Dramaland justice: The vigilante edition

by missvictrix

The concept of justice is one of the backbones of K-drama storytelling. We've looked at some ways dramas deploy justice — through compensating their heroes/heroines with a gift, and delivering...

Tags: City Hunter, Healer, Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho, The Secret Life of My Secretary, Time

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

Serialized stories and the viewer voice

by missvictrix

The Korean drama industry, despite being very much a modern entertainment behemoth, has a lot in common with an old way of telling and delivering stories: through installments. Back in...

Tags: Introverted Boss, My Ajusshi, Myung-wol the Spy, Return, Time

The loss of the hero in MBC’s Time

by missvictrix

MBC's recent melodrama Time is an interesting drama to examine as it met with one of the worst situations for a live-shoot drama: losing their main actor mid-show. Kim Jung-hyun,...

Tags: Kim Jung-hyun, Seohyun, Time

[Time: Episode 32] A person who is loved will be remembered

Tags: Time

[Time: Episode 31] It’s raining sentences

Tags: Time

[Time: Episode 31] Thank you for revealing the truth

Tags: Time

[Time: Episode 30] I reject society’s indifference!

Tags: Time

[Time: Episode 29] Who doesn’t want to be a chaebol CEO?

Tags: Time

[Time: Episode 29] Trust issues and then some

Tags: Time