How K-Dramas Used Classic Movie Magic to Conquer TV

Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Get 2 extra months free with annual plans for a limited-time only: http://storyblocks.com/TheTake | K-Dramas have been growing in popularity across the world for decades now, but they’ve seen a particularly huge growth in interest in the 2020s. While some might just chalk this up to the success of Netflix’s Squid Game, it’s actually a lot deeper and wider ranging than that. So what is it about K-Dramas that make them so beloved, and so addicting? The world of K-Dramas is vast and constantly expanding and evolving, so there’s no way we could cover everything in one video – but we want to begin with this quick dive into K-Dramas and what we love about them! So whether you’ve been hearing about them for a while but still haven’t taken the leap to begin watching or have been loving them for years, let’s dive in! #KDrama #KoreanDrama #Tropes #Analysis #Explained CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:41 Small beginnings to global takeover 02:25 Ups & downs of creating K-Dramas 05:07 Thanks to Storyblocks! 06:19 The power of tropes 10:256 What are *you* watching? Films/shows shown in this video: Be Melodramatic, Bon Appetit Your Majesty, Boys Over Flowers, Business Proposal, Crash Landing On You, Encounter, Full House, Happiness, Hospital Playlist, Itaewon Class, It's Okay Not To Be Okay, KPop Demon Hunters, Lovestruck In The City, My Only One, Once Again, Please Come Back Mister, Queen of Tears, She Was Pretty, Signal, Spring Turns to Spring, Squid Game, True Beauty, Twenty Five Twenty One, When the Camellia Blooms, The World of the Married, Inside the NFL: Superbowl 1982 (HBO), Abbott Elementary, Community, Game of Thrones, The Office Join our Patreon to unlock the members-only series “Total Take," vote on what we cover next, and more: https://www.patreon.com/thetake Read articles on film, TV and culture: https://www.the-take.com Follow our socials: https://linktr.ee/thisisthetake The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough