How about a tab with the most recent comments? Or do you think that’s counterproductive?

Our fancy trends carousel at the top of the Dramas section just got a little fancier. I have no idea what you're talking about 😅

I'm not clear on what the data for the Weekly Trends is based? News from around the internet? Exclusively DB data?

Beanies are on Dramabeans to talk about dramas and follow fellow-beanies conversations on current pages, (which is becoming very difficult to find and follow) not to look at trends and leave one-off comments on the discussion page.

I didn’t expect people to be so down about this. I like having reviews and am glad to see that they are back! I definitely use the “dramas” tab - it’s the easiest way to find dramas that aren’t airing right now, so the updates seem fun to me! I’ll never forget that time @reply1988 and I made Live Up to Your Name trend because we both wrote reviews after deciding it didn’t have enough love!

There are a few things that we Really Really want:
A link to the 'most recent comments' list
Fix the comments notifications so it takes you to the comment being notified about.
Something that I ( and a few other people) have asked for- Fix the drama hangout pages for For Eagle Brothers so they are properly listed.
I'm not sure that anyone has asked for the trends page to be rearranged. And taking out the discussion page tab means it is even more difficult to find discussions, especially when things like the hangouts are not properly listed

I feel DB is trying to turn into an MDL-esque site with the rating, reviews, and trends. That's actually a good move, we do need sites with more accurate ratings and objective reviews but I don't think that's panning out quite well. Many people (including me) don't leave reviews and even the ratings of the few shows mentioned in trending seem rather inaccurate. DB is essentially a communal kdrama space. This is why people keep coming back to it and many have left when the fanwall has gone. We don't need to bring that back if the site owners can't manage that but there should be some work done to keep the sense of community alive here. If you are planning to transition to a rating reviews then you need to figure out how to handle a few hindrances like lesser reviews, that are preventing that model from hitting off.

Since i rarely do live watches, I use the drama tab very often to search for drama recaps, especially for older dramas. Is there another way to do that ? I really appreciate when beanies put reviews on the discussion page, so I know I will like having the Review section.
Thanks for this update!

Not that anybody cares but when something that worked doesn't anymore, one should go back to the basics of what made it work in the first place. And that was, in my oppinion, great recap writers with charismatic personality that loved, respected and knew a lot about Koreans. And they attracted people alike that shared their love for kdramas. This is not happening write now and because the fish stinks from the head, there is a lot of this happening in the comments also. The product that this site is selling is Korean dramas and you cannot attract more people to love them (and therefore watch them and enjoying the conversations here) if you don't show that in the recaps. Or when the recappers are more interested in "western values" and trash theirs. You can paint it with whatever you want, fan walls or drama ratings, nothing will work unless you stick with what worked in the first place.

The following goes through my head:

In my opinion, the asset of this site are 3 points:
1. recaps by talented recappers
2. diverse and broad input by the community and
3. watch your target audience (stay local, don´t think global)

Reviews: I left that out.

I make a distinction between recaps and reviews: recapping (1) is what really keeps the community engaged (2). No matter how bad the show: a talented recapper attracts the community.
Just like in figure skating: short program (review) and free skating (recap & community).
We are here for the FREE SKATING!

Review: informative, the essential story summarized. Essential means: few letters. No episodic recap. No meandering details. Perhaps served with a tip: for which viewer the show might be interesting.

Recapping allows the author to dazzle: no matter how bad the show - the recapper has the ability to think quickly and pointedly and to shine with wordplay. Over an average text length. Ideally, we are fed about culture and history on the side and swallow happily. And join in.
Recapping (1) calls the party and we have fun participating (2).

In this respect reviews or this ‚carousel‘ (figure skating in mind): it must be done short and simple for the sake of it or kind of launch pad (… but we are still sitting here for the FREE SKATING)

For me: When I'm looking for a new show, I've usually already made a pre-selection from various sources. Then I watch Dramabeans recapping of the last episode, which usually ends with a review by the same author: great. That's enough for me to make a decision.

I've read some great recaps on Dramabeans followed by long, lively, inspiring comments by the community (some older ones are like treasure troves!)

Finally: I'd like to give a big THANK YOU to all recappers (who sometimes catch a disappointing show). Thank you! Hang in there! We appreciate it and keep reading the recapping and comments (even if sometimes skipping the show, yes, I´m looking at you Crushology...and Tastefully you could have done better!)