The Glory Leads the Current Audience Poll for Best Drama of 2023 Followed by Taxi Driver 2, Moving, Revenant, and The Good Bad Mother

So it’s nice to do a check in on how the K-dramas of 2023 have been so far. There has been quite a few hits in ratings and buzz but in terms of post airing long term quality and recommendation potential a few titles keep repeating in audience lists. The first by the wide margin is The Glory, which premiered Part 1 on the last day of 2022 and then Part 2 in March so it’s for sure a 2023 drama. After The Glory, these four dramas keep making the list and cropping up on worth watching commentary – Taxi Driver 2, Moving (midway through airing), The Good Bad Mother, and Revenant. This is a solid list actually though Moving could collapse at the end with no mention of trendy dramas during its airing like Crash Course in Romance or King the Land. If you’re bored during the end of summer lull here’s five good recs across genres to binge watch.

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2023 Baeksang Awards Nominations Fete the Extraordinarily Strong Lineup of Hit Dramas and Strong Performances with Only a Few Notable Misses

So the Baeksang Awards nominations came out today for the 2023 ceremony and I am very very pleased with it. The supporting and new star awards in the TV categories capture all the buzzed about roles and performances so I … Continue reading

K-netizens Unanimously Criticize K-ent Reporter for Hit Piece on Lee Do Hyun for Lacking Sincerity in Not Giving Interview After The Glory

K-netizens can themselves be difficult if they take a strong position that seems to blow something out of position but conversely they also are very principled in the same way when something isn’t done with the right intent and argument. … Continue reading

K-ent Believes its a Two-way Race for 2023 Baeksang Drama Best Actress Between Late Arrival Song Hye Kyo and Early Frontrunner Park Eun Bin

Oh this is going to be a FUN not to mention nail biting year at the 2023 Baeksang Arts Awards coming soon. There are plenty of potential nominees in both the movie and drama categories but the one competition K-ent … Continue reading

K-netizens Have Split Opinions on Song Hye Kyo’s Streak of Dramas with Much Younger Male Leads with Most Recent The Glory

With the conclusion of The Glory this Friday it’s clearly time for dissection beyond the drama itself and of course there is going to be a post about Song Hye Kyo and her male lead Lee Do Hyun. The love … Continue reading

Lim Ji Yeon Posts on Her SNS Before Premiere of Part 2 of The Glory Leaning into the Trend of Saying “Yeon Jin-ah” as Sign of Conviction Against Something Bad

One of the reasons by The Glory is sooooo good is that the antagonist Park Yeon Jin played by K-actress Lim Ji Yeon is absolutely f*#king-lutely horrific. She is a sociopath in every element of the diagnosis and the actress … Continue reading