Are neckties a fetish thing now? Judy and Teresa squirm through episodes 3-4 of “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim” (김비서가 왜 그럴까), a TVN Kdrama starring Park MinYoung and Park SeoJoon.

Judy wants to try out a new portmanteau, "squort". It's a combination of "squeal" and "snort", to be used in situations that are corny but also make you squeal with delight.

Judy and Teresa furrow their eyebrows at the physically nonsensical way that Miso (Park MinYoung) keeps falling on top of Youngjoon (Park SeoJoon), especially because if it wasn't these two characters in this exact situation, there would be lawsuits and calls to HR. Judy can't believe that a novelist is getting mobbed by fans at the airport. We are introduced to Youngjoon's older brother, Morpheus (Lee TaeHwan), and refuse to learn his actual name. 

 

Digressions:

3:25 - Rollercoasters

11:09 - Sometimes Kdrama tropes work!

1:18:49 - Cowboy Bebop

 

Some Korean terms:

수고했소: [soo-go-het-so] an older form of saying "수고했다" [soo-go-het-da], meaning "You've worked hard"; "소" [so] is a homonym of "cow", hence the cow doll.

고귀남: [go-gwi-nam] shortened form of "고귀한 남자" [go-gwi-han-nam-ja], meaning "a noble man".

넘사벽: [num-sa-byuk] shortened form of "넘을 수 없는 사차원의 벽" [num-eul-soo-up-neun-sa-cha-won-eui-byuk], meaning "a wall you can never cross despite your efforts"; lipstick lady uses this term in the episode to describe Youngjoon.

뇌섹남: [nwe-sek-nam]: shortened form of "뇌가 섹시한 남자" [nwe-ga-sek-see-han-nam-ja], meaning "a man whose brain is sexy".

킹카: [king-ka]: outdated slang for "the most popular man"; was mostly used in schools.

퀸카: [queen-ka] outdated slang for "the most popular woman"; was mostly used in schools.

 

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