While Beanies are scattered across the globe and living in many different climates and seasons right now, the winter blues are still a thing for a lot of us. To...
Nevertheless
Is age just a number? We often talk about age in K-dramas as it relates to romantic relationships, but what if we take a step back and look at...
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...
It's always been interesting to me that K-drama lovers are always very cognizant of their point of entry -- i.e., everyone has asked herself at some point, "How did...
Location and setting are used in powerful ways to help tell stories. Korean dramas in particular often capitalize on foreign settings or location changes to give depth and context. But...
Of the many things that Korean dramas do well, one of my favorites is meta. Half fan service, half navel-gazing statement on the act of creation, meta is an undeniable...
As K-drama devotees, we are all familiar with the necessary evil/drama-funder known as "PPL," or product placement. If you're a non-Korean watcher, you might not realize that each drama...
javabeans: It seemed a natural progression to follow our favorite drama bromances with our favorite female friendships, since next to romance, it’s often the heartwarming depictions of friendships that...
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...
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Five drama recommendations… for the winter blues
by DB Staff
While Beanies are scattered across the globe and living in many different climates and seasons right now, the winter blues are still a thing for a lot of us. To...
Tags: A Piece of Your Mind, Drama recommendations, featured2, Find Me in Your Memory, Flower Boy Next Door, Pinocchio, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
From youth romances to mid-life melos: K-drama and storytelling perspectives
by missvictrix
Nevertheless Is age just a number? We often talk about age in K-dramas as it relates to romantic relationships, but what if we take a step back and look at...
Tags: A Couple's World, Cheese in the Trap, Dear My Friends, Extracurricular, Graceful Friends, Mine, Nevertheless, On the Verge of Insanity, On the Way to the Airport, Racket Boys, School 2017, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, When My Love Blooms
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
K-drama problems: Tumbling down the rabbit hole
by missvictrix
It's always been interesting to me that K-drama lovers are always very cognizant of their point of entry -- i.e., everyone has asked herself at some point, "How did...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, City Hunter, Sassy Go Go, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
The emotion of the ocean
by missvictrix
Location and setting are used in powerful ways to help tell stories. Korean dramas in particular often capitalize on foreign settings or location changes to give depth and context. But...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Flower Boy Next Door, Lie To Me, Nice Guy, The K2, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
The magical world of meta
by missvictrix
Of the many things that Korean dramas do well, one of my favorites is meta. Half fan service, half navel-gazing statement on the act of creation, meta is an undeniable...
Tags: I'm Not a Robot, Let's Eat, Memories of the Alhambra, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Oh My Ghostess, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, W–Two Worlds, You're Beautiful
PPL: The good, the bad, and the ugly
by missvictrix
As K-drama devotees, we are all familiar with the necessary evil/drama-funder known as "PPL," or product placement. If you're a non-Korean watcher, you might not realize that each drama...
Tags: Boyfriend, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, Memories of the Alhambra, My ID Is Gangnam Beauty, Tomorrow With You, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, You From Another Star
Top 10 favorite drama girlfriends
by DB Staff
javabeans: It seemed a natural progression to follow our favorite drama bromances with our favorite female friendships, since next to romance, it’s often the heartwarming depictions of friendships that...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Age of Youth, Answer Me 1997, Dear My Friends, Dramabeans Top 10, Ex-Girlfriend Club, Fantastic, featured, Heartless City, High Society, I Need Romance, lists, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
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
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