BBC has an article about how the popularity of K dramas has soared in India.
They fall in love but must cross several hurdles - including the line that divides their countries - before they can be together.
If you narrated this story to an Indian a few years ago, their first thought would probably have been the 2004 Bollywood film Veer-Zaara... as star-crossed lovers from India and Pakistan, neighbouring countries that share a tense relationship.
That is, until the 2019 Korean drama Crash Landing On You (CLOY) swept in with a similar premise - centred around neighbours South and North Korea - but with wildly different results.
Plot: a spoiled but unwanted step daughter in a rich family is hang gliding and a storm results in her landing in the DMZ, where she is rescued by a North Korean officer who hides her.
It's not just a contrast in politics as it is about the culture clash between affluent south Korea and the less prosperous north.
In contrast to the all too often boring sex scenes that seem to be put into Western movies to waste time so they don't have to write a plot, the K Dramas are usually PG... and unlike the ladies of the Hallmark Dramas, who never seem to worry about family or money, these films resonate with the up and coming middle classes, caught in dilemmas between tradition and modern freedom.
as the BBC notes:
Plot lines in Korean shows and Bollywood films frequently revolve around the impact (family and tradition) has on protagonists - from choosing who they can love, the careers they can pursue, the obligations women have to their husband's household and the social net provided by families.
A lot of K dramas are now on Netflix, but here in the Philippines we can watch them on the Korean station, or "tagalized" (dubbed in Tagalog) on the local stations.
this is a list of some of the best dramas, and this video has short reviews of some of the best romances.
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