Crystal Anderson Talks Hallyu With ITYCRadio

Crystal Anderson spoke about Afro-Asian culture, K-pop and K-drama with Michelle Clark-McCrary, host of the podcast ITYCRadio, which can be found via ITYC (Is That Your Child).  The podcast covers issues related to race and social justice.  Listen to the entire podcast here.

My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010)

Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS  Title My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox [내 여자친구는 구미호], My Girlfriend is a Gumiho  Genre  Romance, comedy, fantasy  Episodes  16 Network  SBS  Main Cast Lee Seung Ki as Cha Dae Woong Shin Min Ha as Gumiho (The nine-tailed fox) No Min Woo as Park…

East of Eden (2008-2009)

Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS  Title East of Eden [에덴의 동쪽]  Genre  Action, romance  Episodes  56 Network  MBC  Main Cast Song Seung Hun as Lee Dong Chul Shin Dong Woo as Dong Chul – 5 years old Kim Bum as Dong Chul – 15 years old Yun Jung Hoon as…

Jejoongwon (2010)

Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS  Title Jejoongwon/Jejungwon  Genre  Medical, Historical  Episodes  36 Network  SBS  Main Cast Park Yong Woo as Hwang Jung Cha Jae Dol as young Hwang Jung Han Hye Jin as Yoo Seok Ran Yeon Jung Hoon as Baek Do Yang Dulake Sean Richard as Doctor Allen Kang…

My Lovely Sam Soon (2005)

Click to jump to a section: BASICS REVIEWS AWARDS BASICS  Title  My Lovely Sam Soon/My Name Is Sam Soon  Genre  Romantic Comedy  Episodes  16 Network  MBC  Main Cast Kim Sun Ah as Kim Sam Soon Hyun Bin as Kyun Jin-heon Jung Ryu Won as Yoo Hee-jin Daniel Henney as Dr. Henry Kim Kim Ja Ok…

A BIG Thank You To Our New Friends At DramaFever!

Yes, KPK was quite busy during our trip to New York, but not too busy to make new friends! We were very fortunate to be able to spend some time with David Hou and Jackie Sia of DramaFever. As you probably know, DramaFever is a major online destination for those who are serious about getting…

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT: Challenging Gender Roles in Korean Dramas @ Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities

She Is Straight Gangster: Challenging Gender Roles in Korean Dramas Dr. Crystal S. Anderson Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities January 8-13, 2012 ABSTRACT Korean television dramas (Kdramas), particularly those that are historically based, represent sprawling stories that blend history with culture.  Often consisting of high production values and unfolding over 50+ episodes, these…

Why Is KPK on YouTube?

As you probably know, KPK does Hallyu. Most international fans of Kpop and Kdrama access their Korean popular through the Internet in general, and YouTube in particular. We know that’s where you are watching Hello Baby and Happy Together! We go where fans go, so we’re now on YouTube! Check out the KPK Channel! Like…

Boys Over Flowers: The Prologue

Originally published on High Yellow February 2, 2011, Written by CeeFu I know, I know, I talked about Boys Over Flowers before, but it warrants a revisit, and what better way to do it than with a friend! I have enlisted Nolan Nabi to rewatch the whole pimptastic kdrama again with me, and we will…