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K-dramas seem to be a cool insight into Korean pop culture,” she added, noting that her go-to move for learning about the latest in Korean TV is to surf around DramaFever. “K-dramas are so dramatically different from anything you would see on American TV. “I’ve watched ‘Boys over Flowers’ and ‘Coffee Prince’ because they were super popular and I wanted to see what all the hoopla was about,” said 28-year-old American Kayla Vilardi, whose interest in Korean culture started nearly 10 years ago. Last year, the Korea Creative Content Agency released a poll announcing most popular Korean TV shows of all-time to be: “Jewel in the Palace,” “Winter Sonata,” “My Love from the Star,” “Autumn in My Heart” and reality TV show “Running Man” - all of which had tremendous followings outside the peninsula.įor some international K-drama fans, their love affair with shows can be traced back years, with TV productions that are to this day widely considered to be some of the pillars of the local drama industry. However, along with the rise of newer and more popular K-drama series, classic dramas from years ago are still proving to be some of the biggest driving forces behind the popularity of locally produced shows, especially among international fans. Much thanks to online video streaming sites such as DramaFever - a video streaming website owned by Warner Bros that offers on-demand streaming of mostly movies and TV shows with subtitles - and Netflix, which recently established its presence in Korea, both newer and older K-dramas are continuing to seep onto TV and computer screens throughout the world.Īccording to the Contents Power Index, which is measured by the number of searches on search engines and follower rankings of the TV shows that air on the major broadcasting networks, the country’s the three highest ranking shows of last year were KBS2’s “The Producers” - no surprise considering it stars hallyu power king Kim Soo-hyun - followed by SBS’ “The Girl Who Sees Smells” and “Pinocchio.”įollowing the tremendous success of “My Love from the Star,” particularly in China, Kim’s follow-up drama “The Producers,” which was considered the country’s first ever “variety drama,” went on to sell its broadcasting rights in China for more than $2.4 million. The growing Korean drama fever has led to the establishment of “Hallyu Tours.” There are now several published guides that map out the filming locations of popular TV shows such as “My Love from the Star,” “We Got Married,” “The Heirs,” “Doctor Stranger,” and “Running Man.” More people are traveling to Korea out of their love of Korean television shows.”Ī handful of local dramas have enjoyed so much popularity around the world, especially Asia, that they have been credited with enticing viewers to travel to Korea to see the culture and filming locations firsthand.
“The Korean lifestyle is being introduced to the world through television series, starting trends and causing a stir outside of Korea. “What triggered the occurrence? The airing of ‘My Love from the Star,’” it reads. “The merchants found this strange because the combination of beer and fried chicken was not common in China.”
“Not long ago, something strange happened on a cold winter day in China - fried chicken and beer starting selling like hotcakes,” reads VisitSeoul’s Hallyu Tourist Guide. A filming set and stage props from "My Love from the Star" located at DDP (SBS)Īs worldwide interest in Korean entertainment and content continues its global thrust, the city of Seoul is starting to see an influx in “hallyu-based” tourism, leading to the establishment of Korean drama-inspired tourist guide to assist die-hard fans track down the filming locations from their favorite Korean dramas.
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