Love of K-Drama (Part 1)
Cultural politics and my snobbish self I have been meaning to write this blog for some time now but kept postponing the moment. And why the hesitation? Because it was not on Hang Kang’s novels or Korean cinema but about K-Drama. I realized that the hesitation was me, my persona and what I considered myself to be. I am an avid reader, like seeing good films and reading about films, a fan of theatre and opera as also have a not so sophisticated interest in the celebrity lives of the stars (acquired during Corona lockdowns when our lives went online). In short I am interested in all sorts of cultural offerings from across the world. All this seems okay but K-drama? It wasn’t a serious genre surely! What I am trying to say is that the snobbery surrounding my persona as a serious, elderly person seemed to be in jeopardy by becoming a fan of K-drama. And then I was introduced to a curated list of K-drama by a friend from India. My fascination grew as I began watching t...