{"id":4145,"date":"2016-11-24T05:45:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T05:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=4145"},"modified":"2018-08-08T08:58:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T13:58:48","slug":"popular-korean-tv-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/popular-korean-tv-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Korean TV Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need a fun way to improve your Korean skills without traveling to Korea?Watching Korean TV shows is a great way to immerse yourself in the\u00a0Korean language.<\/p>\n<p>You will have an\u00a0opportunity to learn useful phrases and\u00a0slang, experience new words that will help build your vocabulary, and be\u00a0exposed to different speaking styles\u00a0in real world settings. You will also\u00a0be exposed to Korean culture such as:\u00a0fashion trends, people\u2019s relationships, cultural phenomena, values and\u00a0perceptions, and so on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Even if you do not understand\u00a0everything that comes out of the speakers\u2019 mouths, you can still\u00a0understand what is happening\u00a0through their facial expressions,\u00a0body language, and settings.\u00a0If you would like to check your understanding of the show later on, there are many Korean TV shows with English subtitles that you can watch.<\/p>\n<p>If you are like many of my non-Korean friends who love to watch Korean TV shows, I would like to introduce you to the following TV shows that are currently popular in Korea. I hope these shows will help you to improve your Korean language skills and your understanding of Korean culture while you enjoy watching them.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>\uc6d4\uacc4\uc218<\/em> <em>\uc591\ubcf5\uc810<\/em> <em>\uc2e0\uc0ac\ub4e4<\/em> (The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop): This drama has recorded over 30% viewership rating according to Nielsen Korea, a TV show rating agency in Korea. The drama is about 4 tailors who make men\u2019s suits:\u00a0their work, competition, friendship, family, and romance with a bit of comedy added. The lead actors are In-Pyo Cha and Mi-Ran La, with supporting actors Dong-Gun Lee and Yoon-Hee Jo.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop | \uc6d4\uacc4\uc218 \uc591\ubcf5\uc810 \uc2e0\uc0ac\ub4e4 - Ep.1 [ENG\/2016.09.03]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0nDZMwWIECM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>\ud574\ud53c<\/em> <em>\uc120\ub370\uc774<\/em> (Happy Sunday) is a reality-variety show that consist of \u201c<em>\uc288\ud37c\ub9e8\uc774<\/em> <em>\ub3cc\uc544\uc654\ub2e4<\/em> (The Return of Superman)\u201d and \u201c<em>1<\/em><em>\ubc15<\/em><em> 2<\/em><em>\uc77c<\/em> (2 Days\/1 night)\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><em>1\ubc15 2\uc77c<\/em> (2 Days\/1 night): Well-known Korean celebrities travel to different places in Korea and also overseas each week. During their adventures, cast members have to battle for their food and lodging through various games and challenges; survival of the fittest. This show has been aired since 2007.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\uc288\ud37c\ub9e8\uc774<\/em> <em>\ub3cc\uc544\uc654\ub2e4<\/em> (The Return of Superman): This is a reality show that casts celebrity dads and their children. Dads who work outside of the house, not familiar with child rearing, are left alone with their children for 48 hours. They have to take care of their children without their wives\u2019 help. They will either complete tasks (that their wives left for them) with their children or spend time with their children by exploring new activities. This show is popular because each episode brings warmth and humor to viewers between inexperienced dads and adorable and innocent children\u2019s struggle and love.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Return of Superman | \uc288\ud37c\ub9e8\uc774 \ub3cc\uc544\uc654\ub2e4 - Ep.155 [ENG \/ 2016.11.13]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_hDc8kzczbU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in watching more Korean TV shows and movies, Netflix and Amazon Prime also have many different genres of Korean drams and movies for you to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">What is your favorite Korean TV shows or movies?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4!<\/em><\/span><strong>\u00a0(Thank you!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need a fun way to improve your Korean skills without traveling to Korea?Watching Korean TV shows is a great way to immerse yourself in the\u00a0Korean language. You will have an\u00a0opportunity to learn useful phrases and\u00a0slang, experience new words that will help build your vocabulary, and be\u00a0exposed to different speaking styles\u00a0in real world settings&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/popular-korean-tv-shows\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[2871],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4145","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-korean-language"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4145"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5885,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4145\/revisions\/5885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}