POP CULTURE & COMMENTARY

• K-drama addiction stories
• Glossary: Oppa
• Glossary: Noona
• Glossary: Banmal
• Glossary: Jondaemal
• Pop Culture: Piggyback rides
• Pop Culture: The Fairy and the Woodcutter
• Pop Culture: Gumiho

 
DRAMABEANS TOP 10

• Top 10 favorite dramas of all time
• Top 10 favorite drama directors
• Top 10 favorite drama writers
• Top 10 most virulent cases of Second Lead Syndrome
• Top 10 idol-actors in dramaland
• Top 10 favorite drama girlfriends
• Top 10 favorite drama bromances
• Top 10 favorite drama OTPs (One True Pairings)
• Our Top 10 favorite K-drama tropes
• Top 10 gateway dramas to hook your friends on
• Dramabeans Top 10: Korean dramas about enemies-to-lovers romances
• Dramabeans Top 10: Korean dramas about friends-to-lovers romances
• Dramabeans Top 10: Korean dramas whose endings are better left unwatched (trust us)
• If You Like… Noona Romances
• If You Like… Contract Marriages
• Romantic-comedy drama recommendations
• First-date dramas

 
PODCASTS

Here are a selection of our favorite podcasts. For all podcasts, click here.

• Podcast #1
• Podcast #7, Part 1 (Drinking podcast)
• Podcast #7, Part 2 (More drinking)
• Podcast #7, Part 3 (So much drinking)
• Mystery Drama Theater 3000: K-pop Ultimate Survival
• Mystery Drama Theater 3000: Boys Before Flowers
• Podcast #17, Part 1 (Answering reader questions)
• Podcast #17, Part 2 (More reader questions)
• Mystery Drama Theater 3000: Feeling (Neukkim)
• Podcast #27: The Healer edition
• Podcast #33: Dramaland actor edition

 
YEAR END REVIEWS

Every December, we take a look back at the dramas of the past year with voting, reviews, awards, and internal arguments of what was better than what. Here you can take a look at all year-end posts.

Or, you can browse by particular year:

• Year in Review, 2016
• Year in Review, 2015
• Year in Review, 2014
• Year in Review, 2013
• Year in Review, 2012
• Year in Review, 2011
• Year in Review, 2010
• Year in Review, 2009
• Year in Review, 2008
• Year in Review, 2007

 
RANDOM DRAMA COMMENTARY

• The Script Doctor is in: Myung-wol the Spy
• Thing vs. Thing: Time-traveling Heroes
• Thing vs. Thing: Vampires in Dramaland
• Thing vs. Thing: Foursomes 4eva
• Thing vs. Thing: Cradle-robbing Teachers
• Thing vs. Thing: Actors playing actors
• Thing vs. Thing: Comic book heroes of sageukland
• Odds and Ends: This video is not available in your region
• Odds and Ends: The hotness effect
• Odds and Ends: Fishing for reality
• Odds and Ends: All hail the power of the squee
• Thing vs. Thing: High school hell
• Spill the Beans: Confess your drama addiction stories
• Thing vs. Thing: Higher learning
• Thing vs. Thing: Underdogs and overdogs
• Thing vs. Thing: Image ruinations

 
BEHIND THE SCENES

• The perils of historical accuracy
• Historical inaccuracy, or dramatization?
• Popular vs. buzzworthy dramas
• Who’s to blame for confusing characters?
• The business of kdrama extensions and cuts
• JB and GF face off: Battle of delusional hopes
• Still injured, Choi Su-jong resumes filming in voice only
• When dramas go crazy: Aurora Princess, a case study
• Dae Jang Geum watch: Lee Young-ae agrees, October goal set
• SBS announces makjang-free policy
• Big 3 consider cutting back weeknight prime time miniseries
• Makjang writer makes grand exit from dramaland
• Daejong Film Awards under fire for attendance requirement
• 52nd Daejong Film Awards