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Korean drama, or K drama as they is popularly known, are extraordinarily well made and engaging pop content from a culture that is surprisingly like ours.
Translated from the original in Hindi by the author.
In recent years, a new wave of popularity of Korean dramas found on sites such as Netflix, be it big or small, all take great interest in it. A few months ago I too started watching these shows.
I enjoyed their interesting plots, the flow of narrative, the sweet and cute romances, but especially the well etched and memorable women characters.
K dramas had begun with fragile women – so while Korean dramas were initially indistinguishable from Hindi serials in their portrayal of women fragile and naïve, with the focus on the male characters who were more complex. However, over time the narrative and portrayal of female characters have progressed, that break stereotypes.
Here are 6 K dramas I would recommend from my watch list.
If you have seen Strong Girl Do Bong-Soon, then you know that this show takes the breaking of stereotypes to a new level.
Do Bong Soon has been born with superpowers passing through generations. Every woman in her family has received this superpower.
WWW has featured the most powerful portrayal of female characters with three female protagonists.
These 3 women rule the digital world, working in different web companies. But instead of showing the women working against each other as most such stories featuring men show, here the women are shown to be friends who empower each other.
Oh Dongbeck, is a single mom who runs a bar in the fictional town of Ongsan called Camellia.
Dongbeck is portrayed as a straightforward and brave person. A resident of a small town where people know each other, Dongbeck has to face prejudices towards single mothers. But how she confronts them and rises above them and changes the mindset of fellow people, it is worth seeing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8qD0d_OTo8
Like Do Bang Soon, the show also portrays the concept of extremely physically strong women.
Kim Bok Joo is a talented weightlifter. She is the best in her field, but she struggles with a feeling ‘lack of femininity’ due to her strong body, but she learns to rise above it and accept herself the way she is. The show showcased a new depiction of femininity.
Typically, historical dramas set in earlier times often ignored female chieftains, but Mr. Sunshine portrayed a strong female main character, in settings of the time where male dominance prevailed.
Its main female character, Go A Shin, is the daughter of an aristocrat, who lives in a world full of powerful men and social hierarchies. Yet she is a brave fighter who does what she strongly believes in. Risking her life for her people, fighting to the end for her beliefs and demonstrating that everything a man can do she can do better.
The female character of the show, Cha Yu Ri, is still roaming the earth after her death and can seeing her husband and daughter. After being angry and cursing a deity, Yu Ri gets the chance to live once again as a human being. But she has only 49 days to remain a human being, in which she has to make her life as it was before but the problem is that her husband has remarried.
The power of Yu Ri in each episode is not only inspiring, but will make you cry.
Many more dramas such as Avengers Social Club, Doctors, Vagabond, Tell Me What You Saw, etc. have featured influential female characters in TV shows.
These female-centric Korean dramas are available for viewing on sites such as Netflix and Wiki. However, currently they are available only with English subtitles, but now many shows are also being dubbed in Hindi.
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People say that women are the greatest enemies of women. I vehemently disagree. It is the patriarchal mindset that makes women believe in the wrong ideology.
The entire world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024. It should be a joyful day, but unfortunately, not all women are entitled to this privilege, as violence against women is at its peak. The experience of oppression pushes many women to choose freedom. As far as patriotism is concerned, feminism is not a cup of tea in this society.
What happens when a woman decides to stand up for herself? Does this world easily accept the decisions of women in this society? What inspires them to be free of the clutches of the oppression that women have faced for ages? Most of the time, women do not get the chance to decide for themselves. Their lives are always at the mercy of someone, which can be their parents, siblings, husband, or children.
In some cases, women do not feel the need to make any decisions. They are taught to obey the patriarchal system, which makes them believe that they are right. In my family, I was never taught to make decisions on my own. It was always my parents who bought dresses and all that I needed.
14 years after her last feature film Dhobi Ghat, storyteller extraordinaire comes up with her new film, Laapataa Ladies, a must watch.
*Some spoilers alert*
Every religion around the world dictates terms to women. The onus is always on women to be ‘modest’ and cover their faces and bodies so men can’t be “tempted”, rather than on men to keep their eyes where they belong and behave like civilized beings. So much so that even rape has been excused on the grounds of women eating chowmein or ‘men will be men’. I think the best Hindi movie retort to this unwanted advice on ‘akeli ladki khuli tijori ki tarah hoti hai’ (an alone woman is like an open jewellery box) came from Geet in Jab We Met – Kya aap gyan dene ke paise lete hain kyonki chillar nahin hain mere paas.
The premise of Laapataa Ladies is beautifully simple – two brides clad in the ghunghat that covers their identity get mixed up on a train. Within this Russian Doll, you get a comedy of errors, a story of getting lost, a commentary on patriarchy’s attitude towards women, a mystery, and a tale of finding oneself, all in one. Done with a mostly light touch that has you laughing and nodding along.
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