There is always a point in our lives where we think we don't have a sense of purpose, or we've been wandering around life aimlessly. Some may even say that we've hit rock bottom.
What's one of the many good things about Korean dramas is that it doesn't only provide entertainment that can make viewers crack up or shed a few tears, but it gives us takeaways in the form of stories that give us a bit of a push into realizing our full potential. It shows us that we can do anything we put our minds to and finally make our dreams come true!
3 Korean Dramas That Will Inspire You To Turn Your Dreams Into Reality
1. DREAM HIGH (2011)
The literal title of the drama says it all. "Dream High" revolves around the life of six passionately driven high school students and their journey into reaching their life-long dreams of becoming superstars.
Song Sam Dong who grew up in the countryside follows the girl he fell in love with into Kirin Highschool of Art. Love helped Song Sam Dong realize that he has a knack for music and the arts. Another teen, Jin Gook, who is a talented dancer but doesn't excel in school gets an invitation to study into Kirin. There he is able to reach his full potential in dancing.
Additionally, the foreign student, Jason, who passed the entrance test for Kirin like a piece of cake, is an excellent dancer. Then there's Kyo Hye Mi, a world-renown vocalist, who goes to the same school after her family collapses.
In an unexpected event, Yoon Becky, who sees Kyo Hye Mi as an inspiration turns into her rival. Meanwhile, Eria who is popular in the school of Arts only seeks a normal experience while studying.
"There is a long way to go before your story comes to an end. So don't be anxious that things are taking longer for you. People who take their time getting to their dreams can see and experience more. And in my opinion, it is those who take it a step at a time that will make it big time in the end." - Kang Oh Hyuk
2. FIGHT FOR MY WAY (2017)
The story uncovers an unforgiving truth about adult life, more specifically about the young adults who aren't yet equipped for what the "great" society requests.
Without foundations, for example, advanced education, and expert experience, the world instructs them to simply continue taking a shot at common occupations.
"Fight For My Way" is about Choi Ae-Ra, who is working as a desk employee, which is opposed to her life-long dream of being an announcer. One of her best friends, Dong Man, who is working as a pest control employee, is also struggling in making his dreams as a professional mixed martial artist come true.
The lack of cash constrains an individual's chance, and at times, it even lowers an individual's status, but it doesn't mean they can't accomplish anything. With the sort of life given to them, they figured out how to acknowledge what they have and can do and make the most out of it. This show will lead you to rooting for the characters as they pursue their fantasies with conviction and battling soul.
3. ITAEWON CLASS (2020)
"I don't break, debris, nor rot as I conflict with nature's way. I endure. I'm a jewel." - Diamond Poem by Gwang Jin
Past awful life and detainment, and losing the only family he has, that is sufficient motivation to abandon life, however not for Park Saeroyi.
Itaewon Class portrays an account of beating murkiness. It's an account of development and tolerance. It is a consistent flood of high points and low points and exciting bends in the road. It reveals that life wasn't intended to be simple. You need to be broken first to sparkle, and to be squashed, and constrained to change.
Park Saeroyi will show you how to battle your way back throughout everyday life. Fail seven times and he will stand up eight. Ruin his fantasies and he will give you reinforcement plans. Along with his fight to getting back up, he discovered companions that helped him assemble his fantasies and make him a superior individual, much the same as in our own lives. Individuals will come to us in the form of friendship to give us strength and hope.
In this show, you will figure out how to face your unknown fears. In addition, it'll also show you how to appreciate the individuals who walk beside you until you win life's race.
Whoever you are, regardless if you are in your adolescent years, 20s, or 30s, or whatever season you're in, whether you're beginning another section of your life or shutting another, wishing that your heart never stop to dream. If you get drained, it's alright to take a breather and pause. At that point, get up and begin living again towards your goals.
