StoryhogVintage Drama. ‘The King 2 Hearts’: love and fantasy royals in 2012.Imaginary monarchies are a surprisingly robust K-romance mini-genre, kick started perhaps by MBC’s 2006 hit Princess Hours. The modern…6d ago6d ago
StoryhogWorkplace Romances: ‘What’s wrong’ with mixing ‘Business’ and pleasure?You could say that hit K-dramas What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim and Business Proposal make romantic comedy out of workplace sexual…Jun 8Jun 8
StoryhogFalse idols and idle hands: Why K-drama loves K-popThe K-pop industry is so ripe for storytelling. It assaults us relentlessly with an unbearably shiny, constructed and superficially…Jun 1Jun 1
StoryhogSo, ‘Rebel Moon’ is ‘Seven Samurai in space’ … if onlyZach Snyder has sold the Rebel Moon concept, at various times in the last twenty odd years, as both ‘The Dirty Dozen in space’ and ‘Seven…May 22May 22
StoryhogK-Drama Trope Bingo: Part 2The rules stay the same. Watch any sixteen-episode K-romance with your friends. Cross out every trope you spot and yell ‘bingo’ when you’ve…May 15May 15
StoryhogMean boys & brutal drama: Korea gets nasty in ‘A Killer Paradox’ and ‘Extracurricular’‘Hell Joseon’ describes a South Korea caught between modern globalised economic precarity and the rigid social inequalities of the feudal…May 9May 9
StoryhogWas ‘Heaven’s Gate’ bad or just too close to the bone?Any mention of Heaven’s Gate is likely to send a chill down the spines of studio executives and directors everywhere. It is over forty…May 5May 5
StoryhogThe Fabulous … isn’t, but Chae Soo-bin is.Hedonism and dream chasing is the pitch for The Fabulous, but is its title ironic? Probably not, as nothing that bold is driving this…May 2May 2
StoryhogK-Drama Trope Bingo: Part 1The rules are simple. You watch a sixteen-episode K-romance with your friends. Cross out every trope you spot and yell ‘bingo’ when you’ve…Apr 21Apr 21
StoryhogYoo In-na, the meta-mistress of K-drama. ‘Touch Your Heart’ and ‘True to Love’To YouTubers and TikTokers, Yoo In-na is probably best known as music superstar IU’s (Lee Ji-eun) bestie, and to K-drama fans, perhaps, as…Apr 16Apr 16
