The market of K-dramas is women. You can tell from the way the men are portrayed.
Male characters are often larger than life. There’s always a gratuitous shower scene or on-screen wardrobe change where the lead (or the gorgeous second lead) would show off his sculpted abs. They fulfill different fantasies for women.
Captain Ri Jeong-hyeok (Hyun Bin) grinds coffee and makes noodles by hand. Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) can magically open doors to another country. Park Seo-jun’s tsundere or cold characters in multiple series make hearts flutter.
On the other hand, female characters are depicted as relatable. It doesn’t matter if they are rich, beautiful and successful like “Crash Landi…
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