Check out five doramas based on real facts that won the public by addressing topics such as love, revenge and overcoming
Inspired by real events, stories that go beyond fiction have become plots of some of the most impactful doramas of South Korean television. By addressing topics such as school violence, military corruption and historical issues, these productions have conquered the public, especially with the performance of names such as Song Hye-Kyo, Jung Hae-in and V, from BTS.
Therefore, the playground has separated a list of 5 k-dramas inspired by real facts that are a must see.
1. Hwarang: The Youth Warrior Poet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd8Zd9smfxk
In the plot starring Park Seo-Joon, Park Hyung-Sik and Kim Tae-Hyung (Vfrom BTS), the conductor keeps heir prince Sammaekjong in secret while organizing Hwarang, a new elite made up of young people of various origins. Among them, Moo-Myung, a commoner with mysterious past, and the prince himself, who assumes Kim Ji-Dwi’s identity to infiltrate the group.
Despite the fictional plot, the drama is based on the actual existence of Hwarang, a group of warriors formed by young aristocrats during the Silla period, and is available at Viki.
2. Pressing in love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQGWGEVC4K
The drama debuted in 2019 follows the story of Yoon Se-Ri (Son Ye-jin), a successful businesswoman who assumes her own company after moving away from her family. During a paragliding flight, it is hit by a tornado and accidentally crosses the border with North Korea. There, it is found by Jeong Hyeok (Hyun bin), a soldier who decides to protect her while trying to find a way to safely return her to her home country.
The idea for the plot came after a real incident, which happened in 2008, when the actress Jung yang accidentally crossed the North Korean border, which inspired the screenwriter Park Ji Eun to create the story of an unlikely meeting between two opposite worlds. Thus, “landing in love” is available in the Netflix catalog.
3. Taxi driver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jogwbnsyn9e
In ‘Taxi Driver’, Kim Do-Gi, played by Lee Je-Hoonhe acts as a driver of the Rainbow Taxi Company, a secret organization that offers an unusual service to avenge people who suffered injustices and were helpless by the law. Moved by personal trauma, Do-Gi joins the company to help customers face their aggressors.
Although the plot is fictitious, many of the cases presented in the series are inspired by real crimes in South Korea and can be watched in Prime Video.
4. The lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVJP7SAHXK4
One of the latest classics in the world of doramas, “The Lesson” tells the story of Moon Dong-Eun (Song Hye-Kyo) A elementary school teacher who carries scars from the past. During high school, she was brutally assaulted by colleagues, which forced her to abandon her studies. Years later, when he tends to the children of his former aggressors, he decides to put into practice a plane of meticulously designed revenge.
The creation of the series originated in a question made by the screenwriter’s daughter Kim Eun-sookwhich provoked an investigation into violence in Korean schools. Although the protagonist’s story is fictitious, many of the episodes portrayed are inspired by real cases, including a much reported incident in 2006.
5. DP Dog Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtesfefiwl0
Accompanying the soldier Ahn Jun-ho (Jung Hae-in) and the Han Ho-Youol cable (KOO KYO-HWAN) In an unconventional mission of capturing military personnel who have abandoned the South Korean army, ‘DP Dog Day’ shows the duo coming across cases of abuse, violent prank and harassment within the Armed Forces, thus portraying a often invisible reality of the obligation of military service in the country.
Based on Webtoon ‘DP Dog Days’, the series is fictitious, but inspired by real soldiers reports and the two seasons can be found in the Netflix catalog.
Source: Recreio
