Published by: Your K-Drama Hub Reading Time: 7 Minutes Introduction: Why "Personal Taste" Still Matters In the golden age of Korean dramas, where fantasy, thriller, and action dominate the charts, there’s a special place for the classic romantic comedy. One such timeless gem is "Personal Taste" (개인의 취향) . For Hindi-speaking audiences who have fallen in love with K-dramas via dubbing on platforms like Netflix, MX Player, or YouTube, finding this 2010 masterpiece in Hindi is a quest worth undertaking.
Enter , a perfectionist, cold architect who is obsessed with winning a major design competition. Jin-ho learns that the key to winning is studying the ancient architecture of Sanggojae . To get past the owner (Kae-in), he does something drastic: he pretends to be gay. personal taste korean drama in hindi
While Personal Taste has dated fashion (hello, 2010 skinny jeans) and a slightly problematic fake-gay premise, it handles the subject with surprisingly modern sensitivity. Jin-ho never mocks homosexuality; he simply uses a misunderstanding to his advantage, and he feels immense guilt. Published by: Your K-Drama Hub Reading Time: 7
But why does "Personal Taste" resonate so deeply with Indian viewers? Because it mirrors the chaos of Indian family dynamics, the struggle of independent women in a patriarchal society, and the universal desire for a roommate who might just be ‘the one.’ Today, we dive deep into the plot, the Hindi-dubbed availability, character chemistry, and why this drama defines a specific type of "personal taste." Adapted from Lee Se-in’s novel, Personal Taste tells the story of Park Kae-in (Son Ye-jin) , a quirky, clumsy, and hopelessly naive furniture designer. She lives in a traditional Korean house called Sanggojae , which is architecturally significant. Her life is a mess: she is betrayed by her fiancé, cheated out of her money, and viewed as incompetent by everyone. Enter , a perfectionist, cold architect who is
Kae-in, having just been betrayed by a man, decides that living with a gay man is the safest arrangement possible. She invites Jin-ho to move in as her roommate. What follows is a glorious disaster of mistaken identities, jealousy, hilarious misunderstandings, and eventually, a deep, healing love story. For Hindi speakers, the struggle is real. While Netflix India offers Personal Taste with subtitles, the Hindi-dubbed version has historically been a rare commodity. However, as of 2024-2025, the K-drama wave in India has forced distributors to rethink.