![]() They can range in genre and subject matter - from opposites-attract romantic comedies like Crash Landing On You and Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha to military-themed dramas such as Descendants of the Sun and D.P.And they can have wildly innovative storylines, like Move To Heaven, which is about trauma cleaners - incidentally, its star Tang Joon-sang is half-Malaysian - and the upcoming The Silent Sea (main picture), which sees Bae Doo-na and Gong Yoo heading to the moon on a perilous mission. Why is that? Some have pointed to the appeal of storylines which show Asian heroines striving to express themselves personally and professionally - a theme which perhaps resonates with women in more traditional Southeast Asian societies. But it is the quality and the diversity of the stories that impress me the most. In the last three months, on average, four of the top 10 titles on Netflix in Southeast Asia have been Korean. ![]() In Southeast Asia, Korean shows are very loved and some research has found they are watched more than Hollywood productions. ![]()
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