Korean drama (Korean: 한국드라마), k-drama for short, refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in South Korea. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia, with growing interest in other parts of the world. K-dramas have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as Hallyu (Korean: 한류), and also "drama fever" in some countries.
Korean dramas run from 16 to over 100 episodes. The synopses available in Wikipedia usually give the episode count, as do the various streaming sites. Most series have episodes an hour long. Thus, one of the shorter 16 episode k-dramas might run 960 minutes. In comparison, BBC's 1995 Pride and Prejudice runs 330 minutes. The American mini-series Lonesome Dove runs 384 minutes; Noble House, 376 minutes.
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