In The Smile Has Left Your Eyes Seo In Guk’s character uses a kitten to evoke sympathy. Yet while he’s cradling that innocent stray, it’s easy to recognize something monstrous in him. Kim Moo Young may be so kind-hearted that he risks his own life to …
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Sung Hoon Is The Model Of A Romantic Prince In “My Secret Romance”
“My Secret Romance” is a shoujo manga, a love-comic k-drama that manages to run through every k-drama rom-com trope in the first half hour. That’s not a complaint. The fluffy, enjoyable rom-com unabashedly and comically celebrates the genre …
Are You Human Too? It’s A Good Question
When I first interviewed Seo Kang Joon on the DramaFever Awards Ceremony red carpet, he didn't strike me as leading man material. Recently debuted with the actor-idol group 5urprise, the newbie actor had not yet made his mark on drama land. …
“Come and Hug Me” And The Ghost of Collective Punishment
It’s a common plot device for k-drama lovers to be conflicted between filial duty and romantic love, especially when one of the lovers is somehow complicit in crimes against the other lover’s family. Being complicit does not necessarily mean …
Six Months Worth Of Stand Out K-Drama Characters
As a writer, one of my favorite things in any good story is watching characters develop and grow. So far, 2018 has been an excellent year for k-dramas with complex characters. These characters faced challenges, didn’t always handle them well, but …
K-Drama Meets Me Too
The Korean drama “Something in The Rain,” also called “Pretty Noona Buys Me Food,” uses a love story, as sweet as spun sugar, to illustrate the effect of South Korea's encounter with the Me Too movement. The Me Too movement has prompted …