Parasite
What with Bong Joon-ho's Parasite making Oscar history and all, there's been a lot of talk about subtitles in the press of late. It seems translated words on the...
When I’m not lost in the world of dramas, I’m usually reading, and lately it’s been some interesting research around the culture of rest versus the culture...
More new shows! Did any of this week’s premieres grab anyone’s attention and take over a coveted spot on the watch list? There’s still another week of...
It's time to say goodbye to this show, which has been a sweetly funny ride all the way through and retains those qualities through its final hour (and regains some...
Yay for twists and turns and character revelations! The episode serves up gratification in multiple forms, and while there are still questions up in the air that we'll have to...
We're winding down with a number of shows these days, which means we'll soon be greeted with an influx of new titles. (The cycle, it never ends, it just goes...
Today is packed with revelations, confessions, and bends in the road, which makes it fitting for being the first episode to finally break that 20% ratings barrier (20.8% was the number). Of...
The pieces are falling into place, and while that results in happy resolutions in some instances, we're also blowing open new discoveries in others. We're starting to see close to...
Subtitles: Barrier or gateway?
by missvictrix
Parasite What with Bong Joon-ho's Parasite making Oscar history and all, there's been a lot of talk about subtitles in the press of late. It seems translated words on the...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Crash Landing on You, Legend of the Blue Sea, Man to Man, Parasite, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
The glamorization of overwork
by missvictrix
When I’m not lost in the world of dramas, I’m usually reading, and lately it’s been some interesting research around the culture of rest versus the culture...
Tags: Crash Landing on You, Flower Boy Next Door, Itaewon Class, Legend of the Blue Sea, Love Alarm, Misaeng, The Secret Life of My Secretary, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
More new shows! Did any of this week’s premieres grab anyone’s attention and take over a coveted spot on the watch list? There’s still another week of...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Chief Kim, Defendant, Hwarang, Introverted Boss, Legend of the Blue Sea, Solomon's Perjury, What We're Watching
Legend of the Blue Sea: Episode 20 (Final)
by javabeans
It's time to say goodbye to this show, which has been a sweetly funny ride all the way through and retains those qualities through its final hour (and regains some...
Tags: Episode 20, featured, Jeon Ji-hyun, Lee Min-ho, Legend of the Blue Sea
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
It’s just the beginning of all the new drama premieres in the new year, and already I’m wondering how I’ll keep up with watching all of them....
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Hwarang, Introverted Boss, Legend of the Blue Sea, Missing 9, New Journey to the West, Night Light, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, Solomon's Perjury, Three Meals a Day, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, What We're Watching
Legend of the Blue Sea: Episode 19
by javabeans
Almost at the end! On one hand, it's a relief to wrap up our story threads one by one as we head into our finale, leaving only our most central...
Tags: Episode 19, featured, Jeon Ji-hyun, Lee Min-ho, Legend of the Blue Sea
Legend of the Blue Sea: Episode 18
by javabeans
Yay for twists and turns and character revelations! The episode serves up gratification in multiple forms, and while there are still questions up in the air that we'll have to...
Tags: Episode 18, featured, Jeon Ji-hyun, Lee Min-ho, Legend of the Blue Sea
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
We're winding down with a number of shows these days, which means we'll soon be greeted with an influx of new titles. (The cycle, it never ends, it just goes...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Hwarang, Legend of the Blue Sea, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, What We're Watching
Legend of the Blue Sea: Episode 17
by javabeans
Today is packed with revelations, confessions, and bends in the road, which makes it fitting for being the first episode to finally break that 20% ratings barrier (20.8% was the number). Of...
Tags: Episode 17, featured, Jeon Ji-hyun, Lee Min-ho, Legend of the Blue Sea
Legend of the Blue Sea: Episode 16
by javabeans
The pieces are falling into place, and while that results in happy resolutions in some instances, we're also blowing open new discoveries in others. We're starting to see close to...
Tags: Episode 16, featured, Jeon Ji-hyun, Lee Min-ho, Legend of the Blue Sea