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20+ Happy Color Palettes Based On 10 Feel-Good K-Dramas

For your next renovation project, improve your mood by taking inspiration from these colors culled from select heartwarming K-Drama scenes

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Anna Rosete

<div><br/></div><p>In 2020, Dr. Van Ta Park PhD, MD co-published <em><a href="https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/faculty_rsca/1033/" target="_blank">Promising Results from the Use of a Korean Drama to Address Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors on School Bullying and Mental Health among Asian American College-Aged Students</a></em> in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, validating K-Drama as a medium for improving behavior and mental health.  “It definitely has the potential to be therapeutic, even in just a short time period. It’s not meant to replace cognitive behavioral therapy or antidepressants, or seeing your doctor,” Park revealed in a Forbes interview. </p><div><br/></div><p>Similarly, Korean-American professional, <a href="https://noonasnoonchi.com/" target="_blank">Jeanie Y. Chang, LMFT, CMHIMP, CCTP</a>, refers to K-Dramas in her work as a marriage and family therapist.  In her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYzo2-2w-Dh8S2udXJhCORg" target="_blank">YouTube channel, Noona’s Noonchi</a>, Chang takes a “deep dive” into K-Dramas from a mental health perspective.  She attributes their feel-good success to the hope that is portrayed in them.  “[K-Dramas give] us hope. Hope is something I share in therapy a lot. Nobody can take away hope, no matter how bleak of a life you have, you can always hope that your life gets better. I  think Koreans do a good job of showing that resiliency and overcoming the odds, even if it&#x27;s not realistic. I think most adults will know it’s not realistic, but we can still buy into it because we love seeing that hopefulness and resilience in overcoming hardship,” she says.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cg0S1VzpK4Z/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cg0S1VzpK4Z/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"> <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"> <div 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style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div> <div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div> <div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"> <div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div> <div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"> <div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div> <div 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It is safe to say that all of them are supported by amazing scenic and production design that enhance the stories.  It can even be argued that these dramas’ feel-good factor is no accident.  Their scenic design teams have intended all the details, down to the color story of each frame, contributing to the therapeutic, hopeful and happy vibe audiences get from these dramas.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Should you be inspired to decorate your space a la K-Drama, Metro.Style selected stills and posters from 10 happy K-Dramas for color inspiration:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/152978a4-cd12-4330-8615-3ed43a4ee706_feel good kdramas color palettes_landscape.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c2d7d415-48fc-4393-9398-291f2c765350_crash landing on you 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/cdaf91fc-5b9e-427a-8d69-940bfaffd144_crash landing on you 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/21edf098-ea92-414e-94d2-9007d8f3af09_crash landing on you 3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1665512e-0543-443d-a616-16c1110a76a3_fight for my way 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/06ff89d1-393e-44e2-8d82-662a836ed6a5_fight for my way 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/39b75d99-c6f1-4b6b-8d39-f6959c8e81d8_hometown cha cha cha 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5481d59f-2c13-4897-a289-483a0ad51f0a_homtown cha cha cha 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5665d72f-3246-4ce0-91b5-18fe3c16a1fd_hospital playlist 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/14d3aa9e-f6e7-49a1-91ef-f5467d6d3b9f_hospital playlist 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c3cc460a-b855-4116-9fed-17abe0d43dea_oh my venus 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/794a0241-42a5-45ba-9194-438e9d90e4ef_oh my venus 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f723ba74-7bae-421c-b0dc-1b549e34305f_oh my venus 3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/def92821-aca6-4631-bf6a-afb6ab135da4_our beloved summer 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4f931ca2-a040-44fc-b504-b6575d8d8937_our beloved summer 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e1fbdb3f-6197-4c52-b959-f1a74656c820_she was pretty 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/777e7350-64e3-4d13-876e-b32f3158a2ad_she was pretty 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/be031845-4ef8-45f4-815a-d9a2c0f83d9d_touch your heart 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5adaa34c-2847-49f7-bebc-d9014ef176a8_touch your heart 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f0e3764d-9c2a-4ce5-8bf4-a7725eb3c43d_weightlifting fairy 2llage.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5f55b69a-b17f-4157-ae76-cfba0858b39a_weightlifting fairy 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5ce578c1-a436-4a84-96e2-a4bb4e11245f_when the camilla blooms 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4b287db0-710e-4fa6-9eb5-64b95931a774_when the camilla blooms 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Crash Landing On You, Netflix, 2019</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Crash Landing On You, Netflix, 2019</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Crash Landing On You, Netflix, 2019</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Fight For My Way, KBS2, 2017</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Fight For My Way, KBS2, 2017</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Netflix, 2021</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Netflix, 2021</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hospital Playlist, Netflix, 2020</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hospital Playlist, Netflix, 2020</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Oh My Venus, KBS2, 2015</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Oh My Venus, KBS2, 2015</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Oh My Venus, KBS2, 2015</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Our Beloved Summer, Netflix, 2021</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Our Beloved Summer, Netflix, 2021</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>She Was Pretty, MBC, 2015</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>She Was Pretty, MBC, 2015</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Touch Your Heart, TvN, 2019</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Touch Your Heart, TvN, 2019</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, MBC, 2016</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, MBC, 2016</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>When The Camilla Blooms, Netflix, 2019</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>When The Camilla Blooms, Netflix, 2019</p></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Color And Your Mood</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Truth: colors affect our mood.  Just like music, colors have the power to influence how we feel.  See how your favorite hues may affect your frame of mind, and remember to use these colors depending on your room&#x27;s function:</p><div><br/></div><p><strong>Yellow</strong>- creates optimism and lightness in a room</p><div><br/></div><div></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/49af2ceb-b04a-42f4-bfb7-7ecfaa31816a_yellow room.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>Green</strong>- inspires concentration</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3c849a24-7f2b-4ee4-8f72-73c2eec1de61_green sun room.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>Blue</strong>- improves your mood by making you feel fresh and re-invigorated</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c4a6b8bb-a17c-4b20-b6a6-4b7cd8c06d99_blue room.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>Pink</strong>- gives a feeling of peacefulness and tranquility</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/fad85234-92ad-476f-aa0a-7e7602d77315_pink gunter and co nottinghill apartment.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>Orange</strong>- offers a welcoming vibe</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/91b0f8af-21a7-472f-b607-b2c606414ef3_orange room.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>Red</strong>- makes you feel hungry and builds your appetite</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/aab6b661-54bd-4585-b118-f52d07d0661e_reddining room.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>White</strong>- makes a space feel fresh and clean</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/370e8bc8-e714-4cd2-b9aa-b1602477bf52_white bathroom.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>So the next time you watch a happy K-Drama for your mental health therapy, pay attention to the use of color and we guarantee, you’ll feel great already!</p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>