Netflix spoils fans of Korean series

This is a good place to start your adventure with Korean series

In the first entry, from a letter of recommendation, where to take your first steps with Korean series, we focused on three categories. Each delivered power of emotions and action that had you sitting on the edge of your seat. That’s why this time, we’ll look at quieter stories. Perfect to prepare some unhealthy snacks, blanket i lots of tissues. From sadness, through emotion and joy, the creators play our strings with masterful precision, accompanied by sobs.

Perfect for starting out

The Extraordinary Lawyer Woo – Polish subtitles

Creators boldly they entered very muddy ground, because it was paved with many problems present in Korean (and not only) society. Lawyer extraordinaire Woo is a 2020 series that hasn’t gotten any older. The entire story is built around the talented lawyer of the title Woo Young Woo. Even though she graduated from the university with the highest grades, can’t find a jobuntil one of the companies finally dared to hire… Lawyers with autism. This is not a revolutionary scheme, it may even be discouraging at first, perpetuating the myth that autistic people are always geniuses, stigmatizing the disease with the label that they received something in exchange for something. Nevertheless, each episode shows more and more how great it is care i sensitivity, the whole team approached the topic. Boldly pointing at hypocrisy society, forgetting that we are all people who have a problem. It’s in the background, of course romantic story, a lot of gimbap (the Korean equivalent of sushi), intriguing treatises court and many opportunities to tears of emotion.

Woo won hearts viewers around the world, even in Poland you could hear conversations about this show in unexpected places. The series even jumped on sixth place most popularnon-English-language Netflix series.

Crash landing on you — napisy po polsku

For this series, it was necessary to consult many elements with people who escaped from North Korea. In this series we will see both sides, in a beautiful story about love and sacrifice, as well as the difficult history of the divided peninsula. The main character she is a real businesswoman, rich, beautiful and not afraid of challenges, and she personally tests the products she creates. There is also black sheep a family that is just waiting for it to stumble and get its hands on its fortune. Bad luck wanted that the opportunity finally came and while inspecting the paragliding suit, the most happened absurd thing the icing on the cake of all series. Whirlwind she was thrown over the mountains to the demilitarized zone, from which, between mines, she accidentally escaped to the wrong Korea she wanted. Intrigue, army, love heroes and image society w North Korea captures your heart from the first moment. You can’t stop rooting for all sixteen episodes Yoon Se Ri’i and Ri Jeong Hyeokowi.

From perspective Polish viewer, who lived in Polish times communist and/or standing up after communism, shown North Korea can be moving in many ways. Especially traveling by train with compartments and hard-boiled eggs takes you to forgotten territories. As interesting fact we will add that the pair of main actors, For Ye Jin i Hyun Bin They got married after the series and have a child together.

These series will break even the hardest hearts

Queen of tears – subtitles in Polish

This is perfect set. Beautiful and talented actors, tall budget with photos even outside Korea, great music and loved by fans of Korean series, diagrams. The main characters have been married for several years and have a warm love relationshipobut they are divided by differences in origin. Good Hyun Woo He came to Seoul with success from his hometown villages, and Hong Hae In was born with silver spoon (this is how people born into wealth are described). The pressure of living in such a family causes the couple to distance themselves from each other and when Good Hyun Woo he wanted to ask for a divorce, it turned out that the disease was killing his wife and he hid his feelings. However, lies have short legs. Viewers will be taken on a journey to find a remedy for the disease and the feelings that have burned out. In the background there will be intrigues and conflicts drawn from the past. However, all these details pale in comparison to the road to rebuilding the relationship. Chemistry between actors is so perfect that even the most clichéd patterns strike with double power, tearing your heart apart into pieces. The entire series would gain on quality if the creators gave up about four episodes, which unnecessarily drag out the plot, nevertheless, the finale is eagerly awaited getting stronger a beating heart.

A global phenomenon that’s an understatement. This series has even surpassed its popularity Squid Game and is the fourteenth the most popular Netflix series ever and third non-English language series. The premiere took place only this year, Queen of tears highlighted how hungry the world is right now, for Korean products and how tight the platform is VOD changed the budgets of Asian series. But that’s a story for another day.

Plankton – voice-over and subtitles in Polish

Fresh series, It’s only been available on the platform for two weeks, but it’s hard not to recommend it. The main character Hae Jois probably the unluckiest person. He inherited from his father genetic disease, which is all he has left three months life. Maybe he would even be a little relieved if he could tell his dad this fact, but the problem is Hi Jo he ran away from home after his family became filled with apathy when the IVF clinic mistake came to light. Hea Jo he is not the biological son of his guardian. Before he leaves this world, he decided to find the person who is her biological father. On the way, however, he comes up with a strange idea to spoil his former partner’s wedding, at the end of his life he wants to make up for the mistakes of the past and kidnaps her from the altar. He has five names to check, along with Yo Jae Mi (known for Squid Game Lee Yoo Mi), sets out to find his accidental father and has little time.

A bitter comedy full of absurd situations, followed by a would-be husband or even two. Bad luck he wanted that the day before he started his own mission, he received an unusual order. The woman paid to be kidnapped from the wedding fiancé — gangestera. She concealed by Hi Jo, that she also robs her future husband’s safe.

I want more! Where to look and what else to watch?

Something for everyone, a wealth of diversity, worth testing!

Korean series they are quite characteristic and often cover themes that are completely foreign to us. They also use fantastic elements that have never found a home on Polish television. As a result, they may even push you away from this type of entertainment a bit at first. For example, available on Netflix An unusual family (Polish subtitles) shows family problems supported by super powers. However, these powers are lost by family members due to their weakness. Someone cannot go back in time because his memory is clouded by alcoholism every day, while another character suffers from insomnia, but can only predict the future while sleeping. Supermoce they only emphasize what is most important.

They also draw on motifs that are popular in our country, such as all kinds of plots focused on hospitals. A daily dose of sun (voiceover and subtitles in Polish, Netflix), touches on the problem of mental illnesses and how in today’s society such people are pushed to the margins, although they only need good will. There is also no shortage of historical dramas, but with a contemporary twist, for example through the reincarnation of a womanizer from modern times in the body of a future queen (no longer available on Netflix Mr. Queen) or cult Mr. Sunshine in 19th century Korea.

Above all, there will be plenty to see for anyone interested in social stories about human fate. Anthology Blue Tales will strike close to the weak spots, even though Korea is so far away, Flowers in the sand is the story of a Korean wrestler who refuses to give up on his dreams despite being ridiculed. It’s okay to not be okay will show that we are not alone in our problems and everyone has their darker side.

Is Netflix the only place with such series?

Netflix is the best starting point at the moment. Each series has at least Polish subtitles and more and more too lecturer. Productions for which Netflix buys licenses, as well as those produced by themselves, are often the friendliest to the Western viewer. This is due to the fact that it comes with a larger budget quality. Many productions are created by TV channel studios, which is why, just like in Poland, they are saturated with product placement and inferior (some would say characteristic) editing.

On the other hand Disney Plus Whether Amazon Prime they offer titles that are poor, and they are not of a high enough standard to make it worth offering. Maybe Advocate by vocation on Disney (subtitles in Polish). What is certain is a cheap service, but with poor video quality. Rakuten Viki for just a dozen or so zlotys monthly opens the gate to series across Asia. Korea, Japan, India, China, Taiwana whole lot. Many of them, if not all, will have Polish subtitles. This website is characterized by the power of titles translated by fans. Some people think it’s even better because typical local words are not translated. Rakuten Viki he also creates his own series, for this low amount, it is worth giving it a chance.

Good autumn evenings!