Since you don’t speak Korean, to enjoy your Korean movies without stress, the best thing you should do is download the ones that already have an English subtitle. Many websites allow you to download them, but sometimes, you would find yourself watching a Korean drama without an English subtitle. In this case, you need to find a good website where you can download Korean drama subtitles.
This website will provide you with an SRT file, which contains the translation of the Korean language being spoken in the movie. SRT files are usually very small in size and they contain text and timecode of a movie’s spoken words – and sometimes sounds.
This post aims to show you two amazing websites where you can get English subtitles to Korean movies. The websites have a large catalogue, so you are likely to see the subtitle you are looking for. This post also gives the steps to follow to use the SRT files of Korean drama subtitles.
You may check the two websites talked about below but yet you don’t get to see the subtitle of a particular drama. Because of this, an alternative way of extracting subtitles from Koran movies is also presented.
Websites to Download Korean Drama Subtitles Free
- Subscene.com
This is perhaps the biggest when it comes to downloading the subtitles of movies. Aside from being able to download the subtitle for your Korean movies, the website serves as a home for downloading movie subtitles of major official languages in the world. In fact, you will see the English subtitle for English movies on the website.
To use Subscene, you have to take note of the resolution (720p, 1080p) and encoding of your movies –BlueRay Rip, HD Rip, Web-DL, HDTV, etc. The subtitle you download must match the encoding of the movie or else the subtitle wouldn’t sync with the Korean movie. Luckily, many Korean movie websites usually state the encoding of the movies, so you have to take note of it and use it when searching for subtitles on Subscene.
Here is how to download Korean drama subtitles for the website:
- Go to the homepage of Subscene. On this page, you will see “Popular Subtitles,” “Popular TV Subtitles, ” and “Recent Subtitles.”
- Locate the search box, and type in the name of the Korean movie. The search result will show up
- On the search result page, locate the section for English. Also, look out for the corresponding resolution and encoding of your movie
- Click on the subtitle that matches your movies and you will be taken to the download page
- Download the subtitle and unzip it using WinRAR. You will see a .SRT file
- Place the SRT file in the same location as your movie and make sure both the subtitle and the movies have the same name
- Play the movie to test if the subtitle is synced.
That’s how to download Korean drama subtitles from Subscene.
- Opensubtitles.com
This website is like Subscene.com, only that it has some additional features. Besides, downloading subtitles in major languages from the website, you can as well download movies and TV shows directly from it. And instead of searching for the name of the Korean movie whose subtitle you want to download, you can drag and drop the movie file on the website’s search box. You also need to know the resolution and encoding of your movie to get the perfect subtitles from this website.
Here is how to use Opensubtitles to download Korean drama subtitles:
- Go to the full homepage of Opensubtitles. Here, you will see the latest movies uploaded to the website, the trending movies, popular TV shows, and the latest subtitles, among others.
- In the available search box, search for the Korean drama you want to download its subtitle.
- On the search result page, scroll down to check all the available subtitles for the movie. Check for the country flag icon beside each subtitle. Make sure the flag is that of England, which means the subtitle is English
- When you see the subtitle that matches your movie resolution and encoding, click on the “download” icon to open the download page.
- On the download page, scroll until you see the yellow “download” button and click on it. A pop-up will show.
- Finally, click on the “DOWNLOAD SRT” button to start downloading the subtitle.
That’s how to download Korean drama subtitles from the website, and as it is done above in the case of Subscene, move the SRT file to the location of the Korean movie and make sure the two have the same name. Play the movie to ensure the subtitle is synced.
Alternative Way of Getting Korean Drama Subtitles
In a situation whereby, you check the two websites above but didn’t see the English subtitle for your Korean movie, follow these steps:
- Go to the Play Store and download Viu App. This app allows users to download Korean, Indonesian, Malaysian, Indian, Burmese, and other middle east movies and TV shows. It also presents their English subtitles
- Use the app to search for the Korean movie
- Check to ensure that the movie has an English subtitle
- Then copy the URL of the movie from the app
- Then go to TSubs. This is a platform that lets people extract subtitles from videos on YouTube, Ondemand Korea, Viki, Viu, Naver TV, and V Live
- Paste the Korean movie URL in the search box on TSubs page and click on SEARCH
- The English subtitles will show up and from there you can download the SRT file of the movie and use it in your movie and see if it syncs.
There you have two lovely websites that you can use to download Korean drama subtitles – and an alternative way of getting the subtitle. Enjoy your Korean drama!
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