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All told, a pretty fun year [Year in Review, Part 4]
by javabeans
After a pretty meh 2008, I was ready for the drama landscape to fire back up with 2009. And while there were a number of misses and disappointments -- isn't there always?...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Boys Before Flowers, Cinderella Man, Dream, Heading to the Ground, Hero, Hon, IRIS, Kyung Sook Kyung Sook's Father, My Fair Lady, Partner, Queen Seon-deok, Return of Iljimae, Smile, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Story of a Man, Style, Swallow the Sun, Tamra the Island, Triple, Will It Snow For Christmas, year in review, year in review 2009, You're Beautiful
Duds and delights of 2009 [Year in Review, Part 1]
by Dahee_Fanel
(Just to clarify, this is the first of four guest reviews and is written by Dahee Fanel, whose insights you can read regularly on her own blog, Dahee's Plastic Castle....
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Accidental Couple, Boys Before Flowers, Cain and Abel, Everybody Cha Cha Cha, Friend Our Legend, Kyung Sook Kyung Sook's Father, Queen Seon-deok, Smile, Style, The Man Who Can't Get Married, Will It Snow For Christmas, year in review, year in review 2009, You're Beautiful
How was 2009 for you?
by javabeans
With the year coming to an end, that means it's time to take stock of the past twelve months (well, eleven really) in kdramas. The broadcast stations will be holding...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Accidental Couple, Angel's Temptation, Beanie Awards, Boys Before Flowers, Brilliant Legacy, Cain and Abel, Cinderella Man, City Hall, Dream, Friend, Heading to the Ground, Hero, Hon, IRIS, Ja Myung Go, Job Well Done, Loving You a Thousand Times, My Fair Lady, Partner, Queen of Housewives, Queen Seon-deok, Return of Iljimae, Smile, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Story of a Man, Strike Love, Style, Tamra the Island, Triple, year in review, year in review 2009
Who’s to blame for confusing characters?
by javabeans
There have been several discussions on this site about this topic, so I found the following article pretty timely. I both agree and disagree with the points outlined below, but...
Tags: drama production, East of Eden, Jung Il-woo, Lee Da-hae, My Fair Lady, Ryu Shi-won, Style
Style criticized for excessive product placement
by javabeans
I stopped watching Style a while ago (I couldn't take it anymore, it got on my nerves), but I'm still keeping an eye on the news about it, since it's...
Tags: drama production, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jia, Style
Luxury cars turn heads in Style
by javabeans
I tend to agree with viewers of SBS's Style that, despite its title, the fashions and feel of the drama lack a certain stylish flair. (Kim Hye-soo is looking fierce,...
Tags: Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jia, Style
Style abounds with star cameos
by javabeans
Kim Hye-soo with 2NE1's Park Bom As announced, weekend drama Style has some upcoming star cameos in the works, and it looks like they're using them all up in...
Tags: 2NE1, Bada, Cha Ye-ryun, Kang Ji-hwan, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jia, Lee Yong-woo, Sandara Park, Style
Kang Ji-hwan cameos on Style
by javabeans
Aww, craaaap. Now I have to keep watching Style! I'd pretty much decided to put SBS's Style on the back burner -- not because it sucks, but because I'm just...
Tags: Kang Ji-hwan, Style
Style: Episode 1
by javabeans
So, Style. SBS's new Saturday-Sunday drama is off to a great ratings start (mid-to-upper-teens), and given its competition (Friend, Our Legend and Iron Empress), it's likely to stay that way....
Tags: first episodes, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jia, Lee Yong-woo, Ryu Shi-won, Style
Sol Pharmacy reclaims top weekend spot
by javabeans
Yoo Sun and Lee Pil-mo of Sons of Sol Pharmacy With Brilliant Legacy out of the picture, KBS's cheery family drama Sons of Sol Pharmacy has reclaimed the top spot...
Tags: drama ratings, Friend, Iron Empress, Job Well Done, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Style