Addicted to Korean Drama Yet? Entertainment Recommendations to Get You Hooked!

Know why Korean dramas or K-dramas are ridiculously popular? They're addictive!

I got hooked on Korean dramas because of this one movie. “Commitment” is a 2013 South Korean spy thriller film starring Choi Seung-hyun, a teenage boy recruited by the government and trained as an assassin who is sent on a mission to kill an assassin. One word review for this movie? Intense!!!

So if you have never experienced a Korean drama, watch this movie first. You'll get hooked! (View trailer.)

Having been bitten by the K-drama bug, I started looking for more entertainment from South Korea and found a 2009 TV series titled “Tamra, the Island” and the main character, a young female diver, is played by Seo Woo. It is educational and entertaining. Paints a picture of life during the period of the Joseon (or Chosŏn) Dynasty in Korea and you really do get a very clear picture. Because of this program, I got hooked on Korean historical period dramas.

So if you never knew anything about Korean history, watch this series first. You'll get hooked! (View full 1^st episode.)

Just a bit of trivia. Not being familiar with Korean actors and actresses, I had not noticed it initially but once I began to learn Who's Who in SK entertainment, I realized that the same young lady who played the young man's younger sister in the movie (“Commitment”) was the same person who played the young lady's little sister in the TV show (“Tamra, the Island”).

Her name is Kim Yoo-jung. She's an adult now but she has been acting since she was a child and in fact, she was one of the best-known child actresses in South Korea. Her filmography and list of awards received for acting are impressive.

If you would like to join in on the K-drama addiction, the best sites in the USA to watch Korean dramas online is viki.com. Netflix also offers a limited selection.

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