These Are The Best 20 K-Dramas That Are On Netflix Right Now, According To Fans
In these times, K-Dramas are much more accessible to international fans than they used to be, with many of them now available to watch on Netflix! Recently, fans voted on Ranker.com to determine which dramas available on the streaming platform are their favorites, and these are the top 20 results. 20. Memories of the Alhambra […]
KDrama Premiere Review: Mystic Pop-Up Bar
Karie the Maknae and I volunteered to take one for the team with the new fantasy drama Mystic Pop-Up Bar. We both share a love for the adorable idol actor, Yook Sung Jae, and also ‘Hwarang Dad’, Choi Won Young. So we were willing to brave the probable loud and screechy acting from Hwang Jung […]
Is Korea Ready For Mainstream LGBTQIA+ Dramas?
Many international fans often say that South Korea is a conservative country. South Korea is historically not a LGBT affirming country, which bleeds into the culture, justice system and general public sense. However, recent study conducted in Chonnam National University states that the attitudes toward homosexuality are becoming increasingly positive. Queer representation has been more prominent in movies […]
[INTERVIEW] ‘Extracurricular’ delivers something extra in teen drama
In “Extracurricular,” the story goes like this. Girl meets Boy. Boy thinks Girl is cute. Girl blackmails Boy. Boy and Girl become business associates. Don’t be fooled into thinking that “Extracurricular” is your typical high school romantic drama. It’s not. It takes teen drama to the extreme with its dark theme of bullying and […]
[Album Review] HA:TFELT – 1719
The former Wonder Girls member breaks out of her shell and consolidates herself as a true soloist with her first album 1719. HA:TFELT does not contain herself within the ‘picture-perfect’ supposed life of a celebrity and strives to reveal different, sometimes harsh, aspects of her life. This album tells the story of a great soloist […]
Lee Min-ho in ‘Boys Over Flowers,’ Gong Yoo in ‘Coffee Prince’ and the other K-drama stars’ breakout roles
Korean actors and actresses have taken over the world, but every one of them had that one role that defined that, allowed them to stand out from the crowd of aspiring stars and become household names. They would go on to bigger roles and many other projects, but these are the ones they are remembered […]
Korean Actors And Actresses Who Declined Roles In Popular K-Dramas
Some Korean dramas are iconic because of the actors and actresses that are cast in them, where it can be hard to imagine what popular K-Dramas would have looked like if the cast were different. Here are 10+ Korean actors and actresses that declined roles in popular Korean dramas. 1. Kim Woo Bin in Pinocchio […]
Webtoon-Based Dramas Gain Popularity
Webtoon dramas are in bloom this year. Expectations are high on “Rugal” and “Meow, the Secret Boy”coming this March, on whether they’ll bring the originals’ imagination to life. Currently on air, the jTBC drama “Itaewon Class” started with a viewing percentage of 5% and went all the way up to 15%. It has proved that webtoons have a strong fan […]
10 K-Dramas That Feature Strong, Complex Female Characters
As recently as a decade or two ago, K-Dramas were saturated with dependent, weak-willed female characters who often behaved or acted in ways that were beneficial to the male leads. This isn’t necessarily always a bad thing – they can be quite entertaining to watch – but it’s important to have strong, complex female characters […]