Today, I am about to serve you my head on a platter (figuratively presenting you my head to do as you like).

As a matter of fact, you are not going to like what I am about to do here because today we are not glorifying K-dramas (neither are we putting it down), if I'm being realistic.

Apparently, there are some things we usually discuss about K-dramas, which usually come out as praises for both casts, storylines, writers, and every other crew member, but we rarely talk about the flaws. However what I am about to point out here are not precisely flaws but unpopular opinions about K-dramas (you can call it my opinion if that makes you sleep well at night, and don’t come for me; I have a headache in my arms).

So here are my 4 unpopular opinions about K-dramas. Let's see if you will agree with me.

K-dramas give the worst reality checks

Delulu this, delulu that. Both K-drama watchers and people who have never seen a drama love to say K-dramas make a person delusional, but it's because we’ve not really thought about how K-dramas give us the worst reality check. I mean, 60% of the time we cry over a K-Drama, it’s because things are actually going wrong (the normal order of the real world). One of the many dramas I can use as an example is the drama “Twenty-five, Twenty-one.” Do you see how the young lovers had to go their separate ways because of individual differences? Very brutal, very true, very real! I can say categorically that there’s no reality check as bad as that of K-series.

Most of the popular series were over-hyped

So that you will not say I woke up and chose violence, I will not be mentioning any K-Drama in this category (over-hyped K-dramas), however, it is true that most K-dramas are over-hyped while the ones that deserve the hype are either neglected or under-hyped. For instance, there was this 2017 K-Drama I watched not-so-recently ‘Man to Man’ and I couldn’t believe that drama didn’t make it to the hyping media, I mean it had a great blend of both romance and action. I can’t even begin to mention the names of K-dramas that are so underrated and, funnily enough, some dramas that are not even as good as them get so much attention.

Older K-dramas are more catchy with better storylines

Although this is an opinion I can always change (with subsequent K-Drama releases), I think older K-dramas before the 2020s are better than the recent releases when we compare everything, especially the storylines, except historical dramas that are still keeping up the legacy. I am not downgrading the efforts that go into recent dramas, but when you think about just the 2016 K-Drama lineup, you’ll get what I am talking about. Recently, apart from the urge to keep up with the date, I find myself walking back to my old comfort K-dramas.

Koreans are not as innocent as they are portrayed in K-dramas

Watching K-dramas will make you think Koreans are so innocent, they know nothing about being intimate and their children fall from the sky until you join Korean chatting platforms (you gerrit?). I mean, I am not trying to insult their sexuality or anything, but the whole cheeky act of lovers acting shy around themselves is not realistic at all and that’s why I find k-dramas where lovers know what they want and go for it and show affection to each other like normal lovers do amazing.

PS: These are really my personal opinions and nothing too serious.

I know I just incurred the wrath of the K-Drama gods (you) but I said what I said (LOL). Eagerly waiting for you to come for my head (that I willingly presented to you) in the comments.