Happy New Year! As we welcome 2025, we also bid farewell to 2024 and all the dramas we loved. Here are our picks for the year, reflecting what we enjoyed, what grabbed...
For our final "bean" of the year, we're awarding the Bean of Hiddenness. You know the drama — it was flying under the radar until it flew right into your heart...
While reflecting on my year in K-dramas, I considered a few different themes to write about. Several featured rain, for instance, and even more were about musicians. But the more...
It’s been a long, dark journey for our protagonist and the few people he can now confidently call friends. But while Black Out serves as a cautionary tale about...
It's your time to shine, Beanies! Add your voice to the community and help Dramabeans provide trustworthy fan(atic) reviews for people looking for their next drama.
Provide a quick...
We’re nearing the finish line, which means some characters are finally uncovering the truth while others are finally facing down the consequences of their choices. But the real masterminds...
Just when you think these people can’t possibly sink any lower, they find a way to prove you wrong. Seriously, it would be impressive if it weren’t so...
In the wake of a new tragedy, everyone scrambles to find someone to blame. The good news is that decade-old lies are being exposed one by one; the bad news...
Things take an (even more) grim turn this week as long-buried evidence surfaces, causing certain people’s masks to slip and revealing just how horrible they’ve been all along....
New details about the murders come to light, with startling implications — and yet, most people in this town seem determined to sweep it all back under the rug. But the...
[2024 Year in Review] Editors’ Picks
by DB Staff
Happy New Year! As we welcome 2025, we also bid farewell to 2024 and all the dramas we loved. Here are our picks for the year, reflecting what we enjoyed, what grabbed...
Tags: A Shop for Killers, A Virtuous Business, Ahn Bo-hyun, Black Out, Byun Woo-seok, Byun Yo-han, Captivating the King, Connection, Doubt, Editors' Picks, Flex x Cop, Good Partner, Hide, Honey Lee, Jang Nara, Jeon Jong-seo, Jeongnyeon The Star is Born, Ji Sung, Jo Jung-seok, Jung Ryeo-won, Kim Hye-yoon, Kim Ji-won, Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Tae-ri, Knight Flower, Lovely Runner, Mr Plankton, My Sweet Mobster, Queen of Tears, Tell Me That You Love Me, The Atypical Family, What Comes After Love, year in review, year in review 2024
[2024 Year in Review] Bean of Hiddenness
by DB Staff
For our final "bean" of the year, we're awarding the Bean of Hiddenness. You know the drama — it was flying under the radar until it flew right into your heart...
Tags: Black Out, Doubt, Family by Choice, Iron Family, Like Flowers in Sand, My Happy Ending, Tell Me That You Love Me, year in review, year in review 2024
[2024 Year in review] Actors bringing their A-game
by mistyisles
While reflecting on my year in K-dramas, I considered a few different themes to write about. Several featured rain, for instance, and even more were about musicians. But the more...
Tags: Black Out, Captivating the King, Jeongnyeon The Star is Born, Love Next Door, Lovely Runner, Maestra - Strings of Truth, Player 2 – Master of Swindlers, The Midnight Studio, year in review, year in review 2024
Black Out: Episode 14 (Final)
by mistyisles
It’s been a long, dark journey for our protagonist and the few people he can now confidently call friends. But while Black Out serves as a cautionary tale about...
Tags: Black Out, Byun Yo-han, Go Bo-kyul, Go Joon, Kim Bora, Kwon Hae-hyo
[Beanie Review] Black Out
by DB Staff
It's your time to shine, Beanies! Add your voice to the community and help Dramabeans provide trustworthy fan(atic) reviews for people looking for their next drama. Provide a quick...
Tags: Beanie Review, Black Out
Black Out: Episodes 12-13
by mistyisles
We’re nearing the finish line, which means some characters are finally uncovering the truth while others are finally facing down the consequences of their choices. But the real masterminds...
Tags: Black Out, Byun Yo-han, Go Bo-kyul, Go Joon, Kim Bora, Kwon Hae-hyo
Black Out: Episodes 10-11
by mistyisles
Just when you think these people can’t possibly sink any lower, they find a way to prove you wrong. Seriously, it would be impressive if it weren’t so...
Tags: Black Out, Byun Yo-han, Go Bo-kyul, Go Joon, Kim Bora, Kwon Hae-hyo
Black Out: Episode 9
by mistyisles
In the wake of a new tragedy, everyone scrambles to find someone to blame. The good news is that decade-old lies are being exposed one by one; the bad news...
Tags: Black Out, Byun Yo-han, Go Bo-kyul, Go Joon, Kim Bora, Kwon Hae-hyo
Black Out: Episodes 7-8
by mistyisles
Things take an (even more) grim turn this week as long-buried evidence surfaces, causing certain people’s masks to slip and revealing just how horrible they’ve been all along....
Tags: Black Out, Byun Yo-han, Go Bo-kyul, Go Joon, Kim Bora, Kwon Hae-hyo
Black Out: Episodes 5-6
by mistyisles
New details about the murders come to light, with startling implications — and yet, most people in this town seem determined to sweep it all back under the rug. But the...
Tags: Black Out, Byun Yo-han, Go Bo-kyul, Go Joon, Kim Bora, Kwon Hae-hyo