Television
How Korea’s “Good Doctor” made it in America
by KEUM Jun-kyung from Media Today  ·  9 MIN READ
The former head of KBS America on deciding between remakes and dubbing.
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Why is the time travel trope so common in Korean period dramas? kr
by KOO Hee Eon  ·  13 MIN READ
Time travel is fast becoming a staple element of Korean historical dramas. But sci-fi this is not. Our writer, from the Dong-A Ilbo, examines a case in point: Saimdang: Light’s Diary.
Source: tvN
The transformation of women’s fantasies in the television world of Kim Eun-sook kr
by KOO Hee Eon  ·  18 MIN READ
Kim Eunsook is one of Korea’s most influential television screenwriters. Her early hits include Secret Garden and Lovers in Paris, which was watched by over half of the nation. And her latest—Descendants of the Sun and Goblin—were popular internationally too. Here, Koo Hee Eon from the Dong-A Ilbo traces the evolution of a key factor: Kim’s female leads.