I was born in Korea, so I've always been aware of them even though I'm pretty Americanized (my wife is Caucasian). What's interesting to me is how closed captioning/subtitles can be slightly off because translating a non-Indo-European language into English involves words that don't have direct counterparts, or grammar structure that is completely different.
Korean movies can be emotionally intense. Old Boy (2003) is a good example and is one of the most well-known Korean films stateside and has a US following. I know Korean dramas and soap operas are popular in Asia and even the Middle East because they refrain from gratuitous nudity/language. That may change in the future, who knows? Current films have similar production quality as Hollywood as well. Overall, Korean cinema has come into its own and is among the most popular worldwide. Americans are becoming aware of it now.
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