It's our Winter 2020 First Impressions episode! Strap yourselves in, because we didn't prepare any notes! On purpose!

Digressions:

1:57 – We hear from one of our Patreon patrons!

3:54 – “Dunkirk”

 

8:04 – “Chocolate” (초콜릿) is a JTBC romantic comedy starring Ha JiWon and Yoon KyeSang. This is giving us major “Hospital Ship” vibes, which is a terrible thing. Judy and Teresa have a hell of a time trying to tell characters apart. Poor poor Ha JiWon.

30:26 – “Queen: Love and War” (간택: 여인들의 전쟁) is a period drama from TV Chosun, which is a broadcasting station that none of us have heard of. It stars Kim MinGyu and Jin SeYun. Teresa is worried that she picked this drama to cover, but it was so wacky that we were weirdly hooked.

57:37 – “Crash Landing On You” (사랑의 불시착) is a TVN drama starring Son YeJin and Hyun Bin. As with most TVN dramas, this is in dire need of some ruthless editing. Judy can’t believe Linda and Teresa were willing to try this drama even though the main character ends up in North Korea BECAUSE OF A TORNADO.

1:17:58 – “Black Dog” (블랙독) is a ensemble piece from TVN, starring Seo HyunJin as a new teacher trying to muddle through her first job. Linda gives us an insider look into contract teacher positions in Korea.

1:40:36 - What's coming out in February? What will we cover next?

 

Some Korean terms:

군: [koon] suffix used to indicate men of royal descent, “Prince”.

사주: [sa-joo] fortunetelling.

관상: [gwan-sang] physiognomy

간택: [gan-tek] process of choosing the partner of a king, prince or princess.

기간제: [gi-gan-jeh] temporary; contract position.

수능: [soo-neung] university entrance examination.

낙하산: [nak-ha-san] parachute; derogatory term for person benefiting from nepotism.

등골을 빨아먹는다: [deung-gol-eul-ppal-ah-muk-neun-da] literally “to suck out someone’s spine”; to use someone for material gain without reciprocating.

 

Audio credits:

Hans Zimmer – “Dunkirk” – “The Mole”

 

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