The (boiling) hot summer days have arrived in full force. As some of us head to the strong sunshine on the beach and some others, to the fresh air of the mountains, what’s better than some Japanese literature to fill your days? Japanese literature has received a lot more attention recently and it’s now much…
Daily Dose of Sunshine Review: The Vulnerability of Being Human
I’d never been a big fan of hospital dramas until I started watching J- and K-dramas. It was through The Good Doctor (KBS2, 2013), Hospital Playlist (tvN, 2020-2021), Life (jTBC, 2018), and so many others that I developed an appreciation for medical shows. But the human mind is something that has always fascinated me โ…
The Whirlwind Review: Netflix’s New K-drama is a Riveting Rollercoaster Ride
Where do I even start with The Whirlwind? The Whirlwind belongs to that rare category of series that are pretty much flawless. My grandmother used to say that you should never try to discuss politics โ and I understand where she’s coming from. Politics is a sensitive subject, and even fictional portrayals and discussions related…
Soulmate (2023) Review: When Love Cannot Be Defined
How would you define concepts such as “friendship” or “soulmate”? Cambridge Dictionary defines “soulmate” as “someone, usually your romantic or sexual partner, who you have a special relationship with, and who you know and love very much.” Albeit accurate, this definition ignores the many shades that the concept of “soulmate” may have and the different…
The JFF 2024 Diary: A Tremendous Month of Japanese Media
The Japanese Film Festival Online (JFF), which started on the 5th of June, came to an end on the 3rd of July. Thanks to the Japan Foundation, it was a month full of Japanese content โ and I fell madly in love with some of the titles they had to offer. [If you want to…
8 New K-Dramas (+ 1 Film) Stealing The Spotlight In July 2024!
New month, new K-dramas! July has just started and with it, 8 brand-new K-dramas are hitting our small screens. From romance to crime, law dramas to melodramas, you’re bound to find your new obsession among these 8 new releases: Red Swan ํ์ธ๊ฐ ์ค์บ๋ค Melodrama | Thriller Wan-soo (Kim Ha-neul) was a successful golf player who…
The Parades Review: A Bittersweet Journey Through Love and Loss
What waits for us once we die? What happens to us, and what happens to the people we leave behind? Fujii Michihito (director of the acclaimed The Journalist and, more recently, The Last 10 Years) has come up with a beautiful, heartfelt answer to those questions with Netflix’s The Parades, released this past February. The…
Destiny (J-drama) Review: The Shadows of What Could’ve Been
Destiny is one of the rare instances in which a Japanese drama gets a Netflix international release. A TV Asahi production, Destiny was written by veteran screenwriter Yoshida Noriko (The Hovering Blade) and directed by Hoshino Kazunari (Hitman In Love) and Shinjo Takehiko (From Me to You). It marks the return of Ishihara Satomi to…
The 90 Best K-Dramas You Can Watch On YouTube!
Whether you’re new to the K-drama universe or a seasoned binge-watcher, a new show or a rewatch is always welcome. And if you think that Netflix or Disney+ is the only way to go, I’m happy to tell you that you’re very much mistaken. Believe it or not, you can watch hundreds of K-dramas on…
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop Review: Bookworms x The World
I’ve always had a book in my hands. I still have a video of little Karen with an upside-down dictionary in her hands. I must have been about two or three when I proudly proclaimed to the world, in response to my mom’s question of what I was doing, “I’m reading”. During high school, I…
