Kayti Burt

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Culture Writer and Editor at Freelance

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Netflix's Lost in Starlight: Korea Makes an Animated Sci-Fi Romance for Adults

1 week ago | denofgeek.com | Kayti Burt

In 2018 Korean animator and illustrator Han Ji-won created a commercial for jewelry brand Stonehenge that follows a girl who dreams of going to space, just like her astronaut grandmother. The brief, beautiful animation caught the attention of Korean production company Climax Studios, who saw potential for a much bigger story about the human connections astronauts carry with them into space.
Breaking Down the Emotional Ending of Resident Playbook

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kayti Burt

Resident Playbook Credit - NetflixResident Playbook, the Netflix spin-off of beloved K-drama Hospital Playlist, has wrapped its first season. The slice-of-life medical series is set in the understaffed obstetric and gynecology department at the Seoul Jongno branch of the fictional Yulje Medical Center, and follows four first-year OB-GYN residents as they fail, learn, and grow.
Breaking Down the Bittersweet Ending of Dear Hongrang

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kayti Burt

Cho Bo-ah as Sim Jae-yi, Lee Jae-eook as Sim Hong-rang in Dear Hongrang Credit - Courtesy of NetflixHong-rang, the beloved child of a wealthy Joseon merchant family, vanishes into thin air, leaving half-sister Jae-yi (Cho Bo-ah), mother Min Yeon-ui (Uhm Ji-won), and father Sim Yeol-guk (Park Byung-eun) bereft and the future of the guild unclear. Twelve years later, a man (Lee Jae-wook) suspected to be the long-lost Hong-rang wanders back into the Min family’s life.
Breaking Down the Ending of 'Weak Hero Class 2'

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kayti Burt

Lee Min-jae, Ryeo Un, Choi Min-yeong, Park Ji-hoon in Weak Hero Class 2 Credit - Darae Lee/NetflixWarning: This article contains major spoilers for the ending of Weak Hero Class 2. Weak Hero Class 1 ends at the beginning—of the webtoon, that is. The final scene of the coming-of-age action drama’s first season is the first scene of its source material.
The Story Behind Bullet Train Explosion

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kayti Burt

A still from Bullet Train Explosion Credit - Courtesy of Netflix Trains have been popular in cinema arguably since the beginning of film, when the Lumière brothers’ “The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station” became one of the first movies ever made and commercially screened in 1896. From the silent Civil War movie The General to Alfred Hitchcock’s suspenseful Strangers on a Train to the quiet romance of Before Sunrise, trains propel narratives across genre and time.
Breaking Down 'Resident Playbook'

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kayti Burt

New residents take on the next step in their careers in the K-drama Resident Playbook Credit - Courtesy of Netflix When South Korean broadcaster tvN greenlit medical drama Resident Playbook, in 2023, it probably seemed like a sure fire hit.
Breaking Down the Twisty Ending of 'Karma'

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Kayti Burt

Warning: Spoilers ahead for KarmaThe crime K-drama Karma delivers much of its suspense through a nonlinear narrative. The story of six people whose fates are tied together by a gruesome past act begins in the middle, when a burn victim is brought into a hospital in the fictional town of Guhoe, South Korea. Doctor Lee Ju-yeon (Hometown Cha Cha Cha’s Shin Min-a) saves his life, but when she learns his name—Park Jae-yeong, unrecognizable due to the severe burns across his face—she wishes she hadn’t.
Breaking Down The Apothecary Diaries Season 1

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Kayti Burt

The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Credit - Courtesy of Hyuganatsu, Imagica Infos/The Apothecary Diaries ProjectWarning: This article contains spoilers for The Apothecary Diaries Season 1, and the Apothecary Diaries manga and light novels. Since its October 2023 premiere, historical mystery anime The Apothecary Diaries (also known as Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) has become a bona fide hit, building on the success of its light novel source material.
The Emotional Ending of 'When Life Gives You Tangerines'

2 months ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Kayti Burt

In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, Netflix’s slice-of-life K-drama, protagonist Ae-sun (played here, in her 70s, by Moon So-ri) tells daughter Geum-myeong (played here, in her 40s, by IU): “Getting old is nothing special. You feel the same on the inside, but when you look in the mirror, you see an old woman. That’s all aging is.” As a line of dialogue out of context, it is a valuable and perhaps relatable observation.
The Emotional Ending of 'When Life Gives You Tangerines'

2 months ago | time.com | Kayti Burt

In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, Netflix’s slice-of-life K-drama, protagonist Ae-sun (played here, in her 70s, by Moon So-ri) tells daughter Geum-myeong (played here, in her 40s, by IU): “Getting old is nothing special. You feel the same on the inside, but when you look in the mirror, you see an old woman. That’s all aging is.” As a line of dialogue out of context, it is a valuable and perhaps relatable observation.