The popularity of Noona romances therefore comes from their inherent trangressiveness. Romances between a young woman and an older man are normalised so reversing this dynamic comes with a challenge to cultural mores and social standards. older sister) – are a product of Korea’s deeply hierarchical, age-based and hyper-patriarchal culture.
Noona romances – where the woman is older than the man and is therefore his ‘Noona’ (lit.
It’s almost the same age gap as the actors themselves. I Hear Your Voice was a Noona romance with a very large 12-year age gap between Lee Jong-suk’s 19/20 year old Park Su-ha and Lee Bo-young’s 31/32 year old Jang Hye-sung. This 2013 drama starred acting heavyweight Lee Bo-young as a public defender who gets help from – and eventually has a romance with – a much-younger telepath, played by the A-list model and actor, Lee Jong-suk. I Hear Your Voice is one of the first Korean dramas I remember watching. For new viewers, there are some old gems hidden behind Netflix’s algorithm and I Hear Your Voice is one of them. With Netflix purchasing half of Korea’s back catalogue, this nostalgia tour has been made much easier. The Covid19 lockdown has provided a good chance to catch up on some classic dramas.
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