Why are kdramas coming in two parts lately?

A couple of kdramas from 2023 are releasing “part 1” and “part 2”. These are not different seasons. Anyone knows why? (i hate it since it mess my lists)

 dyoramik:

Which ones are you talking about?

I'm not the OP, but recent examples are stuff like The Glory and Alchemy of Souls. I'm not sure why, either — I mean, at least for AOS I can see why they decided to do it. Since they changed out the FL it wouldn't make sense to continue off like nothing happened, but it's not really like a season 2; it's another half of a whole story. I'm not sure with The Glory, though; I've never watched it, but it doesn't seem like a good premise for part-splitting anyhow.

 dyoramik:

Which ones are you talking about?

The ones I remember from the top of my head are The Glory, Island, Duty After School (those later two are not from netflix)

 Mari:

A couple of kdramas from 2023 are releasing “part 1” and “part 2”. These are not different seasons. Anyone knows why? (i hate it since it mess my lists)

I found a text about this topic.
I guess it's because of money and if they split it, they get a longer time to write the script, which might make it better than when it's in just one season. But yeah, it can be both poistive and negative, like if it go bad, then they leave it with the open ending... but then they don't have to use more money to produce the second part if it goes that bad, so they can use that money for something else.

Forbes.com:
According to Studio Dragon, Korean viewers became accustomed to second seasons after watching foreign TV shows on OTT platforms. Many want domestically produced stories to follow suit. A subsequent season also offers producers a second chance to attract viewers and satisfy international audiences, who regularly view TV shows with multiple seasons.

“As we produced content, we realized that when viewers discover an entertaining story, they want to enjoy that subject matter longer,” said Yu Sang-won, executive producer, Studio Dragon.'

“We also find that sometimes the rich storytelling dictates how we share these series— whether it is over several parts or volumes, such as Kim Eun-sook’s The Glory,” said Kang. “We’re excited to continue telling the stories that fans love, and find new ways to reach audiences in Korea and around the world.”

I've  read that the reason Netflix split up completed shows is because it encourages users whose subscription is ending to extend. Thus making the platform more money.

I don't know if fans actually like being left in suspense about how a show ends. That's the kind of thing that makes me lose interest actually.

 dyoramik:

Thanks for adding that, it gives perspective, different than the reason for some other countries.

That's being said,  I actually like watching "one and done" dramas.  

I agree, one and done stays true to kDramas. An alternative that they could consider are like movie continuations (specifically for dramas where we as the audience felt like the ending wasn’t enough, you know something to offer closure when necessary )