Month: November 2017

The 10 Best Smart, Strong Korean Drama Female Leads

Ever since my Queen In Hyun’s Man review, I’ve been thinking about the stereotypical dumb-as-a-rock-but-nice kdrama female lead and searching for some smart, strong female leads to root for instead.  I really, really liked the leads in that show, but I was infuriated that she kept calling herself stupid the whole time (and no, I don’t think that his response of “You’re not stupid; you just don’t know anything” made things much better). In many dramas, it’s much worse. The male lead often belittles the female lead for her stupidity, pushing on her forehead with his finger and saying things like “Do you just smash things with this rock?” or “I’m surprised you can even chew food with this useless lump.”  (I don’t know if those are actual kdrama insults, but they sound like real kdrama insults.) If a man did this to me, I would break his finger off.  And then do some calculus out of spite. Now, I’m not saying that every woman has to be a rocket scientist, but these shows seem to consistently …

K-drama Snack Fix: Korean Snacks Box Review

You know when you’re watching a K-drama and you see the characters eating treats of all kinds, and suddenly you feel like you need to eat that thing RIGHT NOW? (I have consumed a shameful amount of ramen this way. Seriously, ramen companies should be the ones paying for product placement—not Subway.) A while ago, I saw some of my fellow K-drama-loving buddies posting about Korean snack box subscriptions that they tried out. Well, if you’ve ever been curious how those snack boxes work—and, more importantly, how those snack boxes taste—I decided to give one a whirl and share my experience. Disclosure: Korean Snacks Box provided a free box for me to try. If you decide you’re interested in trying it out and buy some snacks through this post, I receive a small payment. But rest assured, I will never lie about food—all opinions in this review are my own. What’s in the Box? Every month, Korean Snacks Boxes has a different set of snacks to match the monthly theme. Because I got the November box, …