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Korean drama began in May 1956 with the film Death Row Prisoner, directed by Choi-Chang Bong. The genre rose in popularity through the 1960s and 70s with the growth of Korean broadcasting companies, and began showing on colour television in 1981.
- Korean drama
Korean drama (Korean: 한국 드라마; RR: Han-guk deurama), also...
- List of Korean dramas
This is an incomplete list of Korean dramas, broadcast on...
- Television in South Korea
Important genres of television shows include serial dramas,...
- Korean drama
Oct 10, 2016 · The drama depicted the Korean history from the colonial period (1910-1945) to the Korean War (1950-1953) and tried innovations such as pre-production and filming in overseas locations. Trendy dramas also reached a new peak during this period.
Korean Pop Culture Breaks Out of South Korea. The "Korean wave" began in the late 1990s, when South Korean TV dramas became big hits in China and Taiwan. The 1997-1998 Asian Financial Crisis led to heavy losses in the manufacturing sector, prompting a handful of businesses to turn to the entertainment sector.
Korean drama, also known as Koreanovela or K-drama, refers to Korean-language television shows made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wave in the 1990s.
