Persevere, Gu Hae-ra: Episode 8
We’ve got an episode rich with emotional conflict, belated development, and some great tunes. We’re reminded that fate isn’t always the magic hand, the larger force, or something that repeatedly comes...
View ArticlePersevere, Gu Hae-ra: Episode 9
It’s me again, filling in to recap an extra-meta-tastic episode of Persevere, Gu Hae-ra, which is chock-full of sly winks at dramaland and hilarious references to behind-the-scenes shenanigans. (If...
View ArticlePersevere, Gu Hae-ra: Episode 10
Team Persevere makes great strides together as a team, finally getting the deserved attention for their efforts and talents. But individually, they find themselves stuck in struggles. It’s their own...
View ArticlePersevere, Gu Hae-ra: Episode 11
We’re in the final stretch of things, and Team Persevere has never been stronger. We see that Hwangje’s one weakness is something Team Persevere lacks: greed. President Hwang struggles to keep face...
View ArticlePersevere Gu Hae-ra: Episode 12 (Final)
We’ve made it to the final episode, where everything finds its way full circle. Team Persevere takes on the ultimate challenge of facing Hwangje, through which they realize the power of their team as...
View ArticleDramabeans Podcast #28
We know, it’s been forever! We let life overtake us and when it was time to sit down and record a podcast the list had gotten scary-long. We do our best to get ourselves up to speed with the dramas...
View ArticleDramabeans Top 10: Korean dramas about friends-to-lovers romances
javabeans: Did everyone like the first Top 10 feature? I can say I thoroughly enjoyed it… in that capping my workload to just 10 entries (…ish) is really working for me. girlfriday: Being limited is...
View ArticleThing vs. Thing: Underdogs and overdogs
girlfriday: I love Sassy Go Go. Okay, maybe I love Ji-soo in Sassy Go Go, but whatever, same diff. javabeans: I have a love-hate relationship with it, in that it’s super cute, but also makes my blood...
View Article2015 Editors’ Picks [Year in Review, Part 11]
We’re finally here, at the end of another Year in Review series! We warned you it’d be long this time, but hopefully you all made it through with us. We promise this is the last one! (At least till...
View ArticleTeam Dramabeans: What we’re watching
It’s moving weekend for us at Dramabeans, which means I’m even more horribly behind on shows than I already was! Please excuse the lapse, since girlfriday and I are putting all our energies into making...
View ArticleTeam Dramabeans: What we’re watching
Did you make it through the pre-emptions this week? With the election looming, will you be able to make it through even more of them next week? I’m choosing to think positively and take this time to...
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