Joey G Posted October 22, 2022 Posted October 22, 2022 Guess I'm living under a rock But I never heard of a "K-drama" until I saw this... is there anyway to get back the 30 seconds of my life I spent reading that article? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support scott h Posted October 22, 2022 Forum Support Posted October 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, Joey G said: Guess I'm living under a rock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted October 23, 2022 Posted October 23, 2022 1 hour ago, BrettGC said: Squid Game - Indescribable but it is must see I surrender. I thought I did not watch Korean Dramas but yeah. . . I loved this one and it is classified as a South Korean survival drama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted October 23, 2022 Posted October 23, 2022 4 hours ago, BrettGC said: Korea and Japan are doing great things in the TV and movie world. Why? People are a little tired of woke messaging and politics being inserted into their entertainment when all they want is escapism. The Koreans and Japanese are still making entertainment to entertain without agendas and people in the west have finally woken up to this and are flocking to it. When the wokism and agendas are present it's organic and seamless and not there to push any "message". A great example is "Parasite" which won the Academy Award for best picture a few years ago, not best foreign film, but best picture; it's a fantastic movie. The biggest show on Netflix worldwide in the last couple of years was "Squid Game", even beating "Stranger Things" as Netflix's greatest success ever and beating out HBO's "Game of Thrones", mainly due to it's larger Asian audience in addition to its army of western devotees. There's only been one season so far we'll see if it can maintain its momentum. Other great shows are: Alice in Borderland - Sci Fi Kingdom - Josean period drama with a twist My Name - Crime drama Train to Busan - Best zombie movie made, ever. To call this a zombie only isn't doing it justice, it's a tale of sacrifice and redemption. Ignore the sequel, like most, it's average at best. All of Us are Dead - Again with the zombies, but it's a vehicle for some very human stories that tug the heartstrings. The Silent Sea - Sci Fi Sysiphus: The Myth - Sci Fi D.P - Military drama set against the backdrop of Korean national service Squid Game - Indescribable but it is must see Hellbound - Horror Sweet Home - Yet another zombie TV series but again more than just a zombie show Vincenzo - Crime/Italian Mafia story. Normally the western actors in Asian or Indian productions are, well, shite. Not this time. That's enough to keep you going for a bit Yes, I'm a fan of the stuff coming out of Asia With the exception of Squid Games and Parasite I haven't watched any K productions. Nothing against Korea, I don't watch anything that's not in English regardless. I just don't enjoy dubbed shows or subtitles- it ruins my enjoyment. The only exposure I have to K stuff is when an ad pops up on my Cignal - It's just drivel with a group of homogeneous looking youngsters over acting. Probably more of a reflection on Cignal's low budgets than anything else to be fair. Other than Anime, I wasn't aware that Japan has much of a reputation other than for a couple of horrors such as The Ring. For me, there is way more than enough stuff to watch that fits my preferences but appreciate others may have broader tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy79 Posted October 23, 2022 Posted October 23, 2022 To be fair my ex used to watch a few Filipino soaps and if you only listened to the script you would think everyone was identical. Evil business woman, lots of chismis and the Black sheep of the family, not to forget the compulsory hospital scenes. I used to rip the P out of my ex as she watched it when I said " Let me guess, she's a cut throat business women, when's the kidnap scene about to happen? Sure enough a few minutes later there would be an attempted kidnap with the camera pausing to do a close up of a witnesses face with the most wooden look of shock I've ever seen. Needless to say I ditched the TV when we seperated and no longer watch it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronapart Posted October 23, 2022 Posted October 23, 2022 14 hours ago, Mike J said: Showing my ignorance here, I know not uncommon. What is a Korean Drama? Are they like what they used to call "Soap Opera" in the USA? Slicker production values than what we remember as Soaps. I agree with Brett. The Koreans just make good shows without pounding some alternative message at you. Just got through binging Extraordinary Attorney Woo on Netflix with the boss. What a wholesome show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronapart Posted October 23, 2022 Posted October 23, 2022 ...and if you ever get tired of K-Dramas there is always the K-Drummer... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettGC Posted October 23, 2022 Posted October 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, baronapart said: ...and if you ever get tired of K-Dramas there is always the K-Drummer... Been following her for a few years... She's actually very talented and, well, you know... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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