Kim Nam-gil
The SBS Drama Awards closed out 2019, with Shin Dong-yup and Jang Nara taking on co-hosting duties for the ceremony. It was a big night for the crime-comedy The...
One of my favorite parts of the year in review is seeing which dramas would find champions among the Dramabeans' staff. This year's voting was tight, with some victors winning...
War is officially declared, the battle-lines are drawn, and each brother finds themselves on the opposite side. One brother by choice, since it offers him a new chance at life,...
Just when the brothers thought their lives might be improving, everything turns against them -- except each other, of course. Their brotherly love continues to triumph over the prejudices of...
The pursuit of freedom is fraught with peril, especially when those with power wish to keep that power and dominion over the poor and weak -- and anyone who can...
The loss of a defining skill that gave any sense of one's worth and identity doesn't seem to a worthwhile sacrifice to just gain back a name. But the restoration...
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...
Allegiances are tested as the riot takes full swing, spurring a revolution against greed-filled feudalism. But can a few common people really fight -- and win -- against centuries-long societal...
The latest historical drama from SBS is based on the Donghak Peasant Revolution at the end of the 19th century, when the peasants rose up to overthrow the corrupt government....
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You can only pick one: Sageuk
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: Empress Ki, Nokdu Flower, Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People, Six Flying Dragons, The King's Affection, You can only pick one
2019 SBS Drama Awards
by stroopwafel
Kim Nam-gil The SBS Drama Awards closed out 2019, with Shin Dong-yup and Jang Nara taking on co-hosting duties for the ceremony. It was a big night for the crime-comedy The...
Tags: awards, Doctor John, Geum Sae-rok, Go Min-shi, Haechi, Han Ye-ri, Honey Lee, Jang Nara, Jo Jung-seok, Kim Nam-gil, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Chung-ah, Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Se-young, Lee Seung-gi, Moon Jung-hee, Nokdu Flower, Secret Boutique, Shin Dong-yup, Suzy, The Fiery Priest, Vagabond, VIP
[2019 Year in Review] Editors’ Picks
by stroopwafel
One of my favorite parts of the year in review is seeing which dramas would find champions among the Dramabeans' staff. This year's voting was tight, with some victors winning...
Tags: Be Melodramatic, Editors' Picks, Extraordinary You, featured2, Hell Is Other People, Her Private Life, Hotel del Luna, Kingdom, Melting Me Softly, My Country: The New Age, My Fellow Citizens, Nokdu Flower, Search Query: WWW, The Crowned Clown, The Light in Your Eyes, When the Camellia Blooms, year in review, year in review 2019
Nokdu Flower: Episodes 11-12
by odilettante
War is officially declared, the battle-lines are drawn, and each brother finds themselves on the opposite side. One brother by choice, since it offers him a new chance at life,...
Tags: Choi Moo-sung, Han Ye-ri, Jo Jung-seok, Nokdu Flower, Park Hyuk-kwon, Yoon Shi-yoon
Nokdu Flower: Episodes 9-10
by odilettante
Just when the brothers thought their lives might be improving, everything turns against them -- except each other, of course. Their brotherly love continues to triumph over the prejudices of...
Tags: Choi Moo-sung, Han Ye-ri, Jo Jung-seok, Nokdu Flower, Park Hyuk-kwon, Yoon Shi-yoon
Nokdu Flower: Episodes 7-8
by odilettante
The pursuit of freedom is fraught with peril, especially when those with power wish to keep that power and dominion over the poor and weak -- and anyone who can...
Tags: Choi Moo-sung, Han Ye-ri, Jo Jung-seok, Nokdu Flower, Park Hyuk-kwon, Yoon Shi-yoon
Nokdu Flower: Episodes 5-6
by odilettante
The loss of a defining skill that gave any sense of one's worth and identity doesn't seem to a worthwhile sacrifice to just gain back a name. But the restoration...
Tags: Choi Moo-sung, Han Ye-ri, Jo Jung-seok, Nokdu Flower, Park Hyuk-kwon, Yoon Shi-yoon
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: My Fellow Citizens, Nokdu Flower, Running Man, Special Labor Inspector Jo, That Psychometric Guy, The Banker, What We're Watching
Nokdu Flower: Episodes 3-4
by odilettante
Allegiances are tested as the riot takes full swing, spurring a revolution against greed-filled feudalism. But can a few common people really fight -- and win -- against centuries-long societal...
Tags: Choi Moo-sung, Han Ye-ri, Jo Jung-seok, Nokdu Flower, Park Hyuk-kwon, Yoon Shi-yoon
Nokdu Flower: Episodes 1-2
by odilettante
The latest historical drama from SBS is based on the Donghak Peasant Revolution at the end of the 19th century, when the peasants rose up to overthrow the corrupt government....
Tags: Choi Moo-sung, featured2, first episodes, Han Ye-ri, Jo Jung-seok, Nokdu Flower, Park Hyuk-kwon, Yoon Shi-yoon