3 new K-dramas to watch this December

Hyderabad: Korean dramas or K-dramas have taken India by storm ever since the country went into one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns last year.   According to a Netflix report, between 2019 and 2020, viewership of K-dramas in India had increased by 370 per cent. Between March 2020 and March 2021, six K-dramas, including […]

Hyderabad: Korean dramas or K-dramas have taken India by storm ever since the country went into one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns last year.  

According to a Netflix report, between 2019 and 2020, viewership of K-dramas in India had increased by 370 per cent. Between March 2020 and March 2021, six K-dramas, including the second season of Kingdom, It’s Okay To Not Be Okay, and Crash Landing On You, were on Netflix’s “Top 10 Trending” list.   

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For many, the affair began with one of the 500 Korean offerings available on Netflix: Boys Over Flowers, Descendants of the Sun, Reply 1988, Kingdom, and Sky Castle.

According to fans, K-dramas are better than Indian soaps since they are not too long, not too short. There are usually only 16-20 episodes. The shows look very Indian in their mood and emotions.

India’s Zee Group-owned satellite service provider Dish TV launched a daily package for 1.3 rupees (less than 2 cents) where customers could access Korean dramas dubbed in Hindi. Popular streaming platform MX Player offered K-dramas dubbed in Hindi and two regional languages, Tamil and Telugu.

Amazon Prime too recently caught the K-wave in India announcing ten Korean shows including popular titles like True Beauty, The Penthouse, and Mr. Queen, which are not available on Netflix. 

New K-dramas to watch in December

1. Our Beloved Summer

Parasite’s Choi Woo-shik and Kim Da-mi of Itaewon Class are teaming up for a very different kind of story in the romantic comedy Our Beloved Summer. Years after filming a viral documentary in high school, two bickering ex-lovers get pulled back in front of the camera – and into each other’s lives.  

Watch it on: Netflix

2. The Silent Sea

The Silent Sea is Korea’s first-ever moon-set drama. Featuring Bae Doona, Gong Yoo, and Lee Joon in the main cast, this eight-part drama promises to boldly go where no other K-drama has gone before. The story is set in the near future where the earth’s water and food supplies are threatened by desertification. A team is formed by the space agency to travel to the moon and retrieve a mysterious sample from an abandoned research station.   

Watch it on: Netflix

3. Snowdrop

Snowdrop is known to be adapted from the handwritten notes of a man who escaped from a political prison camp in North Korea. In 1987, a man covered in blood jumped into a female college dormitory when tear gas blasted like fireworks. Then, a female student tries to hide him and takes care of him. Since then, they have developed a romantic relationship.

Watch it on: Disney Plus

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