Citations:Koreanovela

Noun: "(Philippines) a soap opera originating in Korea"

 * 2006, Ronald Meinardus, Liberal Times in the Philippines: Reflections on Politics, Society and the Role of the Media, page 190:
 * Prime time on Philippine television has become the time of "Koreanovelas,” said one media watcher.
 * 2008, Korea Policy Review, Volume 4, Issues 1-7, page 38:
 * Aside from a slowdown in local drama productions, which is an effect of the popularity of “Koreanovelas," many dramas were prematurely axed due to low ratings.
 * 2013, Jessica Hagedorn, Manila Noir, unnumbered page:
 * Would you rather I watch a Koreanovela?
 * 2014, Addie Lynn Co, Forget Me Not, page 36:
 * Just like in those Koreanovelas you so love, we figured in a love triangle.
 * 2014, Euny Hong, The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture, page unnumbered page:
 * In the Philippines over the last fifteen years, Koreanovelas have replaced South American telenovelas in popularity, spawning the Philippines' own soap opera industry.
 * 2017, Anna Katrina Gutierrez, Mixed Magic: Global-local Dialogues in Fairy Tales for Young Readers, page 158:
 * The koreanoveala My Girlfriend is a Gumiho examines issues of alterity in modern Korean society by combining a local fox-girl script with Andersen and Disney versions of The Little Mermaid.
 * 2017, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr., Making Waves: 10 Years of Cinemalaya, unnumbered page:
 * Among her works are “Hiram,” “Sa Piling Mo, Ysabella,” “Kahit Isang Saglit,” and the adaptation of the Koreanovela, “Only You.”
 * 2020, Dreus Cosio & Love Cosio, Love Connect: The Couple's Language to a Happy Marriage, page 59:
 * That's why whenever Love watches Koreanovelas, I (Dreus) remind her not to compare me with the oppas (boyfriend, older brother, or leading man).