The Beanie Awards continue! Last week we awarded the Best of 2022, and this week it's time to flip the tables. Literally and figuratively. Here is your chance to vote for...
With a title like Underwear Season, there are a lot of ways this KBS drama special could have gone horribly wrong and become the butt -- hah -- of all...
This drama is a bit nuts! I don't remember the last time I met a drama that did in-your-face melo, physical comedy, and satire — and all in the space of...
KBS drama special Do You Know Ashtanga hits it home with all the funny, sexy, make-you-squeal moments of a classic rom-com. While this story of a yoga teacher and her...
Our bean series continues! First up was our Bean of Greatness -- now we give out the Bean of Disappointment. You'd think it would be easy, with so much disappointment...
So, what are we all watching this week?
What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...
I almost didn't write an essay this year — not because I didn't make it through a truckload of dramas or have lots of words to share, but because it was...
The latter half of our robbers' heist is fraught with conflict, heralding the introduction of a character exclusive to the Korean adaptation. It's certainly a thrilling ride with compelling narrative...
It's that part of the 2022 Year in Review where we dive into the Beanie Awards! Which dramas and drama elements were the best, most, and greatest? Enjoy the polls below,...
Two strangers ride out the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in neighboring rooms in this KBS drama special. Isolated and alone, they become confidants in quarantine, but question how...
[2022 Year in Review] Beanie Awards: Worst of 2022
by DB Staff
The Beanie Awards continue! Last week we awarded the Best of 2022, and this week it's time to flip the tables. Literally and figuratively. Here is your chance to vote for...
Tags: Beanie Awards, Beanie Polls, featured, year in review, year in review 2022
[Drama special review] Underwear Season
by DaebakGrits
With a title like Underwear Season, there are a lot of ways this KBS drama special could have gone horribly wrong and become the butt -- hah -- of all...
Tags: Drama Special, Kang Seung-yoon
Red Balloon: Episodes 1-2 (First Impressions)
by missvictrix
This drama is a bit nuts! I don't remember the last time I met a drama that did in-your-face melo, physical comedy, and satire — and all in the space of...
Tags: first episodes, First Impressions, Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Sung-jae, Red Balloon, Seo Ji-hye
[Drama special review] Do You Know Ashtanga
by Dramaddictally
KBS drama special Do You Know Ashtanga hits it home with all the funny, sexy, make-you-squeal moments of a classic rom-com. While this story of a yoga teacher and her...
Tags: Bae Yoon-kyung, Drama Special, Joo Jong-hyuk
[2022 Year in Review] Bean of Disappointment
by DB Staff
Our bean series continues! First up was our Bean of Greatness -- now we give out the Bean of Disappointment. You'd think it would be easy, with so much disappointment...
Tags: Artificial City, Cafe Minamdang, Forecasting Love and Weather, Grid, Love in Contract, Love is for Suckers, Staff Spotlight, The Golden Spoon, year in review, year in review 2022
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching (December 17, 2022)
by DB Staff
So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...
Tags: Alchemy of Souls 2, Curtain Call, Revenge of Others, What We're Watching
[2022 Year in Review] Storytelling lessons
by missvictrix
I almost didn't write an essay this year — not because I didn't make it through a truckload of dramas or have lots of words to share, but because it was...
Tags: Theme of the Month, year in review, year in review 2022
Money Heist Korea – Joint Economic Area 2: Episodes 7-12 (Series review)
by solstices
The latter half of our robbers' heist is fraught with conflict, heralding the introduction of a character exclusive to the Korean adaptation. It's certainly a thrilling ride with compelling narrative...
Tags: Jang Yoon-ju, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Sung-oh, Lee Hyun-woo (2), Lee Joo-bin, Lee Won-jong, Money Heist Korea - Joint Economic Area 2, Park Hae-soo, Yoo Ji-tae
[2022 Year in Review] Beanie Awards: Best of 2022
by DB Staff
It's that part of the 2022 Year in Review where we dive into the Beanie Awards! Which dramas and drama elements were the best, most, and greatest? Enjoy the polls below,...
Tags: Beanie Awards, Beanie Polls, featured2, year in review, year in review 2022
[Drama special review] Let’s Meet in an Unfamiliar Season
by Dramaddictally
Two strangers ride out the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in neighboring rooms in this KBS drama special. Isolated and alone, they become confidants in quarantine, but question how...
Tags: Drama Special, Han Ji-eun, Kim Gun-woo