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Netflix’s Beyond the Bar is a legal K-drama packed with clichés, flat characters, and emotional cases that miss the mark on legal depth and nuance.
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Squid Game Season 3 is a brutal, emotional rollercoaster packed with tight writing, savage twists, and deeper storytelling beyond the games.
Take a breather from the dramas and dive into the world of Korean variety shows.
The Potato Lab blends romance, humor, and corporate drama, featuring Kang Tae Oh and Lee Sun Bin. Their fiery first meeting promises an exciting and humorous journey.
Buried Heart and Undercover High School reached new viewership highs on February 28, with Buried Heart scoring 8.8% for its third episode, marking major success.
KBS2’s For Eagle Brothers explores family, responsibility, and love. The growing bond between Yoon Bak’s Beom Soo and Shin Seul Ki’s Se Ri tugs at viewers’ hearts.
On March 1, 2025, Kim Seon Ho signed with Fantagio, marking a new chapter in his career. Fantagio expressed full support for his future projects and growth.
Seo Kang Jun and Jin Ki Joo’s characters grow closer in Undercover High School, with romance, tension, and a near-kiss as secrets unfold in the latest episode.
TVING’s I Am A Running Mate, directed by Parasite writer Han Jin Won, is delayed. The teen political drama follows Yoon Hyun Soo’s Noh Se Hoon in a student council race.
Park Hyung Sik’s character, Seo Dong Joo, defies death in Buried Hearts. The mystery behind his dramatic return from the dead is set to unfold in Episode 4!
Netflix’s 2025 K-drama lineup features star-studded titles like When Life Gives You Tangerines, Weak Hero Class 2, and Cashero, promising diverse genres and interesting set of plots.
Our characters get their happy endings after suffering for too long but it feels rather bland. Still, I guess that is what happens when the drama postpones the romance for too long in favor of unnecessary angst. Love Next Door Episodes 15 and 16 Highlights We spend the first part Read more
In this penultimate week, we get a reversal of last week with our second lead couple’s ship sailing smoothly and our main leads’ ship hitting a big hurdle. After keeping their relationship a secret for a while, they are caught red-handed, and it doesn’t seem like their parents are that Read more
We get some much-needed progress on the romance front for our leads. And I wish we could say the same about our cute second-lead couple. Instead, they are experiencing some high waves in the shape of our reporter’s tragic past that he might need to address before jumping into a Read more