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44 June 14, 2017June 13, 2017

[Dramaland Catnip] Opponents turned allies

by Guest Beanie

City Hunter By @midnight I love watching dramas and love most of the tropes and clichés as long as they don’t drag too much. But one of my...

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80 June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

[Dramaland Catnip] Marriage before dating

by Laica

The King 2 Hearts There's something about the premise of near-strangers making the ultimate commitment to each other that draws me in every time. Whether it's an arrangement they've been pushed...

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194 June 12, 2017June 11, 2017

[Dramaland Catnip] Swooning for dramatic height differences

by Guest Beanie

Strong Woman Do Bong-soon By @since2006 When I read the Dramaland Catnip prompt several things popped into my mind. First, how, just how, can a site understand me so well?...

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63 June 11, 2017June 11, 2017

[Dramaland Catnip] Ragtag bands of misfits

by odilettante

Shut Up Flower Boy Band There's nothing quite so appealing as watching a group of misfits being forced to work together to achieve a common goal, whether it's winning a...

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119 June 10, 2017June 9, 2017

[Dramaland Catnip] Finding satisfaction in sad love stories

by Guest Beanie

Jang Ok-jung, Live By Love [Just as a warning: As with all posts of this sort, there is some risk of being spoiled, but as this topic specifically deals with...

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42 June 8, 2017June 7, 2017

[Dramaland Catnip] The magic of bad drama magic

by Guest Beanie

W–Two Worlds [We're pleased to be sharing reader-submitted contributions to our Theme of the Month series, and will be posting entries throughout the month, so stay tuned for more!...

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108 June 7, 2017June 5, 2017

[Dramaland Catnip] The stinging embarrassment of thinking someone likes you… when they don’t

by murasakimi

Answer Me 1988 Ah, the unbearable embarrassment of wrongly assuming that someone who is being extra nice to you, or staring at you a little longer than convention requires, MUST be...

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140 June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

[Dramaland Catnip] When the hero falls first

by girlfriday

Strong Woman Do Bong-soon There’s something about this concept of dramaland catnip that really appeals to me—the tropes or elements of a drama that lure me back in...

Tags: Answer Me 1997, I Hear Your Voice, Jealousy Incarnate, Plus Nine Boys, Propose, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, Theme of the Month, Twenty Again, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
93 June 1, 2017June 1, 2017

[Dramaland Catnip] The angst and thrills of dramaland’s reunited lovers

by javabeans

Sly and Single Again What better way to kick off our new Theme of the Month series than to celebrate one of the many reasons we find dramas so addictive (...

Tags: Delightful Girl Chun-hyang, Emergency Couple, Green Rose, Hong Gil Dong, Joseon Gunman, My Secret Romance, She Was Pretty, Sly and Single Again, Theme of the Month, Uncontrollably Fond
41 June 1, 2017June 1, 2017

What’s your dramaland catnip? Tell us your stories!

by javabeans

And now for something new! We’ve been wanting to open up the site to more diverse kinds of topics and posts (within the realm of dramas, that is), and...

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