Welcome to our new feature! You can only pick one, and boy the pressure is on. The DB team will answer a new prompt in each post, and you're invited...
For all the ways that K-dramas inject fun, entertainment, and happiness into our lives, they can also wreak a little bit of havoc. I use the term havoc lightly, of...
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...
Dramaland operates on justice. It's a place where, more often than not, things like rewards and punishments are doled out with a fairness that anyone can agree to. Goodness and...
The animal kingdom has always had an interesting presence in dramaland. Animals, and pets in particular, can act as a catalyst that's responsible for an important reveal or moment, can...
We had so much fun with our previous feature on PPL last year, we decided to make it a regular thing! On a quarterly basis, we'll review the PPL that...
The concept of "opposites attract" might be a proven scientific phenomenon, but it often seems like an unwritten law of Korean dramas as well. K-dramas are famous for their romances —...
Not unlike a good book, I feel bittersweet about reaching the end of the journey with our publishing heroes. We've faced great highs and hard lows together, and I will...
Love isn't just about grand gestures. A lot of it lies in the little things. Like being there when someone needs you, no matter what. It's not always easy, but...
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You can only pick one: Office romance
by DB Staff
Welcome to our new feature! You can only pick one, and boy the pressure is on. The DB team will answer a new prompt in each post, and you're invited...
Tags: Business Proposal, Drama recommendations, featured2, Reach of Sincerity, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Sunbae Don't Put on That Lipstick, The Secret Life of My Secretary, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, You can only pick one
K-drama problems: Great expectations
by missvictrix
For all the ways that K-dramas inject fun, entertainment, and happiness into our lives, they can also wreak a little bit of havoc. I use the term havoc lightly, of...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Extraordinary You, Flower Boy Next Door, Queen In-hyun's Man, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Temperature of Love, While You Were Sleeping
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
Dramaland justice: Comeuppance
by missvictrix
Dramaland operates on justice. It's a place where, more often than not, things like rewards and punishments are doled out with a fairness that anyone can agree to. Goodness and...
Tags: An Empress's Dignity, Come Here and Hug Me, My First First Love, My ID Is Gangnam Beauty, One Spring Night, Romance Is a Bonus Book
Animals of dramaland: From props to metaphors
by missvictrix
The animal kingdom has always had an interesting presence in dramaland. Animals, and pets in particular, can act as a catalyst that's responsible for an important reveal or moment, can...
Tags: Because This Life Is Our First, Go Back Spouses, Kill It, Kill Me Heal Me, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Shopping King Louis, That Psychometric Guy, The Best Hit, The Secret Life of My Secretary, Your House Helper
What’s in a title: Don’t judge a drama by its cover
by missvictrix
We’re all familiar with the adage "don’t judge a book by its cover." It means that what you see isn’t always what you get, and what something...
Tags: Go Back Spouses, My Strange Hero, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Surplus Princess
[PPL Round-up] Exercising the right to vacuum
by missvictrix
We had so much fun with our previous feature on PPL last year, we decided to make it a regular thing! On a quarterly basis, we'll review the PPL that...
Tags: An Empress's Dignity, Reach of Sincerity, Romance Is a Bonus Book
When opposites attract
by missvictrix
The concept of "opposites attract" might be a proven scientific phenomenon, but it often seems like an unwritten law of Korean dramas as well. K-dramas are famous for their romances —...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Clean With Passion for Now, On the Way to the Airport, Reach of Sincerity, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Secret Garden, She Was Pretty
Romance is a Bonus Book: Episode 16 (Final)
by abirdword
Not unlike a good book, I feel bittersweet about reaching the end of the journey with our publishing heroes. We've faced great highs and hard lows together, and I will...
Tags: Lee Jong-seok, Lee Na-young, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Wie Ha-joon
Romance Is a Bonus Book: Episode 15
by Sunny
Love isn't just about grand gestures. A lot of it lies in the little things. Like being there when someone needs you, no matter what. It's not always easy, but...
Tags: Lee Jong-seok, Lee Na-young, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Wie Ha-joon