Since the 1960s or so, South Korea started to broadcast television series. Episodes now usually last about an hour or so with around 16-24 episodes per season. Unlike American TV shows like, Friends, CSI, Bones, etc., most Korean dramas only have one season. There have been some dramas that I've watched that have a continuing season that stems from the first but, the entire cast is different and I'm usually sitting there thinking "why did they even bother making this one?!". However, some of the reality tv shows like, We Got Married or Running Man have ongoing seasons with over 100 episodes.
In any case, Kdramas have been getting more and more popular over the years. Since the spread of the Korean Wave, these dramas have also become popular worldwide with sites that provide subtitles in various languages.
As far as genres for Kdramas, I noticed that there are different categories to choose from such as: action, comedy, romance, reality, horror, historical, etc. but, no matter what I have picked they all seem to have some sort of romance meshed into the story line. Nonetheless, all the ones I have watched were pretty entertaining.
It took me a while before I actually started watching Kdramas, I thought that listening to Kpop was more than enough. Once I started watching though, there was no stopping it was one drama after the other. Although I got hooked and started binge watching dramas, I also realized that watching helps with my language skills which I really like. However, while school is in session, I refrain from watching too much as it can get very distracting.
The two main sites I use to watch Kdramas are viki and dramafever. For both sites you can watch most dramas for free..as long as you don't mind ads. If you can't stand ads though and don't mind paying, you could sign up for various types of memberships on the site, I like the idea of it being free though haha.
Just a little extra~
Here are some commercials for some of my favorite Kdramas
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