Crash Landed on KDramas

Norae = “Song” in Korean. In this episode we take a closer look at the music in Kdramas - Original Soundtracks and Background music that form the heartbeat of Korean Dramas.

• How does the music help set the narrative within Kdramas?
• Why does every drama have a Karaoke Bar (Noraebang) scene?
• Which were the dramas where music played a pivotal role to the plot?

Playlists: We have created Apple Playlist and Spotify Playlist of our favourite songs across the Kdramas. Go Listen!

Karaoke scenes: My Girl  -  See Episode 15 of the series, Scent of a Woman - The main leads sing a duet to announce their relationship ,Jealousy Incarnate - JJS singing Wrongful Encounter

Music scenes that had unintended effects on viewers: Reply 1988 - Audition Laughter Riot - Mi Ran and Dong Ryong, Waikiki 2: Kim Seon-Ho (Cha Woo-Shik) teaching Moong Ga Young (Haa See-Yeon), Our pet peeve : MLTR’s Eternal Love misplaced in Healer Action Scenes

Actors we mentioned with musical talents:

1. Hyun Bin playing Piano (My Lovely Kim Sam Soon) 
2. Ji Chang Wook singing in Suspicious Partner
3. Lee Sung Kyung singing in About Time 
4. Lee Min Ho singing My Everything
5. Jo Jung Suk singing Chocolate in Oh My Ghost
6. Kim ChangWan - Rock Band

Some famous singers across KDrama OSTs:

1. Monsta KiHyun
2. Yoon Mi Rae
3. Davichi
4. Kim Jong Wan
5. Gummy (Wife of Jo Jung-Suk)

Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL

Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar

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