Chasing K-Dramas

Content Warning: This podcast covers The Glory, which contains depictions of violence, sexual content, suicide, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised! 

Welcome to YOUR Korean drama podcast!!

Welcome back, Sarangees! We are SO excited about Episode 14 of The Glory, because we're joined by the incredible Naomi Ko, an award-winning filmmaker, writer, comedian, and co-host of the Asians in Baseball podcast. Naomi grew up in Minnesota, and K-dramas were her connection to her heritage.  She gets into her all-time favorite dramas and sitcoms with us. We also dig into what "prestige" K-drama even means these days, and how Netflix and the big streamers are reshaping the local K-drama industry.

Then, we recap. And y'all…this one is STACKED.

Yeon-jin and the Detective Ajusshi spiral into full panic mode the second they clock that Myeong-oh's body has been found. Meanwhile, after that devastating apartment fire, Dong-eun FINALLY gets her mother locked away in a psych ward. Yeon-jin, ever the manipulator, works Jae-joon AGAIN, convincing him he's the only one left who can save her and Ye-sol (eyeroll). Jae-joon then turns around and blackmails Do-young into being Yeon-jin's alibi for the night of Myeong-oh's murder. And Yeon-jin's mom? She orchestrates an "accidental" hit-and-run with her mudang/shaman and the detective,  killing Hyun-nam's husband in the process.

We close on a shaman ritual, where Yeon-jin watches her mudang get possessed by So-hee's spirit,  and in a flashback, we FINALLY learn how and why Yeon-jin killed her.

Be sure to stick around for the Sarangees Hotline at the end of the episode with a call-in from @hneycheerioos! 

It's wild. It's crazy. It's The Glory. Let's get into it. 

Announcements:

Recorded on 7/21/26

0:00 - Intro 

2:55 - Naomi Ko Interview

5:06 - “Stairway to Heaven” hooked Naomi into K-dramas

7:56 - “What was your relationship to K-dramas growing up?”

12:03 - “What do you think K-dramas do well?”

19:00 - “What drew you to the Glory?” 

23:24 - Recap begins

26:25 - Dong-eun’s mom goes to rehab

34:05 - Sa-ra gets bailed out

38:18 - Do-young meets Dong-eun

45:00 - Yeon-jin goes to see Jae-joon

52:47 - Jae-joon tells Do-young to be Yeon-jin’s alibi

58:52 - Yeon-jin’s mom hits Hyun-nam’s husband

1:08:57  - Girl What: Shaman becomes So-hee’s spirit 

1:12:50 - So-hee’s death scene

1:20:47 - Final Thoughts

1:29:24 - Closing with Sarangees Hotline

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!

For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.

For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.

Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi

Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions

Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Content Warning: This podcast covers The Glory, which contains depictions of violence, sexual content, suicide, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised! 

Welcome to YOUR Korean drama podcast!!

Sarangees! We're three episodes from the finale, and Episode 13 might be the biggest one yet. It builds and builds, and ends with an actual fire.

We pick up in the aftermath of Dong-eun's public takedown of Sa-ra and Yeon-jin, and the fallout comes fast. Yeon-jin stays defiant and lies straight to Do-young's lawyers, while Sa-ra, all fury and no strategy, screams her way into a jail cell.

Hye-jeong finally plays the secret Myeong-oh recording for Jae-joon, and his response, weirdly, is a marriage proposal. Yeon-jin's mom, still being tailed by Hyun-nam's husband, panics and runs to her shaman for help. Yeo-jeong makes his next move, and it's a big one: he applies for a job at the prison holding his father's murderer.

The walls keep closing in on Yeon-jin. A spicy confrontation with Hye-jeong bleeds into an even worse one with the police officer, who has quietly decided to blackmail her, and casually reveals that Myeong-oh's body has NOT actually been buried.

And then, the grand finale. Dong-eun squares off with her psycho mom, and her mom responds by torching the apartment.

This episode runs long because we included a special “The Glory” Sarangees Hotline segment, where we play your voicemails and read your emails. Thank you to @persianascaribenas, @goodlordasiaford, Anon, Tia, and Rasheedah for sharing! 

Strap in, Sarangees. It's bananas!

Announcements:

Recorded on 7/14/26

0:00 - Intro 

5:13 - Dulcé announcement

6:58 - Recap begins

15:57 - Yeon-jin meets with lawyers

22:00 - Hye-jeong shares recording with Jae-joon

31:45 - Dong-eun confronts Gyeong-ran

37:07 - Yeo-jeong wants job at prison and sees Do-young

44:24 - Segment: Sarangees Hotline The Glory Edition

53:29 - Yeon-jin goes to Siesta for evidence

56:11 - Yeon-jin and Hye-jeong showdown

1:09:19 - Yeo-jeong goes to the prison

1:17:56 - Dong-eun’s mom sets apartment on fire

1:23:32 - Final Thoughts

1:29:48 - Closing

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!

For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.

For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.

Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi

Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions

Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Content Warning: This podcast covers The Glory, which contains depictions of violence, sexual content, suicide, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised! 

Welcome to YOUR Korean drama podcast!!

Hello Sarangees! We're back with episode 13 of The Glory, and OMG, it's getting SOOOO GOOOD. Yeon-jin continues to spiral as she discovers that Dr. Yeo-jeong is the guy working with Dong-eun. Her mom is freaking out over terrifying texts from Hyun-nam's husband. Mr. Bob turns out to be a real big creep, and gets beaten to a pulp by Jae-joon. Jae-joon, then, gets beaten to a pulp by Do-young, who is absolutely enraged (and very sexy) over the fact that Jae-joon showed up at Ye-sol's school acting like he's her father. Do-young FINALLY blows up at Yeon-jin, and it's GREAT.

Dong-eun's mom betrays her AGAIN, leading to one of the most emotional moments of the episode. Dong-eun, while crying her eyes out, gets approached by a crazy-looking Jae-joon, and Yeo-jeong comes to save the day. She doesn't cry for long, though, because the next day, she serves up the SWEETEST revenge on Sa-ra and Yeon-jin. This episode is NUTS, y'all.

Also, we deep dive into Kim Hieora, who plays our bully Sa-ra. Be sure to listen to the end where we have another edition of the Sarangee Hotline. Thank you to @yarrow_s_r for calling in! 💜

Announcements:

Recorded on 7/6/26

0:00 - Intro 

5:56 - Recap begins

9:56 - Opening Scene: Hyun-nam discovers the funeral home

21:04 - Jae-joon beats Mr. Bob

28:40 - Do-young beats Jae-joon

33:13 - Segment: Kim Hieora Deep Dive

37:40 - Girl What: Gyeong-ran has the bloody whisky bottle

46:44 - Do-young confronts Yeon-jin

52:40 - Dong-eun’s mom wreaks havoc

1:01:11 - Dong-eun exposes Sa-ra & Yeon-jin

1:07:05 - Final Thoughts

1:12:29 - Closing plus Sarangee Hotline! 

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!

For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.

For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.

Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi

Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions

Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Content Warning: This podcast covers The Glory, which contains depictions of violence, sexual content, suicide, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised! 

Welcome to YOUR Korean drama podcast!!

Sarangees! Things are HEATING UP with Episode 11 of The Glory, and it did NOT disappoint. We open with the aftermath of Myeong-oh's murder, and see how Yeon-jin covered her tracks. 

Then Do-young tells Dong-eun he's not willing to leave Yeon-jin even after learning about all she’s done. Meanwhile, Yeon-jin is SPIRALING after finding out Do-young was emotionally cheating on her. Sun-a leaves for America and  Hyun-nam is brutally beaten by her husband. It's a HEAVY one. 

Jae-joon and Hye-jeong come across evidence tied to Myeong-oh's murder, and Yeon-jin's mom and her detective friend are starting to worry their misdeeds are catching up with them. The walls are CLOSING IN. The episode ends with Dong-eun confronting Yeo-jeong about why he didn't tell her that he knew about Myeong-oh. 

Plus, we have a Sarangees Hotline submission from Katie P. (@katepioch), where she shares her thoughts on Do-young, and we deep-dive into our flight-attendant bully, Hye-jeong, played by Cha Joo-young.

Announcements:

Recorded on 7/6/26

0:00 - Intro 

2:52 - Announcements

7:59 - Recap begins

11:46 - Opening Scene: Myeong-oh’s Death

16:14 - Yeon-jin freaks out about anesthesia session

18:52 - Do-young tells Dong-eun he’s not leaving Yeon-jin

23:27 - Segment: Sarangee Hotline from Katie P. 

26:04 - Dong-eun declines scar treatment

30:32 - Yeon-jin’s mom freaks out

33:51 - Yeon-jin and Do-young fight about Dong-eun

40:11 - Jae-joon and Hye-jeong find clues

43:18 - Segment: Cha Joo Young Deep Dive

47:21 - Yeon-jin threatens Hyun-nam about Sun-a

52.43 - Hyun-nam sets up her husband

58:20 - Dong-eun confronts Yeo-jeong about Myeong-oh

1:00:33 - Funeral home

1:02:25 - Final Thoughts

1:09:51 - Closing

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!

For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.

For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.

Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi

Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions

Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Content Warning: This podcast covers The Glory, which contains depictions of violence, sexual content, suicide, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised! 

Welcome to YOUR Korean drama podcast!!

Hello Sarangees!! We're BACK with another action-packed, jaw-dropping episode of The Glory, and Episode 10 does NOT hold back. We open with Do-young visiting Siesta and seeing the dressing room where Yeon-jin and Jae-joon met for their trysts. Yikes. Then Yeon-jin dials up her attacks on Dong-eun. She threatens Hyun-nam into working for her AND tracks down Dong-eun's mother to convince her to find Dong-eun and ruin her life. Dong-eun is STUNNED as her mother shows up and wreaks havoc at her school, reminding her that blood is thicker than water. The audacity!! 

Meanwhile, Dong-eun and Yeo-jeong lure Hye-jeong into bringing Yeon-jin to Yeo-jeong's clinic, where Hye-jeong lets it slip that Dong-eun's been playing go with Do-young. Then we find out Yeo-jeong was visited by the police, because he was the LAST person who spoke to Myeong-oh before he disappeared. And finally... Yeon-jin comes in for treatment at Yeo-jeong's clinic, and while she's under anesthesia, we FINALLY see what happened between her and Myeong-oh the night he was attacked!!

Get ready, y'all. It's nuts. 

We also do a deep dive into our Hyun-nam, played by the incredible Yeom Hye-ran.

Announcements:

Recorded on 6/4/26

0:00 - Intro 

6:01 - Recap begins

9:38 - Do-young visits Siesta

13:46 - Yeon-jin blackmails Hyun-nam

20:43 - Dong-eun gets bullied and her mom shows up

29:31 - Hye-jeong brings Yeon-jin to Yeo-jeong’s clinic

32:53 - Segment: Yeom Hye-ran Deep Dive

37:27 - Dong-eun and Hyun-nam meet

41:53 - Do-young and Yeon-jin fight

51:40 - Yeo-jeong knows more about Myeon-oh’s disappearance

54:53 - Do-young meets Dong-eun

56:42 - Yeon-jin goes under anesthesia at Yeo-jeong’s office

1:04:38 - Final Thoughts

1:08:45 - Closing

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!

For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.

For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.

Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi

Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions

Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Content Warning: This podcast covers The Glory, which contains depictions of violence, sexual content, suicide, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised! 

Welcome to YOUR Korean drama podcast!

Sarangees, we're BACK with Episode 9 of The Glory and this one does NOT let up. So much happens, we don't even know where to start. Myeong-oh's "disappearance"? Officially a criminal case now. Yeon-jin and Do-young face off in Dong-eun's insane war room, and Dong-eun actually gives Yeon-jin another chance (we'll see how that goes). Meanwhile the bullies start turning on Yeon-jin over So-hee's mysterious death, which, yes, we are HERE for. And then there's Dong-eun and Yeo-jeong playing house and Dong-eun catching feelings in real time. We are not ready. Yeon-jin keeps digging into Dong-eun's past, and the episode ends on the most insane cliffhanger yet: her walking right up to Hyun-nam. INSANE. We screamed. Plus, we're deep diving into bully Son Myeong-oh, played by Kim Gun-woo!

Announcements:

Recorded on 6/4/26

0:00 - Intro 

5:23 - Recap begins

11:35 - Yeon-jin and Do-young faceoff

21:08 - The police approach the bullies about Myeong-oh

24:32 - Dong-eun tries to give Yeon-jin a chance

33:24 - Deep Dive: Kim Gun-woo

40:05 - Dong-eun and Yeo-jeong play house

44:23 - Bullies turn on Yeon-jin about So-hee

51:44 - Yeon-jin discovers Dong-eun’s two cars

53:42- So-hee’s body

57:34 - Final Thoughts

1:04:44 - Closing

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!

For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.

For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.

Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi

Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions

Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!

Sarangees! The time has come to bid farewell to our favorite couple ever, Seo-ri and Se-gye (tear!). These final two episodes did NOT let us down… the writers gave us the happy ending we needed!

In episode 13, we FINALLY find out how Seo-ri and Dan-shim's souls switched, Se-gye and Telemundo continue their showdown, and we sit through the longest death montage ever for Seo-ri's halmoni. Then we end on the craziest cliffhanger: Se-gye gets stabbed TWICE, all because his grandfather had to go and kidnap Telemundo's son! It's nuts!

Then in episode 14, we're back in the Joseon era, where Seo-ri returns to save Se-gye by saving the grand prince. She gets stuck in limbo as a "gift" from the gods, while Se-gye loses his mind looking for her. But don't worry!  Seo-ri snaps out of her dreamlike state and comes back to reunite with the love of her life, Se-gye!

Dan-shim and the grand prince get their own happy ending too, running off to China in the Joseon era (we don't fully understand how they end up meeting again, but we'll go with it!).

We give our final drama rankings. :)

Announcements:

Recorded on 6/22/26

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!

For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.

For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.

Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi

Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions

Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Content Warning: This podcast covers The Glory, which contains depictions of violence, sexual content, suicide, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised! 

Welcome to YOUR Korean drama podcast!

It's time for episode 8 of The Glory, Sarangees! This was the final episode of Part 1 of the series, and it did NOT let up! So many things happened, and just when you thought things couldn't get crazier, they do. First, we open with Hye-jeong begging Dong-eun to forgive her — she's willing to go to Dong-eun's side as long as Dong-eun doesn't tattle on her to her future mother-in-law. Dong-eun and Jae-joon have an explosive confrontation where we learn more about how he bullied Dong-eun back in the day. Do-young decides to investigate on his own, meeting with Hye-jeong privately with a very special gift. Jae-joon wants Yeon-jin to leave Do-young for him, and Do-young confronts a very defiant Yeon-jin about her dark past. Yeon-jin investigates Dong-eun, leading her to break into Dong-eun's war room — and then Do-young walks in on her. It's NUTS, y'all!

For this week's segment, we deep dive into Jung Sung-il, who plays our dreamy Do-young.

Hold onto your hats!

Announcements:

Recorded on 5/26/26

0:00 - Intro 

3:22 - Other k-drama discussion

7:30 - Recap begins

9:13 - Hye-jeong begs for Dong-eun’s forgiveness

15:46 - Jae-joon continues to egg on Do-young

18:32 - Dong-eun and Jae-joon’s confrontation

30:49 - Hye-jeong meets Do-young

35:28 - Segment: Jung Sung-il Deep Dive

30:25 - Do-young confronts Yeon-jin

43:19 - Jae-joon wants Yeon-jin to divorce Do-young

51:08 - Hye-jeong files Myeong-oh’s missing person report

54:41 - Do-young meets Dong-eun

57:00 - Yeon-jin discovers Dong-eun’s war room

1:02:38 - Final Thoughts

1:08:13 - Closing

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!

For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.

For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.

Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi

Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions

Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!

Happy World Cup (and THE KNICKS WON), Sarangees! We're back with our reactions to episodes 11 and 12 of My Royal Nemesis, and y'all, we have to be honest…it was confusing. Chrissy was confused. Dulcé was confused. We share our theories on what we THINK happened with the Seo-ri/Dan-shim soul switch, so please let us know if we got anything wrong and drop your own theories below!

There were some major GIRL WHAT moments this week, like Seo-ri's "friend" drugging her and locking her up in the prop room, AND the way Seo-ri's family died?! We're also seriously worried for Se-gye as Telemundo goes absolutely BONKERS trying to destroy him. So many unanswered questions as we head into the FINAL two episodes...we are DYING to see how this all wraps up!

Announcements:

Recorded on 6/15/26

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!

For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.

For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.

Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi

Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions

Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Content Warning: This podcast covers The Glory, which contains depictions of violence, sexual content, suicide, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised! 

Welcome to YOUR Korean drama podcast! 

Hello Sarangees! We're back with episode 7 of The Glory, and of course, IT DOESN'T DISAPPOINT! If the last episode was all about loading the gun, this one's all about putting your finger on the trigger. Yeo-jeong’s officially joined Dong-eun as her executioner, and we finally get his backstory…turns out he's got his own revenge mission against the man who killed his father.

Do-young's catching on to Yeon-jin and her crazy friends. The bullies are in full panic mode after Myeong-oh vanishes. And Jae-joon? He discovers Ye-sol is really his daughter, follows her around, and then absolutely loses it — choking out Yeon-jin in the process. But it gets WORSE. He shows up to the school's Daddy's Day event and confronts Do-young. Poor Do-young finds out and realizes Dong-eun is Ye-sol's teacher in the same episode. The guy cannot catch a break.

Then we're switching gears for our Marry, F***, or Kill: Male Villain Edition game, and we've got a special Sarangees Hotline call from Elena about the c-drama Pursuit of Jade. 

Announcements:

Recorded on 5/26/26

0:00 - Intro 

4:54 - Recap begins

9:49 - Do-young tries to call Myeong-oh

13:44 - Yeo-jeong’s backstory

25:53 - Dong-eun gets money from Sa-ra

32:15 - Girl What: Jae-joon tracks Ye-sol down 

37:58 - Game Segment: Marry, F***, or Kill: Male Villain Edition

44:04 - Hye-jeong and Sa-ra go to Myeong-oh’s apartment

47:12 - Dong-eun tells Myeong-oh that Yeon-jin killed So-hee

51:07 - Hye-jeong and Dong-eun run into each other at the temple

53:29 - Jae-joon chokes Yeon-jin

56:19 - Daddy’s Day event

1:00:25 - Final Thoughts

1:04:56 - Sarangee Hotline

1:10:38 - Closing

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!

For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.

For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.

Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi

Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions

Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾