Boys Before Flowers
By @yellowlemonfairy
My first induction into the K-drama world was like many others at my age—through Dae Jang Geum (Jewel in the Palace). I remember watching...
While You Were Sleeping
By @lezah
In the context of dramas, I think realism and escapism are circular concepts—it’s impossible to know where one ends and the other...
You From Another Star
By @myheartisomg
When I turned 21, real life felt like fiction. I met my first love at my birthday party. He was a painter from the opposite...
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
By @janey
For a while, I stopped watching K-dramas. From watching three to four dramas at a time, there came a point when nothing could hold...
Fight My Way
By @yjgclone
"Why would I watch something realistic or sad? I watch movies and series to entertain myself, not to torture myself." I always hear these words...
While You Were Sleeping
Now, I had to think about this for a second. Do I reach for entertainment for the accuracy to life? Or for the escape from life?...
Signal
By @Greenfields
I knew immediately that this was the theme for me. K-dramas are my escape from everyday life, but realistic K-dramas helped me find my way back to...
Splish Splash Love
You could call drama-watching as a whole a form of escapism, which I’m sure needs no explanation to anyone who’s spent sixteen hours marathoning a...
This month we're talking about dramas that are fantastic and out-of-this-world, and also dramas that are slice-of-life and realistic. More to the point:
Do you watch dramas for escapism or...
Suspicious Partner
By @whoopeeyoo
I had just finished the first twelve episodes of Strongest Deliveryman. I was riding the high it gave my heart and after rewatching my favorite scenes,...
[Escapism vs. Realism] From Cinderella to the girl who looks a lot like me
by Guest Beanie
Boys Before Flowers By @yellowlemonfairy My first induction into the K-drama world was like many others at my age—through Dae Jang Geum (Jewel in the Palace). I remember watching...
Tags: Theme of the Month
[Escapism vs. Realism] Where does one end and the other begin?
by Guest Beanie
While You Were Sleeping By @lezah In the context of dramas, I think realism and escapism are circular concepts—it’s impossible to know where one ends and the other...
Tags: Theme of the Month
[Escapism vs. Realism] When untrue romance reveals a few home truths
by Guest Beanie
You From Another Star By @myheartisomg When I turned 21, real life felt like fiction. I met my first love at my birthday party. He was a painter from the opposite...
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[Escapism vs. Realism] When growing pains feel too real
by Guest Beanie
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju By @janey For a while, I stopped watching K-dramas. From watching three to four dramas at a time, there came a point when nothing could hold...
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[Escapism vs. Realism] Stranger than fiction
by Guest Beanie
Fight My Way By @yjgclone "Why would I watch something realistic or sad? I watch movies and series to entertain myself, not to torture myself." I always hear these words...
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[Escapism vs. Realism] Lookin’ at life through drama-colored glasses
by SailorJumun
While You Were Sleeping Now, I had to think about this for a second. Do I reach for entertainment for the accuracy to life? Or for the escape from life?...
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[Escapism vs. Realism] Finding realism in unreal dramas
by Guest Beanie
Signal By @Greenfields I knew immediately that this was the theme for me. K-dramas are my escape from everyday life, but realistic K-dramas helped me find my way back to...
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[Escapism vs. Realism] Don’t pull my head out of the clouds
by girlfriday
Splish Splash Love You could call drama-watching as a whole a form of escapism, which I’m sure needs no explanation to anyone who’s spent sixteen hours marathoning a...
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[Theme of the Month] Escapism vs. Realism
by javabeans
This month we're talking about dramas that are fantastic and out-of-this-world, and also dramas that are slice-of-life and realistic. More to the point: Do you watch dramas for escapism or...
Tags: featured2, Theme of the Month
[Music and Dramas] That extra something special when actors sing for the OST
by Guest Beanie
Suspicious Partner By @whoopeeyoo I had just finished the first twelve episodes of Strongest Deliveryman. I was riding the high it gave my heart and after rewatching my favorite scenes,...
Tags: Theme of the Month