▁available ▁via ▁V R V ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁History ▁Bu ilt ▁upon ▁the ▁feedback ▁of ▁drama ▁fans , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁previously ▁frequ ented ▁pir ated ▁sites ▁for ▁Korean ▁drama , ▁the ▁original ▁site ▁was ▁in ▁beta ▁before ▁going ▁live ▁on ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁found ers ▁raised ▁approximately ▁$ 1 2 ▁million ▁US D ▁from ▁invest ors ▁before ▁the ▁website ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁So ft B ank ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁for ▁approximately ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁US D . ▁So ft bank ▁sold ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁Warner ▁B ros ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁D rama F ever ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁with ▁no ▁advance ▁notice ▁to ▁its ▁subscri bers . ▁ ▁All ▁that ▁remained ▁on ▁its ▁website ▁was ▁the ▁following ▁message ▁on ▁its ▁main ▁page : ▁ ▁A udi ence ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁D rama F ever ▁reported ▁that ▁over ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁its ▁estimated ▁ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁month ly ▁view ers ▁are ▁non - As ian , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁majority ▁are ▁young , ▁urban ▁and ▁educated . ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁newly ▁added ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Latin ▁American ▁content ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁increase ▁view ership ▁among ▁His pan ic ▁users . ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2