*.. episode after episode after episode of K Drama /  Korean Drama. No I do not know Korean and Yes, watching a drama with the help of subtitles can be quite challenging at first but believe you me.. The K Drama Ride is one that you get on and just wouldn't want to get off !! I started watching Korean Drama when I stumbled upon one of those on Youtube and was I hooked ! Its been 8-10 months and I feel myself being sucked deeper and deeper into the Quicksand nature of these Dramas. So much so that my besties think that I have actually found soul food for my alter personality which they are convinced is Korean ! So today I have put together for you all the pointers for a Beginner's Guide To K Drama and without further ado, I present to you all.....


Points To Keep In Mind Prior to watching Korean Drama

• K Series are shorter as compared to other series and do not go on with multiple seasons coming your way. On an average, these series comprise of 16 - 24 episodes which are each about an hour long.

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• It takes about 2-3 episodes to get the basic gist of exactly what is happening so I would advise you to be a little patient when you're starting the series. I promise you it would be worth it if you stick it through the first few episodes.

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• K Dramas are slower in pace as compared to the regular American Drama. More so if we are talking with respect to the Romantic Aspect. There is minimal Public Display Of Affection and things develop between people at a snails pace. That can be accounted for probably by the Korean Culture which is comparatively conservative as opposed to the Bold Western culture. However, if you are an old school Romantic at heart like me you will like the feeling of anticipation these dramas bring. You will find a lot of Piggy Bag rides, Sharing meals as opposed to the heavy PDA and sex scenes we witness .

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• These dramas are capable of taking you on a roller coaster ride of emotions. I am not even kidding when I say that there are times they will make you bawl your eyes out during an emotional scene. Not in all but mostly K Drama features actors which are sooo soo good at what they do that they totally make you feel the character !

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• Unless you know Korean, the only option to watch dramas is to watch them with subtitles. Though it can be a little annoying and may take some time to get used to, after 1 or 2 series it wouldn't feel so difficult !

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• There are a number of websites where you can find substantial amount of K Drama with subtitles like Netflix, DramaFever, Viki. However sites like DramaFever and Viki do not work in a few countries. You can also try WatchSeries and Youtube.

Okay ! So now that we have all that covered, I am sure you are all set to start watching K Drama. Stay Tuned guys because in my next post, I will be sharing with you my list of the Top 5 K Dramas for beginners !

Hope you all have a great week ahead. Much Love !