K-Drama
We provide reviews, recaps, explainers, and insights on the latest K-drama shows. Check out the latest coverage for your favorite Korean drama.
‘Trolley’ Season 1 Review – A Fascinating Politically-Tinged Melodrama
Mixing the cynical, tactical, cutthroat grandeur of politics with a wide-reaching tragic accident, Trolley provides viewers with a concept that is instantly intriguing. At its...
‘Trolley’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – How Does Joong-do Respond to his Son’s Death?
Episode 1 of Trolley was right to call itself a prelude because this instalment really upped the stakes. With numerous threads now being sewn, there’s...
‘Trolley’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – What Happened to Ji-hoon?
Straight away, Trolley wasted no time giving viewers an engrossing twist by revealing the death of Joong-do’s (Park Hee-soon) son, Ji-hoon (Jung Taek-hyeon). It opens...
‘Alchemy of Souls’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – How Does Bu-yeon Survive?
Thanks to season two’s brisker pace, Alchemy of Souls has a nearly relentless excitement to it. Dynamics are continuously changing, storylines are progressing quickly, and there’s a...
‘Alchemy of Souls’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – What Did Bu-yeon Reveal?
In episode 3 of season 2, Alchemy of Souls successfully ups the excitement levels. Punctuated with an ending bound to get people talking, this chapter really...
‘Behind Every Star’ Season 1, Episode 12 Recap and Ending Explained
Both excitingly and disappointingly, some of the more interesting developments of Behind Every Star came right at the end of the season. The open ending left plenty...
‘Behind Every Star’ Season 1, Episode 11 Recap – What Does Hyun-joo Decide to Do with Her Future?
In the penultimate episode of Behind Every Star, the usually contained narrative centered around a real-life actor bled nicely into the main storyline. The overarching message...
‘Alchemy of Souls’ Season 2 Review – A Welcome Return to Daeho
In Alchemy of Souls season 2, we’re three years into the future, and plenty has changed in Daeho. Jang Uk (Lee Jae-wook) is no longer the...
‘Alchemy of Souls’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – How Does Bu-yeon Fail To Become Jinyowon’s Heir?
Just like the opener to season 2, Episode 2 favoured a more strategic, less intense approach. Instead, it carefully built the relationship between Jang Uk (Lee...
‘Alchemy of Souls’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – What Happens To Bu-yeon?
While Alchemy of Souls season 2 doesn’t begin with a tremendous deal of intensity, it thrives in laying the exciting groundwork for future installments. Jang...
‘Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area’ Season 1 Ending Explained
And so, we are here. After waiting for a continuation for six months, we are met with an explosive conclusion to an impressively produced series....
‘Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area’ Season 1, Episode 10 Recap – The Professor’s Identity Is Exposed
As we approach nearer to the end of part 2, many will be wondering if this remake will continue. It doesn’t feel necessary to rehash...
‘Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area’ Season 1, Episode 9 Recap – Many Explosive Revelations!
There are many moving pieces in this series that feel difficult to work out, but by the end of each episode, everything makes sense. Episode...
‘Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap – A Slight Deviation from the Original
I was wondering when this Korean remake of Money Heist was going to make a deviation. While it’s not a strong slant to the original,...
‘Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – Politics Taking Hold
We haven’t had to wait too long for Part 2 of Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area. One of the main issues with this series...
‘Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area’ Season 1, Part 2 Review – Remake Is Worth the Investment
There was a slight flaw in the release format for Money Heist: Joint Economic Area. Releasing it in two parts did not work. The reason...
‘Connect’ Season 1 Ending Explained – How Does Dong-soo Get His Eye Back?
Connect is a k-drama directed by legendary Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, and it’s a wild, genre-blending ride across its six-episode run. While the finale, “Confusion”,...
Will There Be a Season 2 of the K-Drama ‘Connect’?
Disney+ continues to muscle in on the K-drama market with Connect, a genre-blending K-drama from legendary Japanese director Takashi Miike. Across six mind-bending episodes, the series combines a serial killer...
‘Connect’ Season 1 Review – Takashi Miike’s K-Drama Is All Kinds of Weird
You can fault Disney for a lot of things, but they’re not the type to miss any kind of pop-culture boom. So, it was only...
‘Behind Every Star’ Season 1, Episode 10 Recap – How Does Daniel Henney Get Rejected?
It wasn’t a major improvement in Episode 9, but Behind Every Star Episode 10 does pack enough of a punch to have some memorable moments. The story...