Korean idioms: Do you want to eat rice with beans?
‘Do you want to eat rice with beans?’ This might sound like a perfectly ordinary question. Even thoughtful. Maybe the
Read More‘Do you want to eat rice with beans?’ This might sound like a perfectly ordinary question. Even thoughtful. Maybe the
Read MoreThis post is about the children’s game played with traditional Korean candy dalgona. It appears in the Netflix drama series Squid Game ‘The Man with the Umbrella’
Read MoreEveryone’s talking about the Korean drama, Squid Game (Ojing-eo Geim). Internationally it’s a huge success, ranking top on Netflix in
Read MoreThere’s an important question that doesn’t get answered in the first two series of historical zombie drama Kingdom: How did this zombie debacle begin?
Read MoreTwo very different brothers have to return to their conservative hometown of Andong for their father’s funeral.
Read MoreExtreme Job is a comedy about a hapless narcotics team who take over a chicken restaurant to stake out a drug trafficking organisation.
Read MoreHere’s the final post of the recaps of Jewel in the Palace (MBC 2004), a Korean historical drama that I can watch again and again!
Read MoreFeeling nostalgic? Here is the 4th instalment of Jewel in the Palace recaps (MBC 2004) starring Lee Young Ae as Jang Geum and Ji Jin Hee as royal official Min Jung Ho.
Read MoreHere’s the third post in this nostalgic series looking back at the blockbuster historical drama Dae Jang Geum. (AKA Jewel in the Palace, MBC 2004)
Read MoreHere is the second instalment in this series on nostalgia dramas! By episode 10 Jang Geum has already gone through a lot! Life in the palace is tough. But luckily, nobody can deny her talent for cooking.
Read MoreFeeling nostalgic? Jewel in the Palace (MBC 2004) is one of those dramas that I can watch again and again. I can’t believe it’s nearly 20 years old!
Read MoreThe Korean zombie film Peninsula (2020) is out on Netflix. It’s the sequel to Train to Busan (2016) (also directed by Yeon Sang-ho). My expectations were high, but then I read the reviews which weren’t so good. And after watching the film, I could see why.
Read MoreI can’t say no to a Korean zombie film. And #Alive (#살아있다) was the most popular film on Netflix when it was released in September 2020.
Read MoreForbidden Dream is the story of the fruitful but ill-fated relationship between two heavyweight historical figures: King Sejong the Great (r.1418–1450) (Han Suk-kyu) and his famous scientist Jang Yeong-sil (Choi Min-sik)
Read MoreIt’s sometimes possible to tell the class of a character in a Korean historical drama just by looking at their name.
Read MoreMr Sunshine now has the second-highest ratings of a Korean drama on cable TV after The World of the Married. In this Mr Sunshine review, I’ll get into my thoughts on the overall story and the influence of viewers on the drama.
Read MoreKorean historical drama Mr Sunshine (tvN 2018) reflects the huge political and cultural upheavals that were going on in the country at the time.
Read MoreThere were FIVE grand palaces by the end of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). So where did the kings live throughout the period? And what are the related historical dramas?
Read MoreSeason 2 is brilliant. I’ve been gasping in shock. Shouting at the screen. Covering my face with a cushion. If you thought Prime Minister Cho was bad, and nobody could be worse, get ready. There are surprises in store!
Read MoreSeries 2 of historical zombie drama Kingdom is now out on Netflix! I started watching it and then realised I couldn’t remember exactly what happened in Series 1! Well, it has been a year… There are some key points of the plot from series 1 that I really wanted to remember, so I went back over the plot.
If you’re in the same boat, here’s a quick summary of the six episodes of series 1!
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