If you fell in love with the unusual love story of Crash landing on your heartor if you melted with the smallest connections of Wow, an extraordinary lawyer and Job offerthen hold on for this ad that will make your heart race.
Increasingly, audiences around the world are becoming fond of the k-romance giving no indication that his affections were waning. Between 2018 and 2022 the audience figures for the titles of Netflix of this genre. In 2022 alone, more than 90 percent of views were recorded outside of South Korea.
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Affection moves us and we are eager to reciprocate. Netflix is home to the hard-hitting stories of k-romance and Over the next five months, six new romance series will be coming to the platform from Korea.
For decades, this genre has captivated audiences in Korea and across the Asian continent, proof of its storytelling skills and the production expertise Korean creators have, note Don KangVice President of Content for Netflix in Corea. “We are truly humbled by how our emotional Korean series have found a home in the hearts of global audiences on Netflix, from the United States and Europe to Latin America and beyond. Our stories touch on the universal aspects of life: love, disappointment, and tenderness, while giving a glimpse of one of the particular facets of Korean culture. Netflix is committed to developing this deep global connection and that’s something that really excites us.”.
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“The creators have dedicated themselves to illustrating the delicate dynamics and emotional evolution of our characters,” adds Wooyeon Yang, Director of Content for Netflix in Corea. The elaboration of the distinctive intensity of slow development that the k-romancein addition to their integrity and attractiveness, give shape to an undeniable “lovable genre that global audiences can relate to”think.
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investment of Netflix in subtitling and dubbing has been instrumental in expanding the audience of the k-romance. “The impact has been deeper than we imagined,” shares Yang. “Despite the diversity of languages, the common thread of understanding and accessing Korean content seems to be one of the main strengths with which Netflix has established itself as a trendsetter”. Yang highlights the value of dubbing, indicating that “listening to dialogue in one’s own language helps K-Romance resonate more deeply with audiences around the world”.
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To keep the world enamored with this genre, the upcoming K-Romance series of Netflix They will have very distinctive elements. Here’s a look at each of these stories.
See You in My 19th Life (Premiere June 17)
Saga of the charming heroine combined with an emotional romantic comedy. In this spin-off of the successful webtoons, Shin Hye-sun is the heroine who remembers her past lives. In her 18th life, she was a young girl who fell in love with the cute boy next door to her. In her 19th life, she tries to get back to him and finds him a cold man who doesn’t want to get close to anyone. Can love triumph in different lives?
King the Land (premiere June 17)
The ideal couple and the office romance. A wealthy heir who can’t stand fake smiles meets a girl whose beautiful smile is part of her job at one of her family’s businesses. He doesn’t like her at all and dismisses her as someone who hides her true self behind a fake smile. Former global idols kpopJun-ho and Yoona, debut together as actors in this highly anticipated k-romance from “enemies to lovers”.
behind your touch
Comedy and suspense with a touch of romance. Han Ji-min, the queen of romantic comedy, plays a small-town veterinarian who has the uncanny gift of psychometry. When she convinces the detective of her abilities, they team up to solve the town’s crimes.
Destined with You
The most charming couple unites in a classic k-romance. the titans of k-romanceCho Boa and Rowoon (also idol of the kpop), combine their superstar powers in this gripping saga. Rowoon is a successful lawyer who has it all…even a family curse. And the only woman who can break this curse is the seemingly ordinary civil servant played by Cho.
your time calls (release during the third quarter of 2023)
the stars of Job offer and Vincent in a time travel romance. Ahn Hyo-seop (Job offer) and Jeon Yeo-been (Vincent) star in this new take on the classic Taiwanese romance Someday or One Day. Jeon’s character time travels back to 1998 and meets a man (played by Ahn) who looks identical to his deceased boyfriend of hers. In fact, both protagonists undertake the challenge of playing two characters that look identical but with totally different personalities. All this with the complications that arise when it comes to love.
Doona! (release during the fourth quarter of 2023)
k-romance with kpop. A university student (Yang Se-jong) navigates the complications of life and studies as well as a unique predicament: he lives with a former sense of the kpopplayed by the real ex-star of kpop, Suzy. Their relationship begins with mutual dislike and misunderstanding but grows over time into love and trust. Can their connection withstand the cruel pressures of fame?