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Out of Sync
Lots of things affect how much I enjoy the dramas I watch. Some of them are objective, like the production values and the quality of the acting and the plot. My preferences are also colored by...
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Move review: Cyrano Agency (2010)
Grade B+Have you ever wished a drama production team would make your life perfect—choosing your outfit, compiling a soundtrack, manufacturing reasons for you to spend time with your crush, and even...
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A not terribly long list of short latter-day lists
When I first started this blog I was exploding with Kdrama commentary, but everyone in my life greeted the concept of Korean television with a raised eyebrow and a deep sigh. So of course I took to the...
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Movie Review: Silenced (2011)
Grade: BSilenced is difficult to watch, and it should be.Based on a novel that was inspired by real events at a Korean boarding school for deaf children, Silenced follows a well-meaning teacher who...
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Kdrama Couples: A Field Guide
At the heart of every Korean drama is its lead couple. But just what kind of lead couple is it?This brief guide to some of the most common manifestations will help you know for sure.The Romeo and...
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Extremely Short & Extremely Random
My normal schedule of posting a new review every Thursday has been upset by a series of busy weekends and a foolish, long-regretted belief that I could power through a 58 episode show in a few weeks....
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All About Me, Courtesy of the Liebster Awards
Liebster awards have been popping up all over the dramaweb lately. They’re an informal way for bloggers to appreciate the work of other bloggers—there’s no governing body or even a list of all the...
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Coffee Prince: The Most Rewatchable Kdrama?
I have made sweet, sweet blog love to Coffee Prince more times than I can count. My relationship to this drama has progressed much in the way actual romances do: It started with love at first sight. I...
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Your Loss, World.
This.I recently watched Coffee Prince with a Kdrama virgin. While she enjoyed the show enough to pack all seventeen hours into one week of viewing, it was clear from the beginning that she would never...
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Drama Review: Ojakgyo Brothers (2011)
Grade: BCategory: Family dramaWhat it’s aboutThe Hwang family struggles to keep their small farm after a young usurper appears with a written promise saying it actually belongs to her. Secrets, lies,...
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Monstar Alert
I’m writing today to warn you about a serious peril now faced by the Kdrama community: Monstar. This series is violent(ly addictive) and should be considered extremely dangerous—approach with caution....
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Drama Review: A Time to Kill (2005)
Grade: ACategoryRevenge melodramaWhat it’s aboutBok Gu is a rough-and-tumble fighter who’s spent his entire life at war with the world. When a failed romance with a celebrity drives his brother to...
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Unicorn Dramas: 2013 Wish List
I think I’ve finally found the perfect gateway Korean drama for people who don’t like romances: The End of the World, a tense medical thriller about fighting a deadly plague outbreak. It has danger,...
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Drama Review: The End of the World (2013)
Grade: ACategoryMedical thrillerWhat it’s aboutKorea’s medical professionals and scientists struggle to cure—and contain—M, a deadly virus that has the potential to destroy humanity as we know it.First...
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Book Review: Crazy Rich Asians (2013)
Kevin Kwan’s novel Crazy Rich Asians is a beach read with the soul of a Korean drama.Its premise even sounds like a novelization of Boys over Flowers: Hardworking Rachel, a second-generation American...
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Drama Review: Capital Scandal (2006)
Grade: B+CategoryAction romanceWhat it’s aboutDuring Japan’s occupation of Korea, a naïve, uncompromisingly idealistic bookseller joins the underground resistance movement. She befriends a colorful...
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The world out there
“You didn’t sort your trash, you slattern!”One of the weird side effects of my obsession with Korean drama is that I know a lot more about the world than I used to. This gives me a different...
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Drama Review: Nine (2013)
Grade: ACategoryMind-bending time travelWhat it’s aboutAfter the death of his troubled brother, Sun Woo decides to make the person who destroyed his family pay. But his quest for vengeance is...
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A short public service announcement
As has been widely noted, Drama Crazy is no more. In honor of this tragic occasion, I’ve updated the section of streaming sites in my list of drama-related links.It’s also worth mentioning that this...
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Thanks, but no thanks
(Note that handsome chaebol heirs, like this one from Protect the Boss, will always be a “yes, please.”)Last week I wrote about how much we Americans have to learn from the world around us, if only we...
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