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2010 Editors’ Picks [Year in Review, Part 5]
by javabeans
Here we are, Part 5! As girlfriday said in her review, I'd also like to thank guest bloggers Dahee Fanel and thunderbolt for participating in this year's year-in-review roundup. A particular...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Baker King Kim Tak-gu, Cinderella's Sister, Coffee House, Editors' Picks, Eom Ji-won, featured, Giant, Jang Hyuk, Jejoongwon, Joseon X-Files, Jung Bo-seok, Kim Gab-soo, Kim Hyun-joong, Lee Mi-sook, Micky Yoochun, Moon Geun-young, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Personal Taste, Rain, Runaway Plan B, Shin Mina, Sohn Ye-jin, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, year in review, year in review 2010, Yoo Ah-in
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear [Year in Review, Part 4]
by girlfriday
I have to say, 2010 was a downright awesome year. It was the year of bromance, the year that Santa came in August, the year when guys had perms and noonas...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Athena: Goddess of War, Bad Guy, Baker King Kim Tak-gu, Cinderella's Sister, Coffee House, Dr. Champ, Drama Special, featured, God of Study, I Am Legend, Mary Stayed Out All Night, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Pasta, Personal Taste, Playful Kiss, Prosecutor Princess, Queen of Reversals, Runaway Plan B, Secret Garden, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, year in review, year in review 2010
Finding the gems among the stones [Year in Review, Part 2]
by Dahee_Fanel
[Now that you've read what I've had to say about the past year of dramas, please join me in welcoming a couple familiar guest bloggers, who have graciously written up...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Chuno, Cinderella's Sister, Comrades, Drama Special, featured, Gloria, Joseon X-Files, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Pasta, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, year in review, year in review 2010
A year of surprises and disappointments [Year in Review, Part 1]
by javabeans
It's that time of year again, when we look back and size up the past twelve months of dramas. This is my fourth year (this is my fourth year?!) doing...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Bad Guy, Cinderella's Sister, Coffee House, Dr. Champ, Drama Special, featured, I Am Legend, Joseon X-Files, Mary Stayed Out All Night, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Oh My Lady, Personal Taste, Playful Kiss, Runaway Plan B, Secret Garden, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Wish Upon a Star, year in review, year in review 2010
2010 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year
by javabeans
It's December, and you know what that means around these parts: Time to reflect on the past year and see how the dramas stacked up! And boy, were there a...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Bad Guy, Baker King Kim Tak-gu, Beanie Awards, Chuno, Cinderella's Sister, Coffee House, Comrades, Daemul, Dong Yi, Dr. Champ, featured, Giant, God of Study, I Am Legend, Jejoongwon, Joseon X-Files, Mary Stayed Out All Night, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Oh My Lady, Pasta, Personal Taste, Playful Kiss, Prosecutor Princess, Road No. 1, Runaway Plan B, Secret Garden, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Wish Upon a Star, year in review, year in review 2010
Baker King Cinderella: a mashup
by javabeans
A parody video has been making the rounds, which mashes up the plot of two KBS hit dramas this year, Cinderella's Sister and Baker King Kim Tak-gu. The 10-minute clip...
Tags: Baker King Kim Tak-gu, Cinderella's Sister
Glossary: Banmal
by girlfriday
While Eun-jo never called Ki-hoon "oppa," she certainly used her share of banmal with him One of the things I find endlessly fascinating about the Korean language is the magnitude...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Cinderella's Sister, Coffee Prince, Pasta
Glossary: Jondaemal
by javabeans
You can learn a lot about Soulmate's main cast from the way they chose to address one another Next in the Dramabeans Glossary series is jondaemal, which can be described...
Tags: Bad Guy, Cinderella's Sister, My Fair Lady, Soulmate, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry
Glossary: Oppa
by javabeans
Was there ever such heartbreaking confusion over the meaning of the word "oppa" as with these two in Triple? Perhaps you've seen that Glossary link in the menu to the...
Tags: Bad Guy, Cinderella's Sister, Coffee Prince, My Girl, Triple
Cinderella’s Sister: Episode 20 (Final)
by girlfriday
I don't know if it's me, but I'm just not hitting it off with finales this time around. [It is SO NOT just you. --javabeans] It's just, when you think...
Tags: Chun Jung-myung, Cinderella's Sister, Lee Mi-sook, Moon Geun-young, Taecyeon