An Analysis of Moral Values Found in K-Drama “Flower Of Evil”

Abstract

Moral values are the values that can give the readers or viewers some positive message from literary works.A literary work represents human thought that has been poured into a medium.Even though several studies have investigated the existence of moral values in literary works such as novels and K-Drama, this research examines the moral value in a different genre, a suspense melodrama, which is little to be explored. To fill this void, therefore, this article tries to analyze moral values found in language uttered in the K-Drama entitled Flower of Evil. Flower of Evil is one of the most popular k-dramasaired on TVN (One of the television stations in South Korea) on Wednesdays and Thursdays from July to September 2020. This drama receivedthe 57thBaeksang arts award for best director in 2020. Baeksang arts award is one of the most precious awards in South Korea, especially in the entertainment industry. This research employed aqualitative approach because the researchers tried to scrutinize the moral values from the K-Drama Flower of Evil. The documentation method is used for collecting the data for this research. The data analysis method is an important step in this research because it examines the validity and reliability of the data collection. The results of this research are that the researchers have found the sixth moral value in this K-Drama. First, do not judge people just based on their appearance. Second, making our own reputation as a "good person" is important in today's society. Third, a father is the first love for his daughter. Fourth, family is always together; no matter how far we go, family is still the most comfortable place to come home from all our problems. Fifth, our family is the one who knows us better than other people. Last, the truth will always win.