Some notes on Korean TV dramas.

I've watched a few of these series now - thank you, http://www.dramacrazy.net! - and I would like to give my thoughts on some commonalities to be found in them.

The male leads are often very, very stalker-ish. How much so? To be point where if I were the female lead, I'd be filing a restraining order at around episode five. The constant meddling in the heroine's life! Creeping about outside her residence! The wrist-grabbing! Oh lord, the wrist-grabbing! This is not the path to true love. This is the path to a deep, burning resentment.

There is often an older woman who is in a position of authority over the leads. She is evil. Most of the other characters on the show will learn something from their experiences, but she will not. She will continue being powerful and evil as she rides off into the sunset.

The two romantic leads don't seem to like each other very much, even when one is stalking the shit out of the other. Their love will become reciprocal at about the two-thirds to three-quarters point in the series. A realistic explanation as to why this occurs will not be provided. They will still seem not to like each other very much.

Kissing is serious business. So serious that months will pass between one kiss and the next. Deep thoughts and many flashbacks will be had about each kiss.

If you'd like to recommend some Korean dramas that don't follow these stereotypes, oh, pretty please, do!