Dramas Over Flowers
Dramas Over Flowers
Saya, Anisa, and Paroma
66. Bodies & Sexism [Representation in Dramaland]
1 hour 54 minutes Posted Aug 12, 2020 at 10:01 pm.
The infantilization and/or sexualization of young female leads
Kim Yoo-jung & Ji Chang-wook in Backstreet Rookie
Kim So-hyun & Yoon Doo-joon in Radio Romance
The ickiness of waiting for child actresses to "turn legal"
Jung Eun-ji & the creepy second male lead in Reply 1997
Park Shin-hye & Kim Rae-won in Doctors
Drama representations vs. real-life relationships
Kim Go-eun and Gong Yoo in Goblin
But why are we often okay with noona romances with high school male leads?
Beauty standards and fat-shaming in Korean entertainment
Kim Sun-ah in My Name is Kim Sam-soon
Shin Min-ah in Oh My Venus
Ha Jae-sook in Perfume
My ID is Gangnam Beauty
Eating disorders, Seo In-guk's struggle
Birth of a Beauty
Lee Young-ja in Hello Counselor
Fox Bride Star/Where Stars Land
The Secret Life of My Secretary
The Beauty Inside
Trauma and mental illness
What makes a drama "too problematic to watch"?
The importance of creating space in fandom for these conversations
Who we valorize on TV, and how that affects society, and who's responsible
Context, change, and conclusions
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In Part 2 of Representation in Dramaland, we analyze the trend of very young female leads in contrast with their far older male counterparts, fat-shaming and beauty standards, and ableism, with specific examples of good and bad representation. We reflect on how K-dramas have evolved since we've started watching them, and conclude our exploration of representation with some thoughts on how these conversations often play out in the fandom (or don't), and how we might all approach these stories with more nuance, and our fellow fans with more kindness and respect.
TIME STAMPS:
SEXISM
BODY IMAGE
ABLEISM
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Episode edited by Anisa.