the fact that they’re all so shocked about the amount of episodes and whenever i finish a kdrama with 16 eps im like NAURRRR ITS NOT ENOUGHHH LMAOOO

Guys!! I love this show and the Pod! Kelsey, you want a toxic female character in a Kdrama (well, some may argue only at the start) you guys should watch "It's Okay to Not Be Okay". The first two episodes will have you all hooked!! p.s. Finish this one too! It's so good!

I have a feeling Kelsey would have a field day talking about Nevertheless

I never thought my favorite podcast would be talking about one of my favorite K-Dramas.

I súper recommend Strong Girl Bong-soon

I LOVE THIS SHOW AND THIS POD…. THIS CROSSOVER WAS SOMETHING I NEVER EVER SAW COMING 😂😂😂

I have 3 dramas I would highly recommend : It's Okay to not be Okay. This Kdrama has a really strong girl boss as the Female Lead who writes creepy toned children's books. Each episode is kinda named after a fairy tale. Story-telling/animation is incorporated into the episodes. This is kinda a murder mystery with a huge focus on the mental health of the cast. You can actually buy physical copies of the children's books written by the Female lead character. I also highly recommend the GLORY the acting of the cast and the writing is insane. Top Tier Kdrama. I can not say more without spoilers If you guys are looking something less intense, I would recommend Twenty -Five Twenty - One. I know the synopsis does not sound interesting after years of watching Kdramas this one is in my TOP 5. The acting, chemistry of the cast, this coming of age drama was so beautifully shot/edited and beautifully written with some really funny moments. There is a reason the actresses playing the female leads of The Glory and Twenty-five Twenty-One both won Best Actresses Awards in the respective years this aired recently.

If we go into older dramas, I highly suggest Mr. Sunshine, Chicago Typewriter, Angry Mom, Reply 1988, Hi Bye Mama, and Hotel Del Luna (also a good Halloween one, even if the season has technically passed). If you guys are brave enough to go into Chinese dramas, I highly suggest The Untamed and You Are My Glory.

I haven't seen't it anywhere in these comments - Mystic Pop-up Bar! Comedy, tragedy, travelling into people's dreams, and an epic EPIC love story. THE YEARNING, PEOPLE. What's Wrong With Secretary Kim is also hilarious and wonderful. There is also another one called W- Two Worlds Apart about a romance between a sexy rich playboy character in a comic book, and woman who keeps on getting sucked into the comic book and changing the plot. Tres Horny.

Other kdramas to try: Home town cha cha - very wholesome Kdrama about a city girls moving to a small village The glory - a thriller mystery that isn’t as focused on romance. The main female becomes the teacher to the kids of her his bullies who did awful things to her (I would highly recommend this one bc it’s just different than others I’ve seen personally) Business proposal - your feel good rom com kdrama that’s more pg lol It’s ok to not be ok - a bit horny but it’s dark and whimsical at times Hotel del Luna - it’s supernatural and I love kdramas where there’s a magic essence involved

I am BEGGING y’all to watch Hotel Del Luna, just in general. Whether or not it’s for the pod, it’s just so good. Aside from being my favorite K-drama, it may actually be one of my favorite shows of all time. And it’s all so BEAUTIFULLY shot, a good mix of everything you could ever want, every genre, some of the most beautiful people. I am not above begging, so PLEASE watch it

Kdramas and Cdramas are my bread and butter, but I personally think the true guilty pleasure of asian media are Thai BLs. I always feel that even the tame ones are wild. The guiltiest of pleasures that I've recently seen was KinnPorche. It has a wild storyline.

Park Bo Young (female lead) is great, everything i’ve watched with her in it, i’ve enjoyed. If you want to see more of her you have to do Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. Also yes. Seo In Guk is a beautiful man and has an equally beautiful singing voice.

*intense kissing* “Ahhh! This is bedroom stuff” - Zach

kdrama recommendations for yall!! - the glory; woman with extreme trauma from high school bullies gets revenge on them 10 years later, so many plot twists you guys will LOVE ITTT - moving; high school kids with superpowers band together with their parents who were part of a secret spy agency in the 80s, they all try to overthrow the government who wants to build an army of super kids lol - tale of the nine tailed; story about a immortal fox god (lee dongwook my beloved) who lost his first love 600 years ago and yearns to find her reincarnation in present day. this drama is by far my favourite this year its so good it does have like 2 seasons and 20 eps each but ITS SO WORTH IT TRUST ME

They’re only just beginning to understand the power of the kdrama slowburn technique 😂🤣

If you want a short and silly little kdrama I reccomend "Click your heart" it's a choose your own adventure kdrama where you can choose who the girl ends up with! It was made to promote a new kpop group so the acting is a bit unpolished shall we say but its super cute and the boys in it are all in bigger shows as more accomplished actors now! Including Dawon who plays the younger brother in Doom at your service ^^

Zach the prediction was impressive! That's almost exactly what happens lmao

I highly suggest "Hello, My Twenties"!

20TH CENTURY GIRL - it’s not a drama, it’s a movie, perfect for this podcast

I absolutely LOVED Doom at Your Service. If ya'll liked this one, theres a lot of other K-dramas of similar genres you should definitely check out.

Guys here's a proposal... I love all the K-dram features. Soo maybe 1. Why not have a once a month, k-drama episode? So you won't have to just watch 2 episodes each time... 2. Hvae follow-up of the k-drama's you featured last episodes back

I'm more of a mystery and thriller person with my favourite kdramas, so i'd suggest: 1) the glory (the acting is phenomenal and the story was riveting even when it was so difficult to sit through. I had to take a break to pace at several points, which shows how well it sucked me in more than anything, honestly) 2) beyond evil (on the one hand it's a fantastic examination of what happens to a tiny community in the wake of a tragedy folded around the all-encompassing murder mystery that haunts them decades later, and on the other it's a chance to watch a one of the greatest and most inept javerts history has ever seen) 3) business proposal (i am not usually a romcom girl, but i am 100% a fan of absolutely everything about this regardless. Mistaken identity! Silly workplace shenanigans! An absolutely ridiculous love interest, just such a dork! Nothing could be better) 4) alchemy of souls (body-swapping mages dealing with forbidden magic and falling in love, truly the easiest of sells for me) 5) my country: the new age (look, i watched nirvana in fire too many times to not be absolutely feral about this. Friendship and love forged and broken in the thrall of political royal machinations and horrible agonising betrayal. The female protagonist has a storyline that is almost entirely about her instead of her relationship with her love interest, and the two (three?) male protagonists have a storyline that is just wild in exactly the way you think it would be. Also a little bit if Korean history, sort of!)

The GASP when this popped up. My favorite drama of all time

8:55 would personally describe it as "so handsome it pisses me off"

to the ones who doesnt really watch K-Drama, there is a super high chance that the drama you watch has 16 episodes , about an hour each. Its just a format that they usually follow. and yes it starts and ends, there is usually no second season. but there are still some k-drama's where theres multiple seasons eg: The Penthouse

My bodily reaction to the "I know I'm handsome"-line.. You guys!!!!!

Love this show!! Hotel del Luna is a pretty good k-drama I watched on Netflix a few weeks ago, strong female lead if you guys wanna continue k-drama episodes.

List of kdramas you should watch 1. Vincenzo (korean Italian mafia, anti hero hero and baddie villains, but you'll need to watch it fully to give a full good review) 2. Strong girl bong soon (same heroine as doom at your service but totally different vibes) 3. Nevertheless (a controversial opinion. I didn't like it, you might) 4. Flower of evil (again a full watch but such an amazing show) 5. Mr. Queen (this one is a crazy ride) 6. Descendants of the sun (the biggest show of all times do watch it) 7. The glory (literally everyone acted so well.. You'll be shocked to see the young yeonjin act the way she did) 8. Hometown cha cha cha - you'll fall in love with the leads.. I did 9. Its okay to not be okay - its a mix... I liked it coz i understand the situation of having a sibling with special needs.. But others might not related with it as much Ofcourse i would add more if I remember, these are ones that come to my mind right off the bat

I finished this drama a while ago, but if i remember correctly, they have to recharge so she doesn't feel pain from her terminal illness.

Please watch strong woman Do Bong-Soon! Park Bo-Young is the main character and she is amazing in that role! more of a romantic comedy plus some crime drama stuff! so much fun and a great beginners k-drama! :)

41:27 Yesss, so glad Kelsey mentioned Chappell Roan! She literally has a song called Guilty Pleasure and I thought how great that would be as an intro/outro song to this podcast if the rights were available.

Doom at your service is such a fun and at times poignant story well worth the watch. Main leads are fantastic. The ongoing motif of Doom sticking a cigarette in his mouth and never lighting it, which I could make up some bs that "because he never lights it he never follows through on his destruction like a cigarette is a destructive yet addictive thing and he learns to move beyond that addiction" but in reality it was likely the actor not wanting to smoke... drove me nuts. Also just a friendly reminder Tak is Dong-kyung's last name. Tak Dong-kyung - korean's put their last name first when they say and write it. Dong-kyung is the full first name. Not just Dong.

you guys absolutory need to watch the rest of the series. if for nothing else in the main plot but for the side character love triangle drama and also Uncle Kevin.

Kelsey talking about Chapell Roan months before most of us found her greatness is so amazing

Oh now, THIS WAS UNEXPECTED! 🫢💜

Kelsey should watch "Love And Leashes"! It's dubbed as the most realistic depiction of [consensual] BDSM out there. And it's a movie so she can easily finish it.

I’m so happy y’all are talking ab this! This is fr one of my favorite dramas

DOOM AT YOUR SERVICE IS LITERALLY MY FAVORITE KDRAMA EVER YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME LMFAOOOOOO

THE GLORY omg THE GLORY neeeeeeds to be watched and seen by as many eyeballs as possible

I just finished this series and it IS SO GOOD it broke my heart and healed it ❤❤❤❤❤

I love Park Boyoung (the female lead)!! I watch every drama she releases ❤❤

Most kdramas are 16 episodes but almost always only one season. I've loved Seo InGuk for years and never thought I'd hear this pod talk about him. He's a great actor but also a wonderful singer!

If you want something that’s basically a Korean sitcom and that is very silly, you could try Welcome to Waikiki. It’s definitely a guilty pleasure. And if you want a comedy Korean movie, I think Love and Leashes would be perfect for Guilty Pleasures.

I have been watching Kdramas since I was in highschool but I’ve never watched them with friends. Seeing you all three freak out when Bo Young and In Guk kiss makes me want to drag my friends and make them watch with me because it was so much fun to see. This series is a rollercoaster. It started off really good but slows down and got a little bit repetitive towards the end. However, the lead actors carried the whole way through and made up for what the writing and the story lacked. You should try short dramas. There are two to four episode Korean dramas that are really good too and would not take you long to finish.

Idk if it’s the hair or the line but Zach is looking particularly handsome in this pod today😂

It's Okay Not to be Okay, SKY Castle, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, Business Proposal, Happiness. All top tier shows that I love but wildly different tones lol oh and Vegabond, my dad watched that one on my recommendation and was like "The things they START with??"

"I'm going to dick you down for the price of on the house" has BIG Miles energy 😂

Yall should watch "Abyss"!! It also has the same actress, and it's so good!! But for korean movies, I would recommend "Miracle in cell no 7" ," love and leashes" and I think you guys would love "twenty" !!

The lore: The girl is God. She experiences humanity's pain and suffering in her human body to better empathize with humans and cuz she feels bad for them. Doom is not a God, more like a demigod. Or like the essence of doom/death/chaos. He is toxic on purpose for reasons he discloses later on. He has options for how to go about death and doom. He is in his toxic era. Because doom is a creation of God, God feels responsible for doom's current era. Plus God is bored. Tumor is someone God feels bad about and has decided to see what happens if she brings them together. She's betting that tumor will bring back doom's compassion and give him the chance to live differently. On the romance relationship piece. Yes it's toxic. But both tumor and doom are toxic dumbasses. Tumor thinks doom is hot, like duh. But she takes the deal cuz she's selfish and doesn't want to die. Doom is disappointed with humanity and his existence and wants to end it all. He obviously also thinks tumor is hot. Tumor and Doom both know what the other is up to, they don't know wtf God is up to. I got the sense that tumor wants to find a way to love doom more than anyone else so she can sacrifice him and not her family. He knows she wants that too so he is doing his best to be an asshole and difficult. She knows she has to fall for a toxic guy and find a way to look past all his BS. They both trap each other into being together. The recharging is an excuse to touch that doom came up with. The red bracelet is what keeps the pain away. Without it tumor experiences excruciating pain. The kiss is great, they kiss so rarely in these dramas and it's like edging with them. It's so good. Doom is in another kdrama on Netflix that I really liked and is so funny! Cafe name....something. lol I forgot it but it's freaking good.

Ooo I feel like Garrick would love My Mister, Alchemy of Souls and The Smile has Left Your Eyes

Zack screaming Doom like Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Y’all should watch The Devil Judge… amazing storyline and would be interesting to get your take on the premise and trials

you guys NEED to discuss “The Glory” !!

Yall got perfect timing I needed to watch something during lunch

Ok here me out, you need to do episodes of period romance movie/series of foreign language and like what are the classic rom-coms of different culture...Like what is their When Harry Met Sally

25:05 Heated floors are very common in Korea.

Once you go down the kdrama spiral its hard to stop

I haven’t gotten into modern day(ish) K-dramas. I’ve been into Chinese period dramas with some supernatural stuff that I feel like both Zach and Garrick would love but Kelsey would love the female heroine/love story. Also this has been popping up on my Netflix so I’ll will be watching. thanks guys!

Ya’ll HAVE TO watch Mask Girl! Im begging for Kelsey’s commentary even on just the first two episodes

I haven't watched this episode yet. But I am slapping myself for not thinking to recommend Doom at your Service. While I really liked this Kdrama but it does have it's guilts. The acting and chemistry was great but a few questionable writing choices.

ITS OKAY NOT TO BE OKAY PLZ

Not a super popular kdrama, but Two Weeks in a fantastic action drama ftom 10 years ago that takes place in "real time" (one episode in one day) and it made me feel every emotion! More family oriented/crime/revenge the romance, which I much prefer. If not for the show, I recommend giving it a watch either way.

I- I actually requested this holy shit!!!!!! OMG IM SO HAPPY AHHHHHHHH

i would love if you guys did hotel del luna and descendants of the sun maybe goblin or secret garden

Hotel del Luna or The Glory for the next kdrama please 🙏completely different shows but both made me go absolutely wild crazy deranged

They should watch the kdrama extraordinary attorney woo

this is genuinely not a title i was expecting from this channel...nonetheless i love it!

Guys. Huge Kdrama fan here. You guys HAVE to watch Castaway Diva. It will have you sobbing and hooked from the first episode.

Ive said this already but please PLEASE do Business Proposal and King The Land!

OMG YES DOOM AT YOUR SERVICE!! Listen pod crew, if ya'll liked this K-drama, I really reccomend checking out some of Seo In-Guk's other K-dramas. Hes one of my favorite Korean/K-drama actors. Also Lee Soo-hyuk as well!

As a long-time fan, if you're going to do kdramas, I wish you would do The Glory. Song Hye-kyo's comeback from her sordid divorce. It's a great revenge story for those who were abused. The mc is demented and the payoff is worth it. It's still the same kdrama format, 16 episodes but split into 2 seasons. You may think it's long but every ep is packed as most kdramas are. We wouldn't mind if you guys took your time with your reviews. Also, Mr. Queen. Just suggesting this one for the fun of it. You'll see why from the synopsis if you check it lol

You guys should watch the kdrama "tomorrow". Its a TRIP!!!

Kelsy is a forever mood. She is the GOAT

The Kdrama episodes of this pod are such a wonderful surprise!! If you guys really want the DRAMA, you guys could consider Hotel Del Luna, Goblin and The King’s Affection. For the more lighthearted stuff, Her Private Life, Soundtrack #1 (only four episodes!!) and Strong Woman Do Bong Soon would be good. Amazing content as always y’all!! 💙💙💙

Spoilers!!! Don’t read this if you haven’t watched it all the way through: When he starts disappearing when she sees him in her dreams I CRIED LIKE A BABY

Yes Zach. But it's the journey

I've never been this early

Omg y’all should watch What’s wrong with Secretary Kim. I have a feeling Kelsey will LOVE BOTH the main leads. ❤❤❤

Gotta watch this! I love Seo In-guk 😍

HELL YES MORE KDRAMAS!!

shoutout to cailyn for giving the guilty pleasures fam the best kdrama suggestions🫡 - i wont deny that this show has its problems here and there but i gotta say its one of my favourite kdramas. i think if you watched the whole show you would understand the complexity of the characters better - also i think you missed some details lol especially concerning their contract and stuff, for example the red bracelet and hand holding and why they do that - its part of their contract that he takes the pain away that comes from her illness, he does that by holding her hand and they recharge every night so that she has to be holding his hand and doesnt run away

I don't see anyone recommending this one and it is my favourite kdrama "Fight My Way"

You guys watching kdramas makes me so happy! Love everything about this exploration

You gotta do C-drama as well.

I love that Kelsey recommended Chappell Roan, I'm obsessed with her new album!

Garrick THANK YOU for shouting out Alan Wake 2!! I loved the first one and this game is everything I could’ve hoped for. The psychological levels upon levels within the story are just incredible. You’re absolutely right, it’s a goddamn sensation. 💜

Blue. Eye. Samurai.

please please pleaseeee make kdramas and anime a regular thing on the podcast 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

oooo i love chapelle! red wine supernova particularly!!!

the holding hand for recharge, thats a move my current bf did back then on our second date before we go official and that's how i fall jsadkadhakdhada also garett talking about alan wake 2 asdhakjdhsaj a good good game

It sounds like twilight fan fiction

This was one of the funniest episodes

I checked out Chappell Roan after Kelsey's recommendation, and she recently came out with a song called Guilty Pleasure, which is kinda neat.

sufjan's album is SO GOOD

please watch be melodramatic. it’s actually soooooo underrated and simply just good

Watch Derry Girls next

i wish they mentioned that the male lead debuted as a singer on a singing competition (with a BEAUTIFUL voice) before he went into acting for fun facts

I can’t wait until the actors strike is over. It’s nice to follow along to movies that I actually know.

If you guys want to dip into kdramas one more time, I highly recommend the kdrama Memories of the Alhambra. It's part fantasy, part thriller, part romance. It's a little different from the two you have reviewed thus far.