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December 11, 2025

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Review: ‘The Dream Life of Mr. Kim’ is a Tragicomic Bonfire of the Vanities

K-DramaBy Patricia LiuDecember 11, 2025

“The Dream Life of Mr. Kim” has a much better title in the Korean language version, namely: The Story of Manager Kim, Who Owns His Home in Seoul and Works for a Large Company. This wordy title is funny because it is actually a checklist of what is commonly considered success in modern Korean life,…

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