The Chungbuk Times

[Various Genres of Drama]Which Genre Would You Like?

제 110 호 발행일 : 2009.09.02

Various TV programs’ contents easily show social phenomena. Among them, dramas show the problems of society. Recently, as the drama viewer’s age and their thinking become more varied, genre and subject matter become more varied.
If people like to watch horror movies every summer, they might watch the drama, “Hon” this summer. Dramas do not easily use “horror” material. Cruel and shocking scenes are difficult to show in the dramas. It is for this reason that horror dramas haven’t appeared frequently, even though horror movies commonly appear in summer. However, horror in the drama “Hon” appeared through material such as ghosts and poltergeists. Moreover, horror is better in dealing with the problems of society. As the drama indicates the problems like suicide and lawyers who use blind points of law, dramas lead the viewers’ sympathy.
If the drama “Hon” tried the new method of horror drama, the drama “Tamra, the Island” made a new genre, called “Historical Trend Drama.” The drama, “Tamra, the Island” has a modern sense and the form of a legitimate historical drama, and these two are harmonized. Both dramas, “Hon,” and “Tamra, the Island” have modern images. Moreover, they also have their own feeling through computer graphics.
People can also learn various genres of drama of the variety of drama genres. The crossover of drama genres like “Comic Adventure Thriller,” and “Fiction Inference Historical Drama” became a trend. The drama, “Secret ‘Hwa-won’” showed a new genre, “Faction (Fact + Fiction) Inference Historical Drama,” is the new historical drama with fact and fiction at the same time. In the drama “Byulsoongum,” which was called the “Korean Investigation Drama,” investigation with the skills of the Joseon Dynasty was impressive. It is confusing that the drama, “Byulsoongum,” is similar to the American drama, “CSI.” However, the Korean drama is an investigation drama that reflects viewers’ requests and sentiments, and shows the humanity of Byulsoongum, the police in the Joseon Dynasty period.
Comparatively, recent drama’s genres as well as their materials are more varied. As materials are varied, the width of viewers’ selection became wider, and drama genres are newly made. For example, the drama, “Iljimae” showed the life of the thief, “Iljimae,” and “On Air” showed daily lives of drama writers and performers.
Diversity of genre and material occurred because the modern society has become more varied. Also, the age group which watches dramas has become more varied. Unique subject matter is needed to catch viewers’ attention. Among these various dramas, which genre do you want to choose?