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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
Kim Soo-hyun remembers One Ordinary Day in new teaser with Cha Seung-won
by tccolb
Actors in dramaland: Overcoming a bad first impression
by missvictrix
Secret Garden Getting into K-dramas is like jumping into the deep end of a swimming pool. You don't know exactly what you're in for — and suddenly you're over your head....
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Crash Landing on You, Extraordinary You, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, I Hear Your Voice, Love Alarm, Marriage Not Dating, Memories of the Alhambra, Misaeng, My Girl, My ID Is Gangnam Beauty, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, Nice Guy, Run On, Secret Garden, Shut Up: Flower Boy Band, Summer Scent, When My Love Blooms, You're Beautiful
The glamorization of overwork
by missvictrix
When I’m not lost in the world of dramas, I’m usually reading, and lately it’s been some interesting research around the culture of rest versus the culture...
Tags: Crash Landing on You, Flower Boy Next Door, Itaewon Class, Legend of the Blue Sea, Love Alarm, Misaeng, The Secret Life of My Secretary, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim
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
Signal, Misaeng PD in talks to team up with Oh Hae-young writer
by girlfriday
This'll be one hell of a combination if it comes to pass: Star PD Kim Won-seok of Signal, Misaeng, Monstar, and Sungkyunkwan Scandal is currently in talks to helm the...
Tags: cable programs, Misaeng, Oh Hae-young Again, Signal
News bites: October 15, 2016
by awcoconuts
Yoo Seung-ho, Taecyeon Hooray that he'll be back to sportin' a sageuk mane of glory: Yoo Seung-ho (Remember–Son’s War) is confirmed for Ruler–Master of the Mask, in...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Cheese in the Trap, Ji-yeon, Jung So-min, Kim Sung-ryung, Lee Kwang-soo, Man to Man, Misaeng, Moon Geun-young, Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, news bites, Park Jung-min, Taecyeon, web drama, Yoo Seung-ho
Japanese remake of Misaeng to star Nakajima Yuto
by tineybeanie
FujiTV plans to release the Japanese drama remake of tvN’s Misaeng this July. Tentatively titled HOPE – Zero Expectations New Employee, this adaptation of the 2014 hit webtoon-turned-drama will feature idol-actor...
Tags: Misaeng, remakes
News bites: January 17, 2016
by awcoconuts
Kim Yuri, Ryu Hwa-young Come Back, Ahjussi, the fantasy life-after-death show starring Rain, Lee Min-jung and Oh Yeon-seo, has also cast Ryu Hwa-young (Ex-Girlfriend Club) as a top star. Come...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, adaptations, Ha Yeon-soo, Jung Woo, Kim Hee-ae, Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Yuri, Misaeng, news bites, Oh Jung-se, Park Sung-woong, Ryu Hwa-young
News bites: November 15, 2015
by awcoconuts
Joo-won Joo-won (Yong-pal) has been cast as the lead in a Chinese drama called Love Express. In the rom-com, he’ll be coupled up with Deng Jiajia, who will play...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Bong Joon-ho, Joo-won, Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Jun-ki, Misaeng, news bites, Yang Jin-sung
Misaeng PD to helm crime thriller Signal for tvN
by girlfriday
Signal is the newest project from writer Kim Eun-hee (Three Days, Ghost, Sign), which was initially being shopped at SBS for a late-summer launch, but kept getting pushed back later...
Tags: Misaeng, Signal, Three Days
Misaeng writer returns with new fantasy manhwa adaptation
by girlfriday
I'm sure it's no surprise that drama writer Jung Yoon-jung (Misaeng, Monstar, Arang and the Magistrate) is a hot commodity these days; Jung has announced that her next project will...
Tags: adaptations, Bride of the Water God 2017, Misaeng