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  • The Most Iconic Lines From 2022 K-Dramas So Far

    K-drama fans don’t ask for too much. All we want is a show that’ll ruin us in the best ways. The 2022 dramas have delivered and left no crumbs. Some made us laugh; most made us cry. 

    A couple dared to end in a cliffhanger. Some gave us happy endings. But most of all, they gave us these iconic lines we won’t forget anytime soon.

    My Liberation Notes

    “I will not pretend to be happy. I will not pretend to be unhappy. I will be honest.” – The Liberation Club

    “Life is a series of embarrassments. It’s embarrassing from the moment you’re born. You are born naked.” – Chang Hee

    “I want to feel whole for once. So, worship me.” – Mi-jeong

    My Liberation Notes tells the story of three siblings and a stranger who want to be liberated from their unfulfilling lives. To watch this drama, just have your pack of tissues ready because the characters’ struggles are way too relatable.

    RELATED: The 7 K-drama Shows That Should Be on Your Watchlist This September

    Business Proposal

    “In my eyes, Ha-ri is the prettiest there is.” – Kang Taemoo

    “Do you know what my love for you and this credit card have in common? They both have no limit.” – Kang Taemoo

    “You know I have no chingu!” – Yoo-jung

    This is probably the cheesiest 2022 drama so far, and we love it like that. It has all our favourite K-drama tropes, from being in a fake relationship to kissing under that damn yellow umbrella. If you haven’t already seen it, just start saying “God when” before you do. 

    Our Blues

    “There is one thing we must remember in our lifetime. We weren’t born in this world to suffer or feel miserable. We were born to be happy.” – Our Blues

    “If your depression kicks in and things turn pitch black, call me. Try your best to live.” – Dong Seok

    “I had never resented her in my lifetime. I just wanted to embrace and reconcile with her. I just wanted to hug her for a very long time and cry as much as I wanted.” – Dong Seok

    One thing Koreans will do is accurately portray mental health struggles and encourage finding and holding your community close. In the softest way, this drama touched on the complexities of being human. If you see any drama this year, let it be this one. 

    Twenty Five – Twenty One

    “You are by far the most experienced fencer when it comes to losing. Those losses were blocks to build yourself stairs leading up. Think about it. Now you’ve got the highest staircase. Take your time to climb it and take whatever you want.” – Back Yijin

    “That summer was ours to keep.” – Na Heedo

    “We’re lovers only during the good times, and a burden to each other in the bad times.” – Na Heedo

    “I love you. I don’t need a rainbow.” – Back Yijin

    I don’t know a world where a reporter and a fencer can’t be together, but Baek Yi-Jin and Na Heedo made it possible in this show. I’m not here to fight today sha. Koreans have perfected the art of making you long for an era you probably weren’t born in and friendship circles you can’t be a part of. Don’t be scared when you get interested in fencing after watching this show. It’s just that good. 

    Tomorrow

    “It’s amazing how our pets always wait for us when human relationships are never absolute, not even between parents and children.” – Mr. Lim

    “The choice you made in your youth was honourable. You have lost so much. Yet you have protected many lives and brought about the world of today.” – Director

    “All the people you saved, they’re living good lives. So why are you so unhappy?” – Choi Junwoong

    “It is the final cry for help from those who wish to live more than anyone else.” – Koo Ryeon

    No matter how prepared you are, this drama will find a way to break your heart, and it’s expected because there’s no easy way to talk about suicide. You’ll cry for the dying dog, the old man who felt he’d lived a worthless life but, most importantly, you’ll learn to handle situations like these better. Good luck. 

    The Sound of Magic

    “Now, I see that this entire time, it wasn’t money that was pushing me over the edge, but the grown-ups.” – Yoon Ah-yi

    “I want to be a grown-up, so immature adults no longer have any control over my life.” – Yoon Ah-yi

    The Sound of Magic is an excellent drama about a high school student, Yoon A-Yi, who was abandoned by both parents and forced to grow up way too soon. In a life where she has no good days, what happens when a magician promises to make her problems disappear if she can believe in magic.  

    Alchemy Of Souls

    “You are the king’s star who has been granted the power of the sky. This is not your end, Jang Uk.” – Master Lee

    “Master, you have returned to being just Mudeok.” – Jang Uk

    “I do not mind since we are together.” – Mudeok/Naksu

    “It is written here: I will go this far just to see you. I can do anything if it means being able to see you. And this is my reply: I also missed you.” – Jang Uk

    “Ye Doryeonnim” meaning : yes young master.  – Mudeok/Naksu

    Do you even watch K-drama if you didn’t “Ye Doryeonnim” in Mudeok’s voice? This drama changed my opinion of Korean fantasy dramas. From the acting to the stunning visuals, it was all hits and no misses. You still have time to catch up before the next season in December. 

    Extraordinary Attorney Woo

    “What’s your baptismal name? Mine is Gabriel.” – Attorney Kwon

    “Mine is Jennie.” – Choi Suyeon

    “What is Jennie? Are you the saint of BLACKPINK?” – Attorney Kwon

    “First, children must play immediately. Second, children must be healthy immediately. Third, children must be happy immediately. Children have to play right now. Later is too late. It’s too late after getting into university, after getting a job, and after getting married. Playing with marbles, tag, red rover, double dutch. Later is too late. In a life full of anxiety, it’ll be too late to find the only way to happiness.” – Bang Gu Ppong

    “I want to be on the same side as you, Attorney Woo. I want an attorney like you to be on my side.” – Junho

    “Woo to the young to the woo.”- Dong Geu-rami

    You’re uncultured if someone walks up to you and says, “Woo to the young to the woo”, and you don’t do the whole dance. This show took us on a journey, exploring life and the courtroom through the lens of our favourite autistic lawyer, Woo Young-woo. 

    READ ALSO: QUIZ: Can You Guess the K-drama From Its Iconic Line?

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  • Now That Alchemy of Souls Is Over, Here’s Everything We’ll Miss

    Now that Alchemy of Souls is over, I’m terrified of what I’ll do with myself during the weekend. I also want to fight the Hong sisters for whatever that ending was. How could they have done this to us? In the spirit of choosing peace and hoping for a better finish to season two, here’s everything I’m going to miss from the show. 

    Mu-deok and Jang Uk’s banter

    I’ll miss all their stupid fights and arguments where Jang Uk almost always wins. I’ll miss them pretending that Jang Uk is the boss when we all know Mu-deok has more power in the relationship. I’ll miss Mu-deok talking about how she wants to kill everybody but ends up saving their lives. I’ll also miss watching Jang Uk and Mu-deok win every single time! My ultimate faves, I believe so much in their love that I choose not to remember the ending because what was that?

    RELATED: How to Write the Perfect Romantic K-drama Series

    Maidservant Kim and Park Jin’s relationship

    Something I didn’t expect was to enjoy seeing older people fall in love. You’d think since I watch a lot of K-drama, I’d be used to things like this by now. But I loved seeing them flirt, even though it was painful to witness. Maidservant Kim confessed her feelings, and Park Jin was still oblivious somehow. It was adorable. 

    Watching the crown prince be a weirdo

    This man was just unintentionally funny. He’s usually a character people would hate, but in Alchemy of Souls, there’s absolutely no reason to hate him. He cheated on a test for Mu-deok, was willing to find out the truth about the queen being a soul shifter at all costs and saved Mu-deok’s life on multiple occasions. Sad for him, he fell in love with the one person not even all his money could buy. I was still rooting for him, though. 

    Lady Jin’s eye makeup

    Half the time I watched this show, whenever she came up, I’d just whisper “bad bitch” under my breath because, wow. Using a graphic liner in the age of magic and keeping that makeup flawless is a trick only she could body. I mean, I saw this woman crying about her daughter, and all I could think about was how her makeup didn’t get smudged. A queen.  

    look at her!

    Master Lee musing

    Let’s not even talk about how he’s the most unserious character in this show low-key. This man always figures out everything before other people do. Maybe because he’s always thinking? Or maybe it’s because he is over 200 years old? He’s sha my fave because every supporter of Mu-deok’s antics is my fave. 

    Jin Mu breathing like he swallowed hot eba

    When you’re too busy doing evil things, of course your breathing would be laboured. Okay, that’s not a thing, but I’m glad it was Jin Mu’s thing. Wherever a new scene comes up and Jin Mu huffs and puffs, I always expected the worst. The way this man manipulated every single person around him is just legendary. 

    Dang-gu’s earrings 

    The way I hated his guts in All of Us Are Dead. They dressed everybody like they were in the Joseon era, but not quite, and Dang-gu came from nowhere with his K-pop idol earrings. I’m going to miss Yoo In-soo playing the role of Dang-gu. Do you know how good an actor you must be to get so many people to like you after killing their faves in an earlier movie?

    Hearing Jipsu, Ryusu, and Chisu

    Now that Alchemy of Souls has ended, where else will I hear people mention this? What if I also want to open up my gate of energy and master all three? While that might never happen, let’s just sit with that beautiful memory of Jang Uk using Chisu and Mu-deok’s blood to fight as we wait for season two. 

    READ ALSO: Wholesome K-Dramas You Should Watch With Your Parents

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  • You Can’t Miss These 6 Recurring K-Drama Tropes

    K-drama writers are brilliant as fuck. They add these tropes on purpose, so die-hard fans like me can keep coming up with theories based on familiar tropes. They might be annoying at times, but they add spice to the plot, so we stick around. 

    Here are the six most recurring tropes you can’t miss in K-drama. 

    The main characters must have met as kids

    I’m not even going to lie; this trope slaps, and all the best dramas use this. It always works best when they don’t remember each other and hate each other’s guts. Like in Hometown Cha-cha-cha. Every time I see this trope, I want to fight my brain for forgetting all my kindergarten friends.  

    RELATED:  QUIZ: Where Are You Going to Find Love?

    Sudden illness or amnesia

    You thought Mexican series had this trope on lock, but them no do reach Koreans. When you’re watching a K-drama and things are going too well, just prepare for an accident that’ll give the main character amnesia or a sudden terminal illness. Have your tissues ready. You’re about to cry hot tears. 

    Episode 12 breakup

    I want Koreans to know that art doesn’t always have to imitate life. I didn’t come to watch a K-drama for them to break up. But what do they care about my feelings? It’s on schedule at this point. Isn’t 12 supposed to be a holy number signifying new things? Anyway, if your relationship is 12 seconds, days, weeks, months, or years old, my dear, good luck. Break-up na national cake, after all. 

    The best friend who’s in love with his best friend, who likes someone else

    This trope is annoying because if your best friend ever confesses that they like you because someone else is showing interest in you, you better run. These characters need to stop doing this nonsense sha. I like that K-dramas never lets him get the girl sh because that’s dirty behaviour. A closed mouth is a closed destiny. 

    The suspicious man dressed in all black with a black cap and mask

    There aren’t many things in life that upset me, but in what world  would anyone see a man dressed like this and follow him? What do these characters have against staying alive? I know it’s just to move the plot, but girl? Is everything okay at home? 

    Korean idols as main characters 

    And they always show out. When Bae Suzy, IU, Park Seo-Joon, or Choi Si-won are in a K-drama, I always expect perfection. This is one trope I can never complain about because we know they are great at singing, but watching them act is a whole other experience. I’m a simple person —  I see an idol in a K-drama and watch it. Life’s not complicated. 

    READ ALSO: How to Write the Perfect Romantic K-drama Series

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  • Romantic K-dramas That Will Make You Shout, “God When?”

    Let’s not lie. As much as we all claim to love all the other K-drama genres, the romantic ones are our faves because they help reinforce our unrealistic expectations for love. Not these dramas though, because the situations these characters find themselves in hit too close to home and will have you shouting, “God when?” 

    1. Descendants of the Sun

    One thing about romantic K-dramas is if the lead actors have insane chemistry, they will end up married in real life— nevermind that they’ve split up.

    Descendants of the Sun  is about Yoo Si-jin, a captain of the special forces, and a doctor, Kang Mo-yeon, who fell in love despite their conflicting occupations — one having to load a gun to kill enemy forces, the other wielding a scalpel  to save lives, but they overcome it and that’s what matters. 

    2. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo

     Kim Bok-joo, a college swimmer, and Jung Joon-hyung, a weight lifter, used to be childhood friends, but neither of them recognised each other when they met again at Haneul Sport University. The series did a whole U-turn from friends to enemies to lovers.

    It’s a pretty unconventional cast that doesn’t follow the usual K-drama beauty standards, which makes them even more relatable. Watch WFKB for the sappy  romance and every single one of Joon-hyung’s cute sweaters.  

    RELATED: How to Dress Like a K-drama Character While Living in Nigeria

    3. Forecasting Love and weather 

    This is an ongoing romantic drama about two employees at the Korea national weather service, Jin Ha-Kyung and Lee Shi-Wo, who fall in love after finding out that each other’s former partners cheated on them. It’s a really soft love story about navigating the complicated drama of dating and breaking up with a co-worker and how it can affect your work life. If you enjoyed Healer, City Hunter and What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?  You’ll enjoy this series because Park Min Young absolutely killed the role. 

    RELATED: How To Date Your Coworker And Get Away With it

    4. Crash Landing On You

    CLOY follows the story of Yoon Se-ri, the heiress of one of South Korea’s largest chaebols  who lands in North Korea after her paragliding trip went wrong, and meets Ri Jeong-hyeok – a North Korean military man. This series will have you rooting for a love that really shouldn’t work, but love is foolish like that. The best part? The characters are now married in real life. It doesn’t get any more “God when” than that. 

    5. When the Camellia Blooms

    A story about a single mum navigating life in a small town where people gossip about her because she runs a restaurant called Camellia, where most of the men in town frequent.  Despite all the gossip, a local police officer, Dong Baek, falls in love with her, which is convenient because there’s a serial killer after her life. The cutest thing about the series is her young son Pil-Gu. He did such an amazing job for his age. If you end up liking him — and you will — you should see him in Racket Boys. 

    6. Hotel Del Luna

    IU did a madness with this drama. From the cinematography to the cast, and then the sound track.. In Hotel Del Luna, Jang Man-wol kills an innocent person and gets cursed with immortality to manage Hotel Del Luna, a rest stop for the dead, until her curse is lifted. 

    While ghost staff run the hotel, it needs a human manager to help with taxes and administrative work, which is where our male lead Ku Chan-song  comes in. Get ready to laugh at all Man-wol’s antics and cry too — because come on, it’s a K-drama.  

    7. Mr Queen

    In the present, Jang Bong-Hwan works as a chef at the president’s Blue House. He is a flirt with a big ego and a a great sense of humour He gets framed for poisoning the president and goes on the run. While fleeing the police,  he falls from the top of a building into a pool, and his spirit finds its way into the body of Queen Kim So-Yong who was drowning in a pond in the Joseon period in 1849. A man in a woman’s body, what could go wrong? 

    CONTINUE READING: Historical K-dramas Are Just Nollywood Epics With Bigger Budgets; Here’s Why

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  • Every K-Drama Fan Wants to Try These 7 Dishes

    A huge amount of every K-Drama is scenes where they eat. If you enjoy watching K-dramas, there are some meals they eat so often that you crave them. Here are seven dishes that live rent-free in every K-Drama fan’s head. 

    1. Tteokbokki 

    First of all, how is this food rice cake when it looks like spicy ponmo? They eat it with a toothpick and do that little dance that makes you feel you’re missing out on something good.

    2. Korean fried chicken 

    Maybe it’s the way they get excited about eating chicken, but they make it look so good. Like it’s the best meal ever created. When the kids in All of Us Are Dead were facing a zombie apocalypse, all they could think about was chicken. We should all just agree that fried chicken to them is what Jollof is to us. 

    3. Kimchi 

    Koreans have a way of appealing to the Nigerian urge to eat spicy things because this kimchi looks like meat stripes soaked in hot pepper sauce. But it’s really just cabbages. Do we still want to try it? Yes  

    4. Cup ramen

    It doesn’t matter if the character is late for work, sad after a breakup, or depressed after rejecting one rich woman’s money to leave her son alone, they will still eat ramen. Bonus points if they eat it in a convenience store. There’s just something about it that instantly lifts their spirits and we’d like to order a lifetime’s worth, please. 

    5. Korean barbecue 

    There is always that one scene in every K-Drama where some characters go to a barbeque shop and eat the most amazing looking meat cuts with soju. You’re not a genuine fan if you’ve never wanted to try it before.  

    6. Kimbap 

    With this snack, I think it’s the wrapping. Sometimes it’s so pretty to look at, you almost don’t want the characters to eat it. Even though it’s just rice wrapped in a triangular shape, it looks delicious as hell. 

    7. Soju 

    So technically, this is not food, but it deserves a spot on this list. Koreans make alcoholism look cute. They drink so much at once, you’d think it’s water. Anyway, we want sha.

    Malakai Bassey

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  • 10 Actors Only Real K-Drama Fans Know

    You can’t call yourself a real K-drama fan if you haven’t seen these actors in any movie or TV series. Sometimes, they have big or small roles but we love them because they always have range, and as soon as they come up on your screen, you know that it’s going to be a good show.  

    1. Um Hyo-sup

    The man is the king of supporting roles. Sometimes, he makes the main lead’s life easier, other times, he’s the reason why the main lead is suffering but you can’t help but love him anyway. He was in “Gu’s Family Book”, “Two Weeks”, The Doctors, “My Love From Another Star”, “Start-Up”, “Shopaholic Louis”, “I Am Not A Robot” and many other shows. He is one of those characters that always makes you feel warm when you see them on screen. If you know him, you’re a real K-drama fan. 

    2. Kim Kwang-kyu

    This man’s middle name should be range. One minute he is playing the funny director of a media house that manages to be strict at the same time in “Pinocchio”, next minute, he is playing the role of a physically abusive teacher. If you watched old K-dramas like “I Hear Your Voice”, “You Are The Best”, “Scent Of  A Woman” or even newer dramas like “Lawless Lawyer”, “Red Sky”. You definitely fell in love with the characters he played and if you didn’t, you don’t like good things. 

    3. Sung Dong-il

    If there was a school for characters that played bad guys, this guy definitely used to come last. He is so bad at being a bad guy and spends half the time he is on screen making you laugh. This man makes any serious film unserious just by being in it and that’s why true k-drama fans love him. There’s no way to pick the best shows he’s been in but he played such good roles in the entire “Reply” series (1997, 1994, 1988), “Fugitive Plan B”, “It’s Okay, That’s Love”, “Hwarang”, “Moonlovers”, and “Sisyphus”. As soon as he comes on screen, if you’re a true K-drama fan you have to shout “Ahjussi” in your loudest K-drama protagonist voice. 

    4.  Kim Won Hae

    Everyone’s favourite “Ahjussi”, it doesn’t matter whether he’s a good guy or bad guy, you can’t just hate him because he will always make you laugh, just like he did in the recent drama, “One The Woman”. He has appeared in popular dramas like “Start-Up”, “Hotel del Luna”, “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon”, “Monthly Home Magazine” and his roles in these dramas show us why he’s a tv favourite. 

    5. Kim Sun Young

    She consistently plays the role of a kind “Ahjumma” that the main leads can lean on and does a great job. From her role in “Reply 1988” as a member of the mum trio. She appears in other popular dramas like “Crash Landing On You”, “When Camelia Blooms”, “Vagabond” and more.

    6.  Kim Young-ok

    Kdrama’s very own “Halmeoni”, she’s the grandma of all your faves, from Lee Min-ho to recently,  Kim Seon ho. She’s played fantastic roles in “Boys Over Flowers”, “Coffee Prince”, “The King”, “Mouse” and the just concluded “Hometown Chachacha”. She was also the mother of Gi-Hun in “Squid Game”. She becomes your favourite character by being this sweet old woman that reminds you of that grandmother you never call or visit. 

    7. Ahn Nae Sang

    This is another popular “Ahjussi” that stars in most of your favourite K-drama He has a wide range from the villain, to father, uncle, lawyer, detective, name it. He appeared in popular dramas like “Moon Embracing The Sun”, “Sungkyunkwan Scandal”, “Kill Me, Heal Me”, “Law School”, “Mouse” and “Devil Judge”.

    8. Kim Hee Jung

    She’s a standard mother in K-dramas and her range is from good to bad characters but she always delivers. She’s appeared in popular dramas like “Gu Family Book”, “Kill Me, Heal Me”, “Beauty Inside”, “Start-Up” and recently, “Monthly Home Magazine”.

    9. Kim Mi-Kyung

    She is the best “Ahjumma”. As a K-drama fan, If she isn’t your fave, you are wrong. From being a  secret hacker to being a dumb cleaner, a nurse, or a housekeeper for a rich family that is the real mother of the super-rich main lead, she’s the definition of range. She has graced some of our favourite dramas like “The Heirs”, “It’s Okay, That’s Love”, “Hi, Bye Mama”, “It’s Okay To Not Be Okay”, “18 Again” and killed it in every role she played. 

    10. Jeon Gook-hwan

    This baba is the premium evil character, K-dramas own Chiwetalu Agu. Once you see him, you can be sure that people will die and he’ll be wicked as shit. From the role, he played in “Empress Ki”, “King’s 2 Hearts”, “My Mister”, “Graceful Family”, “Crash Landing On You” and the recently concluded series “ One The Woman”, this man’s character was always a rich deadbeat father that enjoyed traumatising his kids for fun. We still like him sha. 

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    Malakai Bassey

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  • 20 Of Our Favourite Songs From Korean Dramas
    Unforgettable original sound tracks (OST) and Korean dramas are practically inseparable. These songs are an essential part of the overall viewing experience, helping us connect with the characters and their emotions. From moving ballads to upbeat tracks, these are our favourite K-drama music.

    1. “Because I’m Stupid” by SS501

    This song was basically the anthem for the drama Boys Over Flowers.

    2. “Love Is” by Park Jang Hyun & Park Hyun Gyu

    This was Cha Eun-sang and Kim Tan’s song in The Heirs.

    3. “My Destiny” by Lyn

    ?You are my destinyyyyyy? Who gets vivid flashbacks of the fantastic chemistry between Do Min Joon and Cheon Song Yi whenever this song plays? Beautiful song from You From Another Star.

    4. “Paradise” by T Max

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JkGFS8vgPQ
    Everytime we heard this song, it reminded us of Boys Over Flowers and vice versa. As cheesy as it was, we still loved it.

    5. “Touch Love” by Yoon Mi Rae

    A beautiful ballad from Master’s Sun OST. So many feelings all packed into a four minute song. It’s just too much to handle!

    6. “Growing Pains” by Cold Cherry

    This was Choi Young-do’s song in The Heirs.

    7. “Best Luck” by Chen of EXO

    The theme song for It’s Okay, That’s Love, this song will stay with you for a long time.

    8. “Crazy of You” by Hyolin

    Another track for the Master’s Sun drama. It’ll definitely give you the feels.

    9. “Moment” by Changmin of 2AM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wX3IzuH3WI
    Another song rom the drama Heirs. Love is the moment. Enough said.

    10. “Cross My Mind” by Twinforks

    From the drama It’s Okay, That’s Love. This song will bring a smile to your face.

    11. “Goodbye My Love” by Ailee

    From Fated To Love You. Ailee, as usual, delivers exceptionally.

    12. “Suddenly” Kim Bo-kyung

    From the drama City Hunter. It was really hard choosing a favourite, because all the tracks are excellent.

    13. “Passionate to Me” by Younha

    Recorded for the drama Pinocchio, this song is the perfect backdrop to Lee Jong Suk and Park Shin Hye‘s romance, creating a warm and inspiring atmosphere.

    14. “Back in Time” by Lyn

    From Moon Embraces The Sun, this song captures the feeling of young love in the drama.

    15. “Fight the Bad Feeling” by TMax

    https://youtu.be/v3LV6p2UUPs
    Another song from Boys Over Flowers. This song makes you want to rip your heart out and is oddly catchy at the same time.

    16. “Nothing” by Just

    This is the best song off the Lie to Me OST, because this song belongs only to Ki Joon and Ah Jung. It explains their love story.

    17. “Grey Paper” by Yesung

    Contributed by Super Junior’s Yesung to That Winter, the Wind Blows. It portrays the sad love between the characters Jo In Sung and Song Hye Gyo.

    18. “You’re So Beautiful” by Kim Junsu

    For the drama Scent of a Woman. Junsu’s magical voice made this song beautiful.

    19. “Because I Miss You” by Jung Yong Hwa

    From Heartstings OST, Yong Hwa’s voice was just so amazing.

    20. “That Man” by Hyun Bin

    This is the best song from Secret Garden. It has two versions – female and male. And Hyun Bin’s is better.

    What are your favourite Korean drama songs?

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  • 26 Korean Dramas You Should Definitely Watch
    Are you new to the world of Korean drama? Already hooked and looking for new ones to watch? Then these are the series you should definitely watch, and if you’ve seen them already, you should definitely watch them again! Of course, this list isn’t exhaustive, but these ones are a must-see!

    26. Pinnochio

    Pinocchio centres around the story of a man who hides a special talent living under a fake name and a woman who cannot lie due to ‘Pinocchio Syndrome’.

    25. Marriage Not Dating

    A romantic comedy about a man who doesn’t want to get married and a woman who really wants to get married.

    24. Rooftop Prince

    A prince from the Joseon* era travels to present-day Seoul with a special team he put together, in order to solve the mysterious death of the woman he loved. To his surprise, when he arrives, he meets a woman that looks exactly like her. However, it’s not only the princess who has a modern-day doppelganger.

    23. The Producers

    If you want to know what goes on behind the scene in Korean dramas with added romance along the way, then you should definitely watch this drama.

    22. Lie To Me

    A mid-level government employee in the Ministry of Culture, has been single ever since her friend stole her first love in college. When her friend, now married, re-enters her life and triumphs over her, Ah Jung impulsively lies that she is also married. A snowball of minor misunderstandings later, the rumor has spread to everyone that the president of a hotel chain and one of Korea‘s wealthiest, most eligible bachelors and the main character are married.

    21. My Girlfriend is a Gumiho

    It’s otherwise known as “My Girlfriend is a Nine-tailed Fox”. Cha Dae Woong is a spoiled brat with plans to become a successful action star. One day, on the run from his rich grandfather’s latest fit of rage towards him, he accidentally frees a nine-tailed fox, Gu Mi Ho, who has been imprisoned in a painting for 500 years.

    20. City Hunter

    A revenge drama done right. In 1983, 21 South Korean military operatives are sent into North Korea on a secret mission. After completing their mission, they are executed by their own side in a government cover-up. The sole survivor, Lee Jin Pyo, watches as his closest friend dies beside him. Taking his friend’s son under his wing, Jin Pyo raises him as his own and trains him with one goal: to take revenge on the men responsible for this massacre.

    19. Oh My Venus

    Starring  So Ji Sub as Kim Young Ho and Shin Min Ah as Kang Joo Eun. Joo Eun was the IT girl in her high school days, who had the looks, is now an overweight spinster. What’s more is her old classmate turned rival has gone from being an outcast to a beautiful accomplished lawyer hell bent on making Joo Eun miserable. But Joo Eun works to return to her old self, with the help of the hot chaebol* and exercise coach, Young Ho.

    18. Kill Me, Heal Me

    Kill Me Heal Me is about a man who suffered immense trauma and has psychologically developed 7 different identities and his psychiatrist who is dedicated to helping him.

    17. Arang and the Magistrate

    Arang is a ghost who must uncover the mystery of her death. She meets Kim Eun Oh, a man who can see ghosts and they end up falling for each other.

    16. Queen In-hyung’s Man

    Kim Boong Do, a noble scholar, unexpectedly travels into the future and meets Choi Hee Jin, an aspiring actress who secured the role of Queen In Hyun.

    15. First Shop of the Coffee Prince

    This romantic comedy tells the story of Han Kyul, the handsome son of a wealthy hotelier family who is set in his bachelor ways and constantly deflects his family’s attempts to make him commit. He hires a goofy young delivery boy Eun Chan to pretend to be his gay lover to scare away his family’s set-ups. Trouble starts when Han Kyul begins to get to know the hardworking and lovable Eun Chan, and begins to develop real feelings for him, only to discover that “he” is actually a girl disguised as a boy.

    14. Heirs

    Heirs follows a group of privileged, elite high school students as they are groomed to take over their families’ business empires. They seem to have everything under control – except their love lives.

    13. It’s Okay, It’s Love

    A drama about, Jang Jae Yul, a mystery writer and radio DJ suffering from a obsession and Ji Hae Soo who’s in a fellowship program to be a psychiatrist because she doesn’t want to perform surgeries. After she meets Jang Jae-Yeol, her life goes through big changes.

    12. Fated To Love You

    Fated to Love You is a 20 episode 2014 Korean drama about a shy girl and dynamic man whose initial encounter results in pregnancy and a subsequent marriage. Their road to love is not straightforward or easy.

    11. Gu Family Book

    Choi Kang Chi is half gumiho and half human. Not fully belonging to either world, Kang Chi has to find his place and he meets Dam Yeo Wool, a skilled archer who accepts him for who he is.

    10. The Greatest Love

    Goo Ae Jung is a former girl group member whose popularity has waned despite her sweet personality. Dokko Jin is the top action star in Korea who privately has an arrogant side. When Goo Ae Jung enters a variety show that fakes marriages between celebrities and “normal people,” she gets entangled in a love square with her ex-bandmate, Dokko Jin, and adorable Eastern medicine doctor.

    9. Master’s Sun

    After she begins seeing ghosts, Tae Gong Shil’s promising future self-destructs. She can’t hold down a job, have regular friendships, or even get a good night’s sleep, because the ghosts find her wherever she goes. But then she meets Joo Joong Won, who can make her spectral companions disappear with a single touch. She starts to feel in control of her life for the first time since her inexplicable powers appeared. In return for staying by his side, she helps Joong Won solve a mystery that has haunted him for more than a decade.

    8. Healer

    A mysterious messenger, an online newspaper reporter who only concerns her own interests and a popular reporter who agonizes over the truth and reality. When these three people meet the truths from the past and present reveal themselves to the world.

    7. Moon Embraces The Sun

    Heo Yeon Woo was intended to be the King’s wife but due to palace conspiracies, she almost loses her life. After many years, she comes back as a shaman Wol without her memories and she meets the King once again.

    6. Oh My Ghostess

    What do you get when a ghost inhabits the body of a female lead with inferiority complex? The makings of a really good drama! And that’s what you’ll get.

    5. Answer Me Series

    It’s otherwise known as the “Reply Me” series. The Answer Me franchise has built its identity around feel-good nostalgia for simpler times, first loves, and friends that become family. It’s hard to make prequels or sequels that are as good as the initial movie or series. But this drama has managed to do just that plus more. First was Answer Me 1997…
    Then Answer Me 1994…
    Then Answer Me 1988.
    Each one is better than the last one. How awesome is that?

    4. Secret Garden

    This drama is totally hilarious with the jinxes that come with a body swap occurrence. This quirky, high concept drama follows a neurotic businessman and a passionate stunt woman who are thrown together when, due to a magical accident, they end up switching bodies. Starring Hyun Bin and Ha Ji Won.

    3. Dream High

    This musical show follows six students at Kirin Art High School as they try to achieve their dreams of stardom. They compete against each other and sing their hearts out. Only one will succeed to become the world’s superstar pop idol “K”.

    2. Boys Over Flower

    All Korean drama lovers will agree that Boys Over Flower is the gateway to the Korean Drama Land. You could watch it just for the good-looking guys alone ?. But seriously, this was the drama that introduced us to Lee Min Ho and made him a Hallyu* star.

    1. My Love From Another Star

    The fantasy rom-com stars Kim Soo-hyun (The Moon That Embraces the Sun) as an alien who’s lived on Earth for over four centuries, and Jeon Ji-hyun as a diva actress and the first woman to complicate his life in all that time.

    What other drama series do you recommend?

    Hallyu = Korean cultural wave Chaebol = a South Korean form of business conglomerate Joseon = a Korean kingdom founded that lasted for approximately five centuries, from July 1392 to October 1897

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  • 10 Of Our Favourite Actors In Korean Dramas
    Nigerians love watching TV series and dramas, almost more than movies. Though it’s been long established that our favourites are Spanish and Indian dramas, there’s a new player that is swiftly taking over. It’s Korean dramas. Today, we’ll be talking specifically about the Korean male actors. These are actors that we first came across when we were introduced to the world of K drama and got us addicted to it:

    10. Kim Won Bin

    Won Bin has involved in modelling since 2009 and made his acting debut in 2011. He’s popular for his characters in the teen drama “School 2013” with Lee Jong-suk and the trendy drama “The Heirs” with Lee Min-ho.

    9. Jin Chang Wook

    Ji Chang-wook was born July 5, 1987. He rose to fame in the with the drama “Smile Again”, “Warrior Baek Dong-soo”, “Empress Ki”, and “Healer”.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwbwmYi0nlo

    8. Jang Guen Suk

    Jang Geun-seuk was born on August 4th, 1987. Apart from singing, he’s a model and singer. He is best known for his leading roles in the popular dramas: “You’re Beautiful”, “Love Rain”, “Mary Stayed out All Night”, and “Pretty Man”.

    7. Gong Yoo

    Gong Yoo was born on July 10, 1979. He’s appeared in “Biscuit Teacher” and “Star Candy”“School”, “My Tutor Friend”, “She’s on Duty” and “Finding Mr.Destiny”. But he’s most popular for his role in “The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince”.

    6. Lee Jong-suk

    Jong-suk began his acting career in 2009. He’s popular for his character reprisal in K-dramas such as “I Can Hear Your Voice”, “Doctor Stranger”, and “Pinocchio”.

    5. Hyun Bin

    This South Korean actor was born on the 25th of September in 1982. His first lead role was in the television drama “My name is Kim Sam-soon”. He’s popular for his character “Secret Garden” and “Hyde, Jekyll, Me”.

    4. So Ji Sub

    Born on November 4, 1977, he began his career as a model and rapper before switching to acting. He’s popular for his role in the television series “Delicious Proposal”, “I’m Sorry, I Love You”, “Ghost”, “Cain and Abel”, “Master’s Sun” and “Oh My Venus”.

    3. Lee Seung-gi

    Seung-gi is an actor, MC and singer. Born on January 13, 1987, the 28 year-old actor is popular for his characters in “Brilliant Legacy”, “My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox”, “Gu Family Book”, “You’re All Surrounded” and “King to Heart”.

    2. Kim Soo Hyun

    He’s unarguably the most popular actor in Korea due to his unmatched good looks as well as his versatilities in acting . Born in 1988, he’s been acting since 2007.  He’s famous for his leading roles in “My Love from the Star”, “Moon Embracing the Sun”, “Dream High” and “The Producers”.

    1. Lee Min-ho

    Min-ho rose stardom for his character Gun Jun Pyo in the well-known K-drama  “Boys Over Flowers” in 2009.
    Since then, this handsome  actor has won the hearts of worldwide fans. He has played the leading roles in some popular K-dramas such as “City Hunters”, “Personal Taste” and especially “The Heirs”.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRS46xmKCi0

    Do you agree with this list? Who are your favourite male K-drama actors? Share them in the comments.

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