Anuja Vijayan, Kolkata, West Bengal “She doesn’t adapt to the energy in the room, she influences it.” Or shall I say, “She is just a queen building her empire.” The daring and bright Lee Soon-shin [You are the best!], The quirky and playful Kim Bo-tong [Bel Ami], The diva-like singer Cindy [The Producer], The optimistic…
Category: K-Drama
K-Drama Review: Navillera
Vidhi Gosain, New Delhi Navillera, starring Song Kang, Park In-hwan, Na Moon-hee and Hong Seung-hee, premiered on 22 March 2021 on tvN and is also available on Netflix. The show is based on a webtoon of the same name that is written by Hun and illustrated by Ji-min. The show consists of 12 episodes and…
K-Drama Review: Dream High
Madhulika Pathak, Kolkata, West Bengal Dream High is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Bae Suzy, Ok Taec-yeon, Kim Soo-hyun, Hahm Eun-jung, Jang Woo-young and IU. It is a high school drama centred around six students who are from Kirin High School. This story is about these six teenagers striving for their dreams. But…
K-Drama Review: What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim
Saumya Jain, New Delhi This drama is one of the earliest Korean dramas I have watched. I fell in love with this drama so much that I ended up watching it three times! Crazy, right? I know, but every time I watched it, it gave me that same level of fun and entertainment. This drama is…
K-DRAMA REVIEW: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
Nandhini Lakshmi. M, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu What will you do when the dreams you see while you were sleeping start happening in your real-life?! “While you were sleeping” is a Romantic-Comedy, Fantasy, Legal, Thriller genre K-drama aired in the second half of 2017 with star-studded casts and cameo. “I believe you, because of who I…
K-Personality: Lee Jong-suk
Preeti Patil, Mumbai, Maharashtra Lee Jong-suk a model turned actor who is considered as one of the biggest Hallyu stars along with actors Lee Min-ho and Kim Soo-hyun across the world. The actor is mostly known for his acting in dramas like ‘I Can Hear Your Voice’, ‘Doctor Stranger’, ‘While You Were Sleeping’, ‘Pinocchio’, Romance…
K-Drama Review: Start-up
Madhulika Pathak, Kolkata, West Bengal Start-up, just like the title, is about a fresh beginning, a new chapter of a passionate, dauntless, and promising youthful life. The main leads of this drama are, Seo Dal-mi (played by Bae Suzy), Nam Do-san (played by Nam Joo-hyuk), and Han Ji-pyeong (played by Kim Seon-ho) and Seo In-jae/Won…
5 Feel-Good K-dramas That Are Perfect Stress-busters
Pahul Nanra, New Delhi The worldwide situation and aftermath of the pandemic has definitely taken a toll on us, be it physically or mentally and this, therefore, calls for things that are sure to lighten our moods, I mean, what better than amazing rom-com K-Dramas we can binge on? From sweet romance to hilarious comedy,…
K-Drama Review: The Secret Life of My Secretary
Meghana Jayaraj, Kolkata, West Bengal Unlike stereotypical romantic dramas, this show has shown the reality where a love story is packed with full of twists and turns. ‘The Secret Life of My Secretary’ can make you go gaga over the sweet couples where we come across a cold chief executive of TNT company, Do Min-ik…
K-Drama Review: Tale of the Nine-Tailed/Gumiho
Anuja Vijayan, Kolkata, West Bengal Bringing back the rich references in Korean Mythologies, Tale of the Nine-Tailed is a wonderful legendary K-Drama around a 1000-year-old Gumiho (Nine-Tailed fox) named Lee Yeon played by Lee Dong-wook who was the mountain God but he decides to surrender his regarded position after he lost his true love. Nam…