We're rolling out a new feature, which we're calling the "If You Like..." series, intended to help you wade through dramaland waters for your favorite plot devices, character types, or...
2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...
The K-drama world rolled into 2008 still riding the high that was 2007, a year in which a startling number of quality dramas were made, and enjoyed. Maybe it rolled in too...
How should one convey bad news in writing? By creating a buffer first. Avoid traumatizing your audience with the bad news all at once, but instead cushion the blow so...
I was thinking how I've been watching lots of first episodes of dramas these days, but haven't found anything to dive into since the end of Who Are You? It's...
SBS's current Monday-Tuesday drama, sageuk King and I, is coming to a close, and moving to replace it is the upcoming drama billed as "a lively and sweet love story...
If You Like… Contract Marriages
by javabeans
We're rolling out a new feature, which we're calling the "If You Like..." series, intended to help you wade through dramaland waters for your favorite plot devices, character types, or...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, 1% of Anything, Accidental Couple, Big, Delightful Girl Chun-hyang, Empire of Gold, featured, Full House, Goong, Haeundae Lovers, I Love You, If You Like, It's Okay Daddy's Girl, Lie To Me, lists, Mary Stayed Out All Night, Ojakkyo Brothers, Sweet 18
Finding merit in the mediocre [Year in Review, Part 4]
by javabeans
2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Iljimae, Love & Marriage, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Last Scandal of My Life, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
Dahee Fanel’s 2008 review [Year in Review, Part 3]
by Dahee_Fanel
The K-drama world rolled into 2008 still riding the high that was 2007, a year in which a startling number of quality dramas were made, and enjoyed. Maybe it rolled in too...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, East of Eden, I Love You, Iljimae, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, My Sweet Seoul, On Air, Rivals, Spotlight, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
A grump reviews 2008 [Year in Review, Part 2]
by thunderbolt
How should one convey bad news in writing? By creating a buffer first. Avoid traumatizing your audience with the bad news all at once, but instead cushion the blow so...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, Conspiracy in the Court, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, The Last Scandal of My Life, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
First-date dramas
by javabeans
I was thinking how I've been watching lots of first episodes of dramas these days, but haven't found anything to dive into since the end of Who Are You? It's...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Bulhandang/Robbers, Coffee Prince, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Iljimae, La Dolce Vita, On Air, Rivals, Spotlight, The Last Scandal of My Life, Tokyo Showers, Who Are You? (MBC), Why Did You Come To Our House, Yi San
Dramas currently on hold
by javabeans
I think I’m pretty fair with drama ratings, in that I don’t add anything to my Ratings Chart that I have not watched in its entirety. If I...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, I Love You, La Dolce Vita, Spotlight, Why Did You Come To Our House
A look at SBS’s upcoming “I Love You”
by javabeans
SBS's current Monday-Tuesday drama, sageuk King and I, is coming to a close, and moving to replace it is the upcoming drama billed as "a lively and sweet love story...
Tags: Ahn Jae-wook, Gong Hyung-jin, Hwanhee, I Love You, Seo Ji-hye