Just Why ARE Korean Historical Dramas SO Very Good?

 

If you read my book, A Quick Read: Short-Short Stories, then you have at least an idea.

These dramas are addictive!  Really, maybe I should get a life, but I look forward to the story line, the actors, the sets, the costumes, the smallest details which have all been included just for me!

And everything is more than well done, it’s almost, yes, almost, perfect.  All of which show: care, expense-not-spared, sensitivity to the viewers, extraordinary imagination, above- and-beyond writing, acting and directing.

It's nice to think that there are still creative, bodies of pure talent in this world, at least in Korea.

These dramas end with a “Thank you” to “our” audience.

I rest my case.

P.S. The one flaw and the only reason for the almost perfect score instead of perfect, is that in order to grant the viewers’ wish for a happy ending, sometimes the endings don’t really make sense, as when the heroine swallows poison, gushes up blood, but ends up just fine! However, the producers of these stories ARE correct:  We fans crave a happy ending no matter what, because we love these characters so much that have been brought to life for us.