Dramabeans https://dramabeans.com/ Deconstructing Korean dramas & Kpop culture Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:04:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Premiere Watch: Notes from the Last Row https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/premiere-watch-notes-from-the-last-row/ https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/premiere-watch-notes-from-the-last-row/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:00:31 +0000 https://dramabeans.com/?p=1011964 Time slot: Friday (single drop) Broadcaster: Netflix Genre: Drama, suspense Episode count: 6 Reasons to watch: Netflix is heading back to the classroom once more in its adaptation of a Spanish play, Notes from the Last Row. Choi Min-shik and Choi Hyun-wook star in this dark tale of admiration and ambition gone wrong. Choi Min-shik …

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]]> https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/premiere-watch-notes-from-the-last-row/feed/ 0 Jung Ryeo-won and Kim Mu-yeol join Netflix’s First Doctor https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/jung-ryeo-won-and-kim-mu-yeol-join-netflixs-first-doctor/ https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/jung-ryeo-won-and-kim-mu-yeol-join-netflixs-first-doctor/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:29 +0000 https://dramabeans.com/?p=1013898 Baek Hyun-jin, Kim Jong-soo, Jung Ryeo-won, Ha Yoon-kyung, Kim Mu-yeol Hot off the heels of his latest hit, Kim Mu-yeol (Teach You a Lesson) has been cast in Netflix’s newest medical drama First Doctor (working title) alongside Jung Ryeo-won (The Midnight Romance in Hagwon). With the cast now confirmed, production has begun, though it will …

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]]> https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/jung-ryeo-won-and-kim-mu-yeol-join-netflixs-first-doctor/feed/ 5 See You at Work Tomorrow: Episodes 1-2 https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/see-you-at-work-tomorrow-episodes-1-2/ https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/see-you-at-work-tomorrow-episodes-1-2/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:00:43 +0000 https://dramabeans.com/?p=1014002 In dramaland’s newest rom-com, a burnt out employee is forced to get off autopilot and take back the controls of her corporate life when a determined team leader makes it his mission to bring back her workplace spark. EPISODES 1-2 Our show drops us right into the world of our leading lady, CHA JI-YOON (Park …

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]]> https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/see-you-at-work-tomorrow-episodes-1-2/feed/ 32 Doctor on the Edge: Episodes 7-8 https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/doctor-on-the-edge-episodes-7-8/ https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/doctor-on-the-edge-episodes-7-8/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:55 +0000 https://dramabeans.com/?p=1013973 Our story takes a somber turn this week as both romantic and familial tensions come to the forefront, and our poor male lead finds himself unfairly bearing the brunt of others’ frustrations when the loss of a beloved character leaves hearts heavy and emotions running high. EPISODES 7-8 Before our OTP officially enters their slightly …

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]]> https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/doctor-on-the-edge-episodes-7-8/feed/ 8 News bites: June 24, 2026 https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/news-bites-june-24-2026/ https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/news-bites-june-24-2026/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:00:43 +0000 https://dramabeans.com/?p=1013908 It’s all hands on deck for Park Eun-bin (The WONDERfools) in tvN’s new character posters for Spooky in Love, pictured alongside the fantasy-horror’s co-stars, Yang Se-jong (Low Life) and Ong Sung-woo (Boyfriend on Demand). Slated to premiere on July 18, weekends will soon see things go bump in the night. Production for the supernatural rom-com …

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]]> https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/news-bites-june-24-2026/feed/ 8 Weekly Squee #67 https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/weekly-squee-67/ https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/weekly-squee-67/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:18 +0000 https://dramabeans.com/?p=1013698 Welcome to your weekly chat space for all things that bring out the squee. With plenty of spaces to vent and share about dramas — good, bad, or ugly — this thread is dedicated to that uniquely positive punch of excitement brought on by unexpected cameos, the Episode-8 first kiss, and all other too-close encounters …

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]]> https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/weekly-squee-67/feed/ 39 Choi Hyun-wook writes Notes from the Last Row to Choi Min-shik https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/choi-hyun-wook-writes-notes-from-the-last-row-to-choi-min-shik/ https://dramabeans.com/2026/06/choi-hyun-wook-writes-notes-from-the-last-row-to-choi-min-shik/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:39 +0000 https://dramabeans.com/?p=1013874 Class begins this week with Notes from the Last Row on Netflix and the final leg of promos include a sneak preview as well as more character stills, featuring the suspense series leads: Choi Min-shik (Big Bet) and Choi Hyun-wook (My Dearest Nemesis). The story takes us to Yeonseo University (a spoof on the real-life …

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