Korean Wave – Hallyu – getting popular in India
After reading the article today on Times of India – Korean Wave takes Indian Kids in its sway – suddenly reminded me of the day I was shooting for the Arirang Episode. I had asked my show director if she had visited India. And she told me that she had been to Nagaland to shoot a documentary as Korean Culture was very popular in that part of India. I had not paid much attention to her then, but then reading the article today kind of reinforced the fact that Korean Culture was definitely getting popular in India and it piqued my curiosity to find out more about this phenomenon.
Song Joong Ki from The Innocent Man and popular Korean movie – A Werewolf Boy
The article above says that northeast states (bordering China, Bangladesh, Mynamar or Bhutan) was one of the first regions in India to take to the Korean Wave – Hallyu. In September 2000, the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) imposed a blanket ban on the screening of Hindi movies and Hindi satellite channels in Manipur. In order to fill up this vacuum, people took refuge in Southeast Asian cinema. Today, Korean channels like Arirang TV and KBS are aired by the cable operators in the northeast and each household has its own favorite.
Kim Hyun Joong from Korean Drama – Boys Over Flowers
Korean Drama and movies such as Full House, Boys over Flowers, My Girl, Green Rose, Stairway to Heaven and many others are popular in this region, with their favorite Korean actors being Rain, Lee Min-ho, Kim Beom, Song Hye-kyo, Lee Da-hae, Jang Nara, Koo Hye-seon and others.
The article also says that the Korean fixation is not just limited to music, movies and TV. It is also seeping into kids’ fashion in India. In the northeast, for instance, it’s not uncommon for a boy to have his favourite actor’s hairstyle, or for a girl to be seen dressed up as a popular Korean actress. The style is considered somewhat unique as it includes long straight hair and fuses it with masculine side burns.
Rainism Korea
Koreans ethos has taken over hearts and homes of many families in the northeast region but is slowly getting popularity in other parts of India as well, thanks to the Internet. Korean movies are regularly aired on UTV World Movies channel, making it easier for younger Indians to develop a taste for alternative cinema and Asian culture if they are bored of Indian television. But then they have a lot of catching up to do.
Singer / Actor Geun Jang Seuk from popular Korean Drama – Love Rain, Mary Stayed Out All Night and You are Beautiful
Chinese cuisines, cinema and culture is very popular in India. Almost everyone is aware about Feng Shui, Wind Chimes, Bamboo Trees and Laughing Buddha to bring good fortune and luck in your family. Chinese food is available is available in almost every nook and corner of major Indian cities. And Chinese movies subtitled in English plays in almost every English Movie channels in India. For that matter, even Japanese manga comics and cuisines, including Sushi, are a bit popular in India and Indians seem to be more aware about Japanese brands in India. A lot of Indians are also curious about learning Japanese Language. Coaching classes, which offer Japanese Language training are easily available in the major metro cities of India.
Lee Min Ho from Boys Over Flower and City Hunter
But the same cannot be said about Korea. Indians are not really aware of Korean Culture and not many know of Koreans brands beyond Samsung, LG and POSCO. Some think, North and South Korea to be one unified country. And in-spite of Korean Food being healthy it is not yet that popular in India. Everybody knows that Sushi is from Japan and Chow Mian is from China but a very few are aware about Kimchi and Kimbap from Korea. The Korean Food served at various Indian Restaurant is just a variation of some Chinese recipe served in the form of Korean Dish. And finding a good tutor to learn Korean Language is just impossible (atleast in Mumbai, based on my personal experience).
Singer / Actor Lee Seung Gi from popular Korean Drama – My Girl Friend is a Nine Tailed Fox, King 2 Hearts and Brilliant Legacy
It might take some time for Indians to develop an interest in Korean Culture and demand Korean content so that it becomes almost mainstream and popular in India. May be it was a bit easier in the North East region because of the ban, that Korean Dramas became so popular. Circumstances made people in that region view and appreciate Korean content. But the same cannot be said about other states in India, where the youth has a choice about the content he or she can view on local channels and internet. So the popularity of the Korean Drama has to do more with the acceptance of Korean Culture and its appeal to the youth.
Varma
Hi,
i am from India. We are very interested in Korean Movies and Serials as our both cultures matches very well. Why you people cant establish yourself in India. You have a very well following in India.
TheKoreaGuide
From what I remember FX India used to show KPOP music every tuesday around 5 pm. Also, UTV World Movies show a good amount of Korean Movies on regular basis. I guess slowly the wave is catching up in India..
sonia
well i read your article..to some extent i agree to the point that hallyu wave was not spread throughout the country but as an indian i would like to tell u that nw more and more people are getting interested as for me n my family in bangalore or my frens all over the country follow kpop and dramas i think super junior has the major fan following followed by dbsk,shinee and exo…n i guess smtown is very popular…so yes it was not that popular earlie but nw its getting famous…n we have our own indian fandom and india korea friends group on fb…:)
TheKoreaGuide
Wow Sonia.. That is interesting to know.. and yes I do agree that it is getting more popular here in India.. A few days back I met this girl who got attracted to K-POP culture because of her cousin. Her cousin was big time into reading manga comics and she got to read the Boys over Flowers comic from her. That’s how her journey started into the K-POP culture.. if there is anything else you would like to share let me know.. Also let me know about the Indian Korea Group on facebook. It would be fun to join them..
sonia
ya sure you can join the group and we are bunch of crazy people,who only and only discuss korean culture there…and i guess there are lots of people specially in metro cities who love kpop,dramas,movies etc…and recently first time ever,indian kpop dance team went performed in hallyu dance festival and were in finalists..and recently jaejoong visited india and one of our cassies went to meet him in rajasthan and got his autograph,
TheKoreaGuide
Thanks.. I just joined the Indian Kpoper group on fb… I hav stayed in Korea for over a year but somehow did not manage to keep up with the k-pop trend.. With Gangnam Style things are gonna change… the only song I ve heard before Gangnam Style would be 2NE’s I am the best.. others hv just fallen into my ears.. so m kinda novice to this kpop thingy.. but then korean dramas n movies I kinda love it.. Have just started watching coffee prince… and the best part is that these dramas get over in just 17 episodes.. so its not that a huge time commitment for me to watch them… Hey and by the way you can share videos and pictures of the Indian KPOP dance team which performed in that hallyu dance festival.. I’ll be more than glad to post it on this website..
pranjali
I’m pranjali from India.I think korean dramas are superb and bof is the best drama,i have ever seen and i just love your culture and wanna visit Korea.
TheKoreaGuide
Pranjali.. then in that case u must watch.. Coffee Prince.. Its one of the best korean dramas..u ll love it for sure..
pranjali
Ohh really!!! I will definitely watch Coffee prince.Me and my friend’s have started watching faith…I’m a big fan of Lee Min Ho and Kim Hyun Jung.
pranjali
Hey can you tell me how much time it will take to learn Korean language and is it possible to learn it in 6 months for a Indian student because I didn’t find any similarity between my language(Hindi) n Hangul…also can you please tell me name of that restaurant cause m from Pune and wanna go there…
TheKoreaGuide
I do not remember the exact name of the hotel coz I had visited Pune almost a year back. But there are a few Korean guest house in Pune which you can visit where they serve authentic Korean Food. Most of the websites below are in Korean as they are targeted towards Korean students and businessmen who are on an official visit to Pune.
Saranggak – http://www.saranggak.com/index.php (wakad)
Happy Day – http://blog.naver.com/happydaypune
Imperial guest House – http://punebest.net/ (Somatne Tal-naval)
Arirang India – http://www.arirangindia.com/
Cafe Maroo
Ibis Hotel in Vimaan Nagar
Korean Association of Pune in India have the following website
http://www.punekorean.net/
There is some Korean American Association in Aundh (I am not sure) which you can check, where they teach Korean on weekends.
TheKoreaGuide
Check Vidyanchal School in Aundh.. They have weekend sessions on Korean History and Culture.
TheKoreaGuide
Or if you want to learn in online – you can view these videos on youtube.. The basic requirement is that you are familiar Korean alphabets…
http://www.youtube.com/user/BusyAtomdotcom
pranjali
Ok. Also I would like to tell you that I have started watching Coffee Prince and drama is superb as you told me. Gong yoo is so handsome n nice story,I have finished with 7 episodes in two days,but that site has blocked all other episode’s so couldn’t watch it.
TheKoreaGuide
You can watch Korean Drama episodes on Drama Fever (works only in US). If the dramafever link is not workin you can try Drama Load (check the watch online section) and Drama Crazy. And to watch more Korean Dramas with English subtitles…
you can visit Viki.com
Sonia
get an app of talk to me in korean.com or go to the site for the same.. they have awesome videos and pdf for free download and they start from level 1
TheKoreaGuide
Sonia, I am currently using the Online Sogang Korean Program. I would not recommend it to someone who is an absolute beginner in learning Korean as this online program is way too intensive. Its like an interactive online text book with about 60 Korean lessons. So for some one who is looking for a bit of a fast-paced learning this is highly recommended.
cybhutia
Korean wave has swept Sikkim also in a big way…we love da dramas..films n kpop….:)
Sonia
hey i dont mind sharing some videos..i will surely send u the link..and yes its nice to knw that you join the groups..there are many more MORE active groups than indian kpopers…if u want you can join them too..:)
TheKoreaGuide
Sure Sonia.. please go ahead n share the videos as well as the other K-POP groups..
Sonia
i read the article again and as you were talking about korean food,i realized that some time back even i had tried to eat korean dishhes in some restaurent but what i got same chinese dishe just with different name and it looks way different than what i have seen in TV.So,yeah proper korean restaurent are rare and that too you can find them only in metro cities.
TheKoreaGuide
The only authentic korean restaurants I found was in Pune.. That too, the name of the restaurant was written in Korean.. which means it was not meant for Indians (as we cannot read Korean) but for Korean residing in Pune.. and there seems to be a decent number of Koreans staying in Pune. The other Koreans I met were working for Samsung in Noida or gurgaon.. and from what I remember they had some arrangement where some Korean couple was providing Korean tiffins to Korean employees working at Samsung..
Sonia
oh really well i can read and write korean but sadly i am in bangalore not pune.i met some koreans some days back here in mall,some students studying here in international school.i talked with them ,they talked in english and i replied back in korean and they were surprised that i could understand and reply.when they asked me that how did i learn the language i told them i used to listed super junior songs,couldnot understand it hence,learnt the language and they were all happy..:)
TheKoreaGuide
So did you learn Korean on your own or you had some tutor. You can share your experience with our readers. I am sure a lot of people are out there (including me) who wants to learn Korean on their own… I recently came across this channel on youtube where they have some decent sessions on learning korean.. you can check it out..
http://www.youtube.com/user/arirangkorean
Jae Jay
Hello Everyone! .. This is Jae.. i read this article and was quite happy to know that i have lot more people from my nation as interested as me over Kpop and dramas. i started watching korean dramas since 2009 after i accidentally rolled over KBS on my TV channels which i unfortunately do no find anymore. DBSK is my big time bias and their Mirotic was my first kpop music if i remember it right. Anyhow.. sorry to have you listened to my boring story. i just get hyper when i get to talk about korean stuffs. And my congratulations and a load of envy (:P) to my lucky cassie friend who got to meet my bias jaejoong!! Thank you!
TheKoreaGuide
Welcome Jae…. so how do you get your share of KPOP n K Drama these days.. by the way where are you from?
Jae Jay
Hey thanks.. I am from Chennai.. I regularly check Allkpop for the k-entertainment industry updates.. Well.. how about you? .. where are you from?.
ridhima
thanku soooooooooooo mucccchhh
Ridhima Abrol
THANKS A LOTT FOR UR INFO….KOREANS ARE QUITE FAMOUS IN SACRED HEART SCHOOL DALHHOUSIE THATS HOW I GOT MY INTEREST TOO….CAN U PLZ TELL ME IF I CAN MEET KIM HYUN JUNG IF I GO TO KOREA……I <3 HIM…A LOTTT CANT BE EXPLAINED
TheKoreaGuide
I am not sure about Kim Hyung Joong, but if you are planning to visit Korea this December then you can attend the 2012 SBS Gayo Daejun Festival and get your share of KPOP. There would be around 20 idols who would be participating in this event and they would be divided into 4 teams as follows:
Boys:
Dynamic Black – Kikwang, Jinwoon, Hoya, Lee Joon, and L.Joe
Dramatic Blue – Yoseob, Jokwon, Woohyun, G.O, and Niel
Girls
Dazzling Red – Nicole, Hyorin, Hyosung, HyunA, and Nana
Mystic White – Jiyoung, Bora, Sunhwa, Gayoon, and Lizzy
deepika
hi..this is deepika from chennai in tamil nadu..!! i watch lots of korean dramas and movies…! in chennai korean dramas and movies are very popular among college going teens..!! even i have a thought of visting korea one day.. iam a huge fan of lee min hoo.!! i have watched like 20 dramas..boys over flowers,goong,you are beautiful,full house,coffee prince,my girl friend name is gumiho..heart strings,procectutor prinncess,..etc
TheKoreaGuide
Wow Deepika, that is really impressive. If there was some award for some one who has watched the maximum Korean Dramas then I am sure the award would have gone to you. Hats off to your dedication. And thanks for sharing this information. I was really not aware about this craze for Korean Dramas among teenagers in Chennai. Please do visit Korea for sure. It is as romantic as the Korean Dramas you have watched. I am sure you will definitely enjoy your trip.
sonalee
Hi,
I don’t know about other people but I love k-dramas. I have been watching them since last 3 years. At first I used to watch luv stories but Now I have been bored with every luv triangles. Therefore I have started watching all those action and mystery dramas. I like both the season of vampire prosecutor. I luv lee bum soo in surgeon bong dal hee and history of salaryman. He is amazing. I also like Kim-suna. I don’t think any other actress in Korea can pull a comedy character like she does ( in My lovely kim sam soon and city hall). Now I am watching dramas without subtitles
TheKoreaGuide
Hey Sonalee, welcome to this new found gang of k-pop lovers. I am very much a newbie to Korean Dramas and by far I have watched only – boys over flower, coffee prince and mary stayed out all night.. But I very much agree with you.. After watching just 2 dramas I felt the plot to be predictable and the same characterization and love triangles.. The main lead gal is a simple Jane, girl next door type gal and then there are atleast 2 guys who have the hots for her. One is more of a soulmate always protecting her and the other one is the lover (the main lead guy). And then there will be one hot chic who has the hots for one of these guys or vice versa.. But frankly speaking I am enjoying it now.. I am not yet bored of these love stories. But maybe in a year or two I might get bored..
It is quite commendable that you have learnt Korean just by watching dramas. Well, that is one of my biggest intention towards watching Korean Dramas, so that I can learn to speak Korean. And I agree my korean listening capacity is improving. But I was really awed when you mentioned that you can watch Korean Dramas without subtitles.. wow.. I so envy you.. I wish I could do that some day.. Thanks for sharing your input. I guess I am now curious about watching My name is Kim Sam Soon..
sonalee
Thanks dear. I think after 3 years of continuous watching k-dramas, you can definitely understand what are they saying as long as they are not giving their dialogues any american accent. I have been watching j-dramas as well for more than 5 yrs. I am quite confident watching j-dramas, songs, general conversation without subtitles
TheKoreaGuide
Lol… as of now, I dare not venture into J Dramas.. let me just focus on learning Korean.. But from what I can understand you are more of an veteran at watching asian dramas.. It took me almost 3 years to bring myself to watch these dramas online.. I came across K Pop culture and Korean Dramas when I was in Korea but something or the other kept me occupied and could not find time to watch them. But now that I have started watching it I find it really addictive and hard to resist. There are days when I watch 2 episodes back to back.. so what has been your best drama so far..
sonalee
it’s alrt. U can take it easy. If you would like I can suggest you really good k-dramas. So please let me know.
TheKoreaGuide
Thanks Sonalee for your recommendation. This will keep me busy for a year ^^
TheKoreaGuide
Yeah that would be great.. Please do suggest some good dramas for me to watch. I am almost done with Marienun wibak chung… Next I was thinking of personal taste by lee min ho.. which ones do you suggest..
sonalee
Personal taste is good but it’s not of my choice. You can watch my lovely kim sam soon, city hall (watched it more than thrice), secret garden, scent of a woman, protect the boss (like the characters), prosecutor princess, 49 days, Pasta, my girlfriend is a gumiho, baby faced beauty, Faith, bad guy
I liked those. I can’t remember the other names. Once you finish those, let me know, I’ll tell you more. Hope it’ll help….
Enjoy..
Shailja
Hi Sonalee,
This is Shailja. Sorry to interrupt. I couldn’t find the reply button in you last post.
I was just reading the above comments andfound that you are into J dramas as well. I have been watching K dramas for more than a year and still I am to addicted to it. Yet, at times I do watch J dramas as well. Since, I like J anime shows, thats how I got involved in J dramas. If you could suggest me some Jdramas and Kdramas. I will be very gratefull. I have watched all of lee min ho dramas since he is my fav actor.
Will be waiting for your reply…
spandana varma
hey me too started liking K-pop n k-dramas frm 6months. will u plzzz tell me the korean indian fan grp in fb . i’ll be really grateful
TheKoreaGuide
This is the group on Facebook – Indian K Poper’s
https://www.facebook.com/groups/247557405291647/
Shailja
Hi My name is Shailja. I like korean drama more than our indian shows. Even though my parents are a little upset about my craze for korean shows as I am always online watching korean drama whenever I am at home. Still, me and my sister loves it. My fav actors are lee min ho, kim hyun jung, jang geun suk, park shi ho, Ku Hye Sun and many more. I luv there songs as well spl: Love ya of SS501, I will forget you of CN BLUE. By the way I resite in Delhi. Glad to know there are manymore indians who like Kdramas.
TheKoreaGuide
Welcome to the our family of K-Pop lovers Shailja.. Recently I have started watching Marienun Weebak Jung and I have started liking Jang Geun Suk too.. As far as songs are concerned I normally like the OST of Korean Dramas coz thats how I normally discover Korean Songs and somehow hear it repeatedly in the flow of the drama so it kinda stays in the head.. These days m humming – feeling sad – from the drama Jungle Fish 2. Just love that song.. I wish too sing that song one day in a Korean Noeraebang with my Korean friends.. that would be so much fun..
Shailja
Thank u…even I like OST of korean dramas. I hopw you will be able to sing that song very soon. Though I don’t know korean that well however bcoz of dramas I can understand little bit even withouts eng subs. I have also memorised 2 korean songs one is ” My love” from A gentle man’s dignity and other one is ” I will forget you” from Hearstrings. I really luv this song. Hope I will be able to visit S.Korea someday.
Anisha
I started watching korean dramas when i was 12! My first one was BOF!!!! i’ve watched it 6 times since! And i’ve watche 79 other korean dramas xD im an addict!!! I just love korean culture and food! Specially ramen and kimchi <3 till now i always thought i was the only one who was interested in watching korean dramas in india i feel so nice to know that there are more people like me its just amazing! I want to go to korea! Northeast india is crazy about korean stuff! Lets spread the craze to the other parts too! What do u say ppl??? Should we do it??
pranjali
Well of course anisha and we’ll definitely do it and i’m quite shocked after reading your comment that you have done with 79 Korean drama’s.I hope i’ll also visit Korea one day. Anyways I’m so excited that I have got one more Indian fan who is crazy like me for Korean dramas.
TheKoreaGuide
Anisha, I wonder how old are you now.. You must be 15-16 yrs old if BOF was the first K Drama you watched when you were 12..
Pranjali yes please do make it a point to visit Korea. And not just Pranjali, I would say all of you who stumble by this site to visit Korea.
Korean tourism is highly dominated by Japanese and Chinese tourist who come to Korea mainly to catch up on the hallyu wave and have a look at their hallyu stars. Korean Tourism Organization has planned designated Hallyu tours in Korea where they take visitors to the shooting locations of these various popular dramas like Boys over flowers and other historic dramas..
But anywhich ways one of the spots which got really famous among teenagers in Korea after Boys over flowers was the Namsan (N Seoul) Tower. It has become kind of mandatory for every newbie couple to visit Namsan Tower on their very first date, put their love-lock on the tower fence and throw the key back in the valley. So it is more like a ritual of locking your love forever on Namsan..
Another popular places to visit are Hongdae, Garuso Gil (at Sinsa) and Samcheondong for all its beautiful theme based cafes, live concerts and art galleries.. Well this is just the tip of the iceberg.. There is so much more to explore in Korea that sometimes I feel a year is not enough. You would need atleast a year to explore all the 4 seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) and all the festivals celebrated during these seasons.
Korea is famous for its Cherry Blossom and Lantern Parade festivals during Spring, Mud Festival and various live concerts during Summer, Fire work Festival and Leaves changing color during Fall and last but not the least Christmas and shopping festivals during winter along with skiing and ice fishing.
Shailja
Yes, we should
TheKoreaGuide
So here is your chance to win a trip to Seoul and other goodies.. The contest is organized by Seoul Metropolitan government it closes in 24th Feb.. so make it quick..
http://www.seoulcampaign.com/
TheKoreaGuide
I just finished watching – Mary stayed out all night and Jungle Fish 2… I have also watched BOF and now I am wondering which one should I watch.. I like Jungle Fish 2 coz it was more realistic.. what do you guys recommended… which one should I watch.. Sonalee recommended a few.. so may be in the mean time I may go ahead with City Hall
Shailja
Try this site: http://www.koreandrama.org/?p%
It a a list of “KoreanDrama.org’s Most Shared Drama (Top 30)”, i have seen all of the drama’s in this list and they are really good. There were some new dramas added to the list which I still have to Watch. however, its recommended dramas are really good. If you click on this link, just scroll down and on the right you will find the list.
Hope you lilke it.
TheKoreaGuide
Thanks Shailaja.. Currently I am watching Innocent Man and I must confess that I am completely hooked to it. Actually I was watching Gentleman’s Dignity and in between I saw an episode of Innocent Man (Chakhan Namja) and I got completely hooked from episode 1, so much so that, I stopped watching Gentleman’s dignity and now I want to finish watching Chakhan Namja first. Gentleman’s Dignity is also a sweet n funny romcom drama which I will watch it later.. Next I am planning for – Reply Me 1997 and City Hall together..
Shailja
Hmmm…. I have watched Reply 1997 and city Hall & liked in very much…I liked city hall more than Reply 1997, though it is also good.
sesha
anneyeohaseyo everyone
am from puducherry 
am a huge fan of kdrama and kpop .i have seen more than 20 kdramas .i have started to watch kdramas frm 2009 ,since then i am a fan of korea and its culture. more over its similar to tamil language and culture, its somewhat easy for me to understand it more.
currently am studying korean language thro’ internet..one day i will master it and make my visit to korea (my most beloved country)…:)
TheKoreaGuide
Nice to hear that Sesha.. Welcome to the community.
By the way there is a Tamil/Telegu community in Korea as well. Most of the people who come to Korea come here for doing Masters, Phd or Postdoc studies. Some also come here to work as a software engineer. So focus on your studies and you will definitely make it to Korea some day either for work or for visit. And yes please do recommend some nice dramas that you have enjoyed the most and feel others should watch it too.
PRAJNA
Namaskaar
I live in Bangalore,India.
I just cant explain you how many in number are the fans of Korean dramas live here!!
well am crazy about Korean dramas.Me and my friends watch them more than we watch any other Indian movies…lee min ho is my favorite actor
I would love to visit south Korea at least once in my life time
TheKoreaGuide
Welcome to the Korean Drama lovers community Prajna. And please do share you favorite Korean Dramas..
Swatee
Its Good to see K-Drama Crazzy Lovers…I have enjoyed and still enjoying all the great dramas mentioned in discussions.do hope to do more here
TheKoreaGuide
Hey Swatee, I see links to MySoju on your blog. Is My Soju working.. Every time I visit that site I see nothing.. So I thought the site was down..
Swatee
mySoju is down for quiet some time..but it was a good site at least for beginners.. it gave nice analysis on what to see and what not to see.Now i am Glued to dramacrazy.net . Chk it out
TheKoreaGuide
Ya I use dramacrazy too.. I used viki for some time but then there are certain limitations with viki so only a selected few dramas can be viewed in India. So that way dramacrazy is better.. watch chakhan namja (innoncent guy) if you have not seen it yet..
Swatee
yes i have watched it…its a nice drama.. nice story line.. Good looking main lead and end is good smooth..no tragic things as had expected..Now i am going along with Level Seven Civil servant. said Goodbye to “Flower boy next Door” yesterday..wanna start some new drama not yet decided whether to go with “Horse Doctor” or “My Daughter Seo-young” both are long but must be worth watching..
TheKoreaGuide
Thats the most challenging part I guess, thinking which drama to watch next once you are done with the current drama. I believe I will be in the same dilemma in a few days once I am done watching with Chakhan Namja.. So which drama would you recommend for a newbie like me. As of now I have watched only – Boys over Flowers, Mary Stayed Out All Night, Jungle Fish 2 and Innocent Man. Coffee Prince and You are Beautiful I quit in a few episodes. Gentlemans Dignity I might watch next.. or may be City Hall as our other friends have recommended above. What do you recommend.
Swatee
sorry to disclose the end of chakhan namja .. but it is worth watching…for the watch list Gentlemans diginity is good Male oriented but nice com.the other i wud suggest is THE GREATEST LOVE 2011 and BabyFaced Beauty 2011 both are worth watching.The male lead actor Cha Seung Won for both The Greatest Love 2011 and City hall 2009 is same.. and the act is watch worth. both are ROM-COM. if u want mystery and drama go for 49 days 2011 and Ghost 2012.thats it if u want suggestions abt other drama feel free to ask the DramaFReak thats mee..
Sadhli
Liked this article and I am happy that I was being hit by Hallyu..and enjoying every bit of it.
Carzy about Kdramas, Movies, K pop, Actors, Actress…in short everything thats Korean…….completed almost kdramas in last 1 n half year…n still counting.
and what makes it possible is how near their Culture, tradition are to our Indian traditions. How they treat their elders with respect, love their younger…i want to go to korea at least once in my lifetime..
thanks for the article…
sharu
hii.. dis is sharu.. its a very good article.. n I loved it.. i’m really going crazy about Korean dramas. I have watched many Korean dramas,, n enjoyed a lot..
I love them. some of my fav are boys over flowers, playfull kiss, personal taste.. I just love bof.. I have watched it morethan 10 times in a month.. n kim hyun joong is my fav actor.. he was really awesome.. n i’m trying to learn Korean language.. tat’s really lovable.. some day i’ll surely visit korea..:)
nana
LEE MIN HO IS THE BEST ACTOR OF ALL TIME!!
I AM CRAZY ABOUT LEE MIN HO!!
I ADMIRE HIM FOR HIS MATCHLESS TALENT!!
lee min ho is the reason why I like Korea,
lee min ho is the reason why I want 2 learn Korean language,
lee min ho is the reason why I want 2 breathe where he breathes!!
lee min ho is the reason why I love living in Korea,
lee min ho is the reason why I want 2 live so that I can see his success and smile,
lee min ho is the reason why I can forget my problems,
lee min ho is the reason why I wish I was a Korean girl,
lee min ho is the reason why I wish I could become an actress in Korea,
LEE MIN HO,PLEASE READ MY COMMENT!!!
)
please always smile!!
Sonam
Hieeee i am Sonam from mumbai. i am big fan of hyun bin he is sooooo handsome. i have watched many korean drama and movies. i love hyun bin…:)
coffee prince,fullhouse, personal test, secret garden, playful kiss, big, missing you, goong, rooftop prince, to the beautiful you, you are beautiful i am big fan of korean drama.
ash
hi……its me ash……korean serials are great:) my favorites are bof, you are beautiful,playful kiss,secret garden,city hunter……and recently i watched gumiho (very cute)……i really love korean culture especially hard work and sincerity is shown in your serials and it has really impressed me……i have never been to south korea and i wanna visit atleast once:) keep rocking:) suggest me some cute korean serials….. say my “hi” to lee min ho and park shin hee:):-)