Here's why India loves Kdrama

The Suno India Show

The current boom of K-dramas in India has been in the works for decades. First, it spread in the North Eastern part of India. Then we saw it on Zee Zindagi. And finally, during the pandemic, the frenzy took over the country. Korean is now the fastest growing language in the country. In this episode of The Suno India Show, host Suryatapa Mukherjee speaks to Deepanjana Pal about why we love Kdramas. Deepanjana is an author of fiction and non-fiction novels and the managing editor of the Film Companion website.

The dramatic rise of K-Dramas in India - Mediawire
The era of pop-culture inspired learning - Times of India
What India watched in 2020 - Netflix
Manipur: A part of India where Korea rules | Arts and Culture | Al Jazeera
With More Female Screenwriters Do Korean TV Dramas Pass the Bechdel Test? - Forbes

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Chapters

1. Here's why India loves Kdrama (00:00:00)

2. How Kdramas got popular (00:00:14)

3. What Kdramas are all about (00:06:30)

4. Best Korean shows (00:10:52)

5. North East discovered Kdramas first (00:18:21)

6. Increasing cultural exchange (00:21:05)

7. Bollywood adaptations (00:24:50)

8. Slow pace and melodrama (00:28:16)

9. OTT investment (00:30:59)

10. Queer representation (00:34:25)

11. Written by women (00:45:04)

12. Deepanjana’s recommendations (00:47:47)