"Life can’t always give you everything you want, but it sometimes hides small gifts here and there."
-Twinkling Watermelon
If there’s one lesson K-dramas like to hammer in...
One of our favorite features at Dramabeans is our annual Editors' Picks, which is the product of much voting, deep internal debate, hand-wringing – and of course, fangirling. While some of...
2023 was a year of cutesy, cuddly, can’t-get-enough-kisses couples. It was also a year for intense pining that saw some couples repel like same-pole magnets the more they tried to...
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...
The power of squee — defined as a word used to express great delight or excitement — cannot be denied in dramaland. While a drama can't float for 16 episodes on squee alone (...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. 2023 definitely brought a lot of surprises to dramaland. Some slogs, some gems. Some squee-worthy OTPs. Lots of regurgitated...
They are charismatic, they are dramatic. They are possessed with a glib tongue and the ability to lie without blinking. They know how to work a suit and can charm...
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...
Following up the Bean of Greatness, the next bean we're awarding is the Bean of Disappointment. It's a sad bean to bestow, because even though disappointing dramas happen often (i....
The 2023 Year in Review festivities are underway, and at the top of the list is that thing you've been prepping for all year. That's right, it's time for the Bean...
[2023 Year in Review] Serendipities of 2023
by mistyisles
"Life can’t always give you everything you want, but it sometimes hides small gifts here and there." -Twinkling Watermelon If there’s one lesson K-dramas like to hammer in...
Tags: editorial, year in review, year in review 2023
[2023 Year in Review] Editors’ Picks
by DB Staff
One of our favorite features at Dramabeans is our annual Editors' Picks, which is the product of much voting, deep internal debate, hand-wringing – and of course, fangirling. While some of...
Tags: Alchemy of Souls 2, Call It Love, Choi Hyun-wook, Editors' Picks, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Sang-yub, Moving, My Dearest, Revenant, See You in My 19th Life, Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938, The Kidnapping Day, Twinkling Watermelon, year in review, year in review 2023, Yoo-na
[2023 Year in Review] Couples that killed it
by Dramaddictally
2023 was a year of cutesy, cuddly, can’t-get-enough-kisses couples. It was also a year for intense pining that saw some couples repel like same-pole magnets the more they tried to...
Tags: editorial, year in review, year in review 2023
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching (December 23, 2023)
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: A Good Day to Be a Dog, Duty After School, The Story of Park's Marriage Contract, What We're Watching
[2023 Year in Review] Bean of Squee
by DB Staff
The power of squee — defined as a word used to express great delight or excitement — cannot be denied in dramaland. While a drama can't float for 16 episodes on squee alone (...
Tags: Destined With You, King the Land, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 3, The Secret Romantic Guesthouse, Twinkling Watermelon, year in review, year in review 2023
[2023 Year in Review] Beanie Awards
by DB Staff
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. 2023 definitely brought a lot of surprises to dramaland. Some slogs, some gems. Some squee-worthy OTPs. Lots of regurgitated...
Tags: Beanie Awards, Beanie Polls, year in review, year in review 2023
[2023 Year in Review] The real husbands of dramaland
by Unit
They are charismatic, they are dramatic. They are possessed with a glib tongue and the ability to lie without blinking. They know how to work a suit and can charm...
Tags: editorial, year in review, year in review 2023
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching (December 16, 2023)
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: What We're Watching
[2023 Year in Review] Bean of Disappointment
by DB Staff
Following up the Bean of Greatness, the next bean we're awarding is the Bean of Disappointment. It's a sad bean to bestow, because even though disappointing dramas happen often (i....
Tags: Castaway Diva, Family: The Unbreakable Bond, My Lovely Liar, See You in My 19th Life, year in review, year in review 2023
[2023 Year in Review] The Bean Count
by missvictrix
The 2023 Year in Review festivities are underway, and at the top of the list is that thing you've been prepping for all year. That's right, it's time for the Bean...
Tags: The Bean Count, year in review, year in review 2023