Suicide in K-Dramas: How Have They Changed?

South Korea ranks at one of the highest suicide rates in the industrialized world, and even held the number one place for 8 consecutive years up until …

Sticks and Stones: School Violence in K-Dramas and Reality

This article contains discussions of bullying and violence, and some references to sexual assault. Recently, a graphic photo of a girl kneeling on t…

4 Incredibly Addictive Dramas

We all have those weekends. The ones where you wake up with a pounding headache and dry mouth, wondering what happened because in your memory everythin…

Plain Jane and Why She’s Tolerated

Oh, lord, Plain Janes. In dramas, female characters have a choice to make. Pretty or principles. Good looks or a good person. A stunning body or a swee…

The Heirs to Boys Over Flowers

Filming recently began on the set of The Heirs, possibly the most highly anticipated K-drama of 2013. With Lee Minho in the leading man role, and as se…

Dramas, Cliches, and Overused Plotlines

We open with a shot of our poor, stupid and/or clumsy heroine. She wears little to no makeup, has zero fashion sense and is thus deemed ugly. She falls…

Don’t Call Them Second Best: K-Drama’s Most Memorable Secondary Couples

You don't have to be a K-drama's main couple to set off fireworks. While viewers go gaga over the ridiculously angsty journey that the one true pairing…

Cinderella Stories Don’t Exist: How K-dramas Got it All Wrong

"We seek the girl with one shoe," they shouted as they elbowed the palanquin through the crowd. "It's [Pear Blossom]!" Peony pointed at her sister. …

What’s in an OST?

A Korean drama without a suitable OST (official soundtrack) is like a scary movie without the sound effects: pointless. Most K-drama watchers are famil…

Staple K-drama Cliches We Know and Love

If you've seen more than three Korean dramas, you've probably started to realize that while the plot points are not exactly the hardest things to predi…