Trust me, itвЂ™s progressed a lot in the last decade, but itвЂ™s still got a ways to go. Socially, Korea is likeвЂ¦ the US in the 1950s and 1960s.

Korea is much more conservative than you might be used to. ItвЂ™s easy TV, why the heck do I need tips for watching? Trust me, friend, as any K-drama watcher knows, thereвЂ™s a certain art to enjoying them, especially if you donвЂ™t speak Korean. I probably average a few a year and walk away loving even less.Д«efore I tell you my favorites, here are some quick tips for viewing! recognize this place from вЂњHotel del LunaвЂќ? My Best Korean Drama Tips Now, ten years later and I feel like a seasoned pro! Keep in mind, IвЂ™ve watched significantly less dramas than a hardcore fan. Considering вЂњBoys over FlowersвЂќ helped launched the second Hallyu, you can see how quickly I was sucked in! I went from вЂњPlayful KissвЂќ to вЂњBoys Over FlowersвЂќ since it was based off my favorite manga. What it really introduced me to was how much better quality K-dramas were. Instead, my introduction came because one of my favorite Taiwanese dramas, вЂњIt Started with a Kiss,вЂќ was turned into a Korean one called вЂњPlayful KissвЂќ in 2010. You guys donвЂ™t know how good you have it these days!ДЄnyway, I completely missed the first Hallyu (Korean Wave), so I never got sucked into вЂњWinterвЂ™s SonataвЂќ and its contemporaries. For years I suffered through bad kiss scenes, questionable fashion choices, and frustratingly conservative romances complete with aggressive wrist grabs.

I have been a watcher of Korean dramas for a decade and an Asian drama watcher for even longer. HereвЂ™s a post I probably first drafted at the beginning of this blog (aka five years ago) and then let sit in the blackhole of my drafts folder: the best Korean dramas I recommend to anyone who will listen!

My good drama