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. …
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“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 …
G-Dragon’s MOTTE concert wasn’t really a concert
G-Dragon’s Act III: MOTTE concert wasn’t really a concert. The “Act III” part of the title is the first clue that G-Dragon aka Kwon Ji Yong was actually performing in a three-act musical play about the creative journey he’s taken since his …
What Grace’s “You Don’t Own Me” Says About The Progress Of Feminism
My daughter’s 31 and she can’t quite understand what I love about the remix of the song “You Don’t Own Me,” released earlier this year by Australian singer Grace and American rapper G-Eazy. If you haven’t heard this version, Grace reinterprets the …