Once in a blue moon, you’re introduced to a story that talks to your very soul. It’s as if its characters can look straight at you and defiantly hold your gaze as they bring to light every good and bad thing about you. They expose all the great things that you want the world to…
K-dramas
5 New Korean Dramas You Have to Watch in June 2026!
Believe it or not, we’re halfway through the year already! The month of June is a bit of a quieter month, but it’ll still offer all sorts of new and exciting K-dramas to suit all tastes. Take a look at our complete list of new Korean dramas coming out in June 2026 and let me…
Perfect Crown: Not Exactly Perfect, But Royally Enchanting
Stories about princes and princesses have existed for centuries. Tales about young women whose lives are changed when they meet a handsome prince or those about the intense โ and often Machiavellian โ power play that marks the dispute for the coveted throne have been told time and time again over the years. We all…
Phantom Lawyer: Hanpuri, Whimsy, and Heart
Ghost stories are often all about the thrill of the unknown, the unexpected, the chilling. Their tone is commonly scary and creepy, dark and upsetting. However, every now and then, writers subvert our expectations by creating more light-hearted ghost stories, transforming fear and horror into comedy and compassion. That’s the case with SBS’s Phantom Lawyer,…
6 Exceptional Korean Dramas Coming Out in May 2026!
Spring 2026 is in full swing! Besides MBC’s exhilarating Perfect Crown and JTBC’s long-awaited We Are All Trying Here, which come to a close in the coming month, May 2026 will also see the release of quite a few unique and exciting titles. From tvN’s The Legend of Kitchen Soldier to MBC’s Fifties Professionals or…
Mad Concrete Dreams: We’re the Architects of Our Own Downfall
How far is an Everyman willing to go to have a building under his name? How far is he willing to go to feed his bank account hefty sums of money every month? What is he willing to sacrifice? The protagonist of tvN’s black comedy Mad Concrete Dreams discovers that he can very well sell…
Still Shining: The Illusory Spark of Nostalgia
Once the credits played at the end of JTBC’s Still Shining, I found myself sighing. I wasn’t sure I’d fully understood the writer’s intentions and goals, and I felt I needed time to process this fairly short 10-episode melancholic journey of romance and grief. Then, the following day, as I read bell hooks’ All About…
Spring is Finally Here: 11 New K-dramas Out in April 2026!
With so many high-profile K-dramas coming out in the next few months, The Korea Herald describes this period as โa competitive spring window for K-content.โ It’s easy to see why: March saw the release of ENA’s Climax and tvN’s Mad Concrete Dreams, while April will witness the return of Netflix’s Bloodhounds and TVING’s Yumi’s Cells…
Undercover Miss Hong: Nothing Less Than a Magnificent Triumph
When deciding whether to set a story in the present or a few decades ago, there’s much that a screenwriter should take into consideration beyond mere nostalgia. Surely, if they decide to set their tale in the past, the most important factor is what the decade in question can convey or illustrate that is still…
Boyfriend on Demand: What’s So Wrong With the Unexpected?
With the rise of “hybrid romances” in South Korean television, it’s been hard to find a good ol’ rom-com. That sort of light and fun story that isn’t scared of placing romance at its narrative core and letting its characters change and grow through their romantic entanglements. Recently, these kinds of straightforward series have been…
