Disney+ K-Drama Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born – Kim Tae-ri in an impressive historical musical drama

Main actors: Kim Tae-ri, Shin Ye-eun, Ra Mi-ran, Jung Eun-chae, Kim Yoon-hye

Latest Nielsen Rating: 8.2 percent

When serious international writing about Korean film culture began at the beginning of this century, there was a lot of talk about it Han And jeongConcepts used to describe the unique emotional power of Korean storytelling and Korean culture in general.

These terms refer to a source of emotions and experiences that are common to all Koreans and that are rooted in the country’s difficult history. Simply put, jeong is the emotion that binds Koreans together Han describes the deep-seated anger that many people carry within themselves.

When we write about Korean culture today, we tend to stay away from these terms, not only because they risk being reductive, but also because they may not apply in the same way to younger generations for whom the Korea’s darkest days in the 20th century are now history.