Afternoona Asks

We are very excited to welcome Los Angeles-based costume designer and fellow Afternoona Delight Patreon member, Gavin Dietz, on the show! We chat with Gavin about the differences in the costuming process in US productions versus Korean ones, the shows that have had our favorite costumes, and the power of costumes to convey character traits, settings, and culture at a glance.

We also learn how to say a few other Korean actors' names from Grace.

Join us as we chat about all things costuming with Gavin!

Follow Gavin on Instagram @gsdietz to see his amazing work!

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A KDrama fan? Listen to our sister podcast, Afternoona Delight - three best selling American novelists explore the wonderfully wacky world of K-Romance through a writer’s lens. Join them as they fangirl over the best characters, debate favorite tropes, and nerd out through K-drama deep dives. 

Or are your family and friends sick of you talking about K-drama? We get it...and have an answer. Join our AfterNoona Delight Patreon and find community among folks who get your obsession. And check out www.afternoonadelight.com for more episodes, book recs and social media goodness. 

Love BTS? Or curious what all the fuss is about? Check out our sister pod Afternoona Army for "thinky, thirsty and over thirty" takes on Bangtan life.

And don't forget about the newest member of our network, It's Bananas, because life doesn't make a lick of sense, but licking fruit does.

Our latest episode of Afternoona Asks is out – and we think it’s our best yet! We interviewed BBC Journalist Chloe Hadjimatheou, who has just co-created and presented a podcast series on the shocking sex scandals which shook the world of K-Pop. The podcast series is available via BBC Sounds.

Chloe takes us behind the scenes, and tells what it took to pull off this in-depth series, the extraordinary bravery of the female Korean journalists who broke this story and the reaction to this scandal in the wider society in Korea. We cover feminism in Korea and why it's seen as a negative, and the impact it's having on women in modern Korea now. We found chatting to her fascinating and we hope you do too!

We have split the podcast into two parts: a more generic, spoiler-free chat with Chloe, then we give you the opportunity to drop off to listen to the Burning Sun podcast (if you haven't already) and rejoin us for the second half.

We learn some more Korean phrases from Grace, including how to say Gangnam properly!

To listen please go to: BBC Sounds Burning Sun Podcast or download the BBC Sounds app to your device

Do follow Chloe Hadjimatheou on Twitter to keep updated with her next projects and see her past programmes.

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A KDrama fan? Listen to our sister podcast, Afternoona Delight - three best selling American novelists explore the wonderfully wacky world of K-Romance through a writer’s lens. Join them as they fangirl over the best characters, debate favorite tropes, and nerd out through K-drama deep dives. 

Or are your family and friends sick of you talking about K-drama? We get it...and have an answer. Join our AfterNoona Delight Patreon and find community among folks who get your obsession. And check out www.afternoonadelight.com for more episodes, book recs and social media goodness. 

Love BTS? Or curious what all the fuss is about? Check out our sister pod Afternoona Army for "thinky, thirsty and over thirty" takes on Bangtan life.

And don't forget about the newest member of our network, It's Bananas, because life doesn't make a lick of sense, but licking fruit does.

We are so excited to welcome our first ever guest on Afternoona Asks - Sophie, a Korean living in Seoul!

Sarah met Sophie when she was in Korea for her visit and was delighted she agreed to come on the podcast and answer all our questions. Listen to our episode as we ask do people in Korea really go to hospital for tiredness or small scrapes? How much do Koreans themselves love dramas? And many more... Plus we all get to practise the Busan accent.

Join us as we chat with Sophie!

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*Audible is a sponsor of Afternoona Delight Podcast*

A KDrama fan? Listen to our sister podcast, Afternoona Delight - three best selling American novelists explore the wonderfully wacky world of K-Romance through a writer’s lens. Join them as they fangirl over the best characters, debate favorite tropes, and nerd out through K-drama deep dives. 

Or are your family and friends sick of you talking about K-drama? We get it...and have an answer. Join our AfterNoona Delight Patreon and find community among folks who get your obsession. And check out www.afternoonadelight.com for more episodes, book recs and social media goodness. 

Love BTS? Or curious what all the fuss is about? Check out our sister pod Afternoona Army for "thinky, thirsty and over thirty" takes on Bangtan life.

And don't forget about the newest member of our network, It's Bananas, because life doesn't make a lick of sense, but licking fruit does.

We got so much positive feedback about the Korean Language section of our first Afternoona Asks episode that Sarah and Grace decided to dive a little deeper into Korean language nuances, as well as answer some listener questions. Wondering about the different ways to say "I love you" in Korean? Confused about what "oppa" really means? Tune in to learn a bit more about the Korean language, with emphasis on words and phrases you've heard in your favorite Kdramas!

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Are your family and friends sick of you talking about K-drama? We get it...and have an answer. Join our AfterNoona Delight Patreon and find community among folks who get your obsession. And check out www.afternoonadelight.com for more episodes, book recs and social media goodness. And don't forget about the newest member of our network, It's Bananas, because life doesn't make a lick of sense, but licking fruit does.

Love BTS? Or curious what all the fuss is about? Check out our sister pod Afternoona Army for "thinky, thirsty and over thirty" takes on Bangtan life.

Introducing Afternoona Asks ND - our Neurodivergent part of the Afternoona Asks podcast. Our hosts Sarah, Fran and J discuss autistic coded characters in KDrama.

Fran and J were first on our sister podcast, Afternoona Delight podcast, for their Extraordinary Attorney Woo autism podcast. It was so popular that we invited Fran and J back and then got them to join as co-hosts! Sarah, Fran, and J discuss what autistic coded means and why autistic representation is important with a focus on the character of Jung Ji-Ho played by Gyo Kyung Pyo from the drama Love in Contract. Don't worry if you've not seen the drama. It's spoiler free! 

For an article on what the double empathy problem is please see HERE.

Or HERE for a shorter Instagram version.

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Are your family and friends sick of you talking about K-drama? We get it...and have an answer. Join our AfterNoona Delight Patreon and find community among folks who get your obsession. And check out www.afternoonadelight.com for more episodes, book recs and social media goodness. And don't forget about the newest member of our network, It's Bananas, because life doesn't make a lick of sense, but licking fruit does.

Love BTS? Or curious what all the fuss is about? Check out our sister pod Afternoona Army for "thinky, thirsty and over thirty" takes on Bangtan life.

Aren't we all dreaming of going to Seoul? Sarah and Grace are back to talk through some tips to travel to Seoul and Korea, covering where to get started, how many days you might need in each location as well as accommodation, food and travel hints. 

Facebook groups: 

South Korea Travel Planning 

Korea Travel Guide 

Apps & websites

Naver

Papago

Subway map 

KakaoTalk 

Klook

Airbnb - experiences - night market and makeup lesson

Kakao Taxi

Kakao Map

Mango Plate (Korean Yelp)

Shuttle (Korean Door dash)

Koreandramaland.com - for all the Kdrama locations

Attractions:

Gyeongbokgong Palace

Namsam Tower

Yongma land - this website has a great summary 

[KakaoMap] 용인대장금테마파크 25, Yongcheon drama-gil, Baegam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do: 

Alpaca World

Gangchon Rail Park

Spa Land Centum City (Busan)

Magnate (Jimin's dad's cafe in Busan)

Myeongdong shopping street - this guide is useful

Myeongdong Earring shop - THE PLAIN - 30 Myeongdong 4-gil

Places Grace mentioned she won't make it this trip:

Seoraksan (Seorak Mountain)

Sokcho (resort town)

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Are your family and friends sick of you talking about K-drama? We get it...and have an answer. Join our AfterNoona Delight Patreon and find community among folks who get your obsession. And check out our sister pod Afternoona Delight www.afternoonadelight.com for your KRomance guides from a writers lens. The website also has episodes, book recs and social media goodness. 

Love BTS? Or curious what all the fuss is about? Check out our sister pod Afternoona Army for "thinky, thirsty and over thirty" takes on Bangtan life.

And don't forget about the newest member of our network, It's Bananas, because life doesn't make a lick of sense, but licking fruit does.

We are thrilled to introduce ourselves as our new podcast - Afternoona Asks!

In this episode, Sarah and Grace introduce themselves and chat about watching Asian dramas growing up as Korean American (Grace) and British Chinese (Sarah). Sarah asks some KDrama related questions of Grace and we all learn how to say Ji Chang Wook properly.

Get to know us both via our KDrama tastes!

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*Audible is a sponsor of Afternoona Delight Podcast*

Are your family and friends sick of you talking about K-drama? We get it...and have an answer. Join our AfterNoona Delight Patreon and find community among folks who get your obsession. And check out our sister pod Afternoona Delight www.afternoonadelight.com for your KRomance guides from a writers lens. The website also has episodes, book recs and social media goodness. 

Love BTS? Or curious what all the fuss is about? Check out our sister pod Afternoona Army for "thinky, thirsty and over thirty" takes on Bangtan life.

And don't forget about the newest member of our network, It's Bananas, because life doesn't make a lick of sense, but licking fruit does.