Ahh, second lead syndrome. It's a pain we know well — and you don't have to have many dramas under your belt to feel the pain of the second lead male...
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...
Song Seung-heon, Go Ara
Song Seung-heon (Saimdang, Light’s Diary) and Go Ara (Hwarang) are confirmed for Black, which will air before the end of the year on OCN. Song...
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...
javabeans: With She Was Pretty, Answer Me 1988, and the upcoming Oh My Venus in our collective consciousness at the moment, we're reminded once again that dramaland loves its image ruinations....
After the longest development tease ever, PD Shin Won-ho and writer Lee Woo-jung of the Answer Me franchise (that'd be Answer Me 1997 and Answer Me 1994) have finally announced that the...
The third series from the creators of tvN's hit throwback dramas Answer Me 1997 and Answer Me 1994 has pretty much been in the works since the the end of 2013 (when Answer...
The wonder team that created tvN's pop-culture sensation Answer Me 1997 and its follow-up Answer Me 1994 is reuniting to produce a new drama, so naturally the big question is: Will we...
You can only pick one: Yoo Yeon-seok drama
by DB Staff
You can only pick one, and boy the pressure is on. The DB team will answer a new prompt in each post, and you're invited to do the same in...
Tags: Answer Me 1994, Hospital Playlist, Hospital Playlist 2, Mr. Sunshine, Yoo Yeon-seok, You can only pick one
Five drama recommendations… to give you second lead syndrome
by DB Staff
Ahh, second lead syndrome. It's a pain we know well — and you don't have to have many dramas under your belt to feel the pain of the second lead male...
Tags: Answer Me 1988, Answer Me 1994, Drama recommendations, featured2, Nevertheless, Start-Up, While You Were Sleeping
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
News bites: July 1, 2017
by awcoconuts
Song Seung-heon, Go Ara Song Seung-heon (Saimdang, Light’s Diary) and Go Ara (Hwarang) are confirmed for Black, which will air before the end of the year on OCN. Song...
Tags: Answer Me 1994, Bad Guys: City of Evil, Baro, Black, Go Ara, Hong Sang-soo, Im Shi-wan, Jaejoong, Jeon Ji-hyun, Jo Soo-hyang, Joo Jin-mo, Kang Haneul, Kim Go-eun, Kim Ki-duk, Manhole, musicals, news bites, Park Joong-hoon, Park Jung-ah, Park Jung-min, Park Seo-joon, Ryu Joon-yeol, Song Kang-ho, Song Seung-heon, UEE, Yoo Hae-jin, Yoo Yeon-seok
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
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
Thing vs. Thing: Image ruinations
by javabeans
javabeans: With She Was Pretty, Answer Me 1988, and the upcoming Oh My Venus in our collective consciousness at the moment, we're reminded once again that dramaland loves its image ruinations....
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Answer Me 1988, Answer Me 1994, Coffee Prince, conversation post, featured, Go Ara, Honey Lee, Hwang Jung-eum, Hyeri, Kim Sun-ah, Modern Farmer, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, Oh My Venus, Shin Mina, Thing vs. Thing, Yoon Eun-hye
Answer Me franchise returns this fall with same parents, new year
by girlfriday
After the longest development tease ever, PD Shin Won-ho and writer Lee Woo-jung of the Answer Me franchise (that'd be Answer Me 1997 and Answer Me 1994) have finally announced that the...
Tags: Answer Me 1994, Answer Me 1997, sequels, Sung Dong-il
Answer Me series to go back to 1988 this summer?
by girlfriday
The third series from the creators of tvN's hit throwback dramas Answer Me 1997 and Answer Me 1994 has pretty much been in the works since the the end of 2013 (when Answer...
Tags: Answer Me 1994, Answer Me 1997, cable programs, sequels
Answer Me’s team reunites for new drama
by javabeans
The wonder team that created tvN's pop-culture sensation Answer Me 1997 and its follow-up Answer Me 1994 is reuniting to produce a new drama, so naturally the big question is: Will we...
Tags: Answer Me 1994, Answer Me 1997, cable programs, Na Young-seok, variety shows