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Strong Girl Nam-soon Season 1 Episode 1 Recap
Strong Girl Nam-soon is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a spin-off of Strong Girl Bong-soon, boasting the same underlying premise and hodgepodge of issues. But I have good...
Destined with You Season 2 – will the K-Drama be renewed?
Fully embracing its supernatural backbone, Destined with You is a show with an undeniably interesting concept, one that could benefit from a Season 2. Dealing with...
The Devil’s Plan Season 1 Review – An Intricate Game Show
Netflix is known for having some of the best reality shows around on their platform, and they take the biggest risks with the concepts, and...
‘Destined with You’ Season 1, Episode 12 Recap and Breakdown
With plenty of plot development, Episode 12 of Destined with You certainly packed in a lot of detail. Having Hong-jo (Jo Bo-ah) recalls her past life...
Destined with You Season 1 Episode 11 Recap – Joong-beom Pushes Hong-jo Into a Pit
Although it started quite slow, Season 1 Episode 11 of Destined with You had a strong second half and a well-executed ending, so let’s recap. The...
10 Korean Dramas Perfect for Halloween Viewing
October means Halloween, which means agonizing over the perfect costume and the perfect Korean Dramas for the season, so I thought I’d help by collating...
Where was Song of the Bandits filmed? K-Drama Locations Explained
Netflix Korean Drama Song of the Bandits is a well-produced series that prompts viewers to wonder where it was filmed. I’ve provided a breakdown of...
Behind Your Touch Season 2 Very Unlikely To Happen
The Behind Your Touch K-Drama is a romantic comedy that enjoyed a 16-episode run that’s very unlikely to get a Season 2. The story follows...
‘Song of the Bandits’: Inspired by History or Purely Fictional? K-Drama Explained
Song of the Bandits was created by Han Jung-hoon, who fans might remember from My Fellow Citizens. The show has been expertly directed by Hwang Jun-hyuk,...
Song of the Bandits Season 1 Ending Explained – Does Gwang-il know Hee-shin is a spy?
After eight prior episodes, and with most of its essential conflicts already resolved in one way or another, season 1, episode 9 of Song of...
Song of the Bandits Season 1 Episode 8 Recap – Why Doesn’t Yoon Kill Gwang-il?
For much of its runtime, Song of the Bandits has been a tale of two men, both doomed to exist on opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum....
Song of the Bandits Season 1 Episode 7 Recap – How Does Yoon Escape With Hee-shin?
Episode 7 of Song of the Bandits starts by reminding us that Ooka is back in Myeongjeong, running things with an iron fist — and a...
Song of the Bandits Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – How Does Gwang-il Find Yoon?
In previous episodes of Song of the Bandits, a prior relationship between Choong-soo and Eon-nyeoni has been regularly suggested. However, we didn’t have any details until...
Song of the Bandits Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – Who Shoots Eon-nyeoni?
It’s the morning after the night before, the night before Episode 4 of Song of the Bandits. To recap, the railway money was stolen by Eon-nyeoni...
Song of the Bandits Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – Why Does Yoon Hand Over The money?
There’s little reason to empathize with Gwang-il. He has been displayed thus far as a psychotic, especially as evidenced in Episode 3, where he penned...
Song of the Bandits Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Why Are Yoon and Eon-nyeoni Arrested?
I haven’t mentioned this thus far, but Lee Yoon is at least partially driven by a lost love. We’ve only received very vague snippets of...
Song of the Bandits Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – Who is Hee-shin?
Episode 2 of Song of the Bandits takes what worked about Episode 1 and turns it all up a notch, introducing a new point-of-view character, delivering...
Song of the Bandits Season 1 Episode 1 Recap – What Happened In Gurye?
Episode 1 of Song of the Bandits might suffer from some clunky expositional dialogue, but it delivers almost everything you could want from a premiere while...
Song of the Bandits Season 1 Review – A Korean Take on a Classic Style
Despite the monumental rise in popularity of Korean drama over the last few years, thanks in large part to streaming platforms like Netflix and the...
Destined with You Season 1 Episode 10 Recap – How Does Jae-gyeong Confess His Feelings?
Bringing us closer to a potential Sin-yu (Rowoon) and Hong-jo (Jo Bo-ah) romance, Destined with You episode 10 was solid in the way it set...