The 12 episode Korean Drama ‘Celebrity’ is ready to binge. This Korean Drama is a commentary on the lives of the rich and famous, but with new school money garnered from the digital media platforms, “Internet Celebrities”. Celebrity is about how anyone can become “famous” overnight, with the right knowledge of how Internet tools work. Becoming a Top Influencer in our modern age, the new Celebrity is based on accumulating high numbers of organic or invested followers. One surrounds themselves with the rich and Kardashian. Other Korean Dramas have tried to explore the “snoop appeal” of the digital media celeb, but they were not that interesting to me. ‘Celebrity’ reaches a high level of entertainment. It is about a girl is not trying to be like the Glam Snobs. She is just trying to reach a level of success to get her brand known. Along the way, you get a backseat look into the world of the media influencer and the Media Influencing business. There is an excellent posse of women (Social Media Influencers) you will love to hate, who tear down each other as only women can, as they seek to gain ‘Best Celebrity’ status. The one flaw for me for this Korean drama is that is had an unnecessary level of cursing and we did not get a kind translator to edit this out. Great storyline and storytelling, with a throbbingly, smoking OST.


Quote: “Revenge is a dish best served cold”. Heroine of ‘Celebrity’.


NOTE: I finally get what the word Chaebol means, by looking at the Korean Drama Celebrity. Watch for the “taking off the shoes” scene and the excellent explanations of living that lifestyle. That scene explains what a Chaebol is for me.


Celebrity stars Park Gyu-young (Dali and the Cocky Prince) and Kang Min-hyuk (K-pop Idol from CNBLUE and KDrama The Heirs)