where to watch
I’ve been getting questions about kdrama resources and where to locate them, so I’m putting up this page to answer some questions preemptively.
I’m not a techie, so I won’t go into the details of operating these programs because I don’t always understand how things work myself! But for more information and tutorials, you can find more qualified advice on sites like d-addicts and soompi.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Where do you get your drama episodes?
I download them. Sometimes using bittorrent, but mostly using Clubbox as they are more readily available there.
What is bittorrent?
Torrents are a filesharing application — kind of like peer-to-peer, but safer as as they are more protected against viruses and hacking than, say, kazaa and napster programs of yore. To download via torrent, you will need to first download a program like UTorrent or Azureus. Then, you can download torrent files from a site like d-addicts, which will connect you to peers and allow you to download the actual videos themselves.
What is Clubbox?
Clubbox is a Korean downloading portal system, and the best source of kdramas and other k-entertainment. (I prefer Clubbox to torrents because more shows and files are available on Clubbox than on torrent, but torrents should have the more popular, well-known series.) If you would like to try Clubbox, note that you must be on a PC, and you must download their software — if you have qualms about downloading foreign software, you’ll have to sit this one out. CB also only works with Internet Explorer.
I downloaded the video but can’t play it.
You probably are missing codecs in your software. I’m a little fuzzy on the details, so I’ll just say that when I first started watching kdramas on my computer, I had to download three things — Windows XP Codec Pack 1.2.4 and the ac3 filter to play the programs, and a program called VobSub to view the subtitles. All are free.
How do I watch kdramas with subtitles?
Some dramas are available hardsubbed (which means the subtitles are embedded with the video; therefore to watch them you only need to download the hardsubbed video file). But by and large, most kdramas are softsubbed, which means you will need to download the raw video file and the subtitle file separately. Then, a program like VobSub enables you to play both simultaneously.
Why can’t I find subs for __ series?
If you’ve done your internet research and looked at all the usual places and still cannot find the subs, chances are the show is not subbed yet. There may be a team already working on it. The three main kdrama subbing teams all have wiki sites detailing the series they are working on and/or planning on work on: WITH S2, D-Fansubs, and B.O.N. Funsubs.
Please be patient; it boggles my mind when a new series starts, and has barely finished airing its first episode when some fans start demanding subs.
What streaming sites show kdramas?
More and more, Youtube and the other streaming sites (veoh, crunchyroll, dailymotion) are cracking down on licensing and legal issues, deleting uploaded videos and suspending user accounts. I don’t watch my dramas on streaming sites because, among many other reasons, I’d hate to become dependent on a source that may at any moment become suspended. But I bet if you looked around, you can find some creatively named files, or users with private, friends-only accounts. But don’t ask me who they are because I don’t know!
If you have additional questions, drop me a comment and I’ll add to the list. Thanks, and happy viewing!
April 21st, 2007 at 6:56 am
hello i was just wondering what kind of system, etc do you download from d addicts? cuase whenever i download those on like megaupload.com from soompi threads and from d-addicts.com, i cant see it because its not the right file type or whatever… thanks!
April 21st, 2007 at 7:54 am
If you dl from megaupload, you should be dl’ing the actual video files. So if you have trouble viewing those files (should have the .AVI extension), you’re probably missing some codecs in your viewing software that are needed. Without knowing what software you’re using or which programs you’re running, I’m going to guess that missing codecs is your problem. I hear GOM Player is a good program to use to watch programs. I use Real or BSPlayer myself.
April 21st, 2007 at 9:47 am
oh ok thanks! but usually how long does it take to download something from d-addicts using utorrent?
April 21st, 2007 at 1:47 pm
May 3rd, 2007 at 6:17 am
u can try veoh.com..but u need to install it first..the videos qualities are so great n u can play it using any player..
May 6th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
you can watch korean dramas on youtube.com or veoh.com or dailymotion.com. these sites have que sera sera episodes with english/chinese subs.
May 7th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
You can watch Que Sera Sera and Witch Yoo Hee (Witch Amusement) in veoh.com A few people are downloading it. Some changed the title.
May 15th, 2007 at 4:34 am
Is there a clubbox with english interface? it’s hard when you want to dowload but don’t know where to click :(. I think they should make one with english, so it would available to world community.
May 18th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
I just downloaded clubbox successfully, but I don’t know how to search out kdramas to download. I’ve tried typing in various titles to search, but no files were found. Am I missing something? Thanks.
May 18th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
happy surfing…
May 20th, 2007 at 7:50 am
can u tell me how to make a layout like this
May 20th, 2007 at 11:45 am
May 21st, 2007 at 12:31 am
sorry to bother you again….so, i did go into people’s clubbox and found the files i want to download. however, when i tried, i got a blank screen that popped up and a javascript error type of sign. any idea what may be going on and what i need to do? thanks for your help!
May 24th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
May 25th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
aznv.tv is also a great streaming site…its not like youtube or veoh..and they have a big list of kdramas…
May 26th, 2007 at 11:53 am
i went to aznv.tv and i tried watching kdramas like spring waltz but my media players wont play it on my computer, so wat can i do about it to fix the problem cause i really want to watch that drama?
May 27th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
hay…
well, im trying to download drama from d-addicts from utorrent but i take a really long time…i downloaded them like two weeks ago but it’s still not ready yet…
plz help me….
thnx
June 7th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
to samantha…
you need winamp to play the the dramas etc… look at they faq section
June 10th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Do you know where I can watch Kdramas online for free?
June 10th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
June 15th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
how do u watch movie/dramas at aznv.tv?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
clubbox is so confusingXD
June 18th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
hehe me again. ok so this might be a pain but do you have the direct link to download the clubbox software thing?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
also, for http://aznv.tv, as far as i know you can watch streaming video there. you may have to log in first.
July 1st, 2007 at 7:56 am
Sarah, thank you for the info. I always wonder about soft sub, dl separate sub yourself, etc. and how to go about it. You are wonderful, my dear. All the best for all your endeavor. Blessings to you!
July 5th, 2007 at 6:21 am
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July 12th, 2007 at 7:46 am
hi sarah (may i call you sarah?
), I’m a clubbox user too and mostly download from WITHS2. Love it eventhough I’m can’t read/speak korean. I believe you are very familiar with it so I have a question that hopefully you can answer. Is clubbox having a downtime or update because I can’t seem to download anything these days from any clubbox (ps: all the files I tried mostly popular or latest). Thanks in advance for any reply. Btw, love all your fantastic summary of kdramas.
July 18th, 2007 at 10:24 am
Hi Javabeans, I dont understand Korean language, therefore I had a hard time trying to download anything from Clubbox. I’m a torrent user. Do you have any step-by-step instruction on how to download or apply clubbox codecs or additional application to the computer? Please help! I’m currently stuck with Coffee Prince Episode 2, and would like to continue the rest of the series. Thanks alot!
July 19th, 2007 at 6:33 am
hi javabeans sorry for bothering with you with so many questions i really wanted to download from CB cause every series i want is available from them but the problem is everything is written in korean and i dont have foggiest idea where to start and what do i need…hope you can help us…thanks a lot!
July 19th, 2007 at 8:29 am
hey everyone, if you go to soompi (register for the forums), you can find detailed instructions on how to use Clubbox even if you don’t understand a lick of korean.
go to forums >> korean dramas >> resources (subforum)
and find the Clubbox tutorial thread.
July 22nd, 2007 at 5:21 pm
I noticed that your selection of songs are pretty up to date! For example, you attached the songs from Coffee Prince…where can we find those sources? Thanks!
July 24th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Took me so long to figure out softsubs and all those techie programs, and still couldnt get them to work! Arghh.. : /
Anyway you can watch korean dramas streaming here:
http://www.mysoju.com
No need to login or anything, just click and watch (sometimes the stream is slow and so you have to pause and wait for it to load)
July 31st, 2007 at 7:37 pm
i’ve noticed that most of your songs are indie. where do you find these artists? thanks in advance.
August 5th, 2007 at 6:40 am
Just wanna share this to all… YOU CAN WATCH LIVE KOREAN DRAMA (RAW - WITHOUT SUBTITLE) at the following sites:
http://live.imbc.com/onairtv - (korea realtime)
http://asian-films.blogspot.com - (this is a new site and still loading the dramas and movies but do check it out)
August 5th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Just wanna share this to everyone. You can watch at the following sites:
* http://asian-films.blogspot.com (it’s a korean movie/drama database)
* cinematube.net
* crunchyroll.com
* veoh.com
* dailymotion.com
or you can also watch LIVE / Raw Korean Drama at
** http://live.imbc.com/onairtv
…of course after watching the raw drama — summaries will be here he he he…. and many thanks to JAVABEANS!!!
August 8th, 2007 at 1:44 am
You can find most of Korean drama movie at http://www.tvcells.org. Also, it has massive video links of English movie and TV show.
August 8th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
Guys, I found a site where you can watch all episodes of Coffee Prince online all in 1 page. You don’t have to search around for each episode anymore. Check it out: http://hoomie.com/asian/moviedf416a837.htm Don’t forget to thank me.
August 11th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
hello everyone, when I first used some of the downloaded dramas that I can’t watch because there was no subs, I was about to cry, BS player works, but make sure if you have windows XP make sure you use only bs player not together with zoom player as it will shut your system seriously as it did mine.
if you use zoom player, make sure you have mpeg4 audiovideo decoder, but you will still have to right click from the files for the subs to appear (as the subs are softsubs). hope this helps meaning you still have to download the subtitle file which takes a few seconds anyway.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:33 am
@lenggay.
try use klm codec
August 22nd, 2007 at 11:20 am
where can i find hello franceska season 1? i cant find it in clubbox