It’s the end of another drama year and time to reflect on what we loved and loathed in 2023. It’s the Dragon Poll.
Category: Kdrama
Why did I love this year’s time-slip nostalgia drama, Twinkling Watermelon so much? I have no idea. In fact, I don’t have anything particularly profound to say about Twinkling Watermelon. It was just an enjoyable and emotionally-satisfying drama and so far my favourite for this year.
Want to know whether you should watch Strong Girl Nam-soon? I focus in on writer Baek Mi-kyung; her history and idiosyncracies in a new series showcasing Korean drama writers.
D.P.’s second season continues Korea’s discussion about institutionalised violence in hierarchical systems
A slick little drama that uses zombism as a metaphor for the epidemic of school violence, All of Us Are Dead has now been confirmed for a second season on Netflix.
Why is Call it Love so pink?
I ask a question that may or may not have a concrete answer
Messy, confused, fun, and a serious contender for Worst Ending in the end of year poll, this year’s Unlock the Boss was also an interesting discussion of how technological advancements have rapidly changed the way we interact with the world.
The blog post on Love to Hate You’s skin-deep feminism that nobody wanted to write. I did it anyway.
Have at it!
I conclude my deep dive into Korean science fiction with a love letter to Circle: Two Worlds – for a long time the only Korean science fiction out there
We talk a lot about the best dramas but sometimes what stands out about a show is one particular scene. One small segment that is so perfect it sticks in your mind even if the drama itself falls away.
These scenes may be intensely funny or intensely profound or not even intense at all but just small and ordinary in how revelatory they are.
While everyone will have their own favourites, I’ve chosen five that live on in my heart long after the dramas they were in have come and gone.