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Korean dramas getting shorter

DiaNine
Anyone else noticed how Korean dramas were always about 1 hour and 1-5 minutes long and nowadays they're all 58-59 minutes? Doesn't change things much but I'm just curious, is there a reason for this?
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Sleepninja MOD
I haven't noticed a change, but that might be because I am behind on the current dramas. Is it wrong to hope the decrease in time is due to the elimination of excessive flashback scenes? lol
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Grumpy Witch VIP
I noticed the same thing as I was doing the Secret and Mi Rae's Choice dramathon. I don't know the reason for it though. And lol Sleepy. Sadly, they still do the flashbacks.
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EJ_101
Flashback is good, if we haven't seen that scenes.. We find it shorter if the drama were good, exciting and enjoyable to watch.. I think 58-59 mins was good enough to have, than 1 hr w/ full of annoying and boring scenes..
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Fira
Well, it would make most sense that the shorter times would be initiated by the broadcasters. I know there are regulations on how much advertisement there can be in the channel per hour so maybe there have been changes to that amount?
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maboksan
yes...it will depend on how good a drama is...if it is good, even 2 hours we'll still feel it is not enough. for me 58 min is good enough.
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jollibee
i don't mind sitting through a series even it it's more than an hour as long as the scenes and the story still has sense and are not just fillers... ...and i think i has something to do with the commercials. i think i read it in soompi that the "tv board" or something is planning to add commercials at certain time slots or shows.
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