Understanding Kdrama: Soju 101

t's hard to find a kdrama without a drinking scene and the alcohol of choice is usually soju, a vodka-like rice liquor.

You may have noticed that kdrama drinking scenes usually accomplish a few things. Either the characters get to confess feelings they could not otherwise own up to or they act in a seemingly out-of-character way.

In fact, a Korean proverb says that you can't know a man until you've drunk with him.

Drinking scenes are also a good excuse for a piggyback ride home or an embarrassing morning after scene during which one of the characters cannot or chooses not to remember what happened the night before.

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