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e have reached episode 50! And the time has come for us to bid you all a fond annyeong.

After 2,5 years of doing this podcast – it’s become increasingly difficult to fit this project into our lives. We have to move on. In order to spend our time and energy on other things.

But before we go… let’s  have some fun!

We put together a top 10 list. 5 of our very favorite K-drama characters ever, each.

And then we’ll finish it off by talking about some of the latest drama we’ve watched.

Listen to the podcast here:

The drama we discuss in this episode

* My Only Love Song

With Gong Seung Yeon & Lee Jong Hyun

* Bride of the Water God (Habaek)

With Nam Joo Hyuk & Shin Se Kyung

* Queen for 7 Days

With Park Min Young & Yeon Woo Jin

Thank you for listening!

Our deepest thanks to all of you who have supported us over the years!

Your words of encouragement kept us going for as long as we did.

Keep in touch

We won’t fall off of the face of the Earth, eventhough this podcast has come to an end.

Here’s some side-projects that may interest you.

* Sofia’s instagram (kdramapodcast)

Not as active as it once was… but if nothing else you can follow my trip to Korea and Japan, next week (July 19th-August 4th) through the “stories” section.

* Frances Korean webtoon: Boys will be boys 

Soohyun has been living her life disguised as a boy to hide her identity. When she gets into a heap of trouble with the law, and runs into a childhood friend, she needs to protect her secrets and stay safe. At the same time she is also falling hard for a police investigator who shows a strange interest in her. Slowburn romance with all the trashy tropes.

Romance/Suspense/Drama.

This is a novel disguised as a Webtoon.

Updates every second Tuesday.

(Sofia’s note: This webtoon has recieved thousands of views already, eventhough it’s quite new!

I, for one, can’t wait to see how this develops!)

Annyeong!

We wish you all the best. Stay healthy, keep watching K-drama and as always… Fighting!

 

t’s episode 49! And we are on a roll.

We had so much fun discussing the latest dramas that we’ve been watching in this episode. Exciting and unexpected stuff too! At one point; Sofia almost inhaled her dinner, gasping in surprise.

Join us!

Listen to the podcast here:

The drama we discuss in this episode

* Third Rate My Way  (aka Fight for My Way)

With Park Seo Joon & Kim Ji Won

* Hit the Top (aka The Best Hit)

With Yoon Shi Yoon, Kim Min Jae & Cha Tae Hyun

* Circle: Two Connected Worlds

With Yeo Jin Goo & Kim Kang Woo

* Queen of Mystery

With Choi Kang Hee & Kwon Sang Woo

We Also Mention

* King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo

* Protect the Boss

Until the next time… keep in touch!

Instagram: Join 15,000 followers on our Instagram!

It’s freqently updated, with a funny scene, a juicy kiss or something else that’s K-drama related. So don’t miss out on that if you’re an Instagrammer.

iTunes: Subscribe! Many of you already are. This is the best way to not miss a new episode when it comes out.

See you next time. And until then… Fighting!

hat a month of May we’re having! Both of us watched a lot recently and we loved it all.

We got our K-drama groove back and we share our thoughts on 5 of the hottest dramas out there.

Sung Hoon’s drama My Secret Romance, Park Hae Jin’s Man to Man, Yoo An In’s Chicago Typewriter, Ji Chang Wook’s Suspicious Partner and Taiwanese food drama with Chris Wu: The Perfect Match.

Listen to the podcast here:

The drama we discuss in this episode

* My Secret Drama

With Sung Hoon

* Man to Man

With Park Hae Jin

* Chicago Typewriter

With Yoo Ah In

* Suspicious Partner (aka Beware of This Woman, Be Careful of This Woman)

With Ji Chang Wook

* The Perfect Match

With Chris Wu

We Also Mention

* Other Taiwanese foodie dramas:

* Amour et Patisserie

* Love Cuisine

* Pleasantly Surprised

* Taste of Love

* Circle

With Jeo Jin Go

* Bad thief, Good thief

With Ji Hyun Woo

Until the next time… keep in touch!

Instagram: Join 15,000 followers on our Instagram!

It’s freqently updated, with a funny scene, a juicy kiss or something else that’s K-drama related. So don’t miss out on that if you’re an Instagrammer.

iTunes: Subscribe! Many of you already are. This is the best way to not miss a new episode when it comes out.

See you next time. And until then… Fighting!

e’re more than a little loopy in this episode, as you’re about to hear…

We discuss “Tunnel”… A dark crime drama about a serial killer… And can’t help but slip into hysterial fits of laughter.

We try our darndest NOT to talk about “Queen of the Ring”… and fail.  And “The Liar and his Lover”? Well, that’s so silly we didn’t even try to not laugh.

All in all; we had fun recording this episode. We hope you will laugh with us and feel it as you listen in.

 

Listen to the podcast here:

The asian dramas we discuss in this episode

* Tunnel

With Choi Jin Hyuk

* The liar and his lover

With Lee Hyun Woo & Joy

* Across the Ocean to see you

* Three Color fantasy

White – Star of the Universe

With Su Ho

Green – Vivid Romance

With Yoon Shi Yoon

Gold – Queen of the Ring

With Kim Seul Gi

We Also Mention

* Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

* My Secret Romance

* Chicago Typewriter

Bonus: Sofia’s Top 10 Steamy Hot Tips

In no particular order… If you want hot kisses, skinship and bedroom scenes. Try these!

* I need romance 1, 2 & 3

* Discovery of Romance

* Another miss Oh

* Oh my ghostess

* Marriage Contract

* Me too, flower!

* Healer

* It’s okay, that’s love

Until the next time… keep in touch!

Instagram: Join 15,000 followers on our Instagram!

It’s freqently updated, with a funny scene, a juicy kiss or something else that’s K-drama related. So don’t miss out on that if you’re an Instagrammer.

iTunes: Subscribe! Many of you already are. This is the best way to not miss a new episode when it comes out.

See you next time. And until then… Fighting!

e’re back! With one of our regular episodes.

We talk about the “drama of the hour”, Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. A J-drama drama that seems like the japanese version  of “Sex and the City”. And lastly, the hugely popular and epic love story from China; Ten miles of peach blossom.

Towards the end of the episode we follow-up on the endings of Missing 9, Hwarang & Shy Boss. And give you a list of dramas to look out for in the upcoming weeks and months.

Listen to the podcast here:

The asian dramas we discuss in this episode

* Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

With Park Bo Young, Park Hyung Shik & Ji Soo

* Tokyo Tarareba Musume

With Yuriko Yoshitaka, Eikura Nana & Yuko Oshima

* Eternal Love aka. Ten Miles of Peach Blossom

With Yang Mi & Mark Chao

We Also Mention

* Missing 9

* Hwarang

* Shy Boss

Dramas to look out for

* My Secret Romance – With Sung Hoon

* Ji Chang Wook’s new drama – Watch out for this woman

* Love Alarm – Netflix K-drama

* Kingdom – Netflix 2nd K-drama (zombies!)

* Man to man – With Park Hae Jin

* Tunnel – With Choi Jin Hyuk

* The liar and his lover – With Lee Hyun Woo & Joy

Until the next time… keep in touch!

Instagram: Join 15,000 followers on our Instagram!

It’s updated daily, with a funny scene, a juicy kiss or something else that’s K-drama related. So don’t miss out on that if you’re an Instagrammer.

iTunes: Subscribe! Many of you already are. This is the best way to not miss a new episode when it comes out.

See you next time. And until then… Fighting!

n this episode we’ll talk about the people behind the dramas that we love. The K-drama writes.

Who are they? How do they tie our favorite dramas together? Who should we keep our eyes out for in the future? And how important are these writers to the success of the drama? We’ll discuss all this and more. Join us!

K-drama podcast:

The K-drama writers we discuss in this episode

The most obvious of obvious examples:

Hong Sisters – Jung Eun & Mi Ran

http://asianwiki.com/Hong_Jung-Eun_-_screenwriter

http://asianwiki.com/Hong_Mi-Ran

Signature Style: Whimsical romcoms, with heart and a live-action manhwa feel

* Sassy Girl Chyn Hyang

* My Girl

* Couple or Trouble

* Hong Gil-dong

* You’re Beautiful

* My girlfriend is a Gumiho

* Greatest Love

* Big

* Master’s Sun

* Warm and Cosy

 

Kim Eun Sook

http://asianwiki.com/Kim_Eun-Sook_(screenwriter)

Signature style: Large ensemble casts, supernatural/fantasy-elements, witty snappy dialogue

* South of the Sun

* Lovers in Paris

* Lovers in Prague

* Lovers

* The City Hall

* Secret Garden

* A Gentleman’s Dignity

* The Heirs

* Descendants of the Sun

* Goblin

 

Park Ji Eun

http://asianwiki.com/Park_Ji-Eun_(screenwriter)

Signature style: All over the place

* My wife is a superwoman

* Queen of reversals

* My husband got a family

* You who came from the stars

* The Producers

* Legend of the blue sea

A few of our personal favorites:

No Hee Kyung

http://asianwiki.com/No_Hee-Kyung_(screenwriter)

Signature style: Angsty melodrama centered around realistic relationships between ordinary people. Sometimes incorporating surreal and supernatural elements.

Selection:

Beautiful Days

Worlds Within / The world they live in (Dir Kim Kyu Tae colab (also Scarlet Heart))

Padam Padam (KKT)

That winter the wind blows (KKT)

It’s ok that’s love (KKT)

Dear My Friends

 

Park Hye Ryun

http://asianwiki.com/Park_Hye-Ryun

Signature style: —

Selection:

Kimchi Cheese Smile

Dream High

I can hear your voice

Pinnochio

Page Turner

(Annnounced: While You Were Sleeping)

 

Jung Hyun Jung

http://asianwiki.com/Jung_Hyun-Jung_-_screenwriter

Signature style: Realistic relationship studies. Turning into Korea’s Joss Whedon (toying with known drama clichés).

I need romance

I need romance 2

I need romance 3

Discovery of romance

Because it’s the first time

Five enough

Lee Jung Ah

http://asianwiki.com/Lee_Jung-A_(1971-screenwriter)

Signature style: Taboo relationships

Coffee Prince

Triple

Heart to Heart

Even more writers to keep an eye on:

Song Jae Jung

Signature style: Innovative and adventurous time- & dimensional jumps

Nine

Queen In-Hyun’s Man

W

Jang Young-Cheol, Jung Kyung-Soon

Signature style: Elaborate, epic plots

Monster

Empress Ki

e dive into 2 new dramas in this episode. The Shin Min Ah and Lee Je Hoon-drama “Together with you” and Ji Sung’s “Defendant”.

We also follow up, briefly, on a couple of ongoing ones… while possibly breaking a personal record – for the number of tangents we go on. This is a conversational podcast after all. Some rambling about the cast of the dramas, and what they’ve worked on, is to be expected. Encouranged even!

Finally; capping things off by talking about 2 slightly older dramas from last summer.

K-drama podcast:

The K-dramas and J-dramas we discuss in this episode

* Together with You

With Lee Je Hoon & Shin Min Ah

* Defendant

With Ji Sung

* A girl and Three Sweethearts

With Kiritani Mirei & Yamazaki Kento

* 38 Task Force

With Ma Dong Seok & Seo In Guk

We Also Mention

* Signal

* The Secret Door

* Just Friends? (movie)

* Shut up Flower Boy Band

* Entertainer

* Kill Me Heal Me

* Hyde Jekyl and Me

* City Hunter

* Scent of a Woman

* Gogh, the starry night

* Hwarang

* Missing 9

* General and I

* Death note

* Suikyuu Yankees

* Arakawa under the bridge

* Underwear

* Bad Guys

* Vampire Prosecutor

* Train to Busan (movie)

* Shopping King Louis

* King of High School Savy

* Reply 1997

* Master’s Sun

* Oh My Lady

* Dating Agency Cyrano

* The Spring Day of My Life

Bonus: Korean comics!

This episode is sponsored by Spottoon. A library of English-translated Korean webcomics (manhwa).

If you want to take advantage of the special offer for our listeners (giving you a 50% discount on your first premium purchase) enter the code ADDICTS at checkout on spottoon.com.

(Valid until August 1st 2017)

Until the next time… keep in touch!

Instagram: This is where all the action is. On Instagram. We interact with the listeners via our Instagram account.

It’s updated daily, with a funny scene, a juicy kiss or something else that’s K-drama related. So don’t miss out on that if you’re an Instagrammer.

iTunes: Subscribe! Many of you already are. This is the best way to not miss a new episode when it comes out.

See you next time. And until then… Fighting!

n this episode you join us, in our drama discussion, over a couple of Kimchi Burgers…

We munch those down while talking about 4 of the latest dramas we’ve watched. And we share our parting thoughts on Goblin.

Also, we want to say a special hello and welcome to all the new listeners who recently joined us. Hope you like this new and improved “K-drama Dinner”-recording.

K-drama podcast:

The K-dramas and J-dramas we discuss in this episode

* Missing 9

With Jung Kyung Ho, Baek Jin Hee, Park Chan Yeol

* The Sound of your heart

With Lee Kwang Soo

* Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu aka We Got Married as a Job

With Aragaki Yui, Hoshino Gen & Ryohei Otani

* Shy Boss aka Introverted Boss

With Yeon Woo Jin, Park Hye Soo & Joon Park

* Goblin

Bonus

Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu – Exit Song

(Is this is INSANELY catchy, or what?!)

Until the next time… keep in touch!

Instagram: This is where all the action is. On Instagram. We interact with the listeners via our Instagram account.

It’s updated daily, with a funny scene, a juicy kiss or something else that’s K-drama related. So don’t miss out on that if you’re an Instagrammer.

iTunes: Subscribe! Many of you already are. This is the best way to not miss a new episode when it comes out.

See you next time. And until then… Fighting!

ou asked for it, and here it is! Another K-drama lunch episode.

We talk about all the dramas we’ve been watching lately. And share our thoughts on them. In the middle of a busy restaurant. This is uncut and so raw that you can almost smell the food.

We go through 5 new dramas and follow up on 3 more. Goblin and Legend of the Blue Sea, at lenth. (And Weightlifting fairy, ever so briefly.)

Side note: This also happens to be episode 42. You know… the answer to life, the universe and everything. So you have to join us!

K-drama podcast:

The K-dramas we discuss in this episode

* Hwarang

With Park Seo Joon, Go Ah Ra, Park Hyung Shik, Choi Min Ho

* Stay with me

With Joe Chen, Wang Kai

* Dong Yi

With Han Hyo Joo, Ji Jin He, Lee Kwang Soo

* Behind your smile

With Marcus Chang, Eugenie Liu

(We also mention Bromance, the movie Café. Waiting. Love and Devil beside me while talking about this)

* General and I

With Wallace Chung, Angela Baby

* Goblin

* Legend of the Blue Sea

* Weightlifting Fairy

Until the next time… keep in touch!

Instagram: This is where all the action is. On Instagram. We interact with the listeners via our Instagram account.

It’s updated daily, with a funny scene, a juicy kiss or something else that’s K-drama related. So don’t miss out on that if you’re an Instagrammer.

iTunes: Subscribe! Many of you already are. This is the best way to not miss a new episode when it comes out.

Thanks for your continued support. And as always… Fighting!

t’s time for our third annual “Drama of the Year” episode!

We are bursting with excitement to share the very best of 2016 with you!

This episode is 2 hours of the very best that 2016 had to offer. And what a year we had!

Like previous years – we pick winners in categories that we hope are a little bit more personal and fun – than all the other end-of-the-year lists out there. Enjoy!

Korean drama podcast:

Our drama of the year 2016

* Drama that made us grin like idiots

Sofia’s pick: Ryo Joon Yeol in Lucky Romance

Frances pick: Sweet Stranger and Me a.k.a. The Man Living in Our House

Honorable mentions: Goblin, Moonlight Lovers, Let’s Fight Ghost, Cinderella and Four Knights, Shopping King Louis

* Drama that made us go through boxes of tissues (or made us depressed)

Frances pick: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

Sofia’s pick: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

Honorable mentions: Just… everything!

* Most rewinded kiss scene

Sofia’s pick: The locker room-kiss, in Jealousy Incarnate

Frances pick: Against the wall-kiss, in Another Miss Oh

Honorable mentions: All the other kisses in Jealousy Incarnate, making out on the couch in Another miss Oh, the first kiss in Moonlight, Marriage Contract-kisses, the prison kiss in W… we also mention the webdrama “7 first kisses”

* Most rewinded scene (that’s not a kiss scene)

Frances pick: Baek In Ha’s reaction to getting a nudie picture, in Cheese in the Trap

Sofia’s pick: Jin Go, running in slow-motion, in order to save Joong Ki, in Descendants of the sun

Honorable mentions: The almost kiss between the guys in Another Miss Oh, “I said I love yoouuuu!”-drunk scene in Cinderella, the morning shirtless jog in Descendants, the episode 4 shower-fighting-scene in K2, anything bromance-related in Goblin

* Biggest jaw-dropping surprise of the year

Sofia’s pick: The cartoonist seeing the sportscar being erased, in W

Frances pick: Daddy no-face, in W

Honorable mentions: The car-splitting scene in Goblin, the way that Yoo Jung acted in Cheese in the Trap

* Biggest wah-wah-waaah dissapointment of the year

Frances pick: The K2

Sofia’s pick: Goodbye Mister Black

(Dis)Honorable mentions: One more happy ending, Legend of the blue sea, Woman with a suitcase, The Royal Gambler, Uncontrollably fond