Deema Abu Naser

About

Palestinian content creator, known for her K-Drama reaction videos. On her Instagram, deemalovesdrama, she has over 390,000 followers. She won the Entertainment Creator of the Year at the TikTok Award in 2023. The 24-year-old discovered Korean dramas about 12 years ago, while exploring her interest in anime and Japanese dramas.

Before Fame

She attended university in Toronto, majoring in digital enterprise management and minoring in writing. She began vlogging in December of 2019, but it took until June 2020 when the Korean drama movie, It's Okay To Not Be Okay, came out on Netflix and she started doing reaction videos on YouTube, for her to gain a larger following. She was later able to leave her day job to become a full time content creator, focusing on Korean drama fan culture, music, webtoons, books and anime. 

Trivia

As well as becoming the first female reviewer to join the TikTok MENA (Middle East North Africa) Creators Hub, she became the first panelist to discuss Korean media at the 2023 Film and ComicCon held in Dubai. She also serves as an ambassador for brands such as Webtoon, Rakuten Viki and Notion.

Family Life

She is Palestinian but lives in South Korea.

Associated With

On August 1, 2024 she posted a photo to her Instagram with K-Drama star, Park Shin-hye.