Lesson 1 "My Love from the Star"

1st (2013.
12.
18), SBS, 5 minutes 25 seconds, writer Park Ji-eun
Chapter 1 You Who Came From the Stars
Episode 1 (Dec.
18, 2013), SBS, 5’ 25”, written by Park Ji-eun

Lesson 2: Descendants of the Sun

3rd time (2016.
3. 2), KBS2, 3 minutes 8 seconds, written by Kim Eun-sook and Kim Won-seok
Chapter 2 Descendants of the Sun
Episode 3 (Mar.
2, 2016), KBS2, 3' 8”, written by Kim Eun-sook and Kim Won-seok

Lesson 3: The Lonely and Brilliant God Goblin

5th (2016.
12.
16), tvN, 4 minutes 49 seconds, writer Kim Eun-sook
Chapter 3 Goblin (Dokkaebi)
Episode 5 (Dec.
16, 2016), tvN, 4’ 49”, written by Kim Eun-sook

Lesson 4: Hotel Del Luna

6th (2019.
7. 28), tvN, 3 minutes 49 seconds, written by Hong Jeong-eun/Hong Mi-ran
Chapter 4 Hotel Del Luna
Episode 6 (Jul.
28, 2019), tvN, 3’ 49”, written by Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran

Lesson 5: Crash Landing on You

4th (2019.
12.
22), tvN, 2 minutes 30 seconds, writer Park Ji-eun
Chapter 5 Crash Landing on You
Episode 4 (Dec.
22, 2019), tvN, 2’ 30”, written by Park Ji-eun

Drama script and YouTube video
Korean language textbooks to study together

"Learn Korean through Popular Dramas" is a Korean language learning textbook that makes learning Korean fun and efficient by utilizing short episode scripts from five Korean dramas that aired between 2012 and 2019 and gained huge popularity overseas.
The most notable feature of this book is that it provides QR codes that link to YouTube videos corresponding to the scripts included in the book, allowing students to learn by watching and listening to the corresponding drama episodes.
Another feature is that it provides an English translation of the entire book so that even readers with a low level of Korean proficiency can easily learn it.
The right page of the book contains the drama script, and the left page contains the English translation of the script, making it easy to learn even for beginners in Korean.
This book is optimized for self-study due to these factors, and is produced in a relatively small format (150 x 200 mm) for language textbooks so that learners can easily carry it around.


In addition, it provides a variety of practice problems requiring subjective descriptions, as well as dictation practice sections that have been proven to be highly effective in language learning, making it suitable for use as a textbook not only for self-study but also in schools and academies.
In addition, explanations of Korean culture were included so that viewers can naturally learn about Korean food culture, fashion culture, play culture, and Korean values ​​through the characters in the drama, helping them understand Korean culture in general.
The five dramas included in this book are “My Love from the Star,” “Descendants of the Sun,” “Goblin,” “Hotel Del Luna,” and “Crash Landing on You.” These dramas were selected based on the popularity of Korean dramas on major video streaming sites such as Netflix.
Seoul Selection sells this book primarily through Amazon in the United States, as well as Korean Wave-related bookstores in Europe and Asia, overseas universities, and schools.
Starting with this 'K-DRAMA Korean Series 1', we plan to continuously publish a series on learning Korean through popular dramas.


Understanding the various expressions that appear in the drama
Learn living Korean, including abbreviations and new words.

Although it is a short video of about 5 minutes, there is a lot to learn if you watch the script.
Based on the script, vocabulary and grammar are explained thoroughly, and it is designed to help you learn various expressions that appear in the drama while solving practice problems.
Dramas contain a lot of colloquial language used in everyday Korean, as well as new words, abbreviations, and slang that are popular or recently used among young people, making them a great help to readers who want to learn "living Korean" as it is used in real life.

A Korean Language Textbook Centered on K-Drama Scripts and YouTube Videos

Learn Korean through K-Dramas is a Korean language textbook developed around short scenes from five of the most popular Hallyu K-drama shows aired between 2012 and 2019, making the study of the Korean language fun and effective.
In addition to scene scripts, this book comes with QR codes that provide direct links to corresponding YouTube videos, allowing for readers to totally understand the scenes' language content while watching.

This book is also entirely written in both English and Korean to enable even beginner Korean language students to make the most out of its content.
The right-side pages of the book are dedicated to the original K-drama scripts and the left-side pages provide English translations for a convenient learning experience for students of all proficiency levels.
The book is optimal for self-study, and its size (150 x 200 mm), relatively small for a textbook, makes it handy and portable.

Moreover, the book's various exercises requiring short, subjective answers as well as the proven-effective dictation practice sections make the book suitable not only for self-study but also as a workbook for use in schools and academies.
The cultural commentary in the book helps readers encounter and understand Korea's food, fashion, entertainment, and cultural values ​​in connection to the K-drama scenes.
The five K-drama shows featured in this book―You Who Came From the Stars, Descendants of the Sun, Goblin (Dokkaebi), Hotel Del Luna, and?Crash Landing on You―were selected based on their popularity on major streaming platforms such as Netflix.

Seoul Selection will be distributing this book through Amazon.com and Hallyu-oriented bookstores around Europe and Asia, as well as to schools and universities outside of Korea.
With this book as the first of its K-Drama Korean series, Seoul Selection plans to publish sequels to?Learn Korean through K-Dramas?that will include the latest popular K-drama shows.

Understanding Various Expressions Used on K-Drama Shows and Learning Colloquial Korean, Acronyms, and Slang

Though the videos are each only about five minutes long, there is a lot to be learned from their content.
Vocabulary and grammar are thoroughly explained with examples from the scripts, and exercise questions to help readers master the various expressions used in the scenes are included in each lesson.

K-drama shows mirror Korean language as it is used every day―colloquial expressions, popular or newly-coined terms and slang used by young people, abbreviations, idioms, and so on―which greatly benefits those who want to learn “real-life” Korean language.

K-Drama Shows Featured in the Book

1.
My Love from the Star? (starring Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun)

A story about the fateful and quirky romance between Do Min-joon, an extraterrestrial who fell to Earth approximately 400 years ago, and Cheon Song-yi, a popular Hallyu star with an attitude.

2.
Descendants of the Sun? (starring Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo)

A blockbuster-scale humanitarian melodrama that reflects on the value of life through the stories of young soldiers and doctors who strive to achieve love and peace under extreme conditions in a foreign land.

3.
Goblin (Dokkaebi) or Guardian: The Great and Lonely God (starring Gong Yoo, Lee Dong-wook, Kim Go-eun, and Yoo In-na)

A mystical and romantic folktale that unfolds as a dokkaebi (goblin), who needs a human bride to end his tedious eternal life, and his peculiar housemate, the jeoseungsaja (Korean grim reaper), meets a girl who evaded a fateful death and claims that she is the dokkaebi's destined bride-to-be.

4.
Hotel Del Luna? (starring Lee Ji-eun aka IU and Yeo Jin-goo)

A story about the extraordinary happenings that take place at Hotel Del Luna, a strange hotel owned by Jang Man-wol, an immortal being as beautiful and aloof as the moon, and managed by Gu Chan-sung, an elite hotelier hired after a fateful event.

5.
Crash Landing on You?(starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin)

A love story portraying the secret romance between Yoon Se-ri, a South Korean chaebol heiress who crash-lands on North Korean soil after a paragliding accident, and Ri Jeong-hyeok, a captain in the North Korean Special Police Force who falls in love with her while hiding and protecting her.