Falling in Love with the Second Leads
Unrequited love – a concept not foreign in the world of romantic K-dramas. We’re all used to the conventional character who tries his best but doesn’t …
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Kim Jae-woong Coming Out of the Closet, Involuntarily
Korean cable channel O'live has been affectionately dubbed as "delicious tv" owing to its (quite understandable) fixation with good eats. A dedicated f…
Counting Seasons: The (New) K-drama Franchises
Season 1. Season 2. Seasons of Love. Wait, what? With I Need Romance 3 ending its run a couple of weeks ago, the Korean drama landscape is seeing…
Thumbs Up for Cable Dramas
For those of you lovely people out there following the pretty-loaded I Need Romance 3, I’m sure you’re enjoying the parade of ethereal jawlines as much…
Battle of K-drama concepts: Best of 2012 Dramas
As we all know by now, K-drama is heavily influenced by trends, and this year was no exception. Time travel dramas dominated the scene, of course, with…
2012 in Acting: Underdogs Steal the Show
2012 is almost over and it's time to take a look at some of the year's best performances in acting. The last twelve months were filled with tears, laug…
MBC and A Look at Korean Sitcoms
Oh MBC, you are your sudden decisions. As many of you may have heard, MBC, one of Korea's big three broadcasters along with SBS and KBS, has recently a…
Current and Upcoming Dramas to Watch Out For
With the end of the year approaching fast and the drama industry moving at full force, now is a perfect time to recap the last few months in dramas. To…
The Best of 5 Things 2: K-drama Edition
The last stop of our 5 Things 2nd anniversary stroll through the past year is all about the drama, K-drama that is. There was makjang, there was laugh…
5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 9/17 – 9/23
If you are a fan of a certain idol group coming to the US, this past week in K-pop consisted of only one thing: the announcement of tickets sales a…