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The hit of "Flower of Evil": No more romance is the turning point of Korean drama.
In recent months, high-scoring Korean dramas have appeared frequently. Whether it's Flowers of Evil, which took over from it, or Secret Forest, which was released in the second season three years later, a stone stirred up a thousand waves and scored a high score of 9.0 in Douban at the beginning.

Especially "Flowers of Evil", which ended last week, although the ending is not satisfactory, the plot designed by the screenwriter is not sloppy and unconventional. Although the tail is rotten, it is still flawed. The appearance of this drama plays an important role in the development of Korean drama.

South Korea cannot do without the word "Korean Wave".

The Korean Wave, which originated from Go in South Korea, accompanied by the slogan of "building a country through culture" in South Korea and the decline of popular culture in Hong Kong and Taiwan, set off a wave in China, Japan and even the whole of Asia in the 1990s, becoming the second largest foreign culture after European and American cultures.

As the most influential Korean drama in the Korean Wave, it has naturally attracted widespread attention.

1962, the first Korean drama "I also want to be a man", was highly anticipated, but the effect was not satisfactory. Not to mention the opening of the Asian market, only in China, the response of this TV series is mediocre, and there is nothing remarkable.

China people began to get in touch with Korean dramas, which was Envy starring Cui Zhenshi, Cui Xiuzong and Li Yingjing 30 years later. This work has set a record for the highest ratings in South Korea, and it is the pinnacle of Cui Zhenshi's life. In China, it has a lot of influence. Many TV viewers are also worried about the development of love between Xia Jing and Hao Ying, and they are cynical about it. The emergence of jealousy gradually opened the influence of Korean dramas in China. After 1997, the broadcast and introduction of Searching for Stars made Ahn Jae Wook the first hallyu star to open the China market. Two years later, Ahn Jae Wook and Kim Hee Seon starred in Love in a Bubble, which pushed the influence of Korean dramas to a climax. Among them, "Leukemia" opened the sadomasochism mode of Korean dramas, and since then, the sadomasochism mode of love TV dramas has become a big stereotype of popular Korean dramas.

After that, Korean dramas sang all the way, and Cinderella's love with chaebol and stars became the standard of Korean drama models when it was not popular among sadistic models. In recent years, the popularity of stars led by Anglenala and Rain has been increasing. Similarly, with the help of stars such as BAE Yong Jun and Li Yingai, the export volume of Korean dramas has increased by 30% to 40%.

Good times don't last long, and good results don't last long. The unchangeable Korean dramas are getting boring. In 2007, the boredom of Korean dramas reached its climax.

At the Shanghai TV Festival in June, 2007, the sales of Korean drama programs to China was 6.5 million US dollars, down about 30% year-on-year. The decline of Korean dramas is not only in China market, but also in Japan, the first export market of Korean dramas. In Japan, the amount of TV dramas exported by the three major Korean TV stations to Japan only increased by 5% year-on-year, which is completely different from the sharp increase between 2002 and 2008. In addition, Japanese TV stations that set up special time slots to broadcast Korean dramas in an all-round way have gradually reduced the number of Korean dramas.

Since then, Korean dramas have faced great challenges.

There are two reasons for this result.

First, the Korean drama model is too fixed and lacks innovation. The fixed pattern of Korean dramas leads to a large number of viewers watching Korean dramas, and the plot development is easy to guess. No matter what kind of script, the development of the plot can't escape the conflict between men and women, and the feelings gradually develop because some things can't continue to be together. This is the outline of most Korean dramas.

The first is the cultural rebellious psychology caused by the one-way export of Korean culture dominated by Korean dramas. Under the strong impetus of the Korean Wave, when South Korea sends TV dramas and other film and television works to neighboring countries, a sense of cultural superiority naturally arises. In addition, as the product of cultural output, the Korean historical view, diet and cultural customs that appear from time to time in Korean dramas have also aroused the rebellious psychology of neighboring countries.

Before 20 12, the declining Korean wave reached the top again with the help of idol groups. Korean dramas have also returned to the popular drama list. In 20 19, Korea became the third cultural power in the world.

The patterns of Korean dramas have changed greatly in recent years.

Although many TV dramas, such as You from the Stars and Heirs, were very popular at that time, it added a bargaining chip to the Korean wave culture that had reached its peak. However, the end of the TV series means the end of the discussion. It is not these works that are discussed most by the audience on weekdays, but realistic works with deeper themes than love and hate.

For this reason, Korean dramas are no longer sadomasochistic dramas with car accidents, terminal illnesses and amnesia as the standard, nor are they youth idol dramas oriented by love. In contrast, the similarity of most high-scoring Korean dramas is reality. Before the earth-shattering feelings, now Korean dramas are more or less taken over. Even in many TV dramas, love is no longer the only emotion in the drama. Even without love, the plot development will not become abrupt. It is no longer attracted by romantic Mary Sue's unrealistic love, but comes from the work itself, from self-consistent logic, and from the life close to the audience.

From then on, love gradually withdrew from the center of Korean drama and was replaced by redemption.

In Douban's list of high-scoring Korean dramas, most Korean dramas have such a rule. Either save yourself or save others, no matter what type of TV series, this is essential. In the just-concluded Flower of Evil, Du Xianshou, the protagonist, has always been regarded as the murderer when the plot is unclear. The plot unfolded slowly and the truth surfaced slowly. The process of truth excavation is only the shallowest content of this TV series, and the deeper content is the process of the woman's redemption of the man. Men who are treated differently by fellow villagers have no emotional fluctuations in their daily lives, and even follow the video to learn the expression changes in front of the mirror. It was not until later that the woman was in deep trouble that she found her feelings buried in her heart.

The theme of the script and the design of the plot are naturally inseparable from the deep cooperation between the screenwriter and the director. In Douban's list of high-scoring Korean dramas, directors Won-Ho Shin and Li Youting are screenwriters, and their three works are among them, which is a model of deep cooperation between screenwriters and directors. The two gradually grew from obscurity to golden partners in Korean dramas. Before becoming famous, director Won-Ho Shin was only the director of variety shows, and Li Youting was also the screenwriter of variety shows. When they decided to make a TV series, Young-seok Na threw cold water on them and bet that they wouldn't succeed.

Won-Ho Shin and Li Youting, who were splashed with cold water by their peers, were not discouraged, but said something like this:

"When did we care about success or failure in our work? We usually want to participate just because it's interesting. When we started Two Days and One Night, did we know it would be successful? We just made it ourselves and had a good time. This is also the first time to write a series, which is unexpectedly interesting. If you screw up, you will screw up. "

Facts have proved that as long as Lao Luo bets, there will be no success. Director Won-Ho Shin and screenwriter Li Youting won an unprecedented victory with the series Please Answer. Now, they and Young-seok Na have become the iconic figures of TVN.

Speaking of Won-Ho Shin, Li Youting and Young-seok Na, we have to mention TVN.

The situation that South Korea's SBS, MBC and KBS TV stations once dominated the world has changed, and TVN and JTBC have a tendency to catch up. The three major stations, especially MBC TV, showed a downward trend. As a wireless TV station, MBC naturally has more resources than cable TV stations such as TVN. However, the level of TV drama broadcasting is declining. Not only did the TV series broadcast like chicken ribs, but even the works that were rejected won the grand prize.

For example, the TV series "Major League Baseball" and "Camellia in Open Hours" that MBC has dropped in recent two years have been broadcast on SBS and KBS respectively, and achieved quite good results. Camellia Bloom won the Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Screenplay Award and Grand Prize in the 56th Best Bass Art Award, and Major League Baseball also won an award in the 56th Best Bass Art Award.

MBC is different from the past, the competition between wireless stations is becoming more and more fierce, and cable stations are also coming to BLACKPINK to carve up the Korean drama market. The excellent TV series launched by TVN and JTBC in recent years have basically reshuffled the territory shot by the three major wireless TV stations. Especially TVN, in the eyes of the audience, has reached the knowledge that "TVN products must be excellent". Even in the hearts of the audience, a profound understanding of "the other side of the wireless TV station =TVN golden soil drama" was formed.

TVN naturally failed people's expectations. The ratings of Signal, Secret Forest, Unborn, Please Answer and Wit series have all soared. The reason for this is that the script created by the screenwriter is perfect, the performance under the director's lens is clean and neat, the performance of the actors is also perfect, and more importantly, the work itself. Salvation is an unavoidable theme, and how to sublimate and get close to reality is what these works do better than other works. Because of this, people's expectations for TVN have also increased.

Korean dramas are not popular for thousands of years.

From 1962 to 2020, great changes have taken place in the production and broadcasting mode, script content and production team of Korean dramas. These changes promote the development of Korean dramas in a better direction. Korean dramas, which only talked about romance in those days, are now going further and further on realistic themes. Criticizing the government, refuting the law, exposing the "evil" side of society and subliming the significance of TV dramas have become the top priority of Korean dramas at present.

Compared with domestic TV series, the first TV series "A Bottle of Vegetables" was broadcast on Beijing TV Station at 1958. Although the TV series lasted less than half an hour, the audience responded enthusiastically at that time. Up to now, Korean dramas with shorter history than domestic dramas have become the attitude of latecomers. From this, what aspects can we learn from domestic dramas?

1, the inheritance and utilization of culture in TV plays is essential.

In the process of watching Korean dramas, the most exciting thing is that the characters in the dramas get together to eat barbecue and Lamian Noodles. The actor's happiness, in the process of watching, gives people an immersive feeling, and even wants to order a takeaway to eat with them immediately.

This is the promotion of Korean culture by Korean dramas. Through Korean dramas, we can not only feel affection, understand love, but also understand Korean culture. Not only through Korean dramas, we foreigners can learn about Korean shochu, Lamian Noodles's brand and the diet that Koreans are proud of. We will also be curious, and curiosity will drive the export of these products in Korea. You can kill two birds with one stone.

2. The details are handled perfectly and the content is refined in place.

Long content is a common problem in many domestic dramas. After editing, collage, insignificant plot and meaningless dialogue, the original 20 episodes were vividly expanded to 50 episodes. This practice led the audience who were reluctant to give up the play to regard the work as chicken ribs. It not only consumes the patience of the audience, but also questions the ability of the production team.

In addition, the lack of rigorous details is also a common problem of domestic dramas. Compared with the works directed by Won-Ho Shin, the details are far from each other. Won-Ho Shin's works are very meticulous in detail. No shot is unnecessary, even if the shot of this scene is difficult to think about its meaning, the meaning will be clear after watching a few more episodes.

What impressed me deeply was the scene of the police station in the eighth episode of Please Answer 1988. 1988 65438+ The police station in the background of February clearly posted a wanted notice on the bulletin board. The wanted man on this wanted order was the murderer of the "Huacheng serial murder case" that year. This detail was not taken seriously at first, until the murderer was caught last year. It must be said that the success or failure of TV plays depends largely on the details.

3. The boring advertisements make the audience lose the pleasure of watching.

The Silent Truth has received a good response since it was broadcast. However, this work has been criticized by people because of advertising placement. At the beginning of the TV series, the tension has not been mobilized. Unprepared advertisements make most viewers lose their desire to watch. Moreover, the obvious advertisements in the TV series are Mo Xiaoxian, 999 Ganmaoling Granules and good shops. It is not uncommon for blunt advertisements to be implanted, which is incompatible with the plot and scene. This situation is not uncommon. In the 20 13 hit drama "Let's get married", as many as 49 advertisements were placed. What's more, in the Golden Wedding released on 20 10, at least one third of the time in a TV series is advertising.

This kind of implantation, instead of playing a propaganda role, aroused the audience's rebellious psychology. In TV drama advertising, how to be outspoken and unconventional, but get full marks, is what many domestic drama production teams need to learn from Japanese and Korean dramas.

4. Improve the status of screenwriters and master the right to speak.

The production team and screenwriter of Korean dramas have a very high status. Jin Enshu, a famous screenwriter, has a very high position in the Korean drama market. The Lonely and Brilliant Ghosts broadcast on TVN successfully broke the ratings of Please Answer 1988 and became the record holder of TVN's highest ratings. Such a screenwriter also has the absolute right to speak in the casting process. In order to be able to appear in this work, Li Dongxu also tried every means to take the same plane with Jin Enshu's screenwriter. During the flight, Li Dongxu kept volunteering, which finally touched the heart of Jin Enshu's screenwriter.

Writers in China market face many difficulties. The written works have been copied and modified beyond recognition, and they have no right to speak in choosing actors. They can only modify the script and add irrelevant scenes to some actors according to the ideas of directors and producers. In this way, the status of screenwriters who gradually lose their right to speak will also decline. What seems normal is actually not normal.

The gradual breakthrough of the Korean drama market has made many domestic dramas follow suit. I hope that by remaking Korean dramas, I can achieve the effect of the original explosion. Without thinking, copying will naturally not achieve the expected success. Although there is still a gap between domestic dramas and Korean dramas, the gap has gradually narrowed with the passage of time, and even domestic dramas have completely surpassed Korean dramas in some aspects.

The two most acclaimed TV dramas in 2020 are undoubtedly Secret Corner and Silent Truth released by Misty Theatre. Their broadcast made people who were disappointed with domestic TV series see the dawn of hope. Subverting the lengthy pattern of domestic dramas, from beginning to end, no detail is cumbersome. The normal broadcast of these two works also proves that China's censorship system is different from the previous "one size fits all" model. The perfection of the censorship system has made many viewers see the dawn of the formal implementation of the grading system in the future.

In addition, it is unrealistic to imitate the Korean drama Zhou Geng model.

Although the model of Korean drama Zhou Geng is very popular with the audience. In fact, this practice has been difficult to implement in South Korea, let alone to promote in China. In the case of two shifts in other Korean dramas, Won-Ho Shin directed a new work, The Life of a Wit Doctor.

Then adopt the mode of quarterly broadcast and weekly single shift. Although the audience never tires of hearing this, Won-Ho Shin made this explanation:

"If the environment does not change, the content created by our brains will not change. Considering various factors, we will question whether we can make a TV series that broadcasts two episodes a week. I hope our crew can become a new model this time. "

The double-shift mode of Korean dramas has made many crews complain, not only keeping up with current events, but also modifying the plot according to the audience's preferences. Only in this way can we survive in the fierce competition, and we can renew our frontier with TV stations and broadcast our new works. This model is very ideal, and the crew can improve themselves through external stimulation. In fact, this has led to a heavy workload of the crew, which makes it difficult for them to keep up physically, and they can't make better works in an unhealthy working environment.

In contrast, the broadcast mode of domestic dramas is much better. After the shooting, it will be broadcast after the approval. After the preparation is completed, once the story is attractive, the audience will want to see the ending as soon as possible after the video platform is broadcast. Advanced video on demand is the product of this situation. Ordering in advance has advantages and disadvantages. The shooting method of domestic drama is safe, but it is similar to gambling in practice. Shooting that can't accurately grasp the audience's preferences will make the producers put all their eggs in one basket, and the final ratings and video platform playback are unpredictable.

At the end of the story of Flowers of Evil, although the story is conventional, it is still a meaningful work for Korean dramas to break through their own patterns. Because in this work, we can see the power of mutual redemption and see that words are the real evil. And these are also highly compatible with the present.

Nowadays, it is not only a romantic Korean drama, but also a turning point. (This article is the first titanium media APP)