On Kdrama Genres

 

I just finished Gyeongsang Creature and it was intense. Not the kind of series I usually watch but it's really really good. Solid 9/10 if not more.

I pray kdramas continue their quality of production forever. I did read somewhere that Hollywood was made for male gaze while Kdrama was made for female gaze. There is a reason Bridgerton is popular and gets all the hype. They're not the first historical romance fiction adapted to movies. But when something is written for women, you just know it. 

In South Korea, about 90% of scriptwriters are women. From the romcom that people look on with derision, to the action and thriller dramas elitists swear are better to watch. From City Hunter, The Uncanny Counter, Vagabond, Arthdal Chronicles, Six flying dragons, Sweet Him, the scripts were written by women. Even the newly released Gyeongsang Creature. In fact, it was the same woman that wrote Gyeongsang Creature that also wrote Dr. Romantic 1, 2 and 3. 

With that said, I just might look into more of kdrama thriller genre. I usually just play these kind of series in the background while I work.

Anyways, enough rant. I enjoyed this more than I anticipated. It was loosely based on unit 731, an organisation in Japan that experimented on humans during the second world war era. It's estimated that there were over 400,000 casualties which is crazy. Even more so as it's not exactly talked about.

This is also why movies are important. Not just for entertainment (which is a valid reason all on its own) but we are able to learn about the history of other societies.