My Top 10 Recommended K-Dramas for First-Timers

What to Watch as a First-Time K-Drama Watcher Screenshot from Viki So, you want to get into K-drama but you don't know where to start? You're in luck cause I am sharing my top 10 recommended K-dramas for first-time watchers. I'd like to first warn you though, once you start watching K-dra…

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The King's Affection Fiction or Non-Fiction 연모는 픽션일까요 논픽션일까요?

Screenshot from Netflix. The King's Affection WARNING: Some spoilers from episode 1 and 2. The K-drama, The King's Affection, has stolen my heart, Friends. Starring Eunbin Park as Lee Hwi and Rowoon as Jung Ji-un, this storyline is magnificent. I have become a big geek when it comes to histor…

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Sophia's Mukbang Show 소피아의 먹방

Mukbang: The History You may have heard the term 'mukbang' before but where did it originate from, and why has it become such a global thing? Is it the ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) or maybe possibly the satisfaction of satiating ones' own food cravings? Watching mukbang AS…

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Miyukguk: Seaweed Soup 미역국

The Birthday Soup This Saturday is my birthday which means I will be having a bowl of miyukguk (seaweed soup pronounced 'me-yuck-gook'; also spelled miyeokguk) in the morning before heading out to teach at Korean School. You may be asking me why on earth I would be enjoying a bowl of miyukgu…

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Seonjang: Traditional Bookbinding 선장

Seonjang: Traditional Korean Bookbinding Are you a Kdrama lover that loves a historical setting? If you are, then I'm sure that you have noticed books that look something like the one in the image down below. The only difference would be that the paper was made of mulberry bark and the binding ma…

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Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha Saved My Life 갯마 차차차 내 목숨을 구했다

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha What can I say about this Kdrama? Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha was great! As much as I wanted to binge-watch this drama, I was hosting a watch party for this particular one. It was hard to not keep going when you're itching to find out what will happen next. Korean drama writers are …

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Kimjang: Kimchi-Making Experience 김장

'Tis the Season to Be Making Kimchi! It's November and do you know what that means for Koreans? It's time to make a whole lot of kimchi (김치, gēm-chē) to store away to last us all winter long. This kimchi-making tradition is called kimjang (김장, gēm-jahng). Unfortunately, I am the only one …

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