Erlyn started indulging herself in Kdramas when she was a high school sophomore way back in 2006 with Princess Hours. Ever since then, she’s been living in Kdrama world during her spare time, and has watched almost a hundred dramas (and still counting) for the past 10 years. Her love for Kdramas crossed over to Kpop and even led her to study the Korean language, now approaching Intermediate level. When she’s out of Kdrama land, Erlyn is working full-time in the finance department of a global IT security company.
If you consider yourself a true Korean drama enthusiast, there’s no way you can’t be familiar with the iconic Hong Gil Dong. A historical figure often attributed as the Korean Robin Hood, Hong Gil Dong has become …
Creatively re-telling the “old” never gets old – that’s probably one of the reasons why sageuk’s popularity remains consistent to the general public even to this day. Sageuks are period dramas loosely based on historical real-life historical events and figures …
Comically depicting the employees’ tedious workspace plight and heavy emphasis on fighting conglomerate corruption, Chief Kim is an offbeat office comedy series that has flipped a mundane corporate topic into a blisteringly funny and riveting one. Let’s all …
Amidst the fancy romantic comedies currently dominating the realm of Korean dramas, OCN is able to successfully stimulate our sense with this one-of-a-kind electrifying noir that gives the viewers catharsis right off the bat. Voice …
After the pan-Asian success of KBS’s hit predecessor sageuk drama Love in the Moonlight comes another series transporting us 1500 years back to pre-modern Korea. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth is yet again a fictitious recreation …
Coming from the director and writer who brought us the critically-acclaimed series Descendants of the Sun, Goblin: The Lonely and Great God racked up much hype even before its launch. This director-writer drama reunion along with Goblin’s …
As the saying goes, variety is the spice of life. Singers stripping their musical acclaims and taking a venture into acting can be a risky move, but this list of talented idol actors welcomed the challenge and became successful at …
Year after year, we witness refreshingly diverse wave of talents ascending from relative obscurity to being on the cusp of stardom for their notable Korean drama performances. 2016 is no exception, so in honor of these up-and-comers, let’s have a …
You likely didn’t miss swooning over righteous Captain Yoo Shi Jin from Descendants of The Sun, or mischievous Crown Prince Lee Yeong from Love in the Moonlight. You probably also haven’t bypassed W’s thrilling dimensions, or forgotten the tenseness of …
Jealousy Incarnate insinuated a dusky forecast as it embarked with showers of criticism due to its controversial pilot episode. However, its distinctive take on the mainstream Korean rom-com coupled with realistic slice of life situations chased away any …
At some point, people in all stations of life have been at the end of their tether. There are times when we harped on our misfortunes, desperate to escape such tumultuous reality. However, we can’t disregard the fact …
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