A whirlwind day 1 for KCON 2016 LA Presented by Toyota (kconusa.com). The fans came out in full force for the first day. Yes, the lines were hours long, but it didn’t seem to phase them from what we can tell. Here’s a few photos from the convention. Follow our Flickr for more throughout KCON.
I won’t go into this kdrama like I do with the normal New Kdramas Alert yet, but here’s a teaser of Rain‘s latest show. It looks like so much fun. I’m going to love these interactions so much. And his abs. I mean, come on! I don’t want to shamelessly objectify him, but he’s been exposing them for…
If there is a drama you NEED to watch, it is Cheese in the Trap. I have already done a 4 episode test* with it, but I have to just do a quick post to implore you to watch it. It’s a fascinating study in how good it is when writing is done really well. It…
Older actresses in their 30s or early 40s seem to be resigned to the same roles in kdramas: the noona or unnie. The older sister or the older lover. Age. Age. Age. For the youth obsessed audience riding the hallyu wave, these stereotypical roles have fueled some ridiculous shows, but there are plenty of women who have commanded…
I was looking at MyDramaList and decided to analyze my stats on watching kdramas. I realized I have dropped a lot of them. When I first started watching, I held on. Fighting tooth and nail to finish dramas. Then a few fellow drama watchers just told me to let the shows go as if they were…
Yes, Boys Over Flowers was the first of many Korean dramas I watched. Up until that point in the winter of 2009, the only foreign entertainment I watched was Bollywood, French and Hong Kong films. Then a friend showed me the Boys Over Flowers trailer and Lee Min Ho‘s curls hypnotized me. Maybe not that much, but that fur…
In the first of our FRIenDAY columns, I want to introduce you to India, otherwise known as Drama Debussie. Here’s her video about everything you needed to know about How to Marathon Dramas. I met her through Tumblr searching for info on the gateway Korean drama, Boys Over Flowers. It was my first one and I…
Here are my TOP7 Favorite Korean Dramas of 2014! I did a Friday5 Pros/Cons review about a half year ago and I have found the second half not to be as good as the first. Still, there have been some shows that wiggled their way into my all time top 10, which hasn’t happened in a…
We’ve reached the halfway point of the year with Korean dramas and I can’t say I’m impressed so far, but I’m still watching, so that’s a thing. Here’s 5 of my kdrama recommendations so far with the good and the bad and a few not so good added for good measure. Secret Love Affair Pros –…
