Gwenchanoona Picks

A Chingu Like Me: K-dramas About Friendships

Jul 30
6 min

A Chingu Like Me: K-dramas About Friendships

A list of favorite k-dramas about friends: Twenty-Five Twenty-One, Reply 1988, Thirty-Nine, Prison Playbook, Hospital Playlist, etc.

GwenchaNoonas

Jul 11
6 min

Best K-dramas of 2023 (First Half)

Our picks for the best k-dramas that aired in the first half of 2023.

lousycapitalistheart

Jul 5
7 min

What to Watch After Doctor Cha

Here's why we think the family medical drama comedy Doctor Cha was such a hit, and a list of what to watch for more of its cast.

GwenchaNoonas

May 25
5 min

Marvelous Midlife Romances in K-dramas

Our list of favorite kdramas that feature midlife romances such as "Crash Course in Romance," "Dr. Cha" and "My Liberation Notes"

LIT/FLIX: Celebrating Literature in K-dramas and K-Movies

GwenchaNoonas

Apr 30
1 min

LIT/FLIX: Celebrating Literature in K-dramas and K-Movies

GwenchaNoona LIT/FLIX: A collection of poetry and prose featured in k-dramas such as "Goblin" and k-movies such as "A Bittersweet Life"

What to Watch while Waiting for Taxi Driver 2

GwenchaNoonas

Mar 31
3 min

What to Watch while Waiting for Taxi Driver 2

More k-drama recos while waiting for the next episodes of "Taxi Driver Season 2" and Lee Je-hoon

GwenchaNoonas

Mar 24
3 min

K-dramas from Coupang Play

New streaming player Coupang Play offers limited series that push that envelop in terms of themes and creative direction.

GwenchaNoonas

Mar 1
8 min

The Women of 2022 K-dramas

2022's best women characters in the k-dramas "Juvenile Justice", "Extraordinary Attorney Woo", "Twenty-Five Twenty One", "Little Women"

What to Watch After "The Interest of Love"

GwenchaNoonas

Feb 21
7 min

What to Watch After "The Interest of Love"

While this 16-episode JTBC drama coasted along with average ratings, it consistently generated a lot of online buzz with its realistic...

What to Watch While Waiting for..."Crash Course in Romance"

TrashPanda

Feb 12
6 min

What to Watch While Waiting for..."Crash Course in Romance"

Crash Course in Romance is the latest in the rare genre of middle-aged k-romances, and it’s been Netflix Asia's top show for a few weeks now

GwenchaNoonas

Jan 29
9 min

What to Watch after "The Glory"

While waiting for the second part of "The Glory," here are some similary-themed k-dramas, plus Asian dramas and movies to tide you over.

GwenchaNoonas

Jan 17
7 min

Best K-dramas of 2022 (Second Half)

From international hits to underrated gems you may not have heard of, here are our picks for the best k-dramas from the second half of 2022.

GwenchaNoonas

Jan 4
4 min

2022 K-drama Trends

We look at the most popular 2022 k-drama trends ("Reborn Rich," "Yumi's Cells," and "Business Proposal" and many others)

GwenchaNoonas

Dec 31, 2022
7 min

The K-drama Breakout Stars of 2022

Here are the talented actors who got their much-deserved big breaks in 2022.

GwenchaNoonas

Nov 16, 2022
6 min

K-dramas and Variety Shows on Disney+

With 15 new titles spanning a variety of genres, plus a spin-off of BTS' "In the Soop," Disney+ knows how to keep k-drama fans busy.

Red Light, Green Light: 2022 Eligible K-drama Bachelors

GwenchaNoonas

Nov 11, 2022
6 min

Red Light, Green Light: 2022 Eligible K-drama Bachelors

We tried to look at this year’s k-drama leading men & asked ourselves: If friends started dating them, would we give the red or green flag?

Gwenchanoona Picks: K-drama Characters We Love to Hate

GwenchaNoonas

Oct 31, 2022
5 min

Gwenchanoona Picks: K-drama Characters We Love to Hate

Horrible co-workers, awful parent figures, and scandalous exes & terrible friends: k-dramas are chockfull of hate-able characters.

GwenchaNoonas

Oct 14, 2022
7 min

What to Watch after "Little Women"

If you liked the k-drama "Little Women" (2022), you may want to fill the void left by the weekend episodes with some of our recos.

The Weekend Binge: "Ultimate Weapon Alice"

TrashPanda

Sep 23, 2022
4 min

The Weekend Binge: "Ultimate Weapon Alice"

Beyond the bloodshed & dark humor of "Ultimate Weapon Alice" starring Park Se-wan & Song Geon-hee lies a sweet tale of love & friendship.

TrashPanda

Sep 10, 2022
8 min

The Weekend Binge: "Narco-Saints"

Netflix' "Narco-Saints" casts Ha Jung-woo, Hwang Jung-min, Jo Woo-jin & Yoo Yeon-seok ("Hospital Playlist"). A GwenchaNoona K-drama Review