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Based on Gong Ji-young’s 2009 novel, “Silenced” is a brutal look at the systematic torture of children at a facility for the hearing impaired. Though Gong’s book is fictional, the stories she tells are based on the decades of real-life abuse that handicapped students endured at the Gwangju Inhwa School for the Deaf.
“We’ve had to cancel eight trips for ‘Wild Travels’ due to COVID-19,” said host Will Clinger. “The ones I really hated to lose were to San Francisco for St. Stupid’s Day and to Beaver, Oklahoma, for the World Cow Chip Throwing Championship.”
Based on the 2016 K-drama, “Cheese in the Trap” — which was based on the webtoon of the same name — this film adaptation is a good primer, but it’s lacking in telling the characters’ full stories.
“The Way Home” is a bittersweet film about a young Seoul boy who is forced to spend the summer with his grandmother, who lives in the countryside. It’s not a quaint rural area that rich folks like to vacation in. Rather, it’s a small village where the bus comes on a irregular schedule and an angry cow chases little children.
“With being Asian, there has always been a thing about being skinny and lighter skin,” said model Catie Li. “But since I’m half, there is definitely a pressure of not being Asian enough.”
“Melancholia” is a nuanced series that depicts how a math teacher (Im Soo-jung) encourages her morose student (Lee Do-hyun) to live up to the potential he had as a child genius.
“I am not one of those people that must have an itinerary and visit the must-sees when I travel,” said “The Housewives of the North Pole” actress Tetona Jackson. “I like to obviously research different areas and the best places to stay and the best places to eat, but I kind of just go with the flow.”
“Sisyphus: The Myth” has an intriguing premise, in which an inventor creates a time machine. And as with many time travel stories, you have to suspend your belief in reality to enjoy this production.
Lately, there have been some compelling K-dramas where the female lead is more than just an object of desire. Rather, she is the capable one who is an integral part of the plot. Here are 11 K-dramas from recent years that exemplify female empowerment.
As the year winds down and we get ready to welcome 2022 in less than two weeks, it’s time to give ourselves the gift of relaxation. If you’re lucky enough to get a few days off from work, why not snuggle under your blanket and treat yourself to a K-drama or two (or more!)?