You can only pick one: Retro 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 1988, Go Back Spouses, Through the Darkness, Twenty Five Twenty One, You can only pick one

Five drama recommendations… for when you miss your mom

by DB Staff

When we watch a drama, we're often so focused on the OTP (or the second lead syndrome!) that we forget how much the stories are also about families — and in...

Tags: Answer Me 1988, Drama recommendations, featured2, Go Back Spouses, Hi Bye Mama!, I Hear Your Voice, While You Were Sleeping

A contract romance: You, your drama, and the suspension of disbelief

by missvictrix

Each time you start a drama, it's like a contract between you and the story. The drama says, "If you're willing to suspend your disbelief and join me for the...

Tags: A Piece of Your Mind, Chocolate, editorial, Go Back Spouses, Memories of the Alhambra, Splish Splash Love, The King: Eternal Monarch, When My Love Blooms

Animals of dramaland: From props to metaphors

by missvictrix

The animal kingdom has always had an interesting presence in dramaland. Animals, and pets in particular, can act as a catalyst that's responsible for an important reveal or moment, can...

Tags: Because This Life Is Our First, editorial, Go Back Spouses, Kill It, Kill Me Heal Me, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Shopping King Louis, That Psychometric Guy, The Best Hit, The Secret Life of My Secretary, Your House Helper

What’s in a title: Don’t judge a drama by its cover

by missvictrix

We’re all familiar with the adage "don’t judge a book by its cover." It means that what you see isn’t always what you get, and what something...

Tags: editorial, Go Back Spouses, My Strange Hero, Romance Is a Bonus Book, Surplus Princess

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

Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching

by DB Staff

So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...

Tags: Go Back Spouses, My Healing Love, The Crowned Clown, What We're Watching

Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching

by DB Staff

So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...

Tags: Black Knight, Go Back Spouses, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Longing Heart, Smart Prison Living, Two Cops, What We're Watching, While You Were Sleeping

Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching

by DB Staff

So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...

Tags: Black Knight, Go Back Spouses, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Mysterious Il-seung, Smart Prison Living, The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World, Two Cops, What We're Watching

[Go Back Spouses: Episode 6] Hiding out in the bathroom

Tags: Go Back Spouses