Double Feature: Queen of Tears and Love Next Door

Hello Listeners, welcome to the first episode of a new season in the new year. Minal is joined by our resident guest Mun who is the co-host of Witchaar Podcast. 

Mun and Minal discuss two the most anticipated and hyped dramas of 2024 Queen of Tears and Love Next Door. The lead pairs of both dramas are amongst our favourite actors/actresses. The writers and directors of these dramas are behind some of the most popular Kdramas such Crash Landing on You, Vincenzo, Hometown Cha Cha Cha. 

To find out if these two hyped dramas managed to live up to to our expectations - tune in to our latest episode.

Previous Episode : Jane Austen of KDramas featuring Park Ji Eun writer of Crash Landing on You , My Love from Another Star, The Legend of the Blue Sea, Queen of Tears

Kdrama - Bollywood Crossover: Mun mentions Shahrukh Khan who is one of the superstars from Bollywood.  Minal mentions this famous SRK scene from the movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. The scene’s famous background music was used by fans to edit the scene where Kim Soo Hyun is running on the bridge. 

Queen of Tears - Love Next Door Crossover: Kim Soo Hyun calls Haein (Jung)

Other Dramas mentioned in the episode

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This is the finale of our special showcase on Moving Kdrama. Our host Minal is joined with our two wonderful guests Benny and Vipula.  

In this episode, we cover the final 4 episodes 17 to 20 which capture the final battle between the superheroes/spies from North Korea and South Korea and the battleground is the school. We discuss what we loved about the finale , what we would like Season 2 to cover  and what the show could have done better. A big thank you to all of our listeners who tuned in!

Have a wonderful new year and I hope to be more regular with this podcast in 2025.  

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Episode Clips: Episodes 18-20 Trailer

What we would like to see in S2:

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Our host Minal is joined with our guests Benny and Vipula.  And for this recording, we have another Moving and fellow K-drama enthusiast, Anna. 

Anna’s Top 3 Kdrama recommendations: Happiness, Reply 1988, My Mister

In this podcast episode, we are going to cover Episode 14, 15 and 16 of the Moving Kdrama. These two episodes will work towards bringing us to the present timeline and provide context to the history of our heroes with the government spy organization. 

Episode Outline:

Episode Clips: Episode 14 highlights, Episode 16 highlights

Moving Beyond

Other dramas/movies discussed in episode:

Actors Rediscovered:

Benny’s Corner: Marvel Vs Moving Universe Superhero Match-Ups

2024 Baeksang Awards for Moving

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Our host Minal is joined with our guests Benny and Vipula. We are at  Episode 12 and 13 of the Moving Kdrama. These two episodes bring us to the present timeline and provide context to the history of our heroes with the government spy organization. 

Episode Outline:

Episode Clips: Episode 12-13 trailer

Moving Beyond

Other dramas/movies discussed in episode:

Actors Rediscovered:

Benny’s Corner: Favourite Non-Romantic Pairing in Kdrama

Benny : Shin Min Ah and Gong Min Jeung in Hometown Cha Cha Cha , Ju Ji Hoon and Kim Sang Ho in Kingdom

Minal:   Kim Nam-gil/ Jin Seon Kyu in Through The Darkness, Song Joong Ki & JinGoo in Descendants of the Sun , The trio in Be Melodramatic

Vipula: Son Hyun-Jo/Jang Seung-Jo in The Good Detective; Lee Se-Young/ Joo Hyun-Young in The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract

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Our host Minal is back with our guests Benny and Vipula. At halfway mark, we will review  Episode 10 and 11 of Moving Kdrama. These two episodes focus on Jang Ju-won’s backstory - the superhero we lovingly call the Hulk.

Episodes 10-11 moves between different timelines as we learn how JuWon goes from a life of crime to a government agent. And we get to experience another great love story as he meets the love of his life, Hwang Ji-Hee. 

We have aptly titled this pod review as ‘Rivers of Blood’, because of the sheer Tarantino level violence dotting the script. Again, spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive. 

Episode Outline:

Episodes Trailer: Episode 10-11 trailer 

Moving Beyond

Other dramas/movies discussed in episode:

Benny’s Corner:

Favourite Romantic Pairing (Series/Movies):

Bonus: Favourite Confession in Kdramas [All from  Hometown Cha Cha]

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Your host Minal is back with our guests Benny and Vipula. In this episode we cover Episodes 8 and 9 of Moving Kdrama. These two episodes narrate the story of the ‘parents’ and we are joined by a very special guest - Paroma. Paroma is well known in the KDrama podcast and online circles as she is the co-host of Kdrama podcast Drama Over Followers. You can also follow her on instagram and twitter where she posts about all things KDramas as TheDramanotes. 

Episodes 8-9 takes us back to the 90s where we discover how BongSeok’s parents Lee MiHyun (Han Hyo Joo) and Kim Dusik (Jo InSung) meet and fall in love. Moving moves into the ‘Romance’ genre while keeping the spy thriller brewing in the background. Again, spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive. 

Episode Outline:

Episode summaries in 5 mins

Beyond Moving [Key Themes Emerging]

Other dramas/movies discussed in episode: Paroma mentioned her early KDrama viewings - Shining Inheritance (Han Hyo Joo) and You are beautiful (Park Shin Hye) 

Call out to Characters & Actors: Park Byung Eun - Plays MaSang Gu the rogue SK NIS Agent. Other notable performances - Kingdom S2 and Because This is My First Life. 

Our favourite love stories (Series/Movies):

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The Host Minal, is back with our guests Benny and Vipula to take the story of Moving KDrama forward. In this episode we discuss the stories behind 2 lonely men covering episode 6 & 7 of Moving. 

Episode 6 is all about Bungeman’s origin story, and in episode 7 we complete Frank’s murderous arc.  Again, spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive. 

Episode Outline:

Episode summaries in 5 mins

Beyond Moving [Key Themes Emerging]

Other dramas/movies of the cast discussed in episode:

Call out to Characters & Actors 

Kim Joon - Excellent child actor who was very watchable in Hospital Playlist.

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Your host Minal, is back with our guests Benny and Vipula to take the story of Moving KDrama forward discussing Episodes 4 and 5 where more secrets are unraveled about HiSoo, her dad and BongSeok. Frank is on his killing spree and a bigger conspiracy is playing out in the background. It  has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive. 

Episode Outline:

Episode summaries in 5 mins

Beyond Moving [Key Themes Emerging]

Other dramas/movies of the cast discussed in episode: Kdramas with bullying themes: The Glory, Weak Hero Class 1 , All of Us Are Dead

Call Out - Actors/Actresses

Kim Shin Rok - The assistant to the NIS chief is another stellar actress. Detective in Beyond Evil and the daughter of Lee Sung Min the rich grandpa in Reborn Rich. 

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We kickstart this special series with a deep dive of one of the best dramas of 2023. Joining Minal, our host are Benny and Vipula. 

Benny, is a seasoned podcaster currently co-hosting two podcasts - A Cricket Podcast - The Last Wicket and the new movie podcast with Minal as co-host Talking Talkies. He is one of the few guys who loves KDramas. 

Vipula loves reviewing books and movies, you can find her writings on Medium.

This episode dives into the first three episodes of the series Moving. It  has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive. 

Episode Outline:

Episode summaries in 5 mins

Other dramas/movies of the cast discussed in episode 

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The podcast is breathing again after a long, unplanned hiatus! This time around I, your host Minal, is attempting a new experiment - a special showcase with two wonderful friends and guests - Benny and Vipula

We will be speaking to our heart’s content on a drama that we 3 loved from 2023. 

Moving released in Aug23 on Disney+ and became an instant rage. It boasts of a great ensemble cast, is based on the Webtoon by KangFull and directed by Park In Je (Director of Kingdom S2). 

In order to do justice to this drama - its cast, story, writing, direction , the genres and themes it explores, we have decided to cover it over a series of 8-10 episodes. So watch this space for more. E1 of this Special Showcase on Moving releases next week. 

Moving Reviews:

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