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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
Searching mountains with Jeon Ji-hyun, Joo Ji-hoon in tvN's Jirisan
by tineybeanie
Kingdom: Ashin of the North (Special episode review)
by missvictrix
To tide us over until the arrival of Season 3 of Kingdom, Netflix offers Kingdom: Ashin of the North, a short prequel that sits somewhere in between special episode and feature-length...
Tags: featured2, first episodes, Jeon Ji-hyun, Kingdom, Kingdom: Ashin of the North, Park Byung-eun
Jeon Ji-hyun holds the key to resurrection in Kingdom: Ashin of the North
by tineybeanie
New still cuts of Kingdom: Ashin of the North, featuring Jeon Ji-hyun (Jirisan) and Park Byung-eun (Oh My Baby), have been released. In special episode Kingdom: Ashin of the North,...
Tags: Kingdom, Kingdom 2, Kingdom: Ashin of the North
K-drama problems: Is drama good for us?
by missvictrix
In recent weeks, many of us watched JTBC's latest smash hit, A Couple's World. The drama not only became a sleeper hit, but broke records to become the highest rated...
Tags: A Couple's World, Hell Is Other People, Kingdom, Kingdom 2, Oh My Baby, Will You Have Dinner With Me
Kingdom 2: Series review, part 2
by dramallama
After four episodes of zombie bloodshed, the battle enters the royal palace with a continued bloodbath. Having learned only the best villainous strategies from her father, the queen usurps the...
Tags: Bae Doo-na, Heo Jun-ho, Jeon Ji-hyun, Jeon Suk-ho, Joo Ji-hoon, Kim Hye-joon, Kim Sang-ho, Kim Sung-kyu, Kim Tae-hoon, Kingdom, Kingdom 2, Park Byung-eun, Ryu Seung-ryong
Kingdom 2: Series review, part 1
by dramallama
After a long year of waiting, Kingdom is back! The acclaimed Joseon zombie thriller returns with more gore, heart-pounding pursuits, and an unraveling mystery of the dehumanizing plague. As our...
Tags: Bae Doo-na, featured2, first episodes, Heo Jun-ho, Jeon Suk-ho, Joo Ji-hoon, Kim Hye-joon, Kim Sang-ho, Kim Sung-kyu, Kim Tae-hoon, Kingdom, Kingdom 2, Park Byung-eun, Ryu Seung-ryong
Premiere Watch: Memorist, Hospital Playlist, Kingdom 2
by stroopwafel
Drama premieres are slowly starting to ramp up and we have three new premieres to entertain us this week. Two are from tvN: a supernatural mystery and a down-to-earth hospital...
Tags: Hospital Playlist, Kingdom, Kingdom 2, Memorist, Premiere Watch
[2019 Year in Review] Editors’ Picks
by stroopwafel
One of my favorite parts of the year in review is seeing which dramas would find champions among the Dramabeans' staff. This year's voting was tight, with some victors winning...
Tags: Be Melodramatic, Editors' Picks, Extraordinary You, featured2, Hell Is Other People, Her Private Life, Hotel del Luna, Kingdom, Melting Me Softly, My Country: The New Age, My Fellow Citizens, Nokdu Flower, Search Query: WWW, The Crowned Clown, The Light in Your Eyes, When the Camellia Blooms, year in review, year in review 2019
Kingdom: Series review, part 2
by dramallama
If you've made it here, you are a brave soul. As discussed in the first part of the series review, Kingdom isn't a show for the faint of heart and...
Tags: Bae Doo-na, Joo Ji-hoon, Kingdom, Ryu Seung-ryong
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...
Tags: An Empress's Dignity, Kingdom, SKY Castle, What We're Watching, What's Wrong Mr Poong-sang
Kingdom: Series review, part 1
by dramallama
The highly-anticipated Netflix original series, Kingdom, finally dropped this past weekend, and it did not disappoint. It’s no surprise that it lived up to the hype, as the production...
Tags: Bae Doo-na, featured2, first episodes, Joo Ji-hoon, Kingdom, Ryu Seung-ryong