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Interview with Kim So-hyun
Kim So-hyun (currently starring in Tale of Nokdu) talks about acting, her hobbies, and more in this latest Ask an Actor video
Interview with Jang Hyuk
The sometimes tough, sometimes soft, sometimes funny (and a lot more!) Jang Hyuk sits down to answer questions sent by our community
Interview with Kim Hye-yoon
Resident SKY Castle nerd Kim Hye-yoon answers questions (of the non-exam kind)
Drama Casting & News
Dasom becomes Asia's First Love in JTBC's romance drama Begin Again
by tineybeanie
Drama Casting & News
Kim Tae-hee reunites with Lee Kyu-hyung in new teaser for tvN's Hi Bye, Mama!
by tccolb
Transplant tropes: How K-dramas use health crises as storytelling devices
by missvictrix
Korean dramas are brimming with tropes and plot devices, and they often revolve around illnesses or injuries sustained by leading characters. From the skinned knee or sprained ankle that necessitates...
Tags: Cross, Falling for Innocence, I'm Sorry I Love You, Just Between Lovers, Shark, Summer Scent
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
[2018 Year in Review] Editors’ Picks
by stroopwafel
As the Dramabeans team was voting on this year's Editors' Picks, I was eager to see which shows and actors would emerge victorious. There are as many opinions as there...
Tags: Beauty Inside, featured2, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, Hwayugi, I'm Not a Robot, Just Between Lovers, Life on Mars, Memories of the Alhambra, Mr. Sunshine, My Ajusshi, My ID Is Gangnam Beauty, Thirty But Seventeen, year in review, year in review 2018
We’ve met before… once upon a K-drama
by missvictrix
Korean dramas love interconnectedness. In fact, it's hard to find a drama that doesn't connect even the smallest, faintest of dots between its characters through their shared histories and experiences....
Tags: 20th Century Boy and Girl, Come Here and Hug Me, Healer, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, Just Between Lovers, Kill Me Heal Me, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Shark, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
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: Black Knight, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Mother, Radio Romance, What We're Watching
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
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: Black Knight, I'm Not a Robot, Just Between Lovers, Mother, Smart Prison Living, What We're Watching
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
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: Black Knight, Father Is Strange, Hwayugi, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Longing Heart, Smart Prison Living, Solomon's Perjury, Two Cops, What We're Watching
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
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: Black Knight, Go Back Spouses, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Longing Heart, Smart Prison Living, Two Cops, What We're Watching, While You Were Sleeping
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
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: Black Knight, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Smart Prison Living, Two Cops, What We're Watching
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
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: Black Knight, Go Back Spouses, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Mysterious Il-seung, Smart Prison Living, The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World, Two Cops, What We're Watching