javabeans: Did everyone like the first Top 10 feature? I can say I thoroughly enjoyed it... in that capping my workload to just 10 entries (...ish) is really working for me.
girlfriday:...
Here we are, Part 5!
As girlfriday said in her review, I'd also like to thank guest bloggers Dahee Fanel and thunderbolt for participating in this year's year-in-review roundup. A particular...
I have to say, 2010 was a downright awesome year. It was the year of bromance, the year that Santa came in August, the year when guys had perms and noonas...
It's that time of year again, when we look back and size up the past twelve months of dramas. This is my fourth year (this is my fourth year?!) doing...
It's December, and you know what that means around these parts: Time to reflect on the past year and see how the dramas stacked up! And boy, were there a...
My Name is Kim Sam-soon
Hey, girlfriday here to kick off a new series that we're doing, to call attention to some of the recurring motifs in kdramaland, by way...
A month after completing production on the MBC drama Personal Taste, Lee Min-ho and Sohn Ye-jin reunite for a DVD commentary. They're joined by co-stars Jung Sung-hwa (Sang-jun) and Wang...
Dear Show,
I really, really wanted to love this finale. So much. But sadly, you ended up being all foreplay, no finish. It was sweet, and fun while it lasted,...
You know how there are a zillion and one romantic comedies out there, and some of the better offerings have started to get pretty creative with the meet-cute scenarios? The...
This episode entitled "Taming My Woman"…Oh No You Di'n't, Show. I almost turned you off after the title sequence. But given that this is a topic of discussion and...
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Dramabeans Top 10: Korean dramas about friends-to-lovers romances
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javabeans: Did everyone like the first Top 10 feature? I can say I thoroughly enjoyed it... in that capping my workload to just 10 entries (...ish) is really working for me. girlfriday:...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Answer Me 1997, Bubblegum, Dramabeans Top 10, Ex-Girlfriend Club, featured, I Need Romance 2012, Jealousy, Let's Eat 2, lists, Persevere Gu Hae-ra, Personal Taste, Plus Nine Boys, Propose, She Was Pretty, The Producers, The Time I've Loved You, Twenty Again
2010 Editors’ Picks [Year in Review, Part 5]
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Here we are, Part 5! As girlfriday said in her review, I'd also like to thank guest bloggers Dahee Fanel and thunderbolt for participating in this year's year-in-review roundup. A particular...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Baker King Kim Tak-gu, Cinderella's Sister, Coffee House, Editors' Picks, Eom Ji-won, featured, Giant, Jang Hyuk, Jejoongwon, Joseon X-Files, Jung Bo-seok, Kim Gab-soo, Kim Hyun-joong, Lee Mi-sook, Micky Yoochun, Moon Geun-young, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Personal Taste, Rain, Runaway Plan B, Shin Mina, Sohn Ye-jin, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, year in review, year in review 2010, Yoo Ah-in
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear [Year in Review, Part 4]
by girlfriday
I have to say, 2010 was a downright awesome year. It was the year of bromance, the year that Santa came in August, the year when guys had perms and noonas...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Athena: Goddess of War, Bad Guy, Baker King Kim Tak-gu, Cinderella's Sister, Coffee House, Dr. Champ, Drama Special, featured, God of Study, I Am Legend, Mary Stayed Out All Night, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Pasta, Personal Taste, Playful Kiss, Prosecutor Princess, Queen of Reversals, Runaway Plan B, Secret Garden, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, year in review, year in review 2010
A year of surprises and disappointments [Year in Review, Part 1]
by javabeans
It's that time of year again, when we look back and size up the past twelve months of dramas. This is my fourth year (this is my fourth year?!) doing...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Bad Guy, Cinderella's Sister, Coffee House, Dr. Champ, Drama Special, featured, I Am Legend, Joseon X-Files, Mary Stayed Out All Night, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Oh My Lady, Personal Taste, Playful Kiss, Runaway Plan B, Secret Garden, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Wish Upon a Star, year in review, year in review 2010
2010 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year
by javabeans
It's December, and you know what that means around these parts: Time to reflect on the past year and see how the dramas stacked up! And boy, were there a...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Bad Guy, Baker King Kim Tak-gu, Beanie Awards, Chuno, Cinderella's Sister, Coffee House, Comrades, Daemul, Dong Yi, Dr. Champ, featured, Giant, God of Study, I Am Legend, Jejoongwon, Joseon X-Files, Mary Stayed Out All Night, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Oh My Lady, Pasta, Personal Taste, Playful Kiss, Prosecutor Princess, Road No. 1, Runaway Plan B, Secret Garden, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Wish Upon a Star, year in review, year in review 2010
Pop Culture: Piggyback Rides
by girlfriday
My Name is Kim Sam-soon Hey, girlfriday here to kick off a new series that we're doing, to call attention to some of the recurring motifs in kdramaland, by way...
Tags: Coffee Prince, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, Personal Taste
Lee Min-ho and Sohn Ye-jin re-team for Personal Taste DVD
by girlfriday
A month after completing production on the MBC drama Personal Taste, Lee Min-ho and Sohn Ye-jin reunite for a DVD commentary. They're joined by co-stars Jung Sung-hwa (Sang-jun) and Wang...
Tags: Lee Min-ho, Personal Taste, Sohn Ye-jin
Personal Taste: Episode 16 (Final)
by girlfriday
Dear Show, I really, really wanted to love this finale. So much. But sadly, you ended up being all foreplay, no finish. It was sweet, and fun while it lasted,...
Tags: Kim Ji-suk, Lee Min-ho, Personal Taste, Ryu Seung-ryong, Sohn Ye-jin, Wang Ji-hye
Personal Taste: Episode 15
by javabeans
You know how there are a zillion and one romantic comedies out there, and some of the better offerings have started to get pretty creative with the meet-cute scenarios? The...
Tags: Kim Ji-suk, Lee Min-ho, Personal Taste, Sohn Ye-jin, Wang Ji-hye
Personal Taste: Episode 14
by girlfriday
This episode entitled "Taming My Woman"…Oh No You Di'n't, Show. I almost turned you off after the title sequence. But given that this is a topic of discussion and...
Tags: Kim Ji-suk, Lee Min-ho, Personal Taste, Ryu Seung-ryong, Sohn Ye-jin, Wang Ji-hye