KOREAN DRAMA

A rising politician, his mute wife, and a mysterious phone call that changes everything—When the Phone Rings is a new Netflix Korean drama that delivers suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists. Check out our first impression review of this captivating K-drama starring Yoo Yoon-Seok and Choi Soo-bin!

First Impressions of ‘When the Phone Rings’

A rising politician, his mute wife, and a mysterious phone call that changes everything—When the Phone Rings is a new Netflix Korean drama that delivers suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists. Check out our first impression review of this captivating K-drama starring Yoo Yoon-Seok and Choi Soo-bin!
Lee Do-hyun stars with Ra Mi-ran a new Netflix Korean Drama, The Good Bad Mother. This Kdrama captures the journey of a mother and her ambitious prosecutor son along life’s tragedies, strained relationship, and healing. If you're a fan of Kdramas and heartwarming family stories, then you won't want to miss out on The Good Bad Mother. Check out my full first impression and find out why I think this drama is a must-watch!

K-drama First Impressions: The Good Bad Mother

Lee Do-hyun stars with Ra Mi-ran a new Netflix Korean Drama, The Good Bad Mother. This Kdrama captures the journey of a mother and her ambitious prosecutor son along life’s tragedies, strained relationship, and healing. If you're a fan of Kdramas and heartwarming family stories, then you won't want to miss out on The Good Bad Mother. Check out my full first impression and find out why I think this drama is a must-watch!
The Glory is a gripping Korean drama that tells the story of Moon Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo), a victim of high school bullying, who returns years later to seek justice and revenge. In this full Kdrama review, we explore how The Glory offers a satisfying redemption story, as Dong-eun transforms her dark past into a weapon to claim what she had lost. Discover the themes, characters, social issues, and more that make The Glory a must-watch for fans of K-drama and revenge thrillers.

Kdrama Review: ‘The Glory’ – Revenge and Redemption of Moon Dong-eun

The Glory is a gripping Korean drama that tells the story of Moon Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo), a victim of high school bullying, who returns years later to seek justice and revenge. In this full Kdrama review, we explore how The Glory offers a satisfying redemption story, as Dong-eun transforms her dark past into a weapon to claim what she had lost. Discover the themes, characters, social issues, and more that make The Glory a must-watch for fans of K-drama and revenge thrillers.
I was heartbroken when I saw the nominees of the 58th Baeksang Awards. Move to Heaven and Taxi Driver were not on the list. Story-wise and performance-wise, these two dramas deserve recognition in South Korea’s biggest award giving body for film and TV shows. As a fan of Korean drama and award shows, it felt like a robbery.

Justice for Move to Heaven and Taxi Driver in the 58th Baeksang Awards

I was heartbroken when I saw the nominees of the 58th Baeksang Awards. Move to Heaven and Taxi Driver were not on the list. Story-wise and performance-wise, these two dramas deserve recognition in South Korea’s biggest award giving body for film and TV shows. As a fan of Korean drama and award shows, it felt like a robbery.
We at Hanadulses have curated from the long list of K-Dramas released in 2021 the best of the best (from what we have seen) based on the most interesting narratives, ability to stimulate powerful cathartic responses, great thematic elements, dramas that made us feel alive, and stories that touch on some of the most pressing social issues and human conflicts. This list is narrowed down into the 10 best K-dramas of 2021. It’s quite a short list for all the amazing stories we have seen so far, we know, but this is a curated list where only the best stories made the cut. We actually felt sad to eliminate some dramas we have loved. But to produce the best K-dramas of 2021, limiting the list is just paramount.

Best Korean Dramas of 2021

We at Hanadulses have curated from the long list of K-Dramas released in 2021 the best of the best (from what we have seen) based on the most interesting narratives, ability to stimulate powerful cathartic responses, great thematic elements, dramas that made us feel alive, and stories that touch on some of the most pressing social issues and human conflicts. This list is narrowed down into the 10 best K-dramas of 2021. It’s quite a short list for all the amazing stories we have seen so far, we know, but this is a curated list where only the best stories made the cut. We actually felt sad to eliminate some dramas we have loved. But to produce the best K-dramas of 2021, limiting the list is just paramount.
Netflix’s new Korean Drama series Bulgasal: Immortal Souls is a narrative that is straight-up from Korean Myth and Folklore. It explores the concepts of curses, monsters and demons, reincarnation, vengeful spirits, and immortality. With the first 2 episodes already shown in the mega streaming platform, Bulgasal showed a promising and intriguing plotline. Its ratings in nationwide South Korea (6.346% for episode 1) and (5.826% for episode 2) proves how viewers are interested with this storyline. It is not yet in the top 10 shows on Netflix here in the Philippines, but with a promising story, it sure will rise to the most watched drama soon.

First Impressions on the Korean Drama ‘Bulgasal: Immortal Souls’

Netflix’s new Korean Drama series Bulgasal: Immortal Souls is a narrative that is straight-up from Korean Myth and Folklore. It explores the concepts of curses, monsters and demons, reincarnation, vengeful spirits, and immortality. With the first 2 episodes already shown in the mega streaming platform, Bulgasal showed a promising and intriguing plotline. Its ratings in nationwide South Korea (6.346% for episode 1) and (5.826% for episode 2) proves how viewers are interested with this storyline. It is not yet in the top 10 shows on Netflix here in the Philippines, but with a promising story, it sure will rise to the most watched drama soon.

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