The life of an accountant is, without doubt, very stressful and tedious. I consciously try to make out at least an hour every day to do something I enjoy at home, as a way to ease stress. One of my favourite things to do for leisure is watching tv shows. Yes, I know they can be addictive, but it does the work for me – give me any genre, well except horror and thriller, and I am good to go. However, despite my love for TV shows, I had never really ventured into the world of Korean TV shows, also known as K-dramas. Something about them gave me that Bollywood feels, and I wasn’t willing to find out why. That was before my sister-in-law did the initiation. Ah!
Before my conversion, I had mocked her continuously for watching these shows with their exaggerated romance scenes, and lusting after the cast that one day, in a bid to keep this up, I sat through an episode with her, because, how else will I have content to use in my mocking. The rest, they say, is history.
So today, I am here to spread the gospel to non-believers like my former self about the brilliance of K-dramas… hallelujah! Check out Korean movies, people! They are really worth the hype.
Also, besides their brilliance, they have some valuable life lessons that we all should take note of:
- Be business-minded like the Koreans! One in every two k-dramas have a conglomerate or two and have their heirs as the centre of the story. They are also mainly family-owned, and the heir is trained to take over right from birth. This goes to say that the right foundation is critical, especially as I am a mum, I have applied this readiness in raising my kids.
- Koreans today are comparatively better off in terms of economic opportunities and are more individualistic in their world view. They manufacture all kinds of things and are heavily used by their citizens. I am yet to see a Benz, Ford car or an Apple device in a K-drama. I am even more gingered to invest in Africa through my little way, such as buying African to promote the economy.
- The Koreans live highly competitive lives. They don’t think much of happiness; it’s just not a state of mind that they aspire to attain. From corporate manoeuvres to elementary school, everything is competitive. I must confess that this is unhealthy, and what we as people must avoid. Life is to be lived and happily.
- Finally, it is a great way to learn the Korean culture and expand your horizon on how other people outside your geography live.
So, with these few points of mine, I hope I have been able to convince you that K-dramas are worth adding to your watch list.
