DramaFever was a video platform showing Asian, especially South Korean, drama series with English and Spanish subtitles. DramaFever had signed licensing agreements with the three major South Korean TV stations Seoul Broadcasting System, Korean Broadcasting System and Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. The website was in beta until August 6, 2009.
The videos were broadcast for general users with advertising, users of a paid premium account can see the broadcasts without advertising and in high definition (Freemium). The video platform offers more than 15,000 episodes by approximately 60 licensees from twelve countries. Unlike its competitor Viki.com, where the subtitles are translated by volunteer members, Dramafever’s translation was done by professional translators.
In May 2012, DramaFever announced a partnership with the video portal Hulu. This allowed South Korean dramas to be viewed via Hulu. The first five were Coffee Prince, IRIS, Queen Seon Duk, My Lovely Sam Soon and Pasta.
In December 2010 DramaFever received the DARI Korean Business of the Year Award from the Korean Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the Korean Cultural Center and the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The reason was the successful marketing of Korean dramas in the United States.
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The website was shut down on 16 October 2018.