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Hello Dramabeans series
Video greetings from K-actors to the Dramabeans community
Interview with Lee Chae-young
Lee Chae-young shares what she looks for in a role, non-acting interests, and more
Interview with Baek Bo-ram
Baek Bo-ram shares her fitness and happiness rituals
Interview with Jang Do-yeon
Comedian Jang Do-yeon talks de-stressing and some of her current joys in life
Interview with Ham Eun-jung
Ham Eun-jung talks about what roles she'd like to tackle and her fans
Interview with Oh Chang-seok
Oh Chang-seok talks about role prep and wisdom for budding actors
Drama Casting & News
A love for the ages begins in new stills for sageuk drama The Red Sleeve Cuff
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Book & OST giveaway: I Believe in a Thing Called Love
by girlfriday
We've got a fun new giveaway for you from the author of upcoming YA novel I Believe in a Thing Called Love, which is about a drama-lover who employs romance...
Tags: books, giveaways
Shin Dong-wook publishes novel, still no comeback plans
by javabeans
Aw, I'm glad to have an update on Shin Dong-wook (Wish Upon a Star, Soulmate), even if it's not to say he's been cast in a drama or has concrete...
Tags: books, Shin Dong-wook
K-drama YA novel alert: I Believe in a Thing Called Love
by javabeans
It isn't often that we write about books on Dramabeans, but when I heard there was a Young Adult novel coming out that explicitly deals with K-dramas—and a Korean-American...
Tags: books, interviews
Book giveaway: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
by javabeans
This is a little out of the ordinary for us here at Dramabeans, but we thought we'd offer it up to you guys anyway: We have three copies to give...
Tags: books, giveaways
Jang Hyuk publishes collection of personal essays
by javabeans
Bookish and writerly are hardly the first two words that pop to mind when thinking of Jang Hyuk (IRIS 2, Tree With Deep Roots, Chuno)—and maybe not even the last...
Tags: books, Jang Hyuk
Lee Seung-gi turns photo-essayist (sort of)
by javabeans
javabeans: We can add another hat to the many already worn by Lee Seung-gi, since he’s apparently coming out with a photo essay in conjunction with his mini-album “Forest,”...
Tags: books, conversation post, Lee Seung-gi
Ramyun Shop gets reimagined in novel form
by javabeans
It's often the other way around, but following the success of tvN's romantic-comedy drama Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, the story will be reborn in novel form. What makes this funny...
Tags: books, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop
Go Hyun-jung publishes beauty book
by javabeans
Add actress Go Hyun-jung to the list of actors-turned-authors; the Daemul and Queen Seon-deok star has published a book of beauty secrets titled, appropriately enough, Go Hyun-jung's Secrets. The book...
Tags: books, Go Hyun-jung
Novel version of My Princess published
by javabeans
With the success of the drama My Princess these days, MBC Productions has hastened to adapt the story for another format with a novelization. The novel features a plot that,...
Tags: books, My Princess
Secret Garden to be made into manhwa and novel
by javabeans
Can't get enough of the wacky romantic comedy Secret Garden? Thanks to the popularity of the drama series, the story will be adapted for several additional formats: a novel, a...
Tags: books, Secret Garden