Finally upgraded my review index. I used to update the index manually,and it was a chore.This one updates automatically and even has thumbnail pics so that the index isn't a wall of text. If you are looking for a good #Cdrama to watch, have a look!

I'm creating the #KDramas index next. It's going to be a lot shorter. I tend to watch more CDramas these days.

https://dramatea88.wordpress.com/chinese-dramas-review-index/

#CDramas #KDrama

I was skeptical, but man, #kdramas are something else. In addition to great content and storylines, Kdrama's have also helped improve my speed #reading proficiency 😆.

The series that currently has me in a chokehold is Tempest.

Read em and weep: Netflix and Platform Imperialism:
How Netflix Alters the Ecology of the Korean TV Drama Industry

https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/viewFile/18468/3985

#Kdramas #Kdrama #TV #Entertainment

"Netflix has brought global visibility and record levels of investment, but it has also disrupted long-standing industry structures. Within a decade, the streaming platform has fundamentally altered consumer behavior and reshaped the Korean content market. While the audience and market landscape have evolved rapidly, the industry itself has struggled to keep pace. Given that these changes are irreversible, the question is no longer whether to adapt, but how. Without meaningful structural reform, South Korea’s content industry risks stagnation and long-term decline."

https://thediplomat.com/2025/07/how-netflix-both-supercharges-and-risks-derailing-south-koreas-content-industry/

#KDramas #KDrama #Netflix #Tech #Entertainment

I started watching #KDramas when most US folks (unless they're Korean or East Asian) were unaware they existed. Around the 2000s. The first #Kdrama I adored was Save the Last Dance for Me (2004) , and I count Ressurection (2005) as my all time favourite too. My mum adored that 60-episode epic Dong Yi (2010). I'll be very honest with ya - the last KDrama that got me dying for new episodes was The Bridal Mask (Gaksital, 2012) and Another Miss Oh (2016). Nothing seemed to match the flavour of older dramas after 2016.

Maybe this is just the disparity in tastes between the 'old timers' like me vs newcomers. My theory is that old timers like me, since we are mostly East Asians or drawn to the values these dramas espoused, relate to the Kdramas before 2015 better. Post 2015, especially after Netflix came in, Kdramas uniqueness has been watered down to cater to international tastes (more sex, violence, virality) and the idol drama factory has taken over.

I kinda miss the old times.

Although this does sound like an old man yelling at the cloud thing, I want to say #CDramas are suffering the same thing (especially with the idol factory takeover), but due to their stubborness in not catering to international tastes, the dramas are still uniquely Eastern Asian flavoured.

Anyway, I generated a really interesting Deep Reesearch report about the impact of US streaming services on the KDrama industry. I'm going to share it soon. It's an interesting read!

https://www.reddit.com/r/KDRAMA/comments/cckyqc/kdramas_are_suffering_from_bad_storylines_and/

Winners for best #kdramas:

Tied between Trauma Code (Prime) & When Life Gives You Tangerines (Netflix).

Best Actor: Jun. Best Actress: IU

Winners for best Global dramas:

Adolescence (UK), Severance (US), Pachinko (US), Disclaimer (UK), Asura (Jp), The Good & Bad (Turkey).

Seoul International Drama Awards - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul_International_Drama_Awards

Me: all right, I have gotten chores caught up, time to sit down and catch up on #kdramas.

*goes to Viki*

Viki: we are sorry, something unexpected has happened. Try again later.

Me: 🫠

(Sadly, I am a software tester. This means I must now try everything possible to figure this out and try to get around it for professional reasons.)