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The Blue Dragon Awards is an annual award ceremony for dramas and variety shows produced for streaming services. The awards were launched by Sports Chosun in 2022.

To be eligible for a Blue Dragon Award the original content was produced for a streaming service and released between 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026.

Nominees are selected through online voting, evaluations by Sports Chosun entertainment news reporters and industry expert surveys.

The award ceremony will be held on Friday, 31 July (Source Soompi)

 

The nominees for Best Actress are:

Go Young Jung (고윤정) for Can This Love Be Translated? (이 사랑 통역 되나요?) – Netflix

Kim Go Eun (김고은) for You and Everything Else (은중과 상연) – Netflix

Park Bo Young (박보영) for Gold Land (골드랜드) – Disney+, Hotstar, Hulu

Park Ji Hyun (박지현) for You and Everything Else (은중과 상연) – Netflix

Shin Hae Sun (신혜선) for The Art of Sarah (레이디 두아) – Netflix

 

Who do you think gave the best performance in this category and deserves the Blue Dragon award?

Future Blue Dragon Awards posts:

Best New Actor – Tuesday, 7 July

Best New Actress – Thursday, 9 July

Best Supporting Actor – Tuesday, 14 July

Best Supporting Actress – Thursday, 16 July

Best Actor – Tuesday, 21 July

Best Actress – Thursday, 23 July

Best Drama – Tuesday, 28 July

Awards Winners – Friday, 31 July

안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!) Welcome to our bi-monthly post ~ Celebrating the Scene Stealing Character Actors in Kdramaland.

This bi-monthly post highlights the unsung heroes of Kdramas; the characters actors who add depth and texture to the dramas we love. They may pop up as the fast-talking best friend, self-sacrificing grandmother, omnipresent secretary, gruff chairman or an overworked coworker.

Today we want to spotlight Hyun Bong Sik (현봉식) and his prolific character work.

This actor has appeared in over 100 dramas and movies since he started acting in 2014. His roles range from a police chief in Mouse, a beleaguered manager in Destined with You, a Japanese officer in Gyeongsang Creature, the female lead’s quirky uncle in Dr. Slump, to a gang leader in Fifties Professionals. In 2025, he was honored with a Baeksang Arts Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Television for his work in Good and Bad Tong Jae.

Check out his performance catalogue on MyDramaList here.

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The Blue Dragon Awards is an annual award ceremony for dramas and variety shows produced for streaming services. The awards were launched by Sports Chosun in 2022.

To be eligible for a Blue Dragon Award the original content was produced for a streaming service and released between 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026.

Nominees are selected through online voting, evaluations by Sports Chosun entertainment news reporters and industry expert surveys.

The award ceremony will be held on Friday, 31 July (Source Soompi)

 

The nominees for Best Actor are:

Kim Seon Ho (김선호) for Can This Love Be Translated? (이 사랑 통역 되나요?) – Netflix

Kim Woo Bin (김우빈) for Genie, Make a Wish  (다 이루어질지니) - Netflix

Park Ji Hoon (박지훈) for The Legend of Kitchen Soldier (취사병 전설이 되다) – TVING, Viki, HBO Max

Park Hae Soo (박해수) for The Scarecrow (허수아비) – TVING, Viki

Hyun Bin (현빈) for Made in Korea (메이드 인 코리아) – Disney+, Hulu

 

Future Blue Dragon Awards posts:

Best New Actor – Tuesday, 7 July

Best New Actress – Thursday, 9 July

Best Supporting Actor – Tuesday, 14 July

Best Supporting Actress – Thursday, 16 July

Best Actor – Tuesday, 21 July

Best Actress – Thursday, 23 July

Best Drama – Tuesday, 28 July

Awards Winners – Friday, 31 July

 

Click here to go to our primary Blue Dragon Award post.

안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!) Welcome to our weekly discussion This Actor is Living Rent Free in My Head

This weekly discussion highlights Go A Ra ( 고아라) and her work.

This actor has received a lot of attention for long career in the kdrama industry, starring in her first kdrama at the young age of 13 in the teen drama Sharp released in 2003. Since then she has appeared in over a dozen dramas including Reply 1998, Hwarang, Miss Hammurabi, and Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol. In 2007, she was honored with a Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress – Television for her leading role in Snow Flower. Her most recent drama, The Scandal of Chun Hwa was released in 2025. She is currently changing agencies and does not have any dramas scheduled for release in the near future.

Check out her performance catalogue on MyDramaList here.

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안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!) Welcome to our bi-monthly post ~ Oldie but Goodie, Pre-2019 Kdrama Spotlight.

This bi-monthly series spotlights a pre-2019 kdrama; these may be timeless classics, guilty pleasures, or cultural statements. These might be beloved favorites or new-to-you dramas!

This month’s spotlight is on: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (역도요정 김복주) released in 2017 and starring Lee Sung Kyung (In Your Radiant Season, Call It Love, and Sh**ting Stars) and Nam Joo Hyuk (The East Palace, Twenty Five Twenty One, and Start-Up) as well as Lee Jae Yoon. Viewers can find it on Kocowa in many countries.

Premise: Bok Joo is a weightlifter who is pursuing her dream of winning the gold medal but she then finds romance for the first time in her life. While she is a woman who trains with heavy steel weights, she is also very feminine when it comes to relationships. Focusing solely on weightlifting would jeopardize her relationship but leaving her weightlifting career for love would keep her from attaining her dreams. Can she find a way to have love as well as glory at the age of 20? The characters within this drama are elite athletes in weightlifting, swimming and rhythmic gymnastics who work hard to reach their goals in life. It covers their coming-of-age stories and relationships through hectic life. (Source: MyDramaList)

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Have you already watched this drama? If so, what did you think? If not, are you adding this drama the watchlist or skipping it for something more your vibe?

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^(()^(Photo 1) ^(Top Row, L-R) ^(-) ^(Strong Girl Do Bong Soon, Dynamite Kiss, Crash Landing on You, Shopaholic Louis)^(;) ^(Bottom Row, L-R) ^(-) ^(Business Proposal, My Royal Nemesis, Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim)^(;) ^(Photo 2 Top Row, L-R -) ^(My Dearest Nemesis, My Demon, King the Land, My Secret Romance)^(;) ^(Bottom Row, L-R) ^(-) ^(Tastefully Yours, Dali & the Cocky Prince, The Secret Life of My Secretary, Secret Garden)^())

Spooky in Love, the latest chaebol rom-com starts streaming on Saturday, 18 July on Netflix. The story revolves around a team investigating unsolved murder cases comprised of a chaebol hotel heiress who can see ghosts and a lawyer who is afraid of them.

The chaebol rom-com is a tried and true kdrama trope with dozens of dramas centered around this dynamic. While they all have similar set ups, often a chaebol falling madly in love with one of their subordinates, each one has its own unique charm thanks to the actors that embody the characters.

Is this a trope that you enjoy? Which ones are your favorite and why?

(Check out our Streaming Soon post about Spooky in Love here).

안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!) We have a new drama streaming soon!

Shop for Killers 2 (킬러들의 쇼핑몰 시즌2) stars Lee Dong Wook (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Strangers from Hell, and Tale of the Nine Tailed) and Kim Hye Joon (Inspector Koo, Connect, and Cashero).

Streaming Service: Viewers can find it on Disney+ and Hulu in many countries.

Premise: Jeong Ji-An is the new CEO for shopping mall Murthehelp. She teams up with her uncle, Jeong Jin-Man, who has returned, and launches a counterattack against Babylon (Source: MyDramaList)

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Release Date: The drama starts streaming on 22 July.

Will you be watching this new drama weekly or wait until all episodes are released? If so, what are your thoughts? Or are you skipping it for something that’s more your vibe?

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The Blue Dragon Awards is an annual award ceremony for dramas and variety shows produced for streaming services. The awards were launched by Sports Chosun in 2022.

To be eligible for a Blue Dragon Award the original content was produced for a streaming service and released between 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026.

Nominees are selected through online voting, evaluations by Sports Chosun entertainment news reporters and industry expert surveys.

The award ceremony will be held on Friday, 31 July (Source Soompi)

 

The nominees for Best Supporting Actress are:

Kwak Sun Young (곽선영) for The Scarecrow (허수아비) – TVING, Viki

Moon Jeong Hee (문정희) for Gold Land (골드랜드) – Disney+, Hotstar, Hulu

Park Bo Kyung (박보경) for The Art of Sarah (레이디 두아) – Netflix

Seo Eun Soo (서은수) for Made in Korea (메이드 인 코리아) – Disney+, Hulu

Lim Soo Jung (임수정) for Low Life (파인) – Disney+, Hulu

 

Who do you think gave the best performance in this category and deserves the Blue Dragon award?

Future Blue Dragon Awards posts:

Best New Actor – Tuesday, 7 July

Best New Actress – Thursday, 9 July

Best Supporting Actor – Tuesday, 14 July

Best Supporting Actress – Thursday, 16 July

Best Actor – Tuesday, 21 July

Best Actress – Thursday, 23 July

Best Drama – Tuesday, 28 July

Awards Winners – Friday, 31 July

Click here to go to our primary Blue Dragon Award post.

안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!) This is our Finale Megathread for The East Palace (동궁)!

Expect spoilers ahead so if you haven’t watched the last episodes and don’t want anything ruined turn back now!

Check it out on MyDramaList!

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Alright chingu, what did you think? Share your thoughts whether it’s an in-depth analysis or the tldr version.

Did the drama live up to the hype? Was every episode a 10? Or did it drag because the writer lost their way? Was it fresh and unique? Or the perfect balance of heartfelt tropes? Or did it become riddled with cliches at the end because the writer couldn’t stick the landing?

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Our drama specific posts are posted based on the streaming schedule for the drama. Check out our tags Ready for the watchlist: New Kdrama Airing, Wild Theories, Predictions & Delulu Endings: Mid-Series Thread, and 끝 Finale Mega Thread: Enter at Your Own Risk, Spoilers Ahead for more drama discussions!

안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!)

August offers up a whole watchlist of kdramas with new dramas dropping throughout the month.

Which ones will you stay seated for and add to your watchlist or skip for something more your vibe?

Here are a few for the watchlist:

My Bias, My Boss - 3 August release date, streaming on Viki in many regions. This drama stars Kang Hoon, Kim Hye Joon, and Cha Woo Min.

Premise: Nam Da Reum gets a job at APPELLO, a fashion platform company connected to Lee Chan, an idol turned actor she has loved for years. But instead of the fan life she dreamed of, she keeps clashing with the strict workaholic CEO Kang Ha Gi, begins to misunderstand the strange bond between Ha Gi and Chan, and gets pulled into a secret she believes she must protect.

Flex X Cop 2  – 7 August release date, streaming on Disney+ in many regions. This drama stars Ahn Bo Hyun, Jung Eun Chae, Kim Shin Bi, and Kang Sang Ju.

Premise: Chaebol heir Jin I Su, who accidentally became a detective but discovered his calling and strong sense of camaraderie along the way, returns to Violent Crimes Unit 1 after completing official training at the police academy.

Our Sticky Love – 7 August release date, streaming on Netflix in many regions. This drama stars Jung Hae In and Ha Young

Premise: Ambitious prosecutor Ko Eun Sae loses all her memories after a mysterious accident while investigating a powerful crime syndicate. She wakes up in a rural village with no recollection of her name, job, or past, only to be greeted by Jang Tae Ha, a former boxer turned boxing coach who insists he is her boyfriend.

Four Hands, Two Sonatas – 29 August release date, the international streaming service has not been announced yet. This drama stars Song Kang, Lee Jun Young, and Jang Gyu Ri.

Premise: In an elite arts high school for musical prodigies, three young musicians’ lives become intertwined through music, rivalry, and emotion. As intense competition evolves into connection, the three youths collide and grow within the pressure-filled world of music, forming friendships born from rivalry, emotions shaped by ambition, and a powerful harmony created through their shared passion.

The Blue Dragon Awards is an annual award ceremony for dramas and variety shows produced for streaming services. The awards were launched by Sports Chosun in 2022.

To be eligible for a Blue Dragon Award the original content was produced for a streaming service and released between 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026.

Nominees are selected through online voting, evaluations by Sports Chosun entertainment news reporters and industry expert surveys.

The award ceremony will be held on Friday, 31 July (Source Soompi)

 

The nominees for Best Supporting Actor are:

Yoon Kyung Ho (윤경호) for The Legend of Kitchen Soldier (취사병 전설이 되다) – TVING, Viki, HBO Max

Lee Kwang Soo (이광수) for Gold Land (골드랜드) – Disney+, Hotstar, Hulu

Lee Sang Yi (이상이) for The Legend of Kitchen Soldier (취사병 전설이 되다) – TVING, Viki, HBO Max

Jung Moon Sung (정문성) for The Scarecrow (허수아비) – TVING, Viki

Jin Sun Kyu ( 진선규) for Aema (애마) – Netflix

 

Future Blue Dragon Awards posts:

Best New Actor – Tuesday, 7 July

Best New Actress – Thursday, 9 July

Best Supporting Actor – Tuesday, 14 July

Best Supporting Actress – Thursday, 16 July

Best Actor – Tuesday, 21 July

Best Actress – Thursday, 23 July

Best Drama – Tuesday, 28 July

Awards Winners – Friday, 31 July

Click here to go to our primary Blue Dragon Award post.

안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!) Welcome to our weekly discussion This Actor is Living Rent Free in My Head

This weekly discussion highlights Lee Min Ki (이민기) and his work.

This actor has received a lot of attention for his lead roles in The Beauty Inside, Because This is My First Life, and My Liberation Notes. The actor is an industry veteran, he debuted in 2004 and has appeared in both dramas and film. He has been nominated for multiple Baeksang Arts awards and won the award for best new actor in a film in 2010 for Haeundae. He has worked as a model and sings. He starred in the action-comedy drama Crash (2024) which will return to the small screen for its second  season in November 2026. 

Check out his performance catalogue on MyDramaList here.

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Share your favorite drama of theirs with us. Or an underrated gem title that doesn’t get the hype you think it deserves.

Maybe you’re blown away with their acting style? Or is it their face card that keeps you engaged?

Or if they’re not for you, share with us why but be respectful, actors are people too!

Haven’t seen their work? What drama did you add to your watchlist?

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안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!) We have a new drama streaming soon!

Spooky in Love (오싹한 연애) stars Park Eun Bin (The WONDERfools, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, and Hot Stove League) and Yang Se Jong (Low Life, Doona!, and Still 17) as well as Ong Seong Wu.

Streaming Service: Viewers can find it on Netflix in many countries.

Premise: An investigative occult romance drama about a hotel heiress who can see ghosts and a passionate prosecutor who team up in a chaotic partnership. The heiress is haunted every night by the restless spirits of people who died unjustly, while the prosecutor works tirelessly to solve unsolved murder cases, taking on society’s hidden evils together.

Cheon Yeo Ri is the heiress of one of Korea’s top conglomerates and the CEO of a luxury hotel. With stunning beauty and undeniable aura of wealth, she seems to have everything, but she hides a fatal secret: she can see ghosts.

Ma Gang Uk is an ace prosecutor with great physique, intelligence, rich emotions, and a just nature who ends up falling in love with a woman who can see ghosts. (Source: MyDramaList)

Click here to read more on MyDramaList.

Release Date: The drama starts streaming on 18 July

Will you be watching this new drama weekly or wait until all episodes are released? If so, what are your thoughts? Or are you skipping it for something that’s more your vibe?

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안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!) We have a new drama streaming soon!

The East Palace (동궁) stars Nam Joo Hyuk (2521, Start-Up, and Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo) and Roh Yoon Seo (Our Blues, 20th Century Girl and Black Knight) as well as Cho Seung Woo.

Streaming Service: Viewers can find it on Netflix in many countries.

Premise: In a fictional kingdom haunted by strange and terrifying events, the king secretly summons Gu Cheon, a proud and powerful ghost-slayer who can transform into a spirit and traverse the spectral realm, and Saeng Gang, a court lady cursed with the ability to hear and communicate with the dead.

Tasked with investigating a sinister force lurking within the Crown Prince's East Palace, the unlikely pair uncover long-buried secrets hidden behind the royal walls. As they venture deeper into a world where the living and the dead intertwine, they must confront vengeful spirits, dark conspiracies, and an unimaginable evil that threatens the palace from within. (Source: MyDramaList)

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Release Date: The drama starts streaming on 17 July.

Will you be watching this new drama weekly or wait until all episodes are released? If so, what are your thoughts? Or are you skipping it for something that’s more your vibe?

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The Blue Dragon Awards is an annual award ceremony for dramas and variety shows produced for streaming services. The awards were launched by Sports Chosun in 2022.

To be eligible for a Blue Dragon Award the original content was produced for a streaming service and released between 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026.

Nominees are selected through online voting, evaluations by Sports Chosun entertainment news reporters and industry expert surveys.

The award ceremony will be held on Friday, 31 July (Source Soompi)

 

The nominees for Best New Actress are:

Kim Min (김민) for Low Life (파인) – Disney+, Hulu

Bang Hyo Rin (방효린) for Aema (애마) – Netflix

Seo Ji Hye ( 서지혜) for The Scarecrow (허수아비) – TVING, Viki

A Rin (아린) for S Line ( S라인) – Wavve, TVING

Jeon So Young (전소영) for If Wishes Could Kill (기리고) – Netflix

 

Who do you think gave the best performance in this category and deserves the Blue Dragon award?

Future Blue Dragon Awards posts:

Best New Actor – Tuesday, 7 July

Best New Actress – Thursday, 9 July

Best Supporting Actor – Tuesday, 14 July

Best Supporting Actress – Thursday, 16 July

Best Actor – Tuesday, 21 July

Best Actress – Thursday, 23 July

Best Drama – Tuesday, 28 July

Awards Winners – Friday, 31 July

Click here to go to our primary Blue Dragon Award post.

안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!) We have a new drama streaming soon!

Dream to You (그대에게 드림) stars Hwang In Youp (True Beauty, Why Her?, and Family By Choice) and Lee Hye Ri (My Roommate is a Gumiho, May I Help You?, and Friendly Rivalry). Viewers can find it on Viki in many countries.

Premise: A romantic comedy exploring the lives of two individuals at different crossroads in life. Reporter Lee Jae has transitioned from a fearless teen driven by dreams to a disillusioned 20-something facing the harsh realities of life, and finally becoming an adult in her 30s who feels like she has settled into mediocrity. On the other hand, film director Su Bin has lived a life designed by his parents during his teenage years but eventually broke free and charged through his 20s and ultimately achieved the dream he had longed for by his 30s. (Source: MyDramaList)

Click here to read more on MyDramaList.

Release Date: The drama starts streaming on 13 July.

Will you be watching this new drama weekly or wait until all episodes are released? If so, what are your thoughts? Or are you skipping it for something that’s more your vibe?

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Our drama specific posts are posted based on the streaming schedule for the drama. Check out our tags Ready for the watchlist: New Kdrama Airing, Wild Theories, Predictions & Delulu Endings: Mid-Series Thread, and 끝 Finale Mega Thread: Enter at Your Own Risk, Spoilers Ahead for more drama discussions!

안녕 친구! (Annyeong Chingu!) Welcome to our monthly post ~ Celebrating the Scene Stealing Character Actors in Kdramaland.

This bi-monthly post highlights the unsung heroes of Kdramas; the characters actors who add depth and texture to the dramas we love. They may pop up as the fast-talking best friend, self-sacrificing grandmother, omnipresent secretary, gruff chairman or an overworked coworker.

Today we want to spotlight Kim Young Ok (김영옥) and her storied career spanning 70 years.

This actor is known as “national grandma” for her numerous portrayals as a wise and loving grandmother. She has appeared in a number of kdramas including Iron Family, King the Land, Jirisan, Squid Game, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Coffee Prince and most recently Typhoon Family. Her next drama, Our Sticky Love is scheduled to release in August 2026.

Her work has been recognized with two Baeksang Arts Awards, the Grand Prize in 1979 for I Sell Happiness and the Most Popular Actress in 1992 for Yesterday’s Green Grass. She has also been honored South Korea’s Bogwon Order of  Cultural Merit for her contributions to the arts.

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The Blue Dragon Awards is an annual award ceremony for dramas and variety shows produced for streaming services. The awards were launched by Sports Chosun in 2022.

To be eligible for a Blue Dragon Award the original content was produced for a streaming service and released between 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026.

Nominees are selected through online voting, evaluations by Sports Chosun entertainment news reporters and industry expert surveys.

The award ceremony will be held on Friday, 31 July (Source Soompi)

The nominees for Best New Actor are:

Kim Jae Won (김재원) for Yumi’s Cells 3 (유미의 세포들 시즌3) – TVING, HBO Max, Viki

Kim Jin Wook (김진욱) for Low Life (파인) – Disney+, Hulu

Baek Sun Ho (백선호) for If Wishes Could Kill (기리고) - Netflix

Song Geon Hee (송건희) for The Scarecrow (허수아비) – TVING, Viki

Lee Hong Nae (이홍내) for The Legend of Kitchen Soldier (취사병 전설이 되다) – TVING, Viki, HBO Max

Who do you think gave the best performance in this category and deserves the Blue Dragon award?

Future Blue Dragon Awards posts:

Best New Actor – Tuesday, 7 July

Best New Actress – Thursday, 9 July

Best Supporting Actor – Tuesday, 14 July

Best Supporting Actress – Thursday, 16 July

Best Actor – Tuesday, 21 July

Best Actress – Thursday, 23 July

Best Drama – Tuesday, 28 July

Awards Winners – Friday, 31 July

Click here to go to our primary Blue Dragon Award post.