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Hello Dramabeans series
Video greetings from K-actors to the Dramabeans community
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
Drama Casting & News
KBS's School is back in session for 2021 with Jo Yi-hyun, Kim Yo-han, Choo Young-woo
by tccolb
From youth romances to mid-life melos: K-drama and storytelling perspectives
by missvictrix
Nevertheless Is age just a number? We often talk about age in K-dramas as it relates to romantic relationships, but what if we take a step back and look at...
Tags: A Couple's World, Cheese in the Trap, Dear My Friends, Extracurricular, Graceful Friends, Mine, Nevertheless, On the Verge of Insanity, On the Way to the Airport, Racket Boys, School 2017, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, When My Love Blooms
Subtitles: Barrier or gateway?
by missvictrix
Parasite What with Bong Joon-ho's Parasite making Oscar history and all, there's been a lot of talk about subtitles in the press of late. It seems translated words on the...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Crash Landing on You, Legend of the Blue Sea, Man to Man, Parasite, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
K-drama problems: Tumbling down the rabbit hole
by missvictrix
It's always been interesting to me that K-drama lovers are always very cognizant of their point of entry -- i.e., everyone has asked herself at some point, "How did...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, City Hunter, Sassy Go Go, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
The emotion of the ocean
by missvictrix
Location and setting are used in powerful ways to help tell stories. Korean dramas in particular often capitalize on foreign settings or location changes to give depth and context. But...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Flower Boy Next Door, Lie To Me, Nice Guy, The K2, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
The magical world of meta
by missvictrix
Of the many things that Korean dramas do well, one of my favorites is meta. Half fan service, half navel-gazing statement on the act of creation, meta is an undeniable...
Tags: I'm Not a Robot, Let's Eat, Memories of the Alhambra, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Oh My Ghostess, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, W–Two Worlds, You're Beautiful
PPL: The good, the bad, and the ugly
by missvictrix
As K-drama devotees, we are all familiar with the necessary evil/drama-funder known as "PPL," or product placement. If you're a non-Korean watcher, you might not realize that each drama...
Tags: Boyfriend, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, Memories of the Alhambra, My ID Is Gangnam Beauty, Tomorrow With You, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, You From Another Star
Ji Sung, Han Ji-min team up with Weightlifting Fairy writer for tvN
by girlfriday
Okay, I'm excited about this comeback. Writer Yang Hee-seung of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju, Oh My Ghostess, and High School King of Savvy is back with a new drama for...
Tags: Familiar Wife, Han Ji-min, Ji Sung, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
[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
Dramabeans Podcast #35
by javabeans
We're eternally in catch-up mode for our podcasts, since time tends to move faster than we've been able to make them, but this time we're determined to cover some lost...
Tags: featured, Hwarang, Legend of the Blue Sea, Solomon's Perjury, The Lonely Shining Goblin, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju
Top 10 favorite drama girlfriends
by DB Staff
javabeans: It seemed a natural progression to follow our favorite drama bromances with our favorite female friendships, since next to romance, it’s often the heartwarming depictions of friendships that...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Age of Youth, Answer Me 1997, Dear My Friends, Dramabeans Top 10, Ex-Girlfriend Club, Fantastic, featured, Heartless City, High Society, I Need Romance, lists, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju