K-Drama

While it was obvious that Agent Kim Reactivated was going to change tone somewhat following Min-ji’s rescue, I never really considered what that might mean...

Got to be honest – this all feels a bit contrived to me? Based on the 2011 South Korean film Spellbound, Spooky in Love is...

It was obvious that Manager Kim’s reunion with Min-ji was never going to be the end of Agent Kim Reactivated, and Episode 7 proves that...

I’ve been wondering for a few episodes now where Agent Kim Reactivated might go when Manager Kim is finally reunited with Min-Ji. Episode 6 brings...

There are loads of idioms that spring to mind when it comes to Agent Kim Reactivated, especially after Episode 5. “Out of the frying pan...

When Netflix and SBS premiered Agent Kim Reactivated at the end of June, we expected an action-packed K-Drama series. The return of So Ji-sub following...

It turns out I’m in the market for middle-aged men whooping people. Who’d have thought? The ahjussi angle that seems to have been a clear...

You know exactly where Agent Kim Reactivated is going in Episode 1 and 2, but this isn’t a criticism. It’s one of those stories – think John Wick or Nobody – that hinges on the catharsis of a seemingly ordinary, run-of-the-mill guy secretly being an all-action killing machine, so the premiere is about fostering that vibe.

Let me just say that I’m unusually confident about how My Royal Nemesis is going to end. This is despite the fact that Episode 13,...

We have entered the “finale week” of My Royal Nemesis, and there are still many theories and predictions about how it might end in Episodes...

My Royal Nemesis started as a delightfully funny fantasy rom-com, but following the airing of Episode 10, the K-Drama community has entered a state of...

For much of Season 1, My Royal Nemesis has kind of flitted between genres and tones, shifting focus between each of its constituent parts. Sometimes...

My Royal Nemesis started getting pretty serious as Season 1 approaches its latter stages, and that trend continues in Episode 9, “That’s First Love for...

My Royal Nemesis has made such a fuss about being a romantic comedy – largely a comedy above and beyond any other consideration – that...

Good news, folks – My Royal Nemesis is on a bit of an uptick in Episode 7. I’ve been critical of this recent portion of...

There’s a very fine line between slapstick-y comedy and outright goofy claptrap, and it was inevitable that at some point, My Royal Nemesis was going...

Things are moving pretty quickly in My Royal Nemesis, and I don’t think that’s a bad thing. Se-gye and Dan-sim have gone from vague acquaintances...

I’ve been a little mixed on My Royal Nemesis thus far, but Episode 3 is easily my favourite instalment yet. The first two episodes had...

One of the major selling points of My Royal Nemesis is that it reverses the typical direction of a transmigration gimmick. Generally, especially with an explicit time...

Reminiscent of Bon Appetit, Your Majesty, and a smattering of other “out of time and place” streaming K-Dramas, at first blush, My Royal Nemesis is too familiar to...