The most not socially acceptable kdramas

I remember watching Secret Garden, and thought, "wow this kinda tv show would never be produced in america". Why? Because it's basically Sexual Harassment 101, stalking, #metoo and everything. The ML pursues the FL in such a way that there is a criminal code for it in most countries.

It's not that old, just 10 years. E-Asia is a bit different of course culturally, and when it comes to womens rights, and how that kind of harassment is viewed.

But I enjoyed Secret Garden. :) and I'm curious in these out-of-touch kdramas.

Another is Sweet 18, a high school girl in an arranged marriage with a 10 years older man, highly resistant at first, but after some consideration she loves the idea. Not something socially acceptable in the west.

Goong is one too I believe, the FL is basically treated as a furniture almost.

I'm curious to watch more of these. Not historical kdramas from joseon era, but more contemporary, 10-15 years most old.
I think the newest kdramas have been quite westernized when it comes to these things. But I love to explore them as they give such a cultural shock really :)

Arnia, i think that there is no difference between Asia and the West on how women are often treated.

The difference is that in the West today there is a lot of propaganda about the rights of women, gays and more but only as a fashion, then nothing changes, we exaggerate where it is not needed and nothing is done where we should intervene.

You mentioned Sweet 18 that i have recently seen. Arranged marriage or not, what man in the West after married would not pretend to have sex with his wife until she is ready? I think few, unfortunately. And anyway it was the girl who wanted to marry the boy, she wasn't forced.

Don't we have little girls in our West who sell themselves to buy some clothes or something? 

Maybe they don't put them on TV series or rarely ... but they are there. We have gotten better at hiding things

Personally i find a nice romanticism in Asian dramas, which in Western products you have to go back to the years before 2000.  Now, looking at Western products it seems that love is only sex.

 AH :

There are plenty of western shows with taboo relationships, abusive relationships, stalking, harassment, sexual assault, gaslighting, , etc. You, Hannibal, Killing Eve, How to Get Away with Murder, True Blood, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, Game of Thrones... the list goes on and on. 

• Boys Over Flowers
• You're My Pet
• Doctors
• Noble, My Love
  

Watching Noble, My Love.
Wow this is so much like My Secret Romance, lol, the FL even has hickups. The ML is almost the same character as in My Secret Romance.

 ArniA:

I enjoy watching these goofy korean romantic comedy dramas.

there are two of us then :)

But i will tell you that seeing as the phenomenon kdrama, jdrama etc ...    is taking hold all over the world (MDL is one example)  think many people are fed up with some kind of entertainment

Flower Boy Ramen Shop?

For me the You are My Destiny (Japan 2020)/Fated to Love (SK 2014,) you 'series' didn't work for me. I watched You are My Destiny Japan and got really annoyed so I didn't watch the original or the ones I think might be remakes. I don't think I can handle them. I think these kinda fit what you are after, though maybe not. I could handle Noble My Love, Secret Garden etc, this one was  just too traumatic by the end and not so funny so maybe it doesn't fit.