I'd recommend http://www.dramabeans.com/ if you're looking for kdrama recs.
Dramafever http://www.dramafever.com/ and Hulu have several kdramas available for (legit) streaming. I've been watching Tamra Island, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, and just finished My Girlfriend is a Gumiho.
Tamra tickled me because of the interaction of England, Holland, Japan, and Korea that makes the story possible, as well as the diver matriarchy that runs the fishing industry of Tamra. Its set in the Joseon era, but doesn't work real hard at historical accuracy (or British accents).
Sungkyunkwan is about a girl who passes the civil service exam and enters the university disguised as a man, though the punishment for getting caught is decapitation. Also set in Joseon, also takes a few liberties, especially toward the end.
My Girlfriend is a Gumiho is the latest drama by the Hong Sisters, and is a revamping of the korean fox myth. I starts a little slow, from selfish manchild's POV, so I don't think I would have made it without dramabean's rec to keep with it. Ends up a nice dissection of these myths and what they say about the role of women, sexuality, and the Other as well as how an actual successful relationship deviates from them.
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Dramafever http://www.dramafever.com/ and Hulu have several kdramas available for (legit) streaming. I've been watching Tamra Island, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, and just finished My Girlfriend is a Gumiho.
Tamra tickled me because of the interaction of England, Holland, Japan, and Korea that makes the story possible, as well as the diver matriarchy that runs the fishing industry of Tamra. Its set in the Joseon era, but doesn't work real hard at historical accuracy (or British accents).
Sungkyunkwan is about a girl who passes the civil service exam and enters the university disguised as a man, though the punishment for getting caught is decapitation. Also set in Joseon, also takes a few liberties, especially toward the end.
My Girlfriend is a Gumiho is the latest drama by the Hong Sisters, and is a revamping of the korean fox myth. I starts a little slow, from selfish manchild's POV, so I don't think I would have made it without dramabean's rec to keep with it. Ends up a nice dissection of these myths and what they say about the role of women, sexuality, and the Other as well as how an actual successful relationship deviates from them.