This is Daebak K-Rambles, where a couple of friends review Korean dramas. Join Jess, a K-drama veteran, and a host of drama friends and creators from around the world as we watch and review K-dramas (and sometimes C-dramas) from all different genres from romance to action, Hallyu name it! (Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, & TikTok @daebakpod!! Jess runs wild sharing all things K-drama and C-drama OSTs, quotes, video edits, and more! Support the podcast and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/daebakpod)
On Episode 115 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Corinne from the Sex Love Literature Podcast review the 2026 K-drama Can This Love Be Translated ?, starring Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung. Jess and Corinne unpack everything that made Can This Love Be Translated? at best an average rom-com watch and at worst one of the year's biggest disappointments—from the Hong Sisters' gorgeous globe-trotting production and trademark quirky romance to a story one could argue is all style and very little substance. The duo discusses why the drama's central metaphor of "translating love" never fully develops and how lavish filming across Canada, Italy, and Japan can't compensate for a romance that struggles to earn its emotional payoff. Jess and Corinne also dive into the show's attempts at gothic comedy and psychological trauma, questioning whether the series mishandles themes of mental illness in favor of broad rom-com antics. Whether you loved Can This Love Be Translated? , couldn't finish it, or are simply curious why one of 2026's most anticipated K-dramas proved so divisive, join for an in-depth review of its romance, symbolism, performances, filming locations, psychological themes, and where the series ultimately loses its way. GUEST: Corinne Website: sexlovelitpodcast.com Podcast: Sex. Love. Literature. Instagram: @sexlovelitpodcast https://www.instagram.com/sexlovelitpodcast/ Intro Music Credit: "Golden Coconut Club" by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 114 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, the Drama Trio revisit one of the most iconic K-dramas of the 2000s— Princess Hours ( Goong ), starring Yoon Eun-hye and Ju Ji-hoon. Jess, Caitlin, and Liliana dive into everything that makes Princess Hours such a fascinating time capsule: the wildly elaborate palace etiquette, early-2000s fashion, Harry Potter shaggy haircuts, and a love triangle that somehow manages to be both swoon-worthy and utterly maddening. From teddy bears functioning as emotional support to public scandals, political schemes, arranged royal marriages, and enough misunderstandings to power an entire year of K-dramas, Princess Hours constantly balances slapstick comedy with genuine loneliness and emotional yearning. The episode also explores why Shin and Chae-kyeong's relationship remains so memorable two decades later. Is Shin a sympathetic romantic hero or simply a spoiled prince slowly learning empathy? Does the drama's arranged-marriage premise still work for modern audiences? Along the way, the trio discusses the show's themes of duty versus love, the pressures of perfection, the evolution of one of K-drama's most famous romances (+ its real-life inspiration of Prince Charles, Princess Diana, and Camilla), and why Goong helped define an entire generation of Korean drama fans. Whether you're revisiting this classic K-drama or discovering it for the first time, join for a deep dive into palace politics, royal scandals, iconic kisses, and the enduring legacy of one of the most beloved Korean dramas ever made. GUEST: Liliana Tea & Soju Asian Drama Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Instagram: @teaandsojupod GUEST: Caitlin NoSleep4Dramas Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Website: nosleep4dramas.com Instagram: @nosleep4dramas TikTok: @nosleep4dramas Intro Music Credit: "Golden Coconut Club" by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
Celebrating 5 years of Daebak K-Rambles Podcast with our biggest episode yet! Join Jess for a special solo anniversary episode as she ranks all 94 Asian dramas we've reviewed over the past five years—from beloved K-dramas to unforgettable C-dramas, J-dramas, and T-dramas. Which series earned an S Tier spot? Which fan favorites landed lower than expected? From Crash Landing on You , Goblin , Moving , When Life Gives You Tangerines , My Mister , The Heirs , Our Beloved Summer , Descendants of the Sun , Love Between Fairy and Devil , Meet Yourself , and dozens more, every drama we've reviewed is ranked from S Tier to the bottom of the list. Whether you've been listening since Episode 1 or you're discovering Daebak K-Rambles for the first time, come celebrate five incredible years of reviews, discussions, and drama recommendations by seeing how every series stacks up. 5 years, 94 dramas, 1 massive drama tier list. Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 112 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Carol from Kdramas Musings return for Part 3 of the Hot Takes series—the ongoing public roasting of K-drama Land. In this official Part 3, Jess and Carol dive into another round of controversial, spicy, and occasionally unhinged opinions submitted by listeners, Patreon supporters, and commenters from Jess's viral TikTok. They're discussing everything from Twenty-Five Twenty-One, Lovely Runner, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, My Dearest, Hospital Playlist, Vincenzo, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Itaewon Class, Mr. Plankton, and Alchemy of Souls to the state of modern K-drama storytelling itself. The conversation also tackles hot-button topics including shorter K-drama episode counts, Netflix's impact on the industry, toxic male leads, second lead syndrome, romance tropes, love triangles, old-school K-dramas, zombie dramas, Season 2 fatigue, and whether today's actors have the same charisma as previous generations. Did your favorite actor, actress, or K-drama survive the chaos? You'll have to listen to find out! The Hot Takes series sees Jess and her guests share, debate, and discuss controversial, unpopular, and occasionally foul opinions from across K-drama fandom. GUESTS: Carol Kdrama Musings Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Instagram: @kdramasmusings TikTok : @kdramamusings Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 111 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Caitlin from the NoSleep4Dramas Podcast & Blog review the haunting 2018 crime melodrama Come and Hug Me , starring Jang Ki-yong, Jin Ki-Joo, and Heo Jun-ho. Jess and Caitlin talk through this drama that blends romance, trauma, and serial killer psychology into a slow-burn thriller and romance story with an unwavering focus on atonement and emotional endurance. From its opening—lonely silhouettes, a haunting radio monologue about understanding others’ pain, and a heroine walking against the flow in the rain—the drama establishes its core thesis: love begins with empathy. What sets Come and Hug Me apart is the relentless question of nature vs. nurture (are monsters born or made?) while simultaneously showing two people choosing love and empathy despite being defined—and judged—by a past they didn’t choose. With a chilling serial killer hellbent on turning love into weakness and violence into truth, dogged resistance proves that “wickedness is a choice,” not an inheritance. By the final episodes, Come and Hug Me evolves into a cathartic confrontation with the past, delivering emotional payoffs that center healing over revenge. For fans of intense K-drama thrillers like Flower of Evil with a deeply emotional core, Come and Hug Me remains one of the genre’s most underrated and devastating watches. Highlights include: chilling copycat killers, explosive family reckonings, fragile love, and hugs. Lots of hugs. GUEST: Caitlin NoSleep4Dramas Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Website: nosleep4dramas.com Instagram: @nosleep4dramas TikTok: @nosleep4dramas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoSleep4Dramas Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 110 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Nas from the Swoon Diaries Podcast to review the underrated 2023 melodrama Call It Love , starring Kim Young-Kwang and Lee Sung-Kyung. Jess and Nas talk through how Call It Love transforms a familiar revenge setup into something unexpectedly tender, introspective, and quietly devastating. From its opening—lonely silhouettes, a haunting radio monologue about understanding others’ pain, and a heroine walking against the flow in the rain—the drama establishes its core thesis: love begins with empathy. The story follows a hardened, defensive woman shaped by abandonment and betrayal, and a gentle man whose kindness feels almost radical. Their dynamic anchors a slow-burn romance that resists spectacle in favor of emotional truth. Call It Love stands out in the K-drama landscape with its refusal to glamorize revenge, exploring how vengeance offers no relief, just more emptiness. Meanwhile, the male lead embodies a quiet resilience, choosing endurance over retaliation, even when wronged. Their conversations—about loneliness, restraint, and the cost of honesty—are some of the most emotionally rich in recent K-dramas. Highlights include: messy family ties, morally gray parents (including a strong contender for Worst K-drama Mom ™ ), and questions of emotional boundaries—can you love someone connected to your deepest wounds? GUEST: Nas Swoon Diaries Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Instagram: @swoondiariespod Twitter : @swoondiariespod YouTube Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 109 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Carol from the Kdrama Musings Podcast tackle the complicated love stories, emotional realism, and sex of Adult K-Drama Romance. We put forth that adult K-drama romance thrives in the space where love is no longer idealized, but negotiated—messy, intentional, and shaped by regret, timing, and consequence. We unpack love stories where chemistry isn’t proof of compatibility like Nevertheless , where timing can ruin even perfect connections like Something in the Rain , and where second chances may or may not guarantee healing like Our Beloved Summer and What Comes After Love . These are not beginner romances—they require emotional literacy, where love is examined alongside agency, power, and self-awareness. We also dig into how adult K-dramas challenge the genre’s unspoken purity rules while often acknowledging sex, consent, or pragmatic separation. Shows like Love to Hate You and Hit the Spot push against the typical chaste K-drama formula, while power-laden romances like The Red Sleeve and emotionally restrained narratives like My Liberation Notes reveal that love doesn’t fix structural imbalance—or even emotional emptiness. Across stories like Go Back Couple , The World of the Married , Secret Love Affair , and Reflection of You , adult romance emerges as a genre where “happily ever after” is replaced with something more honest. GUEST: Carol Kdrama Musings Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Instagram: @kdramasmusings TikTok : @kdramamusings All K-dramas discussed within this episode: Practical Guide to Love, Love Me, Perfect Crown, The Trunk, Twenty-Five Twenty-One, Romance Is a Bonus Book, On the Way to the Airport, Gold Land, Go Back Couple, Alone in Love, Familiar Wife, The World of the Married, Behind Every Star, Nevertheless, Something in the Rain, Record of Youth, My Liberation Notes, The Red Sleeve, My Dearest, Our Beloved Summer, What Comes After Love, Love to Hate You, Hit the Spot, Summer Scent, A Man and a Woman (movie), Search: WWW, I Need Romance (series), Dalja’s Spring, Hyena, Secret Love Affair, Bad Boy, Reflection of You Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 108 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Lola from Lola Pops Off About Kdramas Podcast unpack the relentless, sweat-soaked summer thriller Two Weeks , starring Lee Joon-gi, Kim So-yeon, Ryu Soo-young, and Park Ha-sun. Jess and Lola talk through this messy, melodramatic, and utterly addictive K-drama from 2013, discussing the unapologetically over-the-top performances and how the drama leans hard into its fugitive premise, complete with motorcycle escapes (while handcuffed, mind you), MacGuffin digital cameras, and parkour (actor Lee Joon-gi 100 percent, no question about it, did himself). The show swings big with cinematic set pieces—from explosive mountain diversions to high-speed ferry chases—and isn’t afraid to get weird, whether it’s a cop’s funky leather murse clipped to a carabiner or a sudden baby delivery in a powerless rural farmhouse. By the final stretch, Two Weeks transforms from a gritty chase drama into a full-blown emotional gauntlet, where redemption, fatherhood, and survival collide. As Tae-san fights to clear his name and save his daughter in time, the series asks whether a man defined by his worst choices can still become someone worth saving. GUEST: Lola Instagram: @lolapopsoffaboutkdramas TikTok : @lolapopsoffaboutkdramas Website: http://www.lolapopsoffaboutkdramas.com Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 107 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest and listener Yarrow unpack the genre-blending Chicago Typewriter , starring Yoo Ah-in, Lim Soo-jung, and Ko Kyung-pyo. Jess and Yarrow talk through this 2017 drama that blends ghost story, past-life romance, and Japanese-occupation resistance narrative into one ambitious package. The duo discuss an uneven viewing experience, a surprisingly surface-level engagement with its historical backdrop, Yoo Ah-in’s phenomenal acting and unfortunate scandal that led to his cancellation, its reliance on familiar tropes—fated love, clear-cut morality, and cyclical character flaws. Highlights include: Sapsari shaggy dogs, iconic 30-pound typewriters, gangster Tommy guns, passionate 1930s street kisses, plagiarism, love, betrayal, and so much more! GUEST: Yarrow Instagram: @yarrow_s_r Website: https://linktr.ee/yarrowr Extras: Fan-made video of Anastasia's song (full audio/scene wasn't in currently airing US version): https://youtu.be/RxkwHDkemwA?si=uYuvyLjMQk4kqjTp OTT TvN Chicago Typewriter promo video: https://youtu.be/M4QDpUJ9q4g?si=en3wHWhfJ61bSNzW Guest Yarrow's Chicago Typerwiter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yarrow_sr/video/7602778973889711391?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7627619503115453982 Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 106 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and bestie Liliana from the Tea & Soju Podcast dive into the devastating beauty of One and Only (周生如故), a 2021 Chinese historical romance starring Ren Jialun (Allen Ren) and Bai Lu. Jess and Liliana talk through this slow-burn tragedy following a master–disciple relationship that evolves into a forbidden love defined by restraint, sacrifice, and unspoken devotion, where what remains unsaid is more powerful than any confession. From the drama’s condensed timeline and emotional impact—where years pass in glances, loaded silences, and lingering gazes—to the infuriating cruelty and futile power play of Wang Xing Yue’s SML and the final images of Cui Shi Yi ascending the snowy city gates in her vibrant red wedding robes—we discuss the elements that cement this drama as one of the most emotionally devastating Chinese historical romances, a story where love is eternal, but never realized in this lifetime. Come swoon through the tragedy with us—and find out more about the companion happily ever after (HEA) Forever and Ever . GUEST: Liliana Tea & Soju Asian Drama Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Instagram: @teaandsojupod Twitter: @tea_soju_pod Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 105 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Lola from Lola Pops Off About Kdramas Podcast—a proud crybaby and longtime K-drama watcher—tackle sad K-dramas and ask the question: If a drama made you miserable… why are you still thinking about it years later? From classics like Autumn in My Heart and I'm Sorry, I Love You to modern heartbreakers like Twenty-Five Twenty-One , The Red Sleeve , Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo , and My Mister , we explore why sad K-dramas linger in ways lighter rom-coms rarely do. Sad K-dramas don’t just tell stories; they demand emotional labor. They ask viewers to sit with grief, process unresolved pain, and empathize deeply. We break down the psychology behind why tragic Korean dramas generate obsessive rewatch culture and endless discourse. Korean melodrama occupies a unique space rarely sustained in Western television—shows like Mr. Sunshine , Youth of May , Move to Heaven , and Goblin commit to emotional consequence from start to finish. They don’t rush catharsis. Finally, we also confront the risk—when sadness tips into trauma porn and loses narrative integrity. This conversation is more about permission: permission to watch sad K-dramas, to be moved by them, and to stop apologizing for loving stories that hurt. Our conclusion is simple: we don’t love sad K-dramas because we enjoy pain; we love them because they treat emotion as something worth sitting with. GUEST: Lola Instagram: @lolapopsoffaboutkdramas TikTok : @lolapopsoffaboutkdramas Website: http://www.lolapopsoffaboutkdramas.com All K-dramas discussed within this episode: When Life Gives You Tangerines • I’m Sorry, I Love You • Business Proposal • Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon • Autumn in My Heart • Heartless City (aka Cruel City) • What Happened in Bali • Twenty-Five Twenty-One • The Red Sleeve • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo • Mr. Sunshine • Youth of May • Move to Heaven • My Mister • Goblin • Oh My Ghost • Hotel Del Luna • Queen for Seven Days • The Light in Your Eyes • Spring Waltz • 49 Days • A Man’s Story (aka Slingshot) • Arang and the Magistrate • Light Shop • Mr. Plankton • Our Blues • Tomorrow • My Liberation Notes • Cain and Abel • Padam Padam • I Miss You • Queen Mantis • Queen of Tears • The King2Hearts Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 104 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Carol from the Kdrama Musings Podcast and Lola from Lola Pops Off About Kdramas Podcast unpack Netflix’s generational tearjerker When Life Gives You Tangerines , starring IU, Park Bo-gum, Moon So-ri, and Park Hae-joon (and IU… again). Jess, Lola, and Carol talk through this sweeping 2025 Jeju-set family saga spanning decades about grief, resilience, and finding warmth and meaning inside hardship. The trio discuss deferred dreams, the motif of the changing seasons, the lacking cinematography and OST despite its massive production budget, and the intimate story that feels global. Highlights include: A village that ensures grieving children never go hungry. Parents who stitch their adult daughter back together after heartbreak. Fathers who are quiet safety nets. Daughters who carry guilt like inheritance. Bring tissues. And maybe call your parents after. GUEST: Lola Instagram: @lolapopsoffaboutkdramas TikTok : @lolapopsoffaboutkdramas Website: http://www.lolapopsoffaboutkdramas.com GUEST: Carol Kdrama Musings Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Instagram: @kdramasmusings TikTok : @kdramamusings Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 103 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Grace and Sarah from the Afternoona Asks Podcast go full 2012 time warp to review Queen In-hyun’s Man (also known as Queen and I ), starring Ji Hyun-woo and Yoo In-na. Jess, Grace, and Sarah talk through this top-tier time-travel K-drama, discussing its airtight writing, emotional payoff, and magnetic central romance. From spicy kisses in the library, elevator, car (really everywhere) to tonal shifts into loss, loneliness, and waiting, this drama holds up. No filler. No wasted beats. The drama isn’t just about love across time—it’s about choosing love even when it costs you everything. Highlights include sword wounds, arrows, mortal danger, erased memories, time fractures, 2012 fashion, and even our Top 5 Time Travel K-dramas! GUEST: Grace & Sarah Afternoona Asks Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Instagram: @afternoonaasks Instagram: @kdramathis Instagram: @graceaxolotlequestions http://www.afternoonaasks.com http://www.kdramathis.com Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On Episode 102 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Carol from Kdramas Musings dive headfirst into 2025’s Dynamite Kiss , starring Jang Ki-yong and Ahn Eun-jin. Jess and Carol break down this polarizing, messy, and occasionally swoon worthy rom-com K-drama, unpacking the endless tropes, the kind-but-chronically-lying female lead, stock characters, bloated business machinations, and a romance built on a canyon-wide misunderstanding that tests even rom-com disbelief. Highlights include missing children (plural!), morally dubious love triangles, runaway strollers, corporate espionage, noble idiocy, amnesia, unserious closing dance sequences, and so much more! GUEST: Carol Kdrama Musings Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Instagram: @kdramasmusings TikTok : @kdramamusings Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
On episode 101 and the kick-off to season 7, Jess shares beginner-friendly Korean dramas! If you’ve never watched a K-drama—or you tried once and bounced—this episode is your starting point. This isn’t a simple list of “the best” K-dramas. It’s a guide to which shows actually teach you how to watch K-dramas : clear genres, familiar tropes, strong emotional hooks, fast rewards, and stories that don’t require too much cultural homework to enjoy. From global gateway hits like Crash Landing on You and Squid Game to comfort watches, thrillers, fantasy, and historicals that ease you in without overwhelm, this episode breaks down what makes a K-drama accessible—and which ones actually convert first-time viewers into fans. Beginner-friendly doesn’t mean simple—it means low friction, high emotional payoff . Whether you’re brand new, K-drama curious, or recommending shows to a skeptical friend, this is your roadmap. ✨ No gatekeeping. ✨ No rankings. ✨ Just the right place to start. Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 8!
Celebrate 100 episodes of Daebak K-Rambles with this special solo episode! Jess counts down 100 iconic K-drama moments that made her laugh, cry, scream, and fall in love all over again. From Crash Landing on You and Goblin to Move to Heaven and The Red Sleeve , this nostalgic deep dive revisits the most emotional, funny, and unforgettable scenes in Jess' K-drama history. Whether you’re a longtime listener or new to the pod, this is your ultimate K-drama nostalgia trip —a love letter to the dramas, both iconic and obscure, that shaped us, broke us, and live rent-free in our heads. Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 7!
On Episode 99 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess is joined by Grace and Sarah from the Afternoona Asks Podcast to review 2018's I'm Not a Robot , starring Yoo Seung-ho and Chae Soo-bin. Jess, Grace, and Sarah talk through this delightful rom-com K-drama, discussing the preposterous plot, the sincere and earnest love story, how prescient an AI robot actually is, the FL's agency, tiny orange (or pink?) dresses, fart gaslighting, steamy kitchen kisses, and SO MUCH MORE! GUEST: Grace & Sarah Afternoona Asks Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Instagram: @afternoonaasks Instagram: @kdramathis Instagram: @graceaxolotlequestions http://www.afternoonaasks.com www.kdramathis.com Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 7!
On Episode 98 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess is joined by friend Nas from the Swoon Diaries Podcast to review 2013's That Winter, the Wind Blows , starring Jo In-sung and Song Hye-kyo. Jess and Nas talk through this melodrama K-drama, discussing the horrendous, flawed characters, the unhinged plot filled with faux-cest, suicide ideation, and random stabbings, SNL Korea-spoofed scenes and tender moments, the questionable ending, and SO MUCH MORE! GUEST: Nas Swoon Diaries Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Instagram: @swoondiariespod Twitter : @swoondiariespod YouTube Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 7!
On Episode 97 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and all the Certified Noonas (Natalia, Jessie, Amanda, and Sky) review Always (2011), starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo. Jess and the Noonas discuss this melodrama romance movie, talking through this cast (i.e., So Ji-sub lovefest and Han Hyo-joo praise), the complaints from Letterboxd reviewers, Rocky comparisons, favorite scenes, questions about rusty table-and-chair sculptures, stolen turtles, illegal MMA fights in Thailand, and more! GUEST: Certified Noonas – Natalia, Jessie, Amanda, Sky Website: certifiednoonas.com Podcast: https://certifiednoonas.podbean.com Instagram: @certifiednoonas Twitter: @certifiednoonas YouTube: @CertifiedNoonas Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 7!
On Episode 96 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Miguel circle back one last time to talk about the conclusion to the worldwide phenomenon: Squid Game Season 3 , starring Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-hun, Park Sung-hoon, Yim Siwan, Kang Ha-neul, and so many more! Jess and Miguel talk through the hotly debated season 3 of the Netflix thriller, including our general thoughts, Emmy considerations (and snubs), and deep dives on each character, death, game, and so much more! Did we like the ending? Were the VIPs and their horrific dub the worst part of this whole show? Did we agree with who won the Squid Game? Listen to find out! Intro Music Credit : “Golden Coconut Club” by Tearliner, from the Cheese in the Trap OST. Used with permission from the artist. Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, follow us on all the socials, and be sure to let us know what you want to see in Season 7!
