Learn Korean with D.P.
Yes, D.P. is a B2-level pick for Korean learners. Two soldiers chase army deserters in this hard-hitting military drama. The contemporary story is offset by dense military jargon, rank titles, and harsh barracks slang, which push the vocabulary toward the top of B2.
Key takeaways
- D.P. is a B2-level pick for Korean, best suited to upper-intermediate learners.
- A military drama dense with army jargon and barracks slang.
- It runs 2 seasons, 12 episodes, so its vocabulary recurs enough that finishing it builds real Korean listening.
- Against the 18 other Korean titles in our difficulty index, it is easier than 4 of them.
- Expect everyday Korean such as 탈영병 and 군대.
- Watch it with Korean subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- B2 (challenging)
- Best for
- upper-intermediate learners
- Format
- TV series
- Length
- 2 seasons, 12 episodes
- Original audio
- Korean
- Genre
- military, action, thriller
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 4 of 18 other Korean titles we rate
- In our index
- 1 of 19 Korean titles
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Korean words you'll hear in D.P.
- 탈영병
- military deserter (taryeongbyeong)
- 군대
- army, the military (gundae)
- 헌병
- military police (heonbyeong)
- 이등병
- private (lowest rank) (ideungbyeong)
- 선임
- senior in rank (seonim)
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Frequently asked questions
- Is D.P. good for learning Korean?
- At an upper-intermediate level. It is B2 leaning higher: the military jargon and barracks slang are demanding, so it suits stronger intermediate learners with graded subtitles.