Remember when we used to return from long holidays in school and yap about the K-drama series we watched? Are you a Nigerian girl if you didn’t have a crush on Gu Jun Pyo ‘Oppa’ from Boys Before Flowers and City Hunter? Damn, are you even a girl? Well, I identify as a Lettuce from the Carribean island. I am not sure lettuce is grown there but you get the point.
Nigerians are not new to emotional characters and acting as our movies evoke strong emotions, especially with our typical grass-to-grace stories. Little wonder why they cling to Korean drama, obsessed with the lowlife and billionaire CEO bully tropes.
Korean cinema and television provide Nigerian audiences with insights into its values, traditions, and societal norms. But as the “K-drama wave” continued to influence the world, its influence in Nigeria seems to have evolved pretty quickly. Who knew Nigerians would one day make a K-drama Nollywood series? I didn’t see that one coming. I mean I can understand the craze that led to young people learning the language and even having a small group of K-drama lovers where they would review movies but a Nollywood film? Now, that’s next level.
