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Boys Over Flowers is often recognized as one of the most popular K-dramas to date, but if audiences are yearning for more after the series is complete, there are a number of dramas that are similar and just as great. Released in 2009, Boys Over Flowers is a fantastic Korean drama that follows a young woman named Geum Jan-di who begins attending an elite private school and finds herself getting caught up with a group of wealthy boys who call themselves F4. Jan-di stands up to the boys, making them reflect on their behavior and on Jan-di herself.

There are many aspects of Boys Over Flowers that are particularly enjoyable for K-drama audiences. For one thing, it is amazing to see Jan-di knock F4 down a peg, especially when the rest of their peers are happy to let them rule the school. In general, Jan-di's headstrong nature is exciting to watch...

The Television Academy’s 2022 “Pachinko” snub is infamous around these parts.

Soo Hugh’s sweeping generational drama — based on the novel by Min Jin Lee — is easily one of the best TV shows of the decade. It’s won plenty of awards, including a Critic’s Choice Award and a Peabody, yet Season 1 was all but shut out of the Emmys.

But that was before “Shogun.”

“Pachinko” would have been nominated against Emmy favorites “Ozark,” “Better Call Saul,” “Stranger Things,” and “Succession,” — good shows in their own right, but lacking in diversity — none of which competed with “Shōgun” and paved the way for non-English winner with a majority-Japanese cast.

“‘Shōgun’ was such an incredible show,” Hugh said in an interview with IndieWire. “I’m happy with that comparison. Obviously Anna (Sawai) was in both shows and her performance was just glorious. The more shows we have that tell stories of...

Kim Hye-yoon shines as lead in Extraordinary You & Lovely Runner, bringing depth to high school dramas with fate-changing storylines. Extraordinary You's meta take on K-drama romance resonates with beginners, while Lovely Runner delves into emotional depth and maturity. Lovely Runner's intense tone and time travel plot set it apart from Extraordinary You, showcasing Kim Hye-yoon's growth as an actress.

Extraordinary You marked Kim Hye-yoons first K-drama as the lead character, and her latest K-drama, Lovely Runner, sees her maintain her leading lady status in a perfect follow-up to one of her break-out roles. Following her success as Kang Ye-seo in the record-breaking K-drama Sky Castle, Kim Hye-yoon returns to another high school K-drama as Eun Dan-oh in Extraordinary You. Dan-oh believes she is the main character in her own story, but is instead an extra in a comic book about someone else.

Extraordinary You is based on the web-toon July...

Netflix’s Xo, Kitty has finally landed to fill the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before shaped hole in our hearts, and it has us all hooked.

In October 2021, Netflix announced its plans to release a spinoff show focused on the world’s favorite matchmaker and the youngest Covey sister, Kitty (Anna Cathcart). The 10-episode spinoff, which was co-written by To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before author Jenny Han, who also serves as a co-showrunner and executive producer on the show, takes place four years after To All the Boys: Always and Forever ageing up 12-year-old Kitty to a 16-year-old.

Kitty’s spinoff show takes the To All the Boys franchise international as Kitty moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, Dae (Minyeong Choi), at the elite Korean Independent School of Seoul, also known as Kiss, but things don’t go as smoothly as...