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...
Watching K-dramas is a delicate science. It requires finely-tuned skills around time management, content assessment, and a level of logistics management that could run a worldwide factory if we ever...
An often overlooked part of watching Korean dramas is the actual methods we use to watch them. Because many of us are international fans living outside of South Korea, there's...
Korean dramas, like all good stories, are designed to take us on a journey. We experience the highs and lows with the story's characters, and often, we feel their feelings...
The concept of "opposites attract" might be a proven scientific phenomenon, but it often seems like an unwritten law of Korean dramas as well. K-dramas are famous for their romances —...
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...
By Toni
I got excited with this month’s theme, as luckily enough for me, I had just finished rewatching Answer Me 1988 with the intention of killing time while waiting...
Happy weekend, everyone! Team Dramabeans is busily planning for our 10-year anniversary bash, so I made sure to squeeze my drama-watching in early this week. I had to make time...
javabeans: Second leaaaaaaads! Where would we be without them?
girlfriday: Happier, probably.
javabeans: But also maybe more bored? Because c’mon, a well-placed second lead (and his unrequited love 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
Best practices: the methods and madness of watching K-dramas
by missvictrix
Watching K-dramas is a delicate science. It requires finely-tuned skills around time management, content assessment, and a level of logistics management that could run a worldwide factory if we ever...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Chief Kim, editorial, I'm Not a Robot, That Psychometric Guy, The Lonely Shining Goblin
The ways we watch dramas
by missvictrix
An often overlooked part of watching Korean dramas is the actual methods we use to watch them. Because many of us are international fans living outside of South Korea, there's...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, City Hunter, editorial, Misaeng, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim
How dramas use nostalgia
by missvictrix
Korean dramas, like all good stories, are designed to take us on a journey. We experience the highs and lows with the story's characters, and often, we feel their feelings...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Answer Me 1994, Answer Me 1997, Boyfriend, City Hunter, editorial, Go Back Spouses, Heirs, I'm Sorry I Love You, Valid Love
When opposites attract
by missvictrix
The concept of "opposites attract" might be a proven scientific phenomenon, but it often seems like an unwritten law of Korean dramas as well. K-dramas are famous for their romances —...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Clean With Passion for Now, editorial, On the Way to the Airport, Reach of Sincerity, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Secret Garden, She Was Pretty
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
[Revisiting Dramas] Answer Me 1988: It hurts so bad it’s good
by Guest Beanie
By Toni I got excited with this month’s theme, as luckily enough for me, I had just finished rewatching Answer Me 1988 with the intention of killing time while waiting...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Theme of the Month
Answer Me PD returns with new tvN series Prison this fall
by girlfriday
This is a welcome change. As much I like the Answer Me franchise, I do think it's time for the creators to branch out and do something new, so it's...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Answer Me 1994, Answer Me 1997, Smart Prison Living
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
Happy weekend, everyone! Team Dramabeans is busily planning for our 10-year anniversary bash, so I made sure to squeeze my drama-watching in early this week. I had to make time...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Answer Me 1988, Chief Kim, Hwarang, Introverted Boss, New Journey to the West, Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People, Tomorrow With You, What We're Watching
Top 10 most virulent cases of Second Lead Syndrome
by DB Staff
javabeans: Second leaaaaaaads! Where would we be without them? girlfriday: Happier, probably. javabeans: But also maybe more bored? Because c’mon, a well-placed second lead (and his unrequited love for...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Answer Me 1988, Answer Me 1994, Autumn Fairy Tale, Boys Before Flowers, Chuno, Dramabeans Top 10, featured, Heirs, lists, My Girl, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Who Are You–School 2015, You're Beautiful