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PRIME-TIME DRAMAS THIS WEEK
Monday-Tuesday (May 20-21)
Monday-Tuesday (May 20-21)
- Crash 3-4 (ENA)
- Dare to Love Me 3-4 (KBS)
- Lovely Runner 13-14 (tvN)
- Frankly Speaking 7-8 (JTBC) Weekend (May 24-26)
- The Atypical Family 7-8 (JTBC)
- Beauty and Mr. Romantic 19-20 (KBS)
- Bittersweet Hell 1-2 (MBC)
- Missing Crown Prince 13-14 (MBN)
- Connection 1-2 (SBS)
- The Midnight Romance in Hagwon 5-6 (tvN)
- Uncle Samsik 6-7 (Disney+)
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Siblings of dramaland
by missvictrix
The most important relationships featured in K-dramas are arguably the romances. In fact, I think I could count on one hand the dramas that have not been romances, or featured...
Tags: 20th Century Boy and Girl, Answer Me 1988, Autumn Fairy Tale, Come Here and Hug Me, editorial, Heirs, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, Kill Me Heal Me, Memories of the Alhambra, That Winter the Wind Blows, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim
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: editorial, 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
Are K-dramas creative?
by missvictrix
Creativity is one of those magical things that evades description. We can sense when something is creative, but it's not as easy to quantify or explain. Is it a skill,...
Tags: drama production, editorial
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, editorial, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, High School King of Savvy, Misty, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, You From Another Star
How fashion helps a drama tell its story
by missvictrix
Here at Dramabeans, we spend a lot of time dissecting the intricacies of K-dramas. We look at everything from the tropes and themes to the actors and settings and sweeping...
Tags: Boyfriend, editorial, Flower Boy Next Door, Healer, Memories of the Alhambra
Race against time: how K-dramas use health crises as storytelling devices
by missvictrix
Of the many tropes employed by K-dramas, there's a significant number that relate to disease and health crises. From life-shattering diagnoses, to injuries sustained during the drama's rising action, to...
Tags: An Empress's Dignity, editorial, I'm Sorry I Love You, Padam Padam, Scent of a Woman, Time
Transplant tropes: How K-dramas use health crises as storytelling devices
by missvictrix
Korean dramas are brimming with tropes and plot devices, and they often revolve around illnesses or injuries sustained by leading characters. From the skinned knee or sprained ankle that necessitates...
Tags: Cross, editorial, Falling for Innocence, I'm Sorry I Love You, Just Between Lovers, Shark, Summer Scent
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: editorial, Introverted Boss, My Ajusshi, Myung-wol the Spy, Return, Time
Don’t call my K-drama a soap
by missvictrix
If you've been watching Korean dramas for any amount of time, chances are you have encountered some criticism in the shape of them being equated to "soaps." And, if you're...
Tags: Boyfriend, editorial, Flower Boy Next Door, Just Between Lovers, Memories of the Alhambra, Nine: Nine Time Travels, W–Two Worlds, You From Another Star
Behind the noona romance
by missvictrix
Age serves an important role in the way characters relate to each other in K-dramas, and in romances especially so. Dramaland is particularly interested in the idea of a younger...
Tags: Dal Ja's Spring, editorial, High School King of Savvy, I Hear Your Voice, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Temperature of Love, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Witch's Romance