On Miss Mermaid • Feb 3, 2024
Title Miss Mermaid Spoiler
it’s so interesting to me how tame longform kdramas are now in order to appeal to all audiences—however in a drama from 2002 theres a scene where fl dances in a very “spicy” (for korean standards anyways) on stage with another man in front of ML who she is trying to seduce, who is currently in a relationship. like am i crazy or this kind of thing would never ever fly today. or if it would happen it would be the evil 2nd lead doing the spicy tango, not the female lead. just an interesting observation on how 2002 seems more open to that kind of “racy” if you will, themes. vs today we have a very formulated & acceptable makjang that passes through on longform kdramas. it feels very conservative in comparison, don’t get me wrong, this drama isn’t exactly crazy or wild by western standards, i just found it interesting thinking about how i don’t think i’ve seen a scene like that one in any recent longform kdrama. also anyone else who’s watched this/watching it noticing the heavy usage of american pop music? 🤣
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