javabeans: If American comic book-dom is perpetually confronted with the question “Who’s better, Superman or Batman?” then dramaland is equally confronted with the question... “Who’s better, Superman or...
Somehow the mention of ringtones came up on the last Open Thread, and I posted some ringtones that I'd made of You're Beautiful OST songs. I got some requests, so...
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...
Ah, another final episode, another drama wrapped.
Let's be honest: Strongest Chil Woo isn't a great show. It's probably not even a good one. But it has been often entertaining...
There's something about this image I really like. The set may look artificial and the background may be too fakely blue, but it's a nice, homey family scene that carries...
They should create a spinoff with Orroz and Chul Seok, because these two are the only ones pulling their acting weight these days. Both are strong in today's episode, in...
A lot better than the previous episode, since all the stuff that was set up in Episode 15 starts to play out now.
(Still no Zorro, Orroz, or fancy horse tricks,...
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Thing vs. Thing: Comic book heroes of sageukland
by javabeans
javabeans: If American comic book-dom is perpetually confronted with the question “Who’s better, Superman or Batman?” then dramaland is equally confronted with the question... “Who’s better, Superman or...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, conversation post, featured, Gaksital, Hong Gil Dong, Iljimae, Jeon Woo-chi, Return of Iljimae, Strongest Chil Woo, Thing vs. Thing
Drama theme-song ringtones
by javabeans
Somehow the mention of ringtones came up on the last Open Thread, and I posted some ringtones that I'd made of You're Beautiful OST songs. I got some requests, so...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, Coffee Prince, Goong, Goong S, My Fair Lady, My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, Return of Iljimae, Story of a Man, Strongest Chil Woo, The World They Live In, You're Beautiful
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
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 20 (Final)
by javabeans
Ah, another final episode, another drama wrapped. Let's be honest: Strongest Chil Woo isn't a great show. It's probably not even a good one. But it has been often entertaining...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Kim Byul, Strongest Chil Woo, Yoo Ah-in
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 19
by javabeans
If I had to rate the recent episodes, I’d say the previous several haven’t been very good -- and that’s by Chil Woo standards, so we’re...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 18
by javabeans
There's something about this image I really like. The set may look artificial and the background may be too fakely blue, but it's a nice, homey family scene that carries...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 17
by javabeans
They should create a spinoff with Orroz and Chul Seok, because these two are the only ones pulling their acting weight these days. Both are strong in today's episode, in...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo
Strongest Chil Woo: Episode 16
by javabeans
A lot better than the previous episode, since all the stuff that was set up in Episode 15 starts to play out now. (Still no Zorro, Orroz, or fancy horse tricks,...
Tags: Eric, Gu Hye-sun, Strongest Chil Woo