The “Makjang” means the last blind end of a coal mine. As the meaning of the ‘Makjang Drama’ is designated drama it contains a reckless, unrealistic storyline by the complicated relationship that involves illicit love, incest and revenge etc. and intensive scenes, coarse language.
As of 50 years of Korean Drama, the Makjang Drama prevailed due to the active middle aged women viewers. Terrestial wave station had a crisis which resulted in having lost vested rights for broadcasting in the society of multi-channel and multi-media and so they created the Makjang Drama which became a remarkable settlement as a promotional product with multiple usages and ongoing sale. Also it becomes a background that the reality of Makjang , a reflection of society and an alleviation of regulation. First of all, the production of “MakDeu” (Makjang Drama) is simple and it complies with low cost efficiency. It guarantees a safe audience rating and ability to grant a new turning point of a new Korean cultural rush.
After everything, ‘MakDeu’ is the end of mannerisms and populisms created by a producer who lacks a creative mind and the studying of life concepts seriously.
Hereby, the public broadcasting of Terrestial wave station went on air in the morning hours and family hours (evening 7-9 pm), and as a serial drama it lead to quite dysfunctional actions.
For its improvement, it needs the Green Drama Campaign with self-consistency and self-adjustment, restricted broadcasting hours for families, the legislation of compendium and active supervision by the public audience.