Justice might be a strong current running through dramaland, but there's a corner that lies untouched: the land of the second male lead. If there's a part of dramaland justice...
The animal kingdom has always had an interesting presence in dramaland. Animals, and pets in particular, can act as a catalyst that's responsible for an important reveal or moment, can...
The most important relationships featured in K-dramas are arguably the romances. In fact, I think I could count on one hand the dramas that have not been romances, or featured...
Korean dramas love interconnectedness. In fact, it's hard to find a drama that doesn't connect even the smallest, faintest of dots between its characters through their shared histories and experiences....
Park Shin-hye (Doctors) surfaced in today's news as being approached for a new tvN drama titled Chicago Typewriter—but before you get too excited, it looks like this wave of...
Another year, another Christmas Eve delivery completed!
Not gonna lie, recent years haven't been the rosiest for Old Saint Nick, but this year, I decided to do something about it....
It was no easy task, trying to choose only five dramas out of an entire year of wonderful stories to write about in my year-end review. In the end, I...
My math must be off this year because somehow, choosing five dramas turned out to be an immeasurably more difficult task than previous years. If we're going by numbers alone,...
As we've mentioned, we here at Dramabeans Central have been changing up our year-end review series, trying out new features and reworking others. It's been an ongoing process looking for...
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Dramaland justice: What about the second lead?
by missvictrix
Justice might be a strong current running through dramaland, but there's a corner that lies untouched: the land of the second male lead. If there's a part of dramaland justice...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Cheese in the Trap, editorial, Her Private Life, Kill Me Heal Me, Love Alarm, Sassy Go Go, Temperature of Love
Animals of dramaland: From props to metaphors
by missvictrix
The animal kingdom has always had an interesting presence in dramaland. Animals, and pets in particular, can act as a catalyst that's responsible for an important reveal or moment, can...
Tags: Because This Life Is Our First, editorial, Go Back Spouses, Kill It, Kill Me Heal Me, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Shopping King Louis, That Psychometric Guy, The Best Hit, The Secret Life of My Secretary, Your House Helper
Siblings of dramaland
by missvictrix
The most important relationships featured in K-dramas are arguably the romances. In fact, I think I could count on one hand the dramas that have not been romances, or featured...
Tags: 20th Century Boy and Girl, Answer Me 1988, Autumn Fairy Tale, Come Here and Hug Me, editorial, Heirs, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, Kill Me Heal Me, Memories of the Alhambra, That Winter the Wind Blows, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim
We’ve met before… once upon a K-drama
by missvictrix
Korean dramas love interconnectedness. In fact, it's hard to find a drama that doesn't connect even the smallest, faintest of dots between its characters through their shared histories and experiences....
Tags: 20th Century Boy and Girl, Come Here and Hug Me, editorial, Healer, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, Just Between Lovers, Kill Me Heal Me, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Shark, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim
Park Shin-hye name-dropped for tvN drama Chicago Typewriter
by javabeans
Park Shin-hye (Doctors) surfaced in today's news as being approached for a new tvN drama titled Chicago Typewriter—but before you get too excited, it looks like this wave of...
Tags: Kill Me Heal Me, Park Shin-hye
Santa goes Zen [Year in Review, Part 8]
by Santa Claus
Another year, another Christmas Eve delivery completed! Not gonna lie, recent years haven't been the rosiest for Old Saint Nick, but this year, I decided to do something about it....
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Angry Mom, Answer Me 1988, Awl, Bubblegum, D-Day, Ex-Girlfriend Club, featured, Girl Who Sees Smells, Healer, I Remember You, Imaginary Cat, Kill Me Heal Me, Let's Eat 2, Mask, Oh My Ghostess, Oh My Venus, Remember—Son's War, Sassy Go Go, Scholar Who Walks the Night, She Was Pretty, Six Flying Dragons, The Producers, The Superman Age, The Time I've Loved You, Valid Love, Village: Secret of Achiara, Warm and Cozy, year in review, year in review 2015, Yong-pal
A sweet year of dramas [Year in Review, Part 6]
by LollyPip
It was no easy task, trying to choose only five dramas out of an entire year of wonderful stories to write about in my year-end review. In the end, I...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, featured, Heart to Heart, Ho-gu's Love, I Remember You, Kill Me Heal Me, Sassy Go Go, year in review, year in review 2015
The fifth wheel in dramaland [Year in Review, Part 5]
by gummimochi
My math must be off this year because somehow, choosing five dramas turned out to be an immeasurably more difficult task than previous years. If we're going by numbers alone,...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, featured, Kill Me Heal Me, Last, Punch, Scholar Who Walks the Night, year in review, year in review 2015
Giving 2015 a hand [Year in Review, Part 2]
by javabeans
As we've mentioned, we here at Dramabeans Central have been changing up our year-end review series, trying out new features and reworking others. It's been an ongoing process looking for...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, featured, Healer, Kill Me Heal Me, The Producers, Warm and Cozy, year in review, year in review 2015, Yong-pal
Dramabeans Podcast #28
by javabeans
We know, it's been forever! We let life overtake us and when it was time to sit down and record a podcast the list had gotten scary-long. We do our...
Tags: Angry Mom, Blood, featured, Girl Who Sees Smells, Heart to Heart, Ho-gu's Love, Hyde Jekyll Me, Kill Me Heal Me, Let's Eat 2, Mask, Persevere Gu Hae-ra, The Producers, Warm and Cozy, Who Are You–School 2015