korean dramas
Americans surveyed on the popularity of Korean dramas
Article: Korean dramas 'popular' in America... wide range of viewers
Source: Yonhap News via Naver
Survey completed done by the American headquarters of Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) revealed the following results: 2,304 participants said they had watched a Korean drama with English subtitles at least once in America.
Age
16~20 years old: 35.9%
20~25 years old: 22.6%
46 and older: 10.3%
26~30 years old: 9.9%
21~35 years old: 6.7%
Ethnicity
Asian (Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, etc): 29%
Hispanic: 18.9%
African: 9%
Korean: 4.4%
Service used:
Dramafever: 55.7%
Viki: 25.7%
Hulu: 4.2%
Netflix: 1.7%
Years spent watching Korean dramas:
Over 3 years: 59.2%
1~3 years: 28.5%
6 months~1 year: 7.4%
Favorite genre:
Romantic comedy: 72%
Melo: 12.9%
Historical: 6.9%
Crime/Action: 6.6%
Favorite top dramas:
Boys Over Flowers
You Who Came From the Stars
Secret Garden
Coffee Prince
Master's Sun
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1. [+2,706, -21] So basically only Asian Americans are watching
2. [+1,987, -43] These articles are so misleading. Just looking at the results show that it's mostly Asian Americans. There aren't any white people watching and barely any black people either. How does that make Korean dramas popular??? I bet the only ones watching are Korean gyopos or students studying abroad.
3. [+1,387, -15] I don't think Korean dramas are popular ㅋㅋㅋ It's mostly students studying abroad, immigrants, or Asian Americans watching...
4. [+1,034, -26] Boys Over Flowers isn't really a Korean drama... it's a remake ㅎㅎ
5. [+766, -24] Well American dramas are popular in Korea with a wide range of viewers too
6. [+79, -3] I never believe articles that say K-Pop is popular in America... same goes for Korean dramas.
7. [+78, -5] America is mainly white and black people and they have high quality dramas like Modern Family, Dexter, the Game of Thrones, the Big Bang Theory, HIMYM, CSI, etc... why would they bother watching Korean dramas with nothing but love plots.
8. [+58, -2] Honestly, Korean society and culture are so different from America... you can see that our cultures don't connect with the fact that a Korean movie has never made a hit in America.
9. [+54, -3] ㅋㅋㅋ They have high quality American dramas, why would they bother watching Korean dramas? Korean dramas really need to step it up with the diversity... like Misaeng.
10. [+47, -4] I bet it's only the gyopos and students studying abroad watching
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Source: Yonhap News via Naver
Survey completed done by the American headquarters of Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) revealed the following results: 2,304 participants said they had watched a Korean drama with English subtitles at least once in America.
Age
16~20 years old: 35.9%
20~25 years old: 22.6%
46 and older: 10.3%
26~30 years old: 9.9%
21~35 years old: 6.7%
Ethnicity
Asian (Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, etc): 29%
Hispanic: 18.9%
African: 9%
Korean: 4.4%
Service used:
Dramafever: 55.7%
Viki: 25.7%
Hulu: 4.2%
Netflix: 1.7%
Years spent watching Korean dramas:
Over 3 years: 59.2%
1~3 years: 28.5%
6 months~1 year: 7.4%
Favorite genre:
Romantic comedy: 72%
Melo: 12.9%
Historical: 6.9%
Crime/Action: 6.6%
Favorite top dramas:
Boys Over Flowers
You Who Came From the Stars
Secret Garden
Coffee Prince
Master's Sun
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1. [+2,706, -21] So basically only Asian Americans are watching
2. [+1,987, -43] These articles are so misleading. Just looking at the results show that it's mostly Asian Americans. There aren't any white people watching and barely any black people either. How does that make Korean dramas popular??? I bet the only ones watching are Korean gyopos or students studying abroad.
3. [+1,387, -15] I don't think Korean dramas are popular ㅋㅋㅋ It's mostly students studying abroad, immigrants, or Asian Americans watching...
4. [+1,034, -26] Boys Over Flowers isn't really a Korean drama... it's a remake ㅎㅎ
5. [+766, -24] Well American dramas are popular in Korea with a wide range of viewers too
6. [+79, -3] I never believe articles that say K-Pop is popular in America... same goes for Korean dramas.
7. [+78, -5] America is mainly white and black people and they have high quality dramas like Modern Family, Dexter, the Game of Thrones, the Big Bang Theory, HIMYM, CSI, etc... why would they bother watching Korean dramas with nothing but love plots.
8. [+58, -2] Honestly, Korean society and culture are so different from America... you can see that our cultures don't connect with the fact that a Korean movie has never made a hit in America.
9. [+54, -3] ㅋㅋㅋ They have high quality American dramas, why would they bother watching Korean dramas? Korean dramas really need to step it up with the diversity... like Misaeng.
10. [+47, -4] I bet it's only the gyopos and students studying abroad watching
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