My Kdrama Fix

kdrama boy: im your boyfriend, you should make sure to tell other guys that i’m your boyfriend, and i have been telling girls that i already have a girlfriend, which is you. because i’m your boyfriend.

kdrama heroine, every single time this happens, without fail:

well, they have something in common…

- car accident

- be a pedestrian crossing the street

- jump or fall off a high building

- jump or fall off of the Han river bridge

- get stabbed by villain

- drown

- terminal but vague illness

Where Can I Watch K-Dramas now that Drama Fever Has Died?

That’s a great question anon, and the answer is different depending on where you live. I live in the states, and unfortunately Drama Fever was my top 2 option for watching dramas legally in my country. If you are in Europe or other countries though, you might have more options using apps you are familiar with. I’m not an expert on where to watch dramas outside of the USA, and with illegal sites things change all of the time but hopefully this helps?

Legal Sites

Viki.com: Hands-down my favorite legal site/app to use to watch dramas is Viki. It’s a legal service that you can pay for to skip ads, watch on a roku or apple tv (my preference) and watch as things air. Also you can totally use it for free! If you don’t like to pay for content, you can just create an account and watch most of the older stuff (usually similar content to drama fever) and current stuff 3 weeks behind the schedule. 

Netflix & Hulu: I’m putting these two together because let’s be honest: In the USA there aren’t actually that many k-dramas on these sites. Their catalog is annoyingly small. It’s really disappointing, because when I was in Japan a few weeks ago I opened netflix on my phone and there were sooooo many awesome shows available on there! WTF netflix? Why?! I’ve also heard it’s got tons of currently airing shows in Europe as well.

Viu.com: As someone from the states, this site’s service is not available to me. However, it’s a free site with a subscription option open to many Asian, African and Middle Eastern countries. 

Note: I do think over the next few weeks, other options will appear OR current services will be getting more shows. It’s a double edged sword when something niche becomes popular. The good side is that the world appreciates what you appreciate AND they are able to enjoy what you enjoy. The bad side is that what you enjoy becomes harder or more expensive to come by than it previously was…we’ll see what happens!

Illegal Sites/Options

I personally hate watching shows on illegal sites simply because I prefer to watch shows on my television instead of my laptop AND I hate scrolling past porn site ads and dealing with broken content. On top of that (and i’m a weird person for having this viewpoint) I really like giving money to niche things I’m into (kpop albums, kdramas, artist made items, etc). It’s like feedback saying “Hey there! I want more of this in my life and am willing to pay for it.” However, with the licensing problems and Drama Fever dying, I’ve had to go back to some of them since I have no options.

Dramanice: This site changes urls all of the time because well, it’s freakin’ illegal! Right now the url is ondramanice.co if you used it before and noticed you can’t get to it at the old domains. *I’m not url linking it because I don’t want to give more alerts to the sites who try to police this stuff. This is my current favorite illegal site to watch the dramas that were on Drama Fever and not on Viki.

Kissasian: A lot of my mutuals use this site but I don’t because sometimes it’s wonky in it’s mobile version. But if you’re on your computer, it’s pretty much the same thing as Dramanice.

Torrents: If you’re old-school like me, you’ve probably used torrents before. I’m about to date myself hardcore but back in the day, the only way to watch anime was to illegally torrent subbed versions because there were no dvds or online sites for streaming (imagine that!! ;-) I haven’t torrented dramas because I was getting the shows I needed with viki and dramafever and let’s face it: Torrenting is actually a lot of work and takes commitment. Downloading speed depends on popularity and then if there aren’t subs you have to merge the two things together or wait for someone to do that for you. I’m not going to list torrent sites but anyone who wants to comment with the best torrent sites to use, feel free!