K Drama Chat Weekly

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 20 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 reveal the show that we will recap and analyze in Season 6 of K Drama Chat. We discuss: Our thoughts on this final episode of Mr. Queen: it was thrilling, satisfying and touching. How the king and queen managed to enter the palace, get all dressed up, and fight off guards. How the king and queen looked so regal and badass as they walked into the palace courtyard. How the scarred eunuch shoots both the queen and the king and it looks like it’s the end for them, until we learn that their bulletproof vests protected them. How this real danger situation for the queen sends Jang Bong Hwan back to Seoul, this time for good. How the king fights off Kim Jwa-geun and then retakes his throne. How Shin Hye-sun does an amazing job of becoming Kim So-yon...

Listeners, we apologize for some of the issues with Joanna’s audio. We didn’t have time to record because of the holidays! Thanks for your grace! Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 19 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jung-hyun 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 the shows we’re watching now and a couple more shows we’re considering for Season 6 of Drama Chat. We discuss: The songs we feature during the recap: Like a Star by One Star Toy Soldier by Kim Deuk-su How the king and queen both found themselves at the cliff, threatened by Kim Byeong-in. How emotional we both felt when the queen was found by the king and when the queen dissolved into tears of sadness and guilt. How Kim Byeong-in turned on the queen but ultimately saved the queen when he thought that his beloved Kim So-yong was somewhere still inside the queen’s body. How the queen has ha...

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 18 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: Here I Am by Jo Hyun-ah and Conspiracy by Kim Deuk-su. How the episode starts and ends at the cliff and both the king and queen are pursued by Kim Byeong-in. How the king has an epic fight with Kim Byeong-in, then he evades being killed or captured by jumping off the cliff! The king is found by an herb gatherer, who we suspect is one of the Donghak rebels. The queen is upset and confused by the king’s departure; she sees the king everywhere in the palace through her memories. The queen embroiders CJ on a silk scarf; this wouldn’t make any sense to anyone in the palace since CJ is in English and the name Cheoljong wasn’t given to the king until after his death. How the queen figures out that the...

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 17 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 the different hats worn by the nobles and court officials during the Joseon Dynasty. We discuss: The songs featured in the recap: Like a Star by Jang Han-byul and Rebellion by Kim Deuk-su How we got whiplash from this episode because it started out funny, then turned sweet, then turned sad, then turned dangerous. Jang Bong-hwan’s identity crisis over being pregnant. While the king and the court celebrate, the queen is really upset. How the king tries hard to understand the queen, even taking her on a horseback ride to visit the royal villa. How the queen is now “all in” with the king, even though it may not be a wide decision. The king and queen’s hilarious and scandalous PDA (public display of affection) to counter rumors that th...

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 16 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 the Donghak Rebels. We discuss: The songs we feature in this episode: Palace by Howl and Bong Hwan-a by Norajo. Why we think the queen hasn’t admitted to the king that she is the girl who saved him from the well eight years ago. How the queen has decided to go “all in” with the king, even though Jang Bong-hwan knows the course of history and he knows that King Cheoljong was a terrible king, who died without an heir and without a legacy. How the queen has allied herself with the king in a big way: she is teaching him about the future and she teaches him about military tactics from the future. How Jo Hwa-jin’s confession was pivotal to this episode: she admits to the king that the children’s workbook belongs to Kim So-yong, and she ...