Why is Korean media doing well (or getting popular) than Western media?

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War5oldier 30 Jul @ 2:38am

For example: Squid Game (or K Drama in general) tends to thrive is due to their writing style behind the scenes not compliant with that "traditional Western storytelling", and in their case it ends with the protagonist dying (like how Gi Hun dies in the finale) as it's realistic rather than from US media: *protagonist is immortal* and the writing is bland along with the plot as well.

When it comes to US media (movies or TV), what's up with them on "making sure the main protagonist never dies throughout" or "they are invincible to anything around them" upon confronting the antagonist when writing the script (or that's the pattern I've noticed). Also, the story telling is wooden (as it's predictable before you even finished it), like they've lost the talent.

This is why I've lost interest in US media as it's nothing but slop at this point from the: predictable plot, cliches galore, woke (DEI) agenda, immortal main characters, Americanization of foreign culture, unrealistic elements, etc. which is why both Korean Drama (or Japanese Anime) is becoming prevalent with younger American demographics when consuming entertainment.

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Goldias 30 Jul @ 2:43am

It's fun. Simple as that.
Not just the production but the plot as well.

US dramas and hollywood are not as good as they once were.

Logan 30 Jul @ 2:43am

Bait used to be believable

Xero_Daxter 30 Jul @ 2:48am

Because it’s actually good.

If you want good K-Drama I recommend “Crash Landing On You”. Without spoiling it’s when a South Korean woman crashed landed in North Korea and fell in love with a North Korean soldier.

TGC> The Games Collector 30 Jul @ 3:06am

Originally posted by War5oldier:
This is why I've lost interest in US media as it's nothing but slop at this point: from predictable plot, cliches galore, DEI (woke) agenda, immortal main characters, Americanization of foreign culture, unrealistic elements, etc.

The problem there is with all these ridiculous restrictions they can only make the same slop which gets boring quickly.

There used to be a bit more diversity in media. But these days a lot of it is cut off because it may possibly in some small fraction offend someone maybe, perhaps. And you can't take crazy risks like that anymore.

EASY PETE 30 Jul @ 3:17am

Cultural differences

Oneeyed 30 Jul @ 3:23am

Because its pure entertainment and free of western forced education and propaganda crap.

US series were never really good. But the forced educational component was small.

Nowadays the propaganda / forced education part is sooo big you cant ignore it anymore and it makes me puke and dont wanna watch anymore.

Practically all american/european TV shows since 2015 suffer from it.

Paygron 30 Jul @ 3:31am

Is there really a lot of Korean media that actually gains such widespread popularity in the west?

- there’s Squid Game and few video games like Lies of P or Stellarblade.

But save for that (and K-pop which is its own thing) most Korean media is mostly followed by rather niche audiences.

Kobret 30 Jul @ 3:32am

Originally posted by Oneeyed:
Because its pure entertainment and free of western forced education and propaganda crap.

US series were never really good. But the forced educational component was small.

Nowadays the propaganda / forced education part is sooo big you cant ignore it anymore and it makes me puke and dont wanna watch anymore.

Practically all american/european TV shows since 2015 suffer from it.

Paygron 30 Jul @ 3:43am

Originally posted by War5oldier:
Originally posted by Oneeyed:

Practically all american/european TV shows since 2015 suffer from it.

In American cinema, why are they so fixated on making protagonists immortal (it's not even realistic since humans literally die from something) but they want to make them invincible already making that laughable (along with the plot that you can already predict before finishing).

Simple, most people aren’t interested in or entertained by protagonist dying. I didn’t know that Squid Game protagonist dies in the third season, but that could explain why season 3 despite keeping high reviewer score, got much lower audience scores than previous seasons.

Ganger 30 Jul @ 4:59am

Western media has gone rubbish over the last 15/20 years or so, simply as that.

Movies such as Police Academy, Soul man, Goonies, The Time Baddits, Blazing Saddles, Porkys etc could never be made today due to political correctness, modern sensitivities, the woke agenda and younger generations being too offended.

And going back to the 70's/80's british sitcoms, such as Mind Your Language, Till death us do Part, On The Buses, Only Fools and Horses etc... WOW theses shows even offended people back in the 1986 let alone today.

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Drain 30 Jul @ 5:53am

Western movies/shows have been totally destroyed by modern woke culture. Like 9 of every 10 works is a burning dumpster fire. Like many others I'm sure; I'm sick to death of DEI, its hiring, writing, casting, characters, every bit of it, like the cancer villain from saw, "just sick of it all." When you watch an eastern work, it's such a relief, a much needed break from all this toxic waste. You may soon find you don't want to come back. Damn near everything I watch is from Japan or South Korea now. You stop noticing the dub after a while.

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vkobe 30 Jul @ 5:58am

Originally posted by War5oldier:
For example: Squid Game (or K Drama in general) tends to thrive is due to their writing style behind the scenes not compliant with that "traditional Western storytelling", and in their case it ends with the protagonist dying (like how Gi Hun dies in the finale) as it's realistic rather than from US media: *protagonist is immortal* and the writing is bland along with the plot as well.

When it comes to US media (movies or TV), what's up with them on "making sure the main protagonist never dies throughout" or "they are invincible to anything around them" upon confronting the antagonist when writing the script (or that's the pattern I've noticed). Also, the story telling is wooden (as it's predictable before you even finished it), like they've lost the talent.

This is why I've lost interest in US media as it's nothing but slop at this point from the: predictable plot, cliches galore, woke (DEI) agenda, immortal main characters, Americanization of foreign culture, unrealistic elements, etc. which is why both Korean Drama (or Japanese Anime) is becoming prevalent with younger American demographics when consuming entertainment.

lol wut ??? which korean movie is more popular than your average disney movie, even snow woke is more popuplar than squid game

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Talby 30 Jul @ 6:03am

I think we can call "woke" an "attempted global cultural genocide" at this point... and agree Squid Game is one of the few new shows I watched recently.

Just finished "24", peak old-school pre-woke american media goodness...

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tallgeese 30 Jul @ 6:06am

Originally posted by Drain:
Western movies/shows have been totally destroyed by modern woke culture. Like 9 of every 10 works is a burning dumpster fire. Like many others I'm sure; I'm sick to death of DEI, its hiring, writing, casting, characters, every bit of it, like the cancer villain from saw, "just sick of it all." When you watch an eastern work, it's such a relief, a much needed break from all this toxic waste. You may soon find you don't want to come back. Damn near everything I watch is from Japan or South Korea now. You stop noticing the dub after a while.

Taking any opportunity to insult African-Americans, huh.

Racism doesn't go away, it just switches masks.

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whole9yard 30 Jul @ 6:07am

Cultural differences, no woke and flamboyant type of movies like Americans do. I do notice gender ideology is in front and center in America, meanwhile Korean movies it blended in the plot lines and doesn't make it too obvious to the viewer. Star trek discovery comes in mind, of gender ideology slops.

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