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...
javabeans: Not all meta is funny, but actors making fun of themselves always hits the spot. Like Siwon opening up a twitter account for his King of Dramas character Kang...
What the ever-lovin’ reindeer feculence? I get home from my overnight trans-earthian sleigh odyssey, settle back with my hard-earned fifths of whiskey to read up on what I’ve missed...
Wow, another year of dramas, come and gone. Where does the sanity go? I decided that for this year's review, I would learn to be impartial and precise, and...
First off, I have to deeply thank - and bow to - Javabeans and Girlfriday - it's an honor to be included with the most respected K-drama writers for...
Time for another Year In Review series! How did a year pass by so quickly? I guess when you're busy watching dramas, time flies.
This is my fifth year (eek)...
Oh, Myung-wol. It saddens me to think of the drama you could've been, when you were at the height of funny. You were quirky and offbeat and something new, and...
Al...most...there... One more episode, and we can bid goodbye to this drama, which has seen its share of ups and downs. Maybe more downs than ups. Okay, lots...
Yay for the first episode in weeks that I've enjoyed all the way through. This episode has a lot of the cute, light, funny moments that made early Myung-wol the...
We FINALLY get to the crux of the spy vs. love dilemma, for all the characters involved. I really wish it didn't take us fifteen episodes to get to this...
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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: Introverted Boss, My Ajusshi, Myung-wol the Spy, Return, Time
Thing vs. Thing: Actors playing actors
by javabeans
javabeans: Not all meta is funny, but actors making fun of themselves always hits the spot. Like Siwon opening up a twitter account for his King of Dramas character Kang...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Best Love, Cha Seung-won, Choi Siwon, conversation post, Eric, featured, King of Dramas, Myung-wol the Spy, Thing vs. Thing
Santa Strikes Back! [Year In Review, Part 6]
by Santa Claus
What the ever-lovin’ reindeer feculence? I get home from my overnight trans-earthian sleigh odyssey, settle back with my hard-earned fifths of whiskey to read up on what I’ve missed...
Tags: 49 Days, Athena: Goddess of War, Baby-Faced Beauty, Best Love, Birdie Buddy, Can You Hear My Heart, Can't Lose, City Hunter, Crime Squad, Dream High, featured, Girl K, High Kick: Counterattack of the Short Legs, I Need Romance, Lie To Me, Man of Honor, Manny, Me Too Flower, My Princess, Myung-wol the Spy, Paradise Ranch, Poseidon, President, Protect the Boss, Royal Family, Scent of a Woman, Sign, The Duo, The Musical, The Princess's Man, Thorn Birds, Tree With Deep Roots, Vampire Prosecutor, Warrior Baek Dong-soo, What's Up, You've Fallen For Me
The DramaMeter: highly scientific and foolproof [Year in Review, Part 4]
by girlfriday
Wow, another year of dramas, come and gone. Where does the sanity go? I decided that for this year's review, I would learn to be impartial and precise, and...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Best Love, Can't Lose, City Hunter, Dream High, featured, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, Girl K, High Kick: Counterattack of the Short Legs, I Need Romance, Lie To Me, Man of Honor, Miss Ripley, My Princess, Myung-wol the Spy, Scent of a Woman, Thousand Day Promise, Vampire Prosecutor, Warrior Baek Dong-soo, year in review, year in review 2011, You've Fallen For Me
The Good, The Bad, and The Hmmm… of 2011 [Year in Review, Part 2]
by kaedejun
First off, I have to deeply thank - and bow to - Javabeans and Girlfriday - it's an honor to be included with the most respected K-drama writers for...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, 49 Days, Athena: Goddess of War, Best Love, Birdie Buddy, featured, I Need Romance, Myung-wol the Spy, Paradise Ranch, Romance Town, Sign, The Musical, Tree With Deep Roots, Vampire Prosecutor, year in review, year in review 2011, You've Fallen For Me
Measuring 2011 on the Sticky Scale [Year in Review, Part 1]
by javabeans
Time for another Year In Review series! How did a year pass by so quickly? I guess when you're busy watching dramas, time flies. This is my fifth year (eek)...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, 49 Days, Baby-Faced Beauty, Best Love, Can't Lose, City Hunter, Dream High, featured, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, Girl K, High Kick: Counterattack of the Short Legs, Lie To Me, Manny, Me Too Flower, Miss Ripley, My Princess, Myung-wol the Spy, Poseidon, Scent of a Woman, The Princess's Man, Thousand Day Promise, Tree With Deep Roots, Vampire Prosecutor, year in review, year in review 2011
Myung-wol the Spy: Episode 18 (Final)
by girlfriday
Oh, Myung-wol. It saddens me to think of the drama you could've been, when you were at the height of funny. You were quirky and offbeat and something new, and...
Tags: Eric, featured, Han Ye-seul, Jang Hee-jin, Lee Jin-wook, Myung-wol the Spy
Myung-wol the Spy: Episode 17
by javabeans
Al...most...there... One more episode, and we can bid goodbye to this drama, which has seen its share of ups and downs. Maybe more downs than ups. Okay, lots...
Tags: Eric, featured, Han Ye-seul, Jang Hee-jin, Lee Jin-wook, Myung-wol the Spy
Myung-wol the Spy: Episode 16
by javabeans
Yay for the first episode in weeks that I've enjoyed all the way through. This episode has a lot of the cute, light, funny moments that made early Myung-wol the...
Tags: Eric, featured, Han Ye-seul, Jang Hee-jin, Lee Jin-wook, Myung-wol the Spy
Myung-wol the Spy: Episode 15
by girlfriday
We FINALLY get to the crux of the spy vs. love dilemma, for all the characters involved. I really wish it didn't take us fifteen episodes to get to this...
Tags: Eric, featured, Han Ye-seul, Jang Hee-jin, Lee Jin-wook, Myung-wol the Spy