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Korean you keep hearing in K-dramas
Subtitles have to fit on screen, so they flatten things. These are the lines you hear over and over, with the meaning the subtitle had no room for.
Reactions
Half of any drama is people reacting. These four carry most of it.
The emotional ones
Said quietly, usually at the worst possible moment.
Everyday lines you will notice once you know them
Not dramatic at all, which is exactly why they are everywhere.
The ones with no English equivalent
Where the subtitle gives up and writes something approximate.
If you want to catch more by ear, the single highest-value thing is learning to read Hangul - it takes an afternoon and suddenly the signs, captions and names in the background make sense. Start with the alphabet in 20 minutes.