Inspired by Claire’s recommendation I started simultaneously on Sky Castle and Crash Landing On You. Thanks to Claire’s recent article on some of the K-dramas available on Netflix, I logged on for the first time in months, and was staggered at the back catalogue of well-known dramas from the past few years. And with the ready availability, the lure of instant gratification in a locked-down world in which you haven’t been out to a Korean cultural event for several weeks overcomes the fact that really you don’t have any more free time than you used to. Within the fixed monthly cost you have access to more TV drama boxed sets than you can possibly consume. With the arrival of Netflix, and presumably other streaming services with similar content, the cost objection falls away. I made the monetary investment in respect of a couple of classic series – Sandglass and Winter Sonata – but never managed to find the hours in the day to watch them There have been several reasons for this, but basically it boils down to lack of time, and the prohibitive cost of the DVD boxed sets. People might find it strange that, despite the fact that I’ve been following Korean culture for 20 years now, I’ve never watched a complete TV Drama series.
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