It's 2021, and thankfully, coming across abusive relationships in Korean dramas is becoming less and less. We have graduated from the annoying phase of normalization of toxicity and violence among lead characters. I'm not saying we've eradicated them completely, but we now see an improvement in storytelling in terms of main couple interactions. This gives…
Continue reading ➞ Somaek Confessions: Romanticization of Toxic Relationships
This was originally posted on our Facebook Page in 2017. There's no doubt that music gives color to every scene. It can either make you cry or make your heart thump, but it will always tug your emotional strings. Here's our Top 10 Most Memorable K-Drama OSTs. Goblin: The Lonely and Great God I Miss…
Continue reading ➞ Love Strings: Top 10 Unforgettable K-Drama OSTs
Do you like Messi? I’m not sure. But I definitely like Lee Sung-kyung! For K-Drama lovers who first saw her in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, she’s undoubtedly adorable and cute, but do you know that she started in roles that we (love to) hate. Here’s model turned actress, Lee Sung-kyung. Lee Sung-kyung’s first ever drama…
Did you ever feel so disappointed with a drama's ending that you felt robbed? You've invested so much time and ~feelings~ that despite the drama's rise and fall, you would still wish it well and hoped for a decent ending. If you haven't felt this ever, you are one lucky fan because that's the case…
They say the biggest what ifs in our lives are those we did not act upon. Let's walk through Temperature of Love Episodes 7-8 on Lee Hyun-soo's most painful what could have been. What Ifs and Could Have Beens Despite Hyun-soo's hesitations to meet him, On Jung-sun made it sure to see his lady love…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Temperature of Love | Episodes 7-8
I guess Mr. Perfect Song Dae-hwi is not the real deal after all. Well, it might seem like that. School 2017 Episode 5 showed the Geumdo student body president, donned in the infamous black hoodie, stealing the question and answer key for an upcoming school math competition. Let's dive into the fifth episode of School…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: School 2017 | Episode 5
The infamous Korean term 'oppa' has been used by so many fangirls that a rookie K-Drama fan is probably confuse of the word's proper usage. In K-dramaverse, there are a lot of other ways a character addresses his/her interlocutor and determining what term to use highly depends on age, seniority, and social status. There are tons…
Continue reading ➞ K-Culture: Lesson 2 – Korean Kinship Terms
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