When speaking about South Korean models who made successful transitions into acting, we have to talk about Lee Jong-suk. Born in 1989, Lee was the youngest male model ever to participate in Seoul Fashion Week 2005 at the age of 16. With his boyish good looks and height of 186cm, it is not a surprise […]
Are you a fan of South Korean actor Lee Dong-wook? His most recent drama Bad and Crazy is soaring in high ratings thanks to its fresh and original story about ‘bad and crazy’ detectives who fight against police corruption. Most people may not know that he is actually one of the many successful actors who […]
When we talk about the role that introduced us to South Korean actor Lee Joon-gi, we have to talk about his role in The King and the Clown (2005). In the movie, he plays the role of historical figure Gong-gil. It is an adaptation of a stage play, ‘Yi’ about a Joseon dynasty king named […]
Can you believe that it has been 10 years since 2012? A decade has passed since the media reported that the world has supposed to be destroyed on Dec 21, 2012 as per ancient Maya prophecy. Yet, here we are 10 years later. We are not the only ones turning 10 years older. Our favourite […]
These days, there are so many Korean dramas that are inspired by manhwa and webtoon. Even though the number is not as huge as K-dramas based on webtoons, there is still a handful of television series which have gained their inspiration from Korean novels. So here are eight K-dramas based on South Korean novels to […]
The genre that has been gaining momentum in Korean television industry in recent years is none other than scientific fiction or sci-fi. With bigger budgets as well as huge support from giant companies such as Netflix, advanced computer-generated imagery is no longer only be found in Hollywood. These Korean sci-fi television series proved that everything […]
Also known as black comedy, dark humour, morbid humour, a dark comedy is a style of comedy that makes light of serious subjects. Unlike other genre such as romance and thriller, South Korean dark comedy dramas are quite rare. But it doesn’t mean that they are not unpopular. The common themes in Korean dark comedy […]
With K-pop music and K-dramas making waves around the world, it makes sense that Korean fashion is also gaining its own attention. Korean fashion brands are riding the wave of the K-wave phenomenon through product placements in K-dramas. For instance, any hardcore K-drama fans would recognise Korean jewellery brand J.Estina because it occasionally pops up […]
It is easy to identify whether a South Korean drama belongs to the romantic melodrama category by looking at the official poster. It would have the two main characters looking off in two different directions with somber and melancholy expressions. A melodrama commonly features one sad event after another and the characters’ emotions are often […]
In 1910, the Japanese empire formally annexed the Korean peninsula through the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910. Until the end of World War II in 1945, Korea was under Japanese rule which was administered by the Governor-General of Korea based in Keijo (now Seoul). While Korea saw a growth in industrialisation and an improvement in infrastructure […]
