Makjang. The term used for Korean melodramas.
SBS’ newest weekend drama Five Fingers starts out being the best example of makjang you could ever see. And that’s definitely not a bad thing.
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Based on the Japanese drama Proposal Daisakusen, Operation Proposal is about Kang Baek Ho, a former baseball player in his late 20s who has just watched Ham Yi Seul (his best friend since childhood – who he is in love with) marry another man.