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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
Interview with Im Jung-eun
Im Jung-eun talks about her rookie days, inspiration, and marriage
Interview with Jo Yeo-jung
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
Lee Hee-joon, Kyung Su-jin, Park Joo-hyun to join Lee Seung-gi for tvN's Mouse
by tccolb
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, I'm Sorry I Love You, Padam Padam, Scent of a Woman, Time
Dr. Champ, Scent of a Woman producers reteam for SBS
by javabeans
javabeans: New SBS drama alert! It's a Wednesday-Thursday drama to air later in September after It’s Okay, It’s Love, but I... don't know what that title means. girlfriday:...
Tags: conversation post, Dr. Champ, Scent of a Woman
Santa Strikes Back! [Year In Review, Part 6]
by Santa Claus
What the ever-lovin’ reindeer feculence? I get home from my overnight trans-earthian sleigh odyssey, settle back with my hard-earned fifths of whiskey to read up on what I’ve missed...
Tags: 49 Days, Athena: Goddess of War, Baby-Faced Beauty, Best Love, Birdie Buddy, Can You Hear My Heart, Can't Lose, City Hunter, Crime Squad, Dream High, featured, Girl K, High Kick: Counterattack of the Short Legs, I Need Romance, Lie To Me, Man of Honor, Manny, Me Too Flower, My Princess, Myung-wol the Spy, Paradise Ranch, Poseidon, President, Protect the Boss, Royal Family, Scent of a Woman, Sign, The Duo, The Musical, The Princess's Man, Thorn Birds, Tree With Deep Roots, Vampire Prosecutor, Warrior Baek Dong-soo, What's Up, You've Fallen For Me
2011 Editors’ Picks [Year in Review, Part 5]
by javabeans
Part 5 is here! As in past years, we here at Dramabeans owe huge thanks to guest bloggers — thank you, kaedejun and Dahee Fanel! — for participating in the review series, as...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Athena: Goddess of War, Best Love, City Hunter, Editors' Picks, featured, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, Girl K, Lie To Me, Me Too Flower, Miss Ripley, Paradise Ranch, Scent of a Woman, The Princess's Man, Thousand Day Promise, Warrior Baek Dong-soo, year in review, year in review 2011
The DramaMeter: highly scientific and foolproof [Year in Review, Part 4]
by girlfriday
Wow, another year of dramas, come and gone. Where does the sanity go? I decided that for this year's review, I would learn to be impartial and precise, and...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Best Love, Can't Lose, City Hunter, Dream High, featured, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, Girl K, High Kick: Counterattack of the Short Legs, I Need Romance, Lie To Me, Man of Honor, Miss Ripley, My Princess, Myung-wol the Spy, Scent of a Woman, Thousand Day Promise, Vampire Prosecutor, Warrior Baek Dong-soo, year in review, year in review 2011, You've Fallen For Me
Somewhere Over the K-Drama Rainbow [Year in Review, Part 3]
by Dahee_Fanel
The other day, I sat down and thought long and hard about all of the various dramas that I've seen over the course of my life. I remembered secretly turning...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Drama Special, Dream High, featured, Girl K, President, Scent of a Woman, The Duo, The Princess's Man, year in review, year in review 2011
Measuring 2011 on the Sticky Scale [Year in Review, Part 1]
by javabeans
Time for another Year In Review series! How did a year pass by so quickly? I guess when you're busy watching dramas, time flies. This is my fifth year (eek)...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, 49 Days, Baby-Faced Beauty, Best Love, Can't Lose, City Hunter, Dream High, featured, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, Girl K, High Kick: Counterattack of the Short Legs, Lie To Me, Manny, Me Too Flower, Miss Ripley, My Princess, Myung-wol the Spy, Poseidon, Scent of a Woman, The Princess's Man, Thousand Day Promise, Tree With Deep Roots, Vampire Prosecutor, year in review, year in review 2011
Dramabeans Podcast #8
by javabeans
Podcast #8 Running time: 58:23 [ Download Podcast ] [ Alternate Download ] [audio:http://javabeans.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/podcast8-1.mp3] In which we talk about: Poseidon (3:40), High Kick 3 and the state of comedy (5:50), Girl...
Tags: featured, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, Girl K, High Kick: Counterattack of the Short Legs, Poseidon, Scent of a Woman, Thousand Day Promise, Vampire Prosecutor
Lee Dong-wook: “I want to conquer the universe”
by javabeans
With Scent of a Woman having wrapped up over the weekend, it's managed to raise the profiles of its two stars -- or, should I say, re-raise, since Kim Sun-ah...
Tags: interviews, Lee Dong-wook, Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman: Episode 16 (Final)
by girlfriday
It's the end of the road, and time for Yeon-jae to say her goodbyes and tie up all her loose ends. Normally I loathe finales that are a lineup of...
Tags: Eom Ki-joon, featured, Kim Sun-ah, Lee Dong-wook, Scent of a Woman, Seo Hyo-rim