Gong Hyo-jin: The Unconventional Game-Changer Imagine an actor who flips the script on what it means to be a lead in the glitzy world of K-dramas. Welcome to the world of Gong Hyo-jin, where 'average' becomes the new extraordinary. Athletic, tall, and with an air of natural grace, she defies conventional beauty norms in Korean…
2023 feels different. Not because I'm still clawing my way out of a slump (let's be real, those battle scars are here to stay), but this year's challenge wasn't sifting through the K-content deluge; it was surviving the onslaught. Even though the pandemic slowed down my drama binge, it brings me joy to finally revive…
The hustle and bustle of life could be a little overwhelming to deal with. At times, we had to adapt to a certain degree of dissociation to cope with everything on our plate. However, the more we detach ourselves from real-life stressors, the more I crave to feel something from the fictional series I consumed…
Real life isn’t like the dramas we’ve seen. There’s no specific role one should play, which means you can be a main character in one moment and a supporting role most of the time. Sad moments wouldn’t be accompanied by sappy ballads nor the happy moments would happen along with a chirpy tune. There’s no…
Continue reading ➞ Stepping into Character: Life of Six K-Drama Characters I Want To Experience
Annyeonghaseyo! K-dramas have always been one of my ways to escape from reality and enter a world of fascinating characters and intricate plotlines. I'm sure you can relate! Whether it's the classic melos or the trending fantasy stories, K-dramas enable us to explore new worlds and gain insight into the lives of interesting characters. One…
Continue reading ➞ Stepping into Character: Six Drama Personas I Would Trade Places With
2022 had me trapped in a slump. Writing my top drama favorites was challenging not just because of my writer’s block, but also because the dramas I watched from the past year were on a record low. I get vulnerable on this platform - often (and unnecessarily) pouring my heart out when things get tough…
Gone are the years when the ‘damsel in distress’ is the only female archetype that becomes the main character in K-dramas. This year, there is a more noticeable shift in the way a woman’s story is told. There is more effort to diversify the tales shared with us. Characters who walked into our screen have…
Whenever I am asked how I spend my free time, it’s almost always “watching K-dramas and writing about them”—a template answer I have given for the past five years. In 2017, we started this blog as an avenue of our endless thoughts about Korean dramas: stories, characters, sceneries. But looking back now, I believe what…
Continue reading ➞ Five Lifesavers: Getting Through The Bad Times With K-Dramas
It’s been five years since we started sharing our love for K-dramas through this blog. Half a decade of expressing our thoughts – good and bad – and writing love letters to our lifesavers. But my relationship with K-dramas has long started even before we decided to create a home for our thoughts. Different K-dramas…
Continue reading ➞ Five Lifesavers: Comforting K-dramas in Different Life Stages
The dramas this year have been nothing but spectacular. And one of the main reasons is how talented the actors in them are. From the perfect comic timing to heart-shattering emotional breakdowns, these actors gave us standout performances we’d always remember. The Frown Crown Song Joong-ki (Vincenzo) https://youtu.be/csYTRVWWIoM His highly anticipated return to the small…
I had a hard time listing down my favorites this year, mainly because it's a personally chaotic year for me, and my drama-watching drive was really at an all-time low. My final five is a different mix this time around - three are miniseries while two are full-length dramas. I like the tight storylines of…
Healing through K-dramas We’re in the second year of the pandemic and thankfully, we’re on our way to healing. And unlike 2020, this year I had less time to watch K-dramas as our real lives settle into a new normalcy. But that didn’t stop me from consuming every K-contents that piqued my curiosity. Among those,…
Every year, we always have those drama moments that linger in our heads. These scenes usually stand out for their impressive script, actors’ performances, or overall brilliance. While these may not be the most important scenes in the plot, it sure does take a place in our hearts and minds this year! The Frown Crown…
While the whole world is healing and we are still locked up in our homes, dramas always never fail to lift us and provide us with much-needed entertainment. While 2021 will be remembered as the year of COVID-19 variants and massive vaccinations, it’s not all doom and gloom for these Korean celebrities. This year is…
K-dramaland will never run out of couples that set our romantic standards high. From friends-to-lovers to idiots-in-love, K-dramas can satisfy every romance junkie’s cravings. And for 2021, these couples took us to very heart-fluttering journeys. The Frown Crown Oh Mi-joo (Shin Se-kyung) and Ki Seon-gyeom (Im Si-wan) - Run On Run On is such a…
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