Ever since he made a name for himself with the dark horse action crime drama The Chaser in 2012, award-winning screenwriter Park Kyung Soo has rarely disappointed in his subsequent works. His specialty is writing tightly-woven, …
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 …
High school and teen are common themes in Korean dramas. Whether the they focus on the school system itself, or the students who attend, these Kdramas showcase what it’s like to be a part of this ecosystem and highlight the …
Traditionally, Korean drama is notorious for portraying stereotypically meek and helpless female lead characters, the kind that depend on the hero for their salvation and purpose of existence. However, this trend has been turning in the last decade or so with …
Radiant Office follows Eun Ho Won (Go Ah Sung), a 28-year-old who’s been struggling to get a steady job even years after she has graduated. One night, after a particularly bad interview, she decides to commit suicide out of …
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 …
Based off of the same title Japanese novel, Solomon’s Perjury has one of the most gripping mystery storylines of the year. The story begins with a mysterious death at an elite high school that have all the students …
As a fan of webtoons and manga, it’s always exciting to see some of my favorite two-dimensional stories and characters come to life through live action Kdramas. Since we recently covered our favorite Korean drama adaptations, we thought it’d be fit …
As a fan of webtoons and manga, it’s always exciting to see some of my favorite two-dimensional stories and characters come to life through live action Kdramas. Whether it’s a faithful adaptation or an interesting spin on the original source …
Mother’s Day is fast approaching and what better excuses are there to binge watch some of the best family-oriented Korean dramas with your family members? Here’s our list of heartwarming dramas that’ll bring tears and joy this Mother’s Day.
Good things come in small packages. That old adage certainly holds true in Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, where our petite heroine Do Bong Soon (Park Bo Young) not only holds extraordinary strength passed down from her …
What if you woke up to find that you were convicted of killing loved ones? This is the harrowing reality that Park Jeong Woo, the protagonist of Defendant, must …
Introverted Boss follows the story of Chae Ro Woon (Park Hye Soo), an outgoing and energetic extrovert. But behind her happy-go-lucky personality is a serious mission to reveal the truth behind how her sister Ji Hye ended up …
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 …
Yoo In Na is one of Kdrama’s under-appreciated sweethearts. Not only does she have a pretty face, she also has some amazing acting skills that have only began to earn her the global acclaim she deserves. Like a few of …
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