Claim: Dramabeans began life as a blog by Korean American blogger javabeans, later becoming an archive of drama episode recaps that has grown in popularity.
Evidence: It also features Korean entertainment news on such topics such as preproduction and casting. Dramabeans began as a blog by Korean American "Sarah", better known by her online pen name of "javabeans" in 2007 as a site to recap and debate Korean dramas. The core of the site is an archive of recaps of each episode of selected dramas, with comments serving as a forum on the episode reviewed. The popularity of Dramabeans has paralleled the growing popularity of Korean dramas as part of the Korean Wave in the West, serving as a primer to Korean mores, culture and attitudes to Western audiences.