The Choi Soon-sil Gate: The Saddest Political Drama Ever Told

I am quite fond of South Korean costume dramas, though my friends are skeptical of the genre’s value. Plotting royals and devious courtiers aren’t their thing, and they are even less enamored with the endless power struggles over who gets to be master of the realm. “But it’s so predictable!” they complain. Only if they shared my passion would they understand the latest scandal to engulf the South Korean government. Political scandals are a dime a dozen here, and most people tune out the news.