For our final post in the series, we're talking Beans of Hiddenness — possibly the best category, because it's all about that hidden gem or under-appreciated drama that you wish more...
One of our favorite features at Dramabeans is our annual Editors' Picks, which is the product of much voting, deep internal debate, hand-wringing – and of course, fangirling.
For some categories,...
Despite the many disappointing offerings in the 2022 drama landscape, I happened to have watched more dramas this year than I did last year. It might be because I have slightly...
Dramaland heroes are pretty much the reason I got into dramas. In the beginning, it didn’t take much for a male lead to win me over. Pretty face? Check....
If you're like me, you may often find that certain songs remind you of certain K-dramas or characters — and vice versa. Sometimes I do this consciously for the fun of...
Bean of Greatness, Bean of Disappointment... what's next? The Bean of Shame! It's time to serve the bean that you give either to the drama that was legitimately shameful, or...
The Beanie Awards continue! Last week we awarded the Best of 2022, and this week it's time to flip the tables. Literally and figuratively. Here is your chance to vote for...
Our bean series continues! First up was our Bean of Greatness -- now we give out the Bean of Disappointment. You'd think it would be easy, with so much disappointment...
I almost didn't write an essay this year — not because I didn't make it through a truckload of dramas or have lots of words to share, but because it was...
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[2022 Year in Review] Unhappy endings
by Dramaddictally
I’ve heard a lot of complaints about endings this year. In fact, I’ve doled out a lot of those complaints myself. It’s true that every year I...
Tags: editorial, Theme of the Month, year in review, year in review 2022
[2022 Year in Review] Bean of Hiddenness
by DB Staff
For our final post in the series, we're talking Beans of Hiddenness — possibly the best category, because it's all about that hidden gem or under-appreciated drama that you wish more...
Tags: Adamas, Insider, Kiss Sixth Sense, Staff Spotlight, Tracer, Wild Boar Hunting, year in review, year in review 2022
[2022 Year in Review] Editors’ Picks
by DB Staff
One of our favorite features at Dramabeans is our annual Editors' Picks, which is the product of much voting, deep internal debate, hand-wringing – and of course, fangirling. For some categories,...
Tags: Alchemy of Souls, Alchemy of Souls 2, Bulgasal: Immortal Souls, Business Proposal, Choi Hyun-wook, Editors' Picks, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, featured2, Kim Nam-gil, Little Women, My Liberation Notes, Park Eun-bin, Through the Darkness, Twenty Five Twenty One, year in review, year in review 2022
[2022 Year in Review] A drama (or two) for each month
by Unit
Despite the many disappointing offerings in the 2022 drama landscape, I happened to have watched more dramas this year than I did last year. It might be because I have slightly...
Tags: editorial, Theme of the Month, year in review, year in review 2022
[2022 Year in Review] Heroes who stole my heart
by Dramaddictally
Dramaland heroes are pretty much the reason I got into dramas. In the beginning, it didn’t take much for a male lead to win me over. Pretty face? Check....
Tags: editorial, featured2, Theme of the Month, year in review, year in review 2022
[2022 Year in Review] My 2022 K-drama/song association playlist
by mistyisles
If you're like me, you may often find that certain songs remind you of certain K-dramas or characters — and vice versa. Sometimes I do this consciously for the fun of...
Tags: editorial, featured2, Theme of the Month, year in review, year in review 2022
[2022 Year in Review] Bean of Shame
by DB Staff
Bean of Greatness, Bean of Disappointment... what's next? The Bean of Shame! It's time to serve the bean that you give either to the drama that was legitimately shameful, or...
Tags: Jinxed at First, Love in Contract, Staff Spotlight, Welcome to Wedding Hell, Why Her, year in review, year in review 2022, Yumi's Cells 2
[2022 Year in Review] Beanie Awards: Worst of 2022
by DB Staff
The Beanie Awards continue! Last week we awarded the Best of 2022, and this week it's time to flip the tables. Literally and figuratively. Here is your chance to vote for...
Tags: Beanie Awards, Beanie Polls, featured, year in review, year in review 2022
[2022 Year in Review] Bean of Disappointment
by DB Staff
Our bean series continues! First up was our Bean of Greatness -- now we give out the Bean of Disappointment. You'd think it would be easy, with so much disappointment...
Tags: Artificial City, Cafe Minamdang, Forecasting Love and Weather, Grid, Love in Contract, Love is for Suckers, Staff Spotlight, The Golden Spoon, year in review, year in review 2022
[2022 Year in Review] Storytelling lessons
by missvictrix
I almost didn't write an essay this year — not because I didn't make it through a truckload of dramas or have lots of words to share, but because it was...
Tags: Theme of the Month, year in review, year in review 2022