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Life is finally looking up for 28 year old Shayla -- She’s got a great boyfriend and is about to start her dream writing job. But when it all falls apart in the space of one day, Shayla finds herself heartbroken and struggling to make ends meet. After a chance encounter with the world’s most popular K-pop idol, Youngjae, she decides to chase the fantasy and heads for South Korea in the hopes of kindling a relationship with the star. There are a lot of ups —beautiful city, amazing food, dynamic culture and K-pop music everywhere, plus a new friend in Dal, an ex-idol with a chip on his shoulder who owns the 7-11 she lives above. But there are also downs — culture clashes, difficulty with the language, and Youngjae is a lot more popular than she realized. She likely isn’t going to just bump into on the streets of Seoul! Moving to Korea might have been a mistake, but Shayla’s committed to see it through. With time running out on her 90-day visa she enlists an exasperated Dal to help her reconnect with Youngjae, but will their friendship become something more as he helps her chase her Y/N dreams? Starring Susan Wokoma and Daniel Henney, with MeeWha Alana Lee, Amerjit Deu, Edward Hong, Joomin Hwang, Seong-Jae Kong, Hester Jean Lee, Jennifer Kim, Shawn Kim (aka Kim Goo), Lorna Laidlaw, Elsie Lovelock, Jessica Lee, Rae Lim, Helen Madelyn Kim, Eurie Nam, Jun Noh, J Sebastian Lee, Jennifer Sun Bell, Minje Sung, Marta Svetek, George Weightman, Clare Wille, MiJi Yi and June Yoon Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

Publisher

Shenee Howard

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Sept 2023

Latest episode

28 Sept 2023

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Sept 2023

   Ep 10. The Interview

   Shayla’s visa will soon expire. She has to choose what matters to her most…

2. 

   28 Sept 2023

   Ep 9. Friend Zone

   Shayla has some very difficult choices to make in her love life.

3. 

   28 Sept 2023

   Ep 8. Hajima

   While Shayla eagerly waits to hear from Youngjae, her mother makes a surprise visit Korea and is determined to get her to come home.

4. 

   28 Sept 2023

   Ep 7. The Bias

   Shayla helps put on Dal’s first live show in 10 years.

5. 

   28 Sept 2023

   Ep 6. The Essay

   Desperate to get her writing career off the ground, Shayla explores Seoul to create an essay-worthy scenario for herself.

6. 

   28 Sept 2023

   Ep 5. Field Trip

   Dal shows Shayla around Seoul and the two grow closer.

7. 

   28 Sept 2023

   Ep 4. Deliveries

   Desperate for money, Shayla begs Dal to let her do deliveries around town. She also makes a new friend.

8. 

   28 Sept 2023

   Ep 3. Fanchant

   Shayla hatches a plan to meet Youngjae without being creepy. However, her inability to speak much Korean is a problem…

9. 

   28 Sept 2023

   Ep 2. Welcome to Korea

   Shayla arrives in South Korea only to find out that the job she arranged for herself is not quite what it seemed.

10. 

    28 Sept 2023

    Ep 1. Who?

    Shayla’s life takes an unexpected turn when both her writing career and her love life fall apart.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

21 ratings

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