A Kdrama Podcast.
4 gals take you through the fascinating world of KDramas (Korean Dramas). They share what hooked them, what bored them, what got them asking for more, and what makes them continue to live in the rabbit hole that is KDramas!
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My co-host Sangeetha joins back for this very special episode with Sadhana - A travel designer and frequent traveller to South Korea. She is also one of the early listeners of our podcast and has always had encouraging words for us!
Sangeetha has been to Seoul in 2016 and Sadhana has been there thrice since pandemic.
In this episode -
(1) Sadhana recommends her favourite 5 dramas to our listener: Reply1988, My Liberation Notes, Goblin, Signal and Moonlovers Scarlet Heart Ryeo.
(2) Sangeetha and Sadhana share their travel experiences from Seoul.
(3) Don’t miss the great tip that Sadhana shares at the end of the episode!
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24 Mar 2025
Hometown Cha Cha Cha - Deep Dive
Host Minal is joined by Vipula and Benny to discuss the 2021 hit Kdrama Hometown Cha Cha Cha (https://asianwiki.com/Hometown_Cha-Cha-Cha). The episode is full of spoilers so we suggest you watch the drama before listening to this episode.
Hometown Cha Cha Cha is a 16 episode romance + slice-of-life drama that ran from Aug to Oct 21. The drama is a remake of the movie Mr. Hong (https://asianwiki.com/Mr._Hong) starring Uhm Jung Hwa and Kim Joo Hyuk (Argon, Reply 1988 - Cameo Elder Taek)
Director: Yoo Je Won (https://asianwiki.com/Yoo_Je-Won_(director))- Oh My Ghost, Crash Course in Romance, Love Next Door
Writer: Shin Ha Eun (https://asianwiki.com/Shin_Ha-Eun_(screenwriter)) (The Crowned Clown, Love Next Door).
Lead Pair: Kim Seon Ho (https://asianwiki.com/Kim_Sun-Ho_(1986))/ Shin Min Ah (https://asianwiki.com/Shin_Min-A)
Gongjin Gang (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewSquFJZNdk)
Plot summary: Yoon Hye-Jin (Shin Min-A) a successful dentist and city girl moves to the small village of Gongjin and runs into Hong DuSik (Kim Seon Ho). Hong DuSik is a man with many skills and jobs. Their opposite personalities and outlook to life clash and sparks fly. Their journey combined with those of their village family makes this drama more of slice of life intertwined with a solid romance.
Key themes:
Trope Reversal: Ms. Grumpy meets Mr. Sunshine
Found family
Women friendships
Portrayal of strong women across all age groups
Mature handling of a love triangle and its resolution
Some of our posts on Hometown Cha Cha Cha:
Representation of women :
Strong women from Little Bora to Gam Ri Haelmoni across all age groups Minal on the women in this drama (https://www.tumblr.com/mirambles/663429318009044992/first-let-me-doff-my-hat-to-shin-haeun-for-the?source=share)
Vipula on Hye Jin (https://www.tumblr.com/iamherefortheships/666428513005502464/i-dont-need-to-say-anything-more-why-hyejin-is-a?source=share) , Part 2 (https://www.tumblr.com/iamherefortheships/666485732653875200/hccc-i-came-for-kim-seon-ho-playing-the-romantic?source=share)
Best Love triangle resolution in Kdramas?
Hands down the best! (https://www.tumblr.com/mirambles/666062236185427968/hometown-cha-cha-masterclass-in-love-triangle?source=share)
Two scenes reflect mature handling of this triangle (https://www.tumblr.com/mirambles/664289929594109952/these-two-scenes-are-quite-significant-in?source=share)
The HedgeHog: Why Minal thinks Dusik is the The Hedgehog (https://www.tumblr.com/mirambles/668145402609074176/hcccweek-day-4-recurring-theme-the-hedgehog?source=share) and not HyeJin
Literary References in the show
Henry David Thoreau‘s Walden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden)
The Doorkeeper Poem (https://davidbowles.us/poetry/the-gatekeeper-by-kim-haengsoon/) [ Dusik reads to Hyejin in E10]
Favourite Scenes mentioned:
The First Meeting (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve2DLgiADY8)
Cinderella and The Prince (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT339H0ssmg)
HyeJin - Dusik annoying each other (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqFhyz0M9x8)
Gamri and Dusik (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZgRFVVV0gZw)
Gongjin Family (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg2uyM1NuYI)
Pyo Mi Seon And Eun Cheol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Lc_HjmZq0)
Meet the parents (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA4XoluUIss)
All the confessions:
Hyejin’s confession (https://www.tumblr.com/mirambles/663881303311204352/shin-min-ahs-supremacy-in-portraying-hyejin-in?source=share)
Dusik says I love you (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAwl25jrbFA&list=PLpqr-se75wgu9yo8Ut76QyHRf0l7AGAqW&index=8&t=2s)
The marriage proposal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryaorogwQMM&t=1s)
Comedy scenes:
Dusik running on his off day (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4GRg13KuHI)
Namsuk see Dusik asking JiPd for Ramyeon (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NN-Zpa1a0Mw)
Dusik eats Hyejin’s badly cooked porridge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt0PodcucBI)
Things that didn’t work for us:
HyeJin beating Dusik to hide their relationship
The stalker episode
Trauma overdone:
Assistant director blaming DuSik for his father’s investment woes from the financial market crash
DuSik’s senior’s wife holding DuSik responsible for her husband’s death
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7 Feb 2025
When The Phone Rings - Review
Minal is joined by another resident guest of this podcast - Vipula to discuss the 2024 KDrama When the Phone Rings (https://asianwiki.com/When_The_Phone_Rings) which took the world by storm in December. The episode is full of spoilers so we suggest you watch the drama before listening to this episode.
The drama was 12 episodes and telecast from November 2024 - Jan 2025. The director is Park Sang-Woo (https://asianwiki.com/Park_Sang-Woo_(director)) and the writer is Kim Ji-Woon (https://asianwiki.com/Kim_Ji-Woon_-_screenwriter). The drama is based on a web-novel/webtoon and stars Yoo Yeon Seok (http://seok/) and Chae Soo Bin (https://asianwiki.com/Chae_Soo-Bin) as the lead pair.
Plot Summary (Source: Asian Wiki)
Paik Sa-Eon (Yoo Yeon-Seok (https://asianwiki.com/Yoo_Yeon-Seok)) comes from a prestigious political family and he becomes the youngest presidential spokesman in Korea. His background also includes time spent as a war correspondent, hostage negotiator, and main anchorman. He ismarried to Hong Hee-Joo (Chae Soo-Bin (https://asianwiki.com/Chae_Soo-Bin)) since 3 years in a marriage of convenience. She is the step-daughter of a major Korean newspaper proprietor. She has selective mutism due to an accident she sufferred in childhood. She works as a sign language interpreter in court and on television. For the past 3 years, they haven't communicated with each other. One day, Hong Hee-Joo is kidnapped by an unidentified person and this changes their marriage life.
Favourite Scenes mentioned:
E1: HeeJoo curses Baek Saeon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2XLGSMRyps)
E3 : She is my wife (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L1aS4u2ZkPg)
E3 : Baek Saeon learns his wife can make sounds (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ihvGCYL794U)
E4: HeeJoo is brand new language (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z3wxRnsrp2o)
E5: Interview scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSpo_Adk8Xg)
E6: Basek Seon searches for HeeJoo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoY8tHp7A88&list=PLpqr-se75wgvWvg6yL_e2Mn326x28rDDI&index=9)
E7: First confession and kiss (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJAWUGOdP2g&list=PLpqr-se75wgvWvg6yL_e2Mn326x28rDDI&index=5)
Mr Kang bringing all the laughs (https://www.tiktok.com/@pidadariiii/video/7448559277276548357)
Saeon and HeeJoo scene compilation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lZzXRtfDXA)
Yoo Yeon Sook Dramas: Mr Sunshine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDOzTf8CVQI), Hospital Playlist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqIM2cenBAs) , Interest of Love (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJpD2_hJEhY)
Minal’s KDrama Romance Recommendations: Suspicious Partner (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0pbdMAMTFrMdh3IPz1VEM5?si=d86cff28210c498b), The Law Cafe (https://mirambles.tumblr.com/search/the%20law%20cafe) , Crash Landing on You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXMjTXL2Vks) , Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5C4Rqfm1pM) and Love All Play (https://mirambles.tumblr.com/search/love%20all%20play)
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