Korean Dramas Continue to Captivate the Philippines

Even before K-pop, Filipinos were long fans of imported dramas.
Soap operas and drama series have become a staple for daytime and primetime viewing in the Philippines.
In the 1990s, Mexican telenovelas became the mania, with huge hits like “Rosalinda” and “Marimar” attracting ratings above 50 percent.
Asian dramas, including Korean, have become hits in the 2000s.
The huge [...]

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Drama Sets in Suncheon: Journey to Past

One of Suncheon’s claims to fame is a set used for the filming of the drama “Love and Ambition,” a soap opera that ran on SBS in 2006. As a matter of fact, the set has been labeled the “Love and Ambition Set” on some signs around town. I also used to be able to [...]

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No Longer Just a Pretty Face: Song Seung-hun

Actor Song Seung-hun, who made his name as a gentle, romantic lead in melodramas before he was drafted into the military, has changed. He has come back after a five-year hiatus as a tough guy, playing a man who joins the mafia to avenge his father in MBC drama “East of Eden.” Watching him rage [...]

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Korean Drama Profile: East of Eden (에덴의 동쪽)

Title: 에덴의 동쪽 / East of Eden
Chinese title : 伊甸园东
Genre: Action, romance
Episodes: 50
Broadcast Network: MBC
Broadcast Period: 2008-Aug-25 to 2009-Feb-10
Air Time: Mondays and Tuesdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)
Synopsis
A story of two men whose fates were crossed from the very first day they were born in the very same hospital… When he was a teenager, Lee Dong [...]

Popularity: 18% [?]