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Get Sudsy |
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The Phenomenon of Korean Soap Operas |
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by Jamie S. Rich |
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Korean culture has recently achieved a new level of worldwide popularity.
With horror films like A Tale of Two Sisters scaring DVD viewers and the romantic drama Il Mare being remade into The Lake House,
Western audiences have been getting hip to a vibrant new segment of the motion picture industry. Less well-known, however,
is the growing interest in South Korean television soap operas.
Or, I should say, less well-known in the United States.
Japanese television viewers tune in to imported serials week after week, creating ratings juggernauts out of shows from their neighbors to
the west. Programs like My Lovely Sam-Soon, often described as the Korean Bridget Jones, have moved into prime-time slots previously reserved
for high-profile American shows. |
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"Get Sudsy: The Phenomenon of Korean Soap Operas" by Jamie S. Rich been edited for shojobeat.com;
the complete article appears in the December 2006 issue of Shojo Beat Magazine. |
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