14 K-Dramas Projected To Generate The Most Buzz In 2022

The global success of shows like "Squid Game", "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha", "Hellbound" and so on that are being appreciated both critically and commercially worldwide, is adding new life to the Korean wave and naturally, all eyes are on the next big thing to come out of the Korean entertainment industry.

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Not only does this mean a proliferation in the demand for more Korean content but there has also been a significant rise in the desire for international fans to learn Korean. According to Preply, "searches for ‘Can I learn Korean by myself’ have soared by a whopping 400% between 2021 and 2022, while interest in ‘Korean language lessons for beginners’ have increased by 665% in the past year".

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As per an original study by Preply, "based on press coverage volume, social media interactions, social sentiment, global search volume, and TikTok views", the top 3 hottest K-Dramas of 2022 are calculated to be "All Of Us Are Dead", "Twenty-Five Twenty-One" and "Business Proposal". Other dramas on this list, in consecutive order, include "Forecasting Love And Weather", "Pachinko", "Fabulous", "Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area", "Juvenile Justice", "Our Blues", "Rookie Cops", "Military Prosecutor Doberman", "Soundtrack #1", "Thirty, Nine" and "The Sound of Magic".

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