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  • 2020 in Kdrama: The Poll Results

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    2020 was Hospital Playlist’s year, with the drama taking about both Best and Favourite drama in this year’s poll. It had serious competition, however, from It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (IOTNBO), which remained hot on its heels till the end.

  • Diversity in Dramaland: An addendum to Backstreet Rookie

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    Saya over at Dramas Over Flowers has written a wonderful piece about Diversity in Dramaland that discusses the issues with race that my rant on Backstreet Rookie tangentially referenced but didn’t go into. It’s a well-researched and informed piece that helps to shed some light on the issues of diversity and the portrayal of Otherness…

  • Backstreet Rookie: The Drama That Should Not Exist

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    Not gonna lie. I made a pact that for the duration of Backstreet Rookie (alt. Convenience Store Saet–byul) I was going to hide until it went away. From its announcement, this drama was such a disgusting waste of time, talent and broadcast space that I’d have preferred to exist in an universe where it was…