Why international audiences fell in love with K-drama - The Cultural Frontline, BBC World Service

Korean drama, or K-drama, is enjoying phenomenal worldwide success, and South Korea is now one of the largest content providers in the world. Actress Min-ha Kim, star of Pachinko, explores how K-drama is evolving and the transformative impact of streaming. She hears from: K-drama critic Joan MacDonald and Korean script writer Hong Eun-mi on how streaming is changing K-drama; Doctor Cha star Uhm Jung-hwa on how women’s roles have changed; Minyoung Alissia Hong on why webtoons - comics made for smartphones – revolutionised K-dramas; screenwriter Melis Veziroglu Yilmaz on adapting K-drama for a Turkish audience. And K-drama influencers Deema Abu Naser and Jeanie Chang visit K-drama locations