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发布时间：2023-01-12 21:49:21


TVdramasneedcreativetouch
AKoreanwaveissweepingacrossChina,withmanyChinesewomenworshippingSouthKoreanactorsKimSoo-hyunandLeeMin-hoasdemigods.ChinesenetizenshavealwaysbeendividedoverSouthKoreanTVdramas,butthereisnodoubtthatprogramsfromtheneighboringcountryarenowenjoyinganewroundofpopularityinChina.AndabigpartofthecreditforthatgoestoYouWhoCameFromTheStar,theSouthKoreanTVserieswhichisontheairnow.
TopSouthKoreanactorsJunJi-hyunandKimSoo-hyunrecentlyearnedapopularityratingof24.8percentintheircountry,consideredstrongbyNielsenKorea.YouWhoCameFromTheStarandTheHeirshavebeensubjectsofhotonlinediscussionsthroughoutAsia.Besides,thebook,TheMiraculousJourneyofEdwardTulane,readbytheheroinYouWhoCameFromTheStarwasahard-to-getitemonAmazonforawhile.
ThetwoTVprogramshaveseveralcommonelements:atall,handsome,andrichherowholovestheheroineblindlyandalwaysprotectsher,andanequallyhandsomemanmadlyinlovewiththesamewoman.Bothprogramsportraythepurityoflove,whichisexpressedthroughakissorawarmhug.Perhapsthat'sthesecretoftheirsuccess;perhapspeoplearestillfascinatedbyCinderella-typestories.
ThewideningwealthgapisamatterofsocialconcernbothinSouthKoreaandChina,andthechallengesthatyoungpeoplefaceintheirquestforabetterlife
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mighthavepromptedmanyordinarygirlstodreamofmarryingrich,caringmen.ThisispreciselywhatthepopularSouthKoreanTVdramasportray.Infact,SouthKoreanTVdramasaretailoredtomeetthemarket'sdemands.
Incontrast,ChineseTVscreensarefloodedbyknock-offand/orpoorlymadesoapoperas.MostoftheChineseTVdramaseitherdistorttheWarofResistanceagainstJapaneseAggression,whichisadistortionofhistory,orblindlycopyforeignprograms.ThelackofgoodstorieshasoflateresultedinloadsofTVseriesontimetravelorfightsintheharemsofQingDynasty(1644-1911emperors.These,inshort,arethebaneofChineseTVproductions.
Incontrast,SouthKoreanTVdramashavere-inventedthemselves.Infact,2013couldbesaidtobetheyearofrebirthofSouthKoreanTVdramas.ShortlyaftertheenormouscrazegeneratedbyGreatJang-Geumin2003,SouthKoreandramaslostmuchoftheirpopularityinotherAsiancountriesthankspartlytobetterproducedworksfromtheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom.
ManynetizensevensaidatthetimethatSouthKoreanTVdramashadbecomepassbecauseoftheirstereotypedthemes:trafficaccidents,andcancerandotherincurablediseases.ButallthathaschangedwiththesuccessofYouWhoCameFromTheStarandTheHeirs,whichChinesedirectorscanuseasexamples,aswellasinspiration,toimprovetheirproductions.
TheresurgenceofSouthKoreanTVdramascanbeattributedtothejointeffortsofthecountry'sgovernmentandTVseriesmakers.TheSouthKorean
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