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Drama crimes
by missvictrix
It doesn't matter how long you've been in dramaland. Pretty soon, with even just a few dramas under your belt, you'll begin to think about drama crimes. Not the hit...
Tags: Flower Boy Next Door, Forest, Gu Family Book, I'll Find You on a Beautiful Day, Oh My Venus, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 2, The K2, The Secret Life of My Secretary, W–Two Worlds
The magical world of meta
by missvictrix
Of the many things that Korean dramas do well, one of my favorites is meta. Half fan service, half navel-gazing statement on the act of creation, meta is an undeniable...
Tags: I'm Not a Robot, Let's Eat, Memories of the Alhambra, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Oh My Ghostess, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, W–Two Worlds, You're Beautiful
Don’t call my K-drama a soap
by missvictrix
If you've been watching Korean dramas for any amount of time, chances are you have encountered some criticism in the shape of them being equated to "soaps." And, if you're...
Tags: Boyfriend, Flower Boy Next Door, Just Between Lovers, Memories of the Alhambra, Nine: Nine Time Travels, W–Two Worlds, You From Another Star
The “death” of the K-drama hero
by missvictrix
The threat of death to a story's hero is a common storytelling device that adds dramatic tension. It exists in everything from Greek myths to Victorian novels to Hollywood...
Tags: City Hunter, Nice Guy, That Winter the Wind Blows, W–Two Worlds
2016 Year in Review, Part 7: Editors’ Picks
by DB Staff
Another year has come and gone, and while I am more than happy to put 2016 behind us and look forward to greener pastures in 2017 (they'll be greener, won't they?), we...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Age of Youth, Dear My Friends, Descended From the Sun, Entourage, featured, IU, Jealousy Incarnate, Ji Sung, Jo Jin-woong, Kim Go-eun, Kim Hye-ja, Kwak Dong-yeon, Lee Kwang-soo, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Seo Hyun-jin, Signal, The Good Wife, W–Two Worlds, year in review, year in review 2016
2016 Year in Review, Part 6: Hoobae minions’ first rodeo
by DB Staff
And now comes reviews from the newest members of our minion army, our Hoobae Minions, who've all pitched in to help make this year our best yet. It's been amazing...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, 1% of Anything, Age of Youth, Beautiful Mind, Come Back, Ajusshi, Dear My Friends, Descended From the Sun, featured, Jealousy Incarnate, Marriage Contract, Ms. Temper and Nam Jung-ki, Oh Hae-young Again, Signal, The K2, This Week My Wife Will Have an Affair, W–Two Worlds, year in review, year in review 2016
2016 Year in Review, Part 4: Embracing the modern age
by HeadsNo2
It's funny how December has now become synonymous with our Year-End Extravaganza, and has all but replaced Christmas in my list of inescapable winter events for a good five years...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, 1% of Anything, Age of Youth, Beautiful Mind, Cinderella and the Four Knights, featured, Jackpot, Mirror of the Witch, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Oh My Geum-bi, On the Way to the Airport, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, Signal, The K2, This Week My Wife Will Have an Affair, Wanted, Woman With a Suitcase, W–Two Worlds, year in review, year in review 2016
2016 Year in Review, Part 3: A drama for every day of the year
by girlfriday
Is there such a thing as too much drama watching? Because I swear that last year around this time, I vowed to myself, with javabeans as witness, that I would...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Age of Youth, Bring It On Ghost, Cheese in the Trap, Dear My Friends, Descended From the Sun, Doctors, Drinking Solo, Entertainer, Fantastic, featured, Goodbye Mr. Black, Jealousy Incarnate, Legend of the Blue Sea, Lucky Romance, Marriage Contract, Mirror of the Witch, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Oh Hae-young Again, On the Way to the Airport, Police Unit 38, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, Shopping King Louis, Signal, The Good Wife, The Man Living in Our House, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, W–Two Worlds, year in review, year in review 2016
2016 Year in Review, Part 2: The doctor is in
by javabeans
Every December, I'm hit with a simultaneous feeling of anticipation and dread at dusting off our Year in Review series and taking a look back at the year as a...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, 1% of Anything, Age of Youth, Beautiful Gong Shim, Cheese in the Trap, Cinderella and the Four Knights, Come Back, Ajusshi, Dear My Friends, Descended From the Sun, Doctors, Drinking Solo, Entourage, Fantastic, featured, Goodbye Mr. Black, Legend of the Blue Sea, Lucky Romance, Mirror of the Witch, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, Neighborhood Hero, Oh Hae-young Again, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, Shopping King Louis, Signal, The K2, This Week My Wife Will Have an Affair, Uncontrollably Fond, Wanted, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, W–Two Worlds, year in review, year in review 2016
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
Happy weekend! Team Dramabeans here, checking in with our updates on the good, the bad, and the WTF of this past week. Does anyone else need a hug or a...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Cinderella and the Four Knights, Drinking Solo, Fantastic, Jealousy Incarnate, Marriage Not Dating, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, What We're Watching, W–Two Worlds