POP CULTURE & COMMENTARY
- Help a reader out: Seoul recommendations
- Point-counterpoint: Pursuing beauty in 200 Pound Beauty
- Ask javabeans…
- K-drama addiction stories
- Glossary: Oppa
- Glossary: Noona
- Glossary: Banmal
- Glossary: Jondaemal
- Pop Culture: Piggyback rides
- Pop Culture: The Fairy and the Woodcutter
- Pop Culture: Gumiho
- Podcast #1
- Podcast #2
- Podcast #3
- Podcast #4
- Podcast #5
- Podcast #6
- Podcast #7, Part 1
- Podcast #7, Part 2
- Podcast #7, Part 3
- Podcast #8
SOME SELECT FAVORITE DRAMA RECAPS
- Witch Amusement: Episode 15
- Witch Amusement: Episode 16 (Final)
- Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 4
- Queen of Housewives: Episodes 1-4
- Return of Iljimae: Episodes 1-2
- Chuno: Episodes 1-2
- Personal Taste: Episode 11
- First impressions: Road No. 1
- Bad Guy: Episode 17 (Final)
- My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho: Episode 16 (Final)
- Joseon X-Files: Episode 7
- Strong Heart (Variety Roulette)
- Knee-Drop Guru / Murupak Dosa (Variety Roulette)
- The Princess’s Man: Series Review
- Saturday Night Live Korea: Episode 1
- Vampire Idol: Episodes 1-3
- Ojakkyo Brothers: An introduction
DRAMA REVIEWS & COMMENTARY
- How was 2007 for you?
- The Year in Review, Part 1: The Best of 2007 (javabeans’ review)
- The Year in Review, Part 2: Thunderbolt’s hits and misses
- The Year in Review, Part 3: Dahee Fanel’s drama round-up
- The Year in Review, Part 4: The Rest of 2007 (javabeans’ review)
- First-date dramas
- Point-counterpoint: In defense of Eun-soo
- The current drama landscape: An overview [Sept. 08]
- 2008 Year in Review, Part 1: Witterings on 2008 Dramas (Sevenses’ review)
- 2008 Year in Review, Part 2: A Grump Reviews 2008 (thunderbolt’s review)
- 2008 Year in Review, Part 3: Dahee Fanel’s 2008 Review
- 2008 Year in Review, Part 4: Finding Merit in the Mediocre (javabeans’ review)
- Drama trends for 2009
- Currently airing dramas: A roundup [April 09]
- Ask javabeans…
- A Frozen Flower: Movie recap and review
- Romantic-comedy drama recommendations
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 1: Duds and Delights of 2009 (Dahee Fanel’s review)
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 2: The Good, The Bad, The Middling (thunderbolt’s review)
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 3: A Newbie Reviews 2009 (Samsooki’s review)
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 4: All Told, A Pretty Fun Year (javabeans’ review)
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 5: Finding Hidden Gems and Lumps of Coal in 2009 (hjkomo’s review)
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 6: 2009 Editors’ Picks
- 2010 Year In Review, Part 1: A year of surprises and disappointments (javabeans’ review)
- 2010 Year In Review, Part 2: Finding the gems among the stones (Dahee Fanel’s review)
- 2010 Year In Review, Part 3: Heady with a chance of ho-hum (thunderbolt’s review)
- 2010 Year In Review, Part 4: Objects in mirror are closer than they appear (girlfriday’s review)
- 2010 Year In Review, Part 5: Editors’ Picks
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 1: Measuring 2011 on the Sticky Scale (by javabeans)
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 2: The Good, The Bad, and the Hmm… of 2011 (by kaedejun)
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 3: Somewhere Over the K-drama Rainbow (by Dahee Fanel)
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 4: The DramaMeter: highly scientific and foolproof (by girlfriday)
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 5: Editors’ Picks
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 6: Santa Strikes Back!
BEHIND THE SCENES, ACTORS
- Where have all the uljjangs gone?
- Mania dramas and the people who love ‘em
- The perils of historical accuracy
- Breaking the fourth wall: Stars and their homepages
- Which 2007 dramas were the most watched?
- Historical inaccuracy, or dramatization?
- Popular vs. buzzworthy dramas
- Failed dramas still result in high star price tags
- Artists and entertainers: Where do they work?
- Western actors becoming more visible on Korean TV
- Who’s to blame for confusing characters?
- The business of kdrama extensions and cuts
- Choi Jin-shil’s death spurs talk of cyber slander laws
- Idol stars struggle with acting debuts
- JB and GF face off: Battle of delusional hopes
- The Script Doctor is in: Myung-wol the Spy
- Salaryman shoots some wacked-out promos
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
- Cultivating the Lolita complex
- “Please, for the love of god, lip-synch already!”
- The future of kpop
- Se7en performs at Highlands in Hollywood
- Epik High maps the soul, redefines kpop business model
ARTIST PROFILES
OTHER
- Coffee Prince Unofficial Soundtrack
- Javabeans’ Playlist #1: Spring is here
- Javabeans’ Playlist #2: Old fogey edition!
- Javabeans’ Playlist 3: Actor edition
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