"IRIS" : Its Significance in Korean Drama Culture

"Iris": Poster in Korean with Cast

South Korea's first blockbuster scale spy action drama "Iris" has a reported budget of over 20 billion Wons ($17 million USD), making it the most expensive Korean drama to date (Iris). What makes "Iris" special to the its viewers is that this spy action genre is an untapped area in Korean dramas. Although numerous blockbuster scale movies recently have been produced in Korea, this kind of genre has not been seen in any drama.

This is the main trailer of "Iris" with English subtitles.

The challenge of this new field is encouraging given that viewers in today's visual era desire something new more than ever. One can surely say that the history of Korean dramas has been rewritten by "Iris."