K Drama Chat Weekly

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 15 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheoljong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan. We discuss: The songs we featured during the recap: Toy Soldier by Kim Deuk-su and Keep Going by DINDIN. How this was a laugh out loud episode; the queen is showing everyone who’s boss! How Dam-hyang is safe and the king planned it all! As a result, the queen is looking at him differently, even if she thinks he’s an idiot who will get killed for his idealistic values. How it was the king’s turn to send a secret message, this time through his crossed fingers, that Dam-hyang is alive. The king and queen are starting to understand each other better! How the king and queen form an alliance. The queen has decided to go all in with the king, even if Jang Bong-hwan knows the king is on the losing side of history. How the queen has decided to become the big...

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 14 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheoljong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan.  We discuss: The songs we feature during the recap: To My One and Only You by Xiumin and Lost Memory by Howl. Joanna is going to make an OST fan out of Sung Hee yet! How the queen is so confused about her feelings toward the king and the night they spent together. How the king is confused because the queen saved the banquet and then said she would betray the king. The king and queen realized their notes were a result of a misdelivery. The king confesses to the queen that he likes her, but she says she can’t forgive him, and the old Kim So-yong is dead. How the Grand Dowager Queen and Kim Jwa-geun decide to kill the queen through arsenic frozen into ice cubes and served during a brunch with the Grand Dowager Queen. How the young court lady saves ...

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 13 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheoljong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan. We also talk about poison and assassination by poison during the Joseon dynasty. We discuss: The songs we featured during the recap: Conspiracy by Kim Deuk-su and Other World by Howl. How this episode is so dark when compared with previous episodes. How the attack against the king is turning family members against each other. The shocking revelation that the king planned the explosion himself. How the queen has such ambivalent feelings toward the king, but she is threatened by Kim Jwa-geun, so she decides to live and betray the king. The loyalty and steadfastness of the king’s men who were arrested and tortured. How the Dowager Queen plants the ledger in the queen’s chambers; the ledger and the notes from the king are found by the Grand Dowager Quee...

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 12 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheoljong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan.  We discuss: The songs we feature during the recap: Toy Soldier by Kim Deuk-so and The Great Recipe by sEODo. How this episode started with danger, then both the king and queen are safe, then it gets funny, then the king is beaten by Kim Jwa-geun, then it ends on a cliffhanger, and what a cliffhanger it was! How Jang Bong-hwan saved the banquet with his inventive cooking and his experience that cooking and food are political in a place like the palace. During the banquet, for the first time ever, the king and queen are on the same page, working together to save the banquet. How the king beautifully interprets the queen’s messages about each dish in the meal. Court Lady Choi’s words that there are things that are constant in the palace: the secre...