At home, K-drama audiences are hooked on teaching wrongdoers a lesson — and not just unruly students

At home, K-drama audiences are hooked on teaching wrongdoers a lesson — and not just unruly students

Looking at recently released Korean dramas, it appears that the average Korean viewer is ready to see someone being taught a lesson. From schools and office hallways to courtrooms, the prevailing plots of well-crafted productions revolve around identifying villains or injustices that go unpunished by the law or the system, and taking matters into one’s own hands to deliver justice — and, along with it, catharsis. A prime example is “Taxi Driver …