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Oh Chang-seok talks about role prep and wisdom for budding actors
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Im Jung-eun talks about her rookie days, inspiration, and marriage
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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
Drama Casting & News
Kyung Su-jin confronts Yoon Shi-yoon in latest stills for OCN drama Train
by tineybeanie
A contract romance: You, your drama, and the suspension of disbelief
by missvictrix
Each time you start a drama, it's like a contract between you and the story. The drama says, "If you're willing to suspend your disbelief and join me for the...
Tags: A Piece of Your Mind, Chocolate, Go Back Spouses, Memories of the Alhambra, Splish Splash Love, The King: Eternal Monarch, When My Love Blooms
Almost paradise: K-dramas and their OSTs
by missvictrix
A drama's OST, or original soundtrack, is a powerful player in dramaland. It has the ability to single-handedly make or break the show's strongest and most powerful scenes. The soundtrack...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Extraordinary You, Healer, Memories of the Alhambra, Shut Up: Flower Boy Band, The Lonely Shining Goblin
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 color: The power of the palette
by missvictrix
I didn't realize a strange drama habit I had until lately, but I've been doing it for years. When I'm sussing out a new show and trying to decide whether...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Extraordinary You, Hotel del Luna, Memories of the Alhambra, My Ajusshi, My First First Love, Secret Boutique
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
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, 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: 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
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, Flower Boy Next Door, Healer, Memories of the Alhambra
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, Boyfriend, King's Family, Kingdom, Memories of the Alhambra, My Healing Love, SKY Castle, What We're Watching
Memories of the Alhambra: Episode 16 (Final)
by LollyPip
Our hero is almost at the end of his journey, his strength, and his sanity, but he's not finished setting things right. There's one last task to complete before he...
Tags: Chanyeol, Hyun Bin, Memories of the Alhambra, Park Shin-hye