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PRIME-TIME DRAMAS THIS WEEK
Monday-Tuesday (May 6-7)
Monday-Tuesday (May 6-7)
- The Midnight Studio 16 (ENA)
- Nothing Uncovered 15-16 (KBS)
- Lovely Runner 9-10 (tvN)
- Frankly Speaking 3-4 (JTBC) Weekend (May 10-12)
- The Atypical Family 3-4 (JTBC)
- Beauty and Mr. Romantic 15-16 (KBS)
- Chief Detective 1958 7-8 (MBC)
- Missing Crown Prince 9-10 (MBN)
- 7 Escape - Resurrection 13-14 (SBS)
- The Midnight Romance in Hagwon 1-2 (tvN)
- Blood Free 9-10 (Disney+)
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[Actor Spotlight] Lee Jong-seok
by missvictrix
This week our spotlight article features Lee Jong-seok, whose new drama Romance Is a Bonus Book just started its run on tvN. Born in 1989 in Suwon, South Korea, Lee Jong-seok...
Tags: Actor Spotlight, Lee Jong-seok
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, editorial, Falling for Innocence, I'm Sorry I Love You, Just Between Lovers, Shark, Summer Scent
Serialized stories and the viewer voice
by missvictrix
The Korean drama industry, despite being very much a modern entertainment behemoth, has a lot in common with an old way of telling and delivering stories: through installments. Back in...
Tags: editorial, Introverted Boss, My Ajusshi, Myung-wol the Spy, Return, Time
[Actor Spotlight] Jang Nara
by missvictrix
Our spotlight series continues, this week with Jang Nara. Jang Nara is currently starring in the successful SBS drama An Empress's Dignity, and has already won an SBS Best Actress...
Tags: Actor Spotlight, Jang Nara
[Actor Spotlight] Kim Yoo-jung
by missvictrix
This week our spotlight falls on Kim Yoo-jung, one of the most acclaimed and successful child actors in dramaland over the last decade. Kim Yoo-jung was born in 1999 in Seoul,...
Tags: Actor Spotlight, Kim Yoo-jung
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, editorial, Flower Boy Next Door, Just Between Lovers, Memories of the Alhambra, Nine: Nine Time Travels, W–Two Worlds, You From Another Star
[Actor Spotlight] Park Bo-gum
by missvictrix
This week the actor spotlight falls on "the nation's little brother," Park Bo-gum. Currently starring in tvN's Boyfriend alongside Song Hye-gyo, Park Bo-gum's career continues on the upswing with another...
Tags: Actor Spotlight, Park Bo-gum
Behind the noona romance
by missvictrix
Age serves an important role in the way characters relate to each other in K-dramas, and in romances especially so. Dramaland is particularly interested in the idea of a younger...
Tags: Dal Ja's Spring, editorial, High School King of Savvy, I Hear Your Voice, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Temperature of Love, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Witch's Romance
[Actor Spotlight] Jo Boa
by missvictrix
The next actor featured in our spotlight series is Jo Boa. Born in 1991 in Daejeon, South Korea, Jo Boa is relatively new to the scene. She debuted in the 2011 daily...
Tags: Actor Spotlight, Jo Boa
Jung Il-woo shines in web drama High-End Crush
by missvictrix
If you're a Jung Il-woo fan and are impatiently awaiting his return to dramaland, you're not alone. Though we'll get to see him soon in SBS's Haechi which will air...
Tags: Jin Se-yeon, Jung Il-woo, Lee Shi-un