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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
Interview with Im Jung-eun
Im Jung-eun talks about her rookie days, inspiration, and marriage
Interview with Jo Yeo-jung
Jo Yeo-jung talks work ethics, inspiration, and Parasite
Interview with Park Sun-ho
Park Sun-ho talks drama recommendations, singing, and more in this latest Ask an Actor video
Interview with Lee Yubi
You Who Forgot Poetry's Lee Yubi talks about her desert island essentials, poetry, and acting
K-drama problems: To share or not to share
by missvictrix
To share or not to share, that is the question. Indoctrinating a friend or loved one into the world of Korean dramas is not something to take lightly. It’s...
Tags: City Hunter, Fight My Way, Gu Family Book, Memories of the Alhambra, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Splish Splash Love
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
Dramaland justice: The vigilante edition
by missvictrix
The concept of justice is one of the backbones of K-drama storytelling. We've looked at some ways dramas deploy justice — through compensating their heroes/heroines with a gift, and delivering...
Tags: City Hunter, Healer, Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho, The Secret Life of My Secretary, Time
The ways we watch dramas
by missvictrix
An often overlooked part of watching Korean dramas is the actual methods we use to watch them. Because many of us are international fans living outside of South Korea, there's...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, City Hunter, Misaeng, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim
How dramas use nostalgia
by missvictrix
Korean dramas, like all good stories, are designed to take us on a journey. We experience the highs and lows with the story's characters, and often, we feel their feelings...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Answer Me 1994, Answer Me 1997, Boyfriend, City Hunter, Go Back Spouses, Heirs, I'm Sorry I Love You, Valid Love
Foreign beginnings, familiar faces
by missvictrix
Though most Korean dramas are set in Seoul and its environs, there are some dramas that take place in a foreign setting. Often these foreign locations start the drama, sometimes...
Tags: Boyfriend, City Hunter, Flower Boy Next Door, Heirs, I Remember You, I'm Sorry I Love You, Memories of the Alhambra, Shopping King Louis
What watching K-dramas might do to your wardrobe
by missvictrix
Korean dramas have a way of affecting us long after their stories have been told. Sometimes it's because they made us re-examine a corner of our lives, or because they...
Tags: Cheese in the Trap, City Hunter, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, High School King of Savvy, Misty, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, You From Another Star
The “death” of the K-drama hero
by missvictrix
The threat of death to a story's hero is a common storytelling device that adds dramatic tension. It exists in everything from Greek myths to Victorian novels to Hollywood...
Tags: City Hunter, Nice Guy, That Winter the Wind Blows, W–Two Worlds
Top 10 gateway dramas to hook your friends on
by DB Staff
javabeans: Happy New Year, happy tenth anniversary, happy 2017, happy everything-that-will-be-better-than-2016! girlfriday: Yay, I’ve never been happier for a new year to start! I still can’t believe Dramabeans is...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Answer Me 1997, Boys Before Flowers, City Hunter, Coffee Prince, Descended From the Sun, Dramabeans Top 10, featured, I Hear Your Voice, lists, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, Nice Guy, Nine: Nine Time Travels, Sungkyunkwan Scandal
SBS lines up jailbreak thriller Defendant for fall
by girlfriday
There's a new drama in the works from writer Choi Su-jin of City Hunter and PD Jo Young-kwang of 49 Days, Yawang, and Hyde, Jekyll, Me, and it's headed to SBS...
Tags: 49 Days, City Hunter, Defendant, Hyde Jekyll Me