My year in Kdrama for 2018
Year: 2018
Despite the Candy still being the go-to female lead in many dramas – and despite recent shows like Memories of Alhambra and Clean With Passion encouraging us to think otherwise – this has been quite a good year for women who are not Pot Plants.
Those who know, know.
Those who don’t know, should watch.
Right now.
An unpublished Theme of the Month post submitted to Dramabeans for the prompt, Epilogues
This is a slightly-edited version of a unpublished piece I wrote for Dramabeans on the topic of Epilogues
There are dramas that deal with people fighting Hell Joseon instead of just surviving it. Shows where a wedding isn’t considered the final destination. Shows even where there’s little romance at all. This is about some of those shows.
I needed noodles and the closest restaurant was 10 kilometres away — by boat. I had planned for my holiday well but had not anticipated this. Who could have? This was an emergency. A ramyeon emergency! Now I love noodles…
One thing dramas do really well is friendship. This piece on friendship in Reunited Worlds was originally published on Dramabeans.
Ask people what they think are the best shows from the last few years and a surprising number of them will be romance free.
From Strong Woman Do Bong-soon to I’m Not a Robot, Dramaland is full of romances that are notable for true partnership, mutual respect, and consideration.