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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
Podcast #8
Running time: 58:23
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[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...
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...
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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