K-dramas become more and more popular each year, but 2025’s new releases were some of the best dramas of the decade. Between the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the creation of Netflix original K-dramas, ...

For better or worse, Netflix is the king of the global K-drama phenomenon. The streamer has invested billions of dollars in South Korean TV—even if the people really driving K-drama’s success appear ...

These K-dramas cover the genre gamut, include a variety of timely topics, from high school bullying to domestic abuse and revenge, to the kind of poverty that leads citizens to despair. These K-dramas ...

Burt is a contributor for TIME. Burt is a contributor for TIME. The Korean television industry continued on its trajectory of global dominance in 2025, capturing an increasing chunk of TV watchers’ ...