By @maripaz
It wasn't until Cheese in the Trap that I started re-writing disappointing endings in my head, and the one drama I always wished I could go back and...
javabeans: Sooooo, we've been wanting to bring back the "If You Like..." series of reviews, where we take a theme or motif and recommend other shows like it. We really...
And now for the Editors' Picks, which closes out another Year in Review series (and another year, which hardly seems possible, but apparently time stops for no one, no matter...
I think I echo the entire human race when I say that there was something in the air this year that made the days go by faster. What other explanation...
How on earth has another year zoomed by already? It felt as though I'd only just recovered from banging my head against my keyboard over last year's year-end reviews when...
The Beanie Awards are here! You know what that means -- the Dramabeans annual Year End Review Extravaganza is underway, with lots of reviews, Editors' Picks, and maybe even a...
"They're remaking another drama?" *Boo, hiss, wails.* I'm pretty sure that's a familiar script for most of us who've been following dramaland for a while, and one that's cropped up...
Fantasy rom-com cable drama Surplus Princess just wrapped up its ten-episode run a few days ago, and I found myself quite looking forward to the finale. Not only because I...
Sad news for fans of Surplus Princess: The silly tvN comedy about a mermaid who joins the human realm to find love has just gotten a cut-down in episode count....
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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
[Alternate Endings] Surplus ending for Surplus Princess
by Guest Beanie
By @maripaz It wasn't until Cheese in the Trap that I started re-writing disappointing endings in my head, and the one drama I always wished I could go back and...
Tags: Surplus Princess, Theme of the Month
Dramabeans Top 10: Korean dramas whose endings are better left unwatched (trust us)
by javabeans
javabeans: Sooooo, we've been wanting to bring back the "If You Like..." series of reviews, where we take a theme or motif and recommend other shows like it. We really...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, 49 Days, Big, conversation post, Dramabeans Top 10, featured, God's Gift – 14 Days, Gu Family Book, Hong Gil Dong, lists, Mi-rae's Choice, Rooftop Prince, Surplus Princess, Vampire Idol, Who Are You–School 2015
2014 Editors’ Picks [Year in Review, Part 6]
by javabeans
And now for the Editors' Picks, which closes out another Year in Review series (and another year, which hardly seems possible, but apparently time stops for no one, no matter...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Bad Guys, Doctor Stranger, Editors' Picks, featured, God's Gift – 14 Days, Liar Game, Marriage Not Dating, Misaeng, Plus Nine Boys, Records of a Night Watchman, Secret Door, Secret Love Affair, Surplus Princess, Three Musketeers, year in review, year in review 2014, You From Another Star
The art of lie detection [Year in Review, Part 3]
by HeadsNo2
I think I echo the entire human race when I say that there was something in the air this year that made the days go by faster. What other explanation...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Age of Feeling, Doctor Stranger, Fated To Love You, featured, Full Sun, It's Okay It's Love, Liar Game, Pretty Man, Secret Love Affair, Surplus Princess, Three Musketeers, Triangle, year in review, year in review 2014, You From Another Star
Omg is it that time of year already? [Year in Review, Part 1]
by javabeans
How on earth has another year zoomed by already? It felt as though I'd only just recovered from banging my head against my keyboard over last year's year-end reviews when...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Birth of a Beauty, Cantabile Tomorrow, featured, Gap-dong, God's Gift – 14 Days, Golden Cross, High School Love On, Iron Man, Joseon Gunman, Liar Game, Marriage Not Dating, Misaeng, Miss Korea, Modern Farmer, Secret Door, She's So Lovable, Sly and Single Again, Surplus Princess, Three Musketeers, Trot Lovers, Wonderful Season, year in review, year in review 2014, You From Another Star
2014 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year
by javabeans
The Beanie Awards are here! You know what that means -- the Dramabeans annual Year End Review Extravaganza is underway, with lots of reviews, Editors' Picks, and maybe even a...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A New Leaf, Age of Feeling, Bad Guys, Beanie Awards, Birth of a Beauty, Cantabile Tomorrow, Discovery of Romance, Doctor Stranger, Emergency Couple, Fated To Love You, featured, Full Sun, Gap-dong, God's Gift – 14 Days, Golden Cross, High School King of Savvy, High School Love On, I Need Romance 3, Iron Man, It's Okay It's Love, Joseon Gunman, Liar Game, Marriage Not Dating, Misaeng, Miss Korea, Modern Farmer, My Secret Hotel, My Spring Days, Pinocchio, Plus Nine Boys, Prime Minister and I, Records of a Night Watchman, Secret Door, She's So Lovable, Sly and Single Again, Surplus Princess, Three Days, Three Musketeers, Triangle, Trot Lovers, Witch's Romance, year in review, year in review 2014, You From Another Star, You're All Surrounded
Our love-hate relationship with drama remakes and adaptations
by javabeans
"They're remaking another drama?" *Boo, hiss, wails.* I'm pretty sure that's a familiar script for most of us who've been following dramaland for a while, and one that's cropped up...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, adaptations, Boys Before Flowers, Cantabile Tomorrow, City Hunter, Coffee Prince, Fated To Love You, Gaksital, Hana Yori Dango, Liar Game, Misaeng, Nodame Cantabile, Pretty Man, remakes, Strike Love, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Surplus Princess, The Moon That Embraces the Sun, Three Musketeers
Surplus Princess: Series review
by javabeans
Fantasy rom-com cable drama Surplus Princess just wrapped up its ten-episode run a few days ago, and I found myself quite looking forward to the finale. Not only because I...
Tags: featured, first episodes, Jo Boa, Kim Seul-gi, Ohn Joo-wan, Song Jae-rim, Surplus Princess
Surplus Princess cut down to 10 episodes
by javabeans
Sad news for fans of Surplus Princess: The silly tvN comedy about a mermaid who joins the human realm to find love has just gotten a cut-down in episode count....
Tags: cable programs, drama production, drama ratings, Jo Boa, Ohn Joo-wan, Song Jae-rim, Surplus Princess