Korean Drama Review

Coffee plus an all-star cast, plus a very dated storyline involving an androgynous female lead and the male lead questioning his sexuality equals one of the most memorable Korean dramas of all time. Coffee Prince represents an era of Korean dramas that will forever be problematic but nostalgic at the same time. All that and talking about completing my 28th cycle around the sun on this episode!

Ah, your twenties. A time when you start to form who you are as a person and stamp your place in the world. But when you have just twenty, how do you figure out your next step? Twenty shows through the eyes of three different young men and how they navigate this time in South Korea. A short and sweet episode with light-heartedness to boot. 

The feminist movement has arrived in South Korea, but is the movie Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 enough to propel it further? Discussing one of the most influential and notable pieces of feminism in Korea to date, as well as a small ramble about life here in South Korea~

Let's face it; life is not cheap, and neither is getting into a good school. But would you turn to unsavory or illegal methods to make a little dough? Extracurricular dives into the usually taboo topic of sex crimes and minors and the risks involved in getting tangled up in dangerous situations. That and a little bit of personal insight and good news on this episode!

Where will you be when the zombie apocalypse finally hits the world? You'll want to pick up some survival tips from one of Korea's biggest horror film successes, Train to Busan, and its sequel, Peninsula. All that, Tim Tams, and life in Korea on this episode! If you're new, take a look at more of what I post on social media as Aussieinkorea. 

What's that in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a meteorite? Move over, Superman! You have been replaced by the next generation of transforming superheroes in the form of a spotty Dotty and kitty cat boy with even more chemistry than Clark Kent and Lois Lane from every Superman adaptation ever. After resisting for so long, we have boarded the ship that is Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. My fun review on the popular animation series as well as covering some not-so-fun topics happening in South Korea and the rest of the world.

Welcome to the next frontier of Korean movies: collaborations with popular online streaming platforms, multi-media production companies, and one of the largest international extended casts in a film I’ve ever seen since Snowpiercer! This is Space Sweepers. All of that and more in today's podcast episode!

Five minutes in, and I’ve already been hit with a wedding ceremony, a runaway bride, two high school students crashing the venue to ask for an author’s autograph, and a lot of Lee Jong Suk. This is how I know I’m in for a good time with Romance is a Bonus Book. That and discussing my love of reading and my life in the last two weeks here in South Korea. 

Imagine if you were slightly dishonest, and every time you told a white lie, you had a tell that would give you away? If the tell is just a fit of hiccups, Pinocchio might have just reinvented the narrative entirely from an eyesore of a nose to an adorable character trait.

I discuss my own journalistic background and my thoughts on objective reporting, and how life has been here in South Korea the last two weeks with my immigration drama and winter schedules.