Oh, please KBS.

They spent two to three years before DOTS flopping all over the place with their dramas and now are continuing to produce flop dramas, with very few exceptions, post-DOTS.

Also, do they not realize that JJH and LMH's drama is basically going to most likely swoop in and destroy all the records DOTS has broken, for sure internationally, and probably domestically too lol.

Maybe KBS finally watch CA: Civil War...the missleading intention..

I hope they can resolve this since I do like BM and enjoy DoTS+Five Kid but idk about this kind of situation

Also thanks for subs your show in youtube, it helps a lot and ut feels good to watch it legally..

hallyu drama to cater foreign viewers? I am foreign kdrama viewer. and I dont know what it means.
DotS was very successfull, yes it well acted and the sceneries were beautifull, but from story point, it wasnt that good..

This is actually good for KBS.
For years KBS has had a pool of producers that they basically train from the very beginning, only for them to scouted by cable channels like tvN or private production companies with huge amount of money - and since KBS is government owned, they weren't able to hold onto the producers with a better deal.
As much as I enjoy tvN dramas I found it unfair that KBS and other major broadcasting channels basically created all these awesome PDs only to have tvN snatch them and mediaplay about their awesome pool of talent that they didn't create - so I would rather have KBS come up with ways to hold onto their talent and this is one of them.

I'm not sure I see why this is such a bad thing. Nearly all networks and production companies are trying to make big hallyu dramas that appeal to foreign fans (especially Chinese ones). That's one reason pre-producing dramas is now in style, so they can sell the drama to China. This production company is going to focus on pre-producing which seems like a good thing. They are just cutting out the middle man and doing it themselves. Seems smart to grow your own talent, spend less and control things. Though it would probably the better to start as a joint venture, but who knows... these dramas probably can't do any worse than some of the horribly rated dramas they had other people produced can they?

I smell too much cockiness and foolishness from their statement... They think that because they 'made' DOTS huge, everything that they touch will turn into gold and so theyll sell it to foreign countries -a.k.a. China- for millions and live happy ever after... NO, just NO! Idk why I feel these people sounds like they lack common sense. This reminded me of the unneccesary uproar the Grand Bell Awards caused with the no prizes for no-shows.

Promise to produce "high quality" dramas doesn't mean they will. I don't get why they don't see that it's all in the story. If you really want more of a sure thing, have your writers finish writing their dramas to ensure a good, well-paced, interesting story, then cast actors capable of delivering.

Boom.

Ratings.

Wow, so much hatred and negativity for KBS and its successful drama Descendants of the Sun. Why is it wrong for them to create a subsidiary to take care of their entertainment business? It will give more freedom and higher pay for their resident PDs.

You people keep on complaining about KBS's dramas, but when they're trying to do something to make it better, all you have to say is KBS is making a mistake, KBS is being arrogant, KBS is this and that... Is this site a place for KBS haters to gather?

Didn't you guys read Spills The Bean section? There are many who got hooked on kdramas because of the godamnawfuldramabutloveLeeminho Boys Over Flowers. And which channel was it aired on? KBS. Winter Sonata? Full House? Autumn in My Heart? Until today, all these dramas and their actors and actresses are still very much loved internationally. They introduced us to kdramas and some people become addicted to it.

Just because KBS doesn't have high rating dramas, doesn't mean their dramas are all bad. After almost perhaps 4 years having no high rating drama, the verymuchhateddramaonDB DOTS helps KBS back on track and their employees, directors happy. What's wrong with having a successful drama on your channel? It was a preproduced drama, to show that KBS has faith on it. Do they expect it to be hugely successful? They must have done something right for the drama to reach its current status. Geez, you people make it sound like it is a sin for KBS to have a successful drama, but it's ok for TvN, SBS, MBC, JTBC and the rest.

Who cares if they will be more successful dramas after DOTS, like someone here mentioned the upcoming Lee Minho & JJH drama. And you people here who love and praise MLFTS so much think story wise it's a masterpiece? Prrfftttt! It's nothing but an alien.

And thank you to KBS which introduced me to the awesome world of Korea's variety shows! I love variety shows more than dramas.

I know many people are gonna have things to say about KBS setting up this new company, but all I can think of when I see the company name, D1, is that it's the opposite of 1D, One Direction. And I am not even a One Direction fan. Okay never mind me, scroll along!

Well, talk all you want, I like how KBS recognizes its International viewers!

I love watching KBS shows, music shows, and even dramas english subbed on their youtube account!

I see why they pissed off others, nobody wants the person you gain money from, to start getting their own money and you lose it.

"....and domestic variety programs."

I don't think it's such a good idea and they're focused more on dramas so anyone know how will this affect their variety shows in general because most of my favorite variety comes from them and I really don't want KBS to mess those up.

I don't understand what the big deal is. It's called competition. If KBS wants to take a risk and venture out and create D1 then it's not really up to its competitors to cry foul. That's what companies do when they've had success in a project - they expand. It's completely naive and self-centered to think that just because one company is expanding that they're letting things go to their head. It's their business if they want to expand - even if the venture is a total failure at the end of the day. I'm sure these competitors will be doing the same thing if they had the opportunity to do so. It's rich people fighting over who gets to have more money. No one should be condemning anyone.

Oh, and as for investors. Yeah, it's called investing. You take a risk and you either lose or you win big, that's the name of the game. I'm sure investors will do their own due diligence before they choose to sign up with D1. Are we really that concerned about whether KBS/D1 will succeed or fail? Why? First, I'm sure they'll be fine in either situation (I'm sure there are huge tax write off and incentives if they fail anyway) and why are we concerned about the "arrogance" of a company. It's a company, not a person. If they want to make poor (or good, who knows) business decisions who cares. It's not like they're dumping tons of hazardous waste in the river which would affect the average public. I don't think whether a tv station has good or bad programming or where they choose to focus their resources is really a matter of public concern. I'm sure competition will weed out what's bad and what's good.