Lesson 1: It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Chapter 1 It's Okay to Not Be Okay

Episode 2: Itaewon Class
Chapter 2 Itaewon Class

Lesson 3 "My Mister"
Chapter 3 My Mister

Lesson 4 "SKY Castle"
Chapter 4 SKY Castle

Lesson 5 "Misaeng"
Chapter 5 Misaeng: Incomplete Life

A Korean language textbook that allows you to study while watching drama scripts and videos together.

"Learn Korean through Popular Dramas 2" is a Korean language learning textbook that uses short episode scripts from five popular Korean dramas to help you learn Korean in a fun and efficient way.
Volume 2, subtitled “A Look Inside Korean Social Issues,” includes dramas that delve into various issues in Korean society, including “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay,” “Itaewon Class,” “My Mister,” “SKY Castle,” and “Misaeng,” helping readers interested in Korea and the Korean language gain a deeper understanding of Korean society.


The most notable feature of this book is that it provides links, timestamps, and QR codes to videos corresponding to the scripts included in the book, so that learners can watch and listen to the corresponding drama episodes in video format at any time.


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.
Especially from Volume 2 onwards, grammar study will be further strengthened, which will be of great help to learners preparing for the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK).


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.
Seoul Selection plans to continue publishing the "Learn Korean through Popular Dramas" series and sell it primarily through Amazon in the U.S., as well as Korean Wave-related bookstores in Europe and Asia, overseas universities, and schools.

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

Learn Korean through K-Dramas 2 is a Korean language textbook developed around short scenes from five of the most popular Hallyu K-drama shows, making the study of the Korean language fun and effective.
Subtitled “A Glance at Issues in Korean Society,” this second book of the K-Drama Korean Series features K-drama shows that offer an in-depth view of the various issues in Korean society?It's Okay Not to Be Okay, Itaewon Class, My Mister, SKY Castle, and Misaeng: Incomplete Life?to provide curious readers a deeper understanding of life in Korea.


This book is unique in that each script comes with QR codes and Netflix timestamps that provide direct links to corresponding YouTube videos and Netflix scenes, allowing for readers to access the clips at any time and understand the language content while watching and listening to it on screen.


This book is also written entirely 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.
In particular, this second book places further emphasis on grammar to aid students preparing for the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK).


Furthermore, 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.
Seoul Selection will continue to publish and distribute sequels in the series through Amazon.com, Hallyu-oriented bookstores around Europe and Asia, and schools and universities outside of Korea.


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 by solving practice problems.
Dramas contain a lot of colloquial language used in everyday life, such as new words, abbreviations, chat 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.

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, text abbreviations, idioms, and so on?which greatly benefits those who want to learn “real-life” Korean language.

Series Introduction

The first volume of the series, 『Learn Korean through Popular Dramas 1』, contains popular romance dramas both domestically and internationally, such as “My Love from the Star,” “Descendants of the Sun,” “Goblin,” “Hotel Del Luna,” and “Crash Landing on You.”
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The "Learn Korean through Popular Dramas" series will continue to be published, providing a great help to readers who want to learn Korean easily and enjoyably.

About the Series

The first book in the series Learn Korean through K-Dramas features romantic K-drama shows that have won popularity both at home and abroad: You Who Came From the Stars, Descendants of the Sun, Goblin (Dokkaebi), Hotel Del Luna, and Crash Landing on You.
Sequels in the series will continue to be published to help students stay on course with their studies while learning the Korean language in a fun and easy way.