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I love Korean dramas and I write about 'em. I've been watching Korean dramas (on and off) as long as I can remember, for almost two decades. My first Korean drama was the 1992 hit Jealousy, and I've been hooked ever since. Man does that make me feel old.
Dramabeans | Deconstructing Korean Dramas & Kpop Culture
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Happy Friday everyone! Here is your Open Thread, which is here for you to chat about anything you want, whether it be drama-related or not. Nothing’s off-topic here! Spoilers may be rife, so proceed accordingly. RELATED POSTS Open Thread #861 Open Thread #860 Open Thread #859 Open Thread #858
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A new teaser has arrived for KBS’s rom-com Dare to Love Me, this time following our Confucian-fashioned hero L (a.k.a. Kim Myung-soo)(Numbers), who swears by the motto that manners maketh the person. Indeed, his character teaser begins with Shin Yoon-bok (L) teaching this very lesson. Though quite scholarly, our Yoon-bok doesn’t spend all his time …
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Time slot: Friday (single drop) Broadcaster: Netflix Genre: Sci-fi, action, drama Episode count: 12 Reasons to watch: After being shelved for quite some time due to star Yoo Ah-in’s *erm* legal issues, Netflix has resurrected (read: re-edited) their dystopic sci-fi, pivoting the camera to focus more on the other characters played by: Ahn Eun-jin, Jeon …
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Summer vibes this week with sunshine, rainbows, and heart eyes as our leads get oh-so-close together. But with our heroine’s “boyfriend” causing a barrier, rivalry and jealousy brew between our two high school boys. Plus, we’re introduced to a crime plotline that I did not see coming — and with so many feel-goods packed around …
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Song Hye-gyo, Gong Yoo Despite not revealing a title yet, my anticipation is alarmingly high for writer Noh Hee-kyung’s (Our Blues) newest project, which now has Gong Yoo (The Silent Sea) reviewing an offer to join Song Hye-gyo (The Glory). As a period series, the story will be diving into the history behind South Korea’s …
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Our photographer and his team are slowly but steadily unraveling the truth about their respective and shared pasts, but an ancient evil is just as steadily catching up to them. Can he find a way to save himself and his loved ones before time runs out, or is it time for yet another painful goodbye? …
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KBS’s upcoming Dare to Love Me has been busily pushing out promos, with a new poster quickly following the first teaser where we meet our soon-to-be-lovers pair: L (a.k.a. Kim Myung-soo)(Numbers) and Lee Yoo-young (Insider). I didn’t expect our modern woman Kim Hong-do (Lee Yoo-young) to already be smitten, but there’s no doubt she’s head-over-heels …
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After driving off into the sunset over five years ago, the property-stealing swindlers of Player have returned in a new installment. Resuming his role as mastermind Kang Ha-ri is Song Seung-heon (Black Knight). He’s joined by his old team members Lee Shi-un (Bad Prosecutor) as hacker Im Byung-min and Tae Won-seok (My Demon) as muscle …
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We’re in the final stage now as everyone readies for the inevitable showdown between our two formidable women. With the stakes higher than ever, our heroine prepares to end this fight once and for all. But her adversary has a few tricks up her sleeve that might just be more than our heroine can handle. …
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Excuse me while I hold my breath for tvN’s The Midnight Romance in Hagwon, rapt under the spell of Wie Ha-joon (Gyeongseong Creature) in the latest posters – not that Jung Ryeo-won (May It Please the Court) isn’t bringing the pretty herself. With the premiere now just a few weeks away on May 11, the …
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