The most popular TV programs in Korea are dramas, documentaries, and entertainment shows. Dramas like Dae Jang Geum and Winter Sonata were hugely successful both domestically and abroad. Popular documentaries profile environmental issues like the documentary series "Tears of the Earth." Highly rated entertainment programs include the comedy show Infinite Challenge and the talent competition Superstar K.

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2. Contents Trend in Korea 1: Drama 2. Documentary 3. Entertainment Sources
Contents
 TV program trend in Korea
 The most loved TV programs
1. Drama
2. Documentary
3. Entertainment
 Sources
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3. Contents Trend in Korea 1: Drama 2. Documentary 3. Entertainment Sources
TV program Trends in Korea
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4. Contents Trend in Korea 1: Drama 2. Documentary 3. Entertainment Sources
Dramas
 Dae Jang Geum(korean: 대장금)
 Aired on MBC(2003~2004)
 It tells the tale of an orphaned
kitchen cook who went on to
become the king’s first female
physician
 The show were exported to China,
Hongkong, Taiwan, Japan and US
 The Show received as much as
57% of viewers in South Korea and
has pulled in $40 million world wide
since it first aired in 2003
 It remade into a musical in 2007
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Dramas
 Winter Sonata(Korean: 겨울연가)
 Aired on KBS(2002)
 The shows’ highest rating in Korea
was 28.8%
 It was broadcast on Japan’s NHK
and has been a major of the
Korean wave
 Yonsama Syndrome in Japan
 There is a filmed location in
Chuncheon
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Documentary
 The tears in the Amazon
 (Korean: 아마존의 눈물)
 Aired on MBC(2009)
 It is a part of series of ‘The tears of
the earth’
 It shows the reality of Amazon
which was destroyed by civilization
 The most viewed documentary
 The tears of the Earth series:
 The tears in the North Pole(2008)
 The tears in the Africa(2010)
 The tears in the South Pole(2011)
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Entertainment
 Infinite Challenge
 (Korean:무한도전)
 It is an entertainment program
airing every Saturday night since
2005
 7 famous comedians face difficult
challenges every week.
 (ex. competition with spin-dryer or
car-wash machine, taking part in
rowing and bobsleigh contest)
 The most viewed non-drama
program in South Korea every
week
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Entertainment
 Superstar K(Korean: 슈퍼스타K)
 It is a Korean talent show series
which is held yearly
 The winner of Superstar K will
receive prize (nice car, opportunity
of record sales and 50million won)
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9. Contents Trend in Korea 1: Drama 2. Documentary 3. Entertainment Sources
Sources
 Informations:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dae_Ja
ng_Geum
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_
Sonata
 http://superstark.tving.com/ssk/
 http://movie.daum.net/tv/detail/mai
n.do?tvProgramId=55315
 Some images: Google, Flicker,
iMBC.com
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