'Fated to Love You' and 'Yong Pal': A Cultural Study of Gender Role Reversals in Korean Television Dramas

Natalie J.H. Adachi, Gettysburg College

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My research deals with international responses to two different K-dramas: Fated To Love You (2014), and Yong Pal (2015).I argue that this difference in response to these two shows is due to the fact that Yong Pal presents a reversal of the typical k-drama trope where the female lead tempers and brings out the best in the male lead.

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'Fated to Love You' and 'Yong Pal': A Cultural Study of Gender Role Reversals in Korean Television Dramas

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My research deals with international responses to two different K-dramas: Fated To Love You (2014), and Yong Pal (2015).I argue that this difference in response to these two shows is due to the fact that Yong Pal presents a reversal of the typical k-drama trope where the female lead tempers and brings out the best in the male lead.