SEOULMATES: A KDrama Podcast For The People

Kim and Maddie are still slightly distraught over Hometown Cha Cha Cha coming to an end, but they work past it to record their FULL review. They talk through Hye-jin's character growth in Gongjin, Hong Banjang healing from his traumatic past and the couple's mature, adult relationship (you LOVE to see it). Other discussion topics include: the abundance of children (shout out to the baby who was never seen again iykyk), Kim Seon-ho's RANGE, and the sweetest Halmeoni as well as the loving community of townspeople and working through their individual stories. There also may be way too much gushing over PD-nim sorry not sorry including: mini ranking of outfits and accessories (the glasses though!!!!), how he raised the standard for men, and the NEED for a spin-off kdrama for him and writer Ji-won. This show handled so many sensitive topics in a beautiful and poignant way and it's going to be hard to move on from the sweetest of seaside villages (brb SOBBING).

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TIME STAMPS:  SEOULMIE Name Reveal! (00:38),  Welcome, first time listeners! (3:24),  The skinny (6:35), ALL THE MVP'S (12:00), Our main ship + all the feels (47:50), Adorable moments from everyone else (1:24:00), Kim Seon-ho acting range appreciation (1:49:24), LOL's (1:57:23), Our leading men's fashion (2:07:39), all aboard the PD-Nim / writer Ji-won ship!! (2:16:05), Weenies (2:27:17), Thoughts on the ending (2:32:24), What's Next for SEOULMATES? (2:52:32)

Squid Game is sweeping the world (Netflix #1 in the US!!!) so despite knowing it would likely freak them out, Kim and Maddie give episode one a try (in the middle of the day so as to not have nightmares). They discuss the setup, reasons why it's blown up and read spoilers for the rest of the season. If you are like us and want to know the deets to stay relevant but don't want to watch the whole thing, this is the ep for you!

Kim and Maddie finally got around to trying the long-awaited, popularly requested My Roommate is a Gumiho and WOW what a ride. They talk about our ML (the most attractive CrudePlay boy??? iykyk) and conduct some research on what exactly a gumiho is. Also discussed: the quickly advancing plot (we get to the point in like the first 10 minutes lol), how well FL seems to be coping, and all the questions around how this relationship will work.

Introducing another new segment! In these "After 8" episodes, Kim and Maddie will answer various questions after they hit the midway point of shows. The show in question today is Hometown Cha Cha Cha and topics discussed include: best fits (there's an obvious answer), questions they still have (there are a lot), and their dream cameo, plus much more. Hope y'all enjoy and please submit any questions you would like added!

Our After 8 Picks: Biggest answer so far (2:38), Would we re-cast? (5:14), Do Dol Sol Sol Murder Plot Award (6:40), Biggest questions we still have (8:54), Best cameo + the one we want!! (11:05), Best outfit (12:40), Most intriguing moment (16:32), Biggest plot twist (18:50), Biggest LOL so far (21:20), & Tastiest food award (24:30) 

In part 2 of their Ateez KPop Break, Kim and Maddie break down the newest album, Fever: Part 3 (released Sept 13). As always, they guess each other's favorite songs ("don't look at me, I'm ashamed" -Kim, probably) and run through some standout moments. Also discussed: what IS melody?? (ft. another great sports analogy) and trying to make sense of the song translations.

Kim and Maddie are back with another KPop Break (it's been a MINUTE) about 8 of their fav boys, Ateez! #8makes1team. In part 1 of this mini-series, they talk about this group that is still low key new to the kpop scene but performs like the've been doing it for decades. They discuss the members and, of course, hand out some song recs. They also sidebar for a five minute long rant about Imitation (Yunho, you were great, but MAN Ma-ha let everyone down) - sorry it really had nothing to do with Ateez but we had to get it off our chests (it starts at 31:35 if ya feel like skrrrting that bad boy).

Kim and Maddie finally get around to their full review of Extraordinary You, a 2019 KDrama they started back in the spring, and tbh their heads still kind of hurt. They talk about Dan-oh's spunk, Ha-ru's innocence (but also his 12-pack LOL), and how the writers failed Baek Kyung. Other discussion points include: SLS for violin boy, trying to make sense of the ending, and some general appreciation for Lee Jae-wook (in shorts!!!!!) and the OST (My Beauty is a BOP iykyk).   

Categories: Help ya girls out! (1:45), HI DIVE STUDIOS (4:35), The skinny (7:58), MVP's (11:57), Tenderest of moments (28:30), LOL's (44:25), The Hoo-joon Swoons (51:00), Spicy (58:32), Weenies (1:04:06), Thoughts on the ending (1:15:19), Jae-wook + Rowoon bromance appreciation (1:23:03), DM'ing Johnny Suh (1:29:01), What's next for SEOULMATES?? (1:32:01)