DramaFever

DramaFever Corp

Type	Private
Founded	December 2008
Headquarters	New York, New York, USA
Industry	Entertainment industry, Korean Drama, and Video on Demand
Slogan	The Best of Asian Entertainment
Website	http://www.dramafever.com
Type of site	Video streaming service
Registration	Optional

DramaFever is a video website that specializes in streaming Asian dramas and specifically targeting an English-speaking audience. DramaFever has licensing deals with all three major Korean TV networks: Seoul Broadcasting System, Korean Broadcasting System, and Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.^[1]. It is the first website to work with all three South Korean content providers legally and will soon be adding Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese TV shows.^[2] The site was in beta for many months and went live on August 6, 2009 ^[3]. All videos are subtitled in English and the service has two services: free with commercials and limited episodes or premium with no commercials and all episodes and shows. Premium rates start at $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year.^[4]. Videos are streaming in high quality flash video. DramaFever is only available to US and Canada users due to international licensing agreements.^[5] DramaFever currently has many popular South Korean dramas online like Shining Inheritance and Boys Over Flowers and Cinderella's Sister The site's name is based on the "Korean Wave", or popularity of Korean dramas, also known as "Hallyu" or "drama fever".

In March 2010, DramaFever unveiled a partnership with Hulu^[6], launching 5 titles: Coffee Prince, IRIS, Queen Seon Duk, My Lovely Sam Soon and Pasta.

In June 2010, DramaFever debuted the release of three Filipino telesyeres in partnership with ABS-CBN.^[7]

On December 13, 2010 DramaFever was awarded the Korean Business of the Year Award by the Korean Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the Korean Cultural Center and the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for their work in showcasing Korean content in the U.S.^[8]

In 2011, Dramafever partners with San Diego Asian Film Festival to present the first virtual on-demand Asian American film festival titled "DigiFest." The film festival will run from September 1 to December 31 and feature an extensive collection of Asian American independent films and documentaries for free viewing at http://www.dramafever.com/digifest.^[9]

Programming (as of Feb. 2010)

• Coffee Prince (Korean drama)
• Goong (Korean drama)
• Couple or Trouble (Korean drama)
• Dr. Kkang (Korean drama)
• La Dolce Vita (Korean drama)
• New Heart (TV series) (Korean drama)
• My Lovely Sam Soon (Korean drama)
• Before and After: Plastic Surgery Clinic (Korean drama)
• H.I.T. (TV series) (Korean drama)
• Jumong (TV series) (Korean drama)
• Last Scandal (Korean drama)
• Que Sera, Sera (TV series) (Korean drama)
• I Really Really Like You, aka Love Truly (Korean drama)
• Thank You (Korean drama)
• White Tower (TV series) (Korean drama)
• Yi San (Korean drama)
• Jewel in the Palace (Korean drama)
• Soulmate (Korean drama)
• Who Are You? (Korean drama)
• Over the Rainbow (Korean drama)
• Sad Love Story (Korean drama)
• Air City (TV series) (Korean drama)
• One Fine Day (TV series) (Korean drama)
• Boys Over Flowers (TV series) (Korean drama)
• Bad Love (Korean drama)
• Strongest Chil Woo (Korean drama)
• The Kingdom of the Winds (Korean drama)
• The World That They Live In (Korean drama)
• What Planet Are You From? (Korean drama)
• What's Up Fox (Korean drama)
• Fireworks (Korean drama)
• Attic Cat, aka Rooftop Room Cat (Korean drama)
• Super Rookie (Korean drama)
• Hotelier (TV series) (Korean drama)
• Beethoven Virus (Korean drama)
• Gourmet (Korean drama)
• Cinderella Man (Korean drama)
• Queen of Housewives (Korean drama)
• Sweet Spy (Korean drama)
• All About Eve (TV series) (Korean drama)
• Strike Love (Korean drama)
• Phoenix (2004 TV series) (Korean drama)
• The Return of Iljimae (Korean drama)
• Damo (TV series) (Korean drama)
• Goong S (Korean drama)
• 9 End 2 Outs (Korean drama)
• Truth (Korean drama)
• Snowman (Korean drama)
• December Fever (Korean drama)
• The Legend (TV series) (Korean drama)
• East of Eden (TV series) (Korean drama)
• Good Job, Good Job (Korean drama)
• Queen Seon Duk (TV series) (Korean drama)
• Triple (Korean drama)
• 90 Days, Time to Love (Korean drama)
• Auction House (Korean drama)
• Lawyers of Korea (Korean drama)
• Rebirth - Next (Korean drama)
• Outrageous Women (Korean drama)
• General Hospital 2 (Korean drama)
• When It's At Night (Korean drama)
• I Love You (Korean drama)
• Lobbyist (TV series) (Korean drama)
• My Man's Woman (Korean drama)
• Bad Couple (Korean drama)
• Star's Lover (Korean drama)
• City Hall (Korean drama)
• Lovers (TV series) (Korean drama)
• On Air (Korean drama)
• Surgeon Bong Dal Hee (Korean drama)
• Iljimae (Korean drama)
• Money War, aka War of Money (Korean drama)
• Shining Inheritance (Korean drama)
• Cain and Abel (Korean drama)
• Tazza (Korean drama)
• Soul (Korean drama)
• Iris (TV series) (Korean drama)

See also

• Korean drama
• Korean wave
• Contemporary culture of South Korea
• List of top rated Korean Dramas
• List of Korea-related topics
• List of Korean television shows

References

1. ^ SBS dramas at DramaFever K-popped, October 11, 2009.
2. ^ Korean TV Hulu site for U.S. New TeeVee, June 6, 2009.
3. ^ DramaFever Launch Party Hyphen Magazine, August 7, 2009.
4. ^ Knock it off: Global treaty against media piracy won't work in Asia Jeff Yang, SFGate, November 11, 2009.
5. ^ DramaFever FAQ DramaFever
6. ^ Korean TV dramas find new fans, outlets with online video, DramaFever Web site delivers shows via Hulu Wailin Wong, Chicago Tribune, May 17, 2010
7. ^ Filipino Dramas now at DramaFever DramaFever, June 10, 2010
8. ^ 2010 DARI Awards Honor Executives & Companies for Contributions toward Advancing Korean Content in the U.S. KOCCA Official Website, December 14, 2010.
9. ^ "First-ever DigiFest begins September 1". Asia Pacific Arts. 08/31/2011. http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?first-ever_digifest_begins_september_1_17325.aspx. 

External links

• DramaFever