Best OST
Best Dressed
Favorite Korean Phrase or Word
Favorite Song
Best Supporting Actor and Actress
Best Actor and Actress
Best Villain
Best Abs
Best Historical Drama
Best Modern Drama
Best Ensemble Cast
And many more categories!
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Next Season 9 begins! We will recap and analyze episode 1 of Kingdom!
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K Drama Chat is a weekly podcast where we take one Korean (K) Drama each season and and recap and analyze each episode. K Drama Chat is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pandora.
I just LOVE your podcast. My husband has started watching A Time Called You, with me. Yay! I find myself so confused again thinking I'll definitely get the timeline down. Not! Have you ladies every considered doing a season on A Time Called You? ๐
ReplyDeleteNo! No! No! You ladies got this all wrong! – with a few exceptions! Just kidding (sort of), as I was really looking forward to this episode. And it was a treat to have Jeanne on to give a fresh take on some lesser known – an older – K Dramas and movies which I will be checking out.
ReplyDeleteSo, let’s start with the first egregious snub in the best OST category. You had twelve picks between the four of you (including Ernie who literally just phoned it in), and no one picked Hospital Playlist?! Shameful! I would also add Business Proposal as when I hear those songs I immediately think of the show. My third would be Something in the Rain – both because its is not a traditional OST as all the songs are in English and because Joanna hates that show soooo much! ๐
As for Best Dressed, I think you pretty much nailed it. Who can top IU in Hotel del Luna?! Her outfits are half the enjoyment of the show! And Sol Yea-ji in It’s OK To Not Be Ok is a sold choice. I see Jeane is a fan of Sol In-ah in Business Proposal – as am I! Jeanne, run don’t walk to see Twinkling Watermelon, because she is the female lead in thar show. I think she is going to be a pretty big star going forward. And finally, credit to Ernie for picking a man when he actually has his shirt on!
Which brings me to my next big complaint! Best Abs. Apparently, Korean women don’t have abs?! A shocking and egregious omission that simply shows how maternalistic and misandrist this podcast truly is!!! Do you think these Korean actresses starve themselves just to be ignored by this podcast! While all your picks are fine if you want to live in a world where men exist only to be objectified by the likes of you, perhaps you should have considered Park Min Young (Healer, What’s Wring With Secretary Kim, Marry My Husband, When the Weather is Fine, etc….), Han So-hee (My Name, Nevertheless, Gyeong Creature, etc…), and Jung So-min (Alchemy of Souls, Because This is My First Life, Love Next Door, etc.) She would also win best lips if you had included that category. In any event, please do better in the future! ๐
Worst English Language actor is a funny one. I think Vincenzo is a good call. I don’t speak Italian, but I was not convinced he grew up in Italy. I think of all the white American or European actors that show up in these shows over and over again and how bad almost all of them are at acting! Should I move to Korea and become an actor?! Whoever said the American officer in Mr. Sunshine was also in Descendant’s of the Sun was correct. I think he is actually one of the better English language actors, although he is not without his issues. There is one young blonde woman who seems to be in everything, but I can’t seem to find her in any of the credits. There is also this actor Kaare Svejgaard Olsen is Danish and is in a lot of shows. He was in QOT. He usually plays either a businessman or an American or European Doctor. Invariably, one of his lines is, “Your English is quite good” – Even when its not!
As for favorite K Drama phrase, you have some good ones. I especially like Chong. I love words that have a very specific meaning in another language or culture that don’t easily translate. Much like Saudes!
My personal favorites are “Ya!” (์ผ! ) which is just Hey! I say it al the time now. Mostly to my cat when she is scratching the furniture. Another favorite is Aigoo (์์ด๊ณ ), preferably said with an exhausting sigh. Another one that I’ve incorporated into my daily life. Another great one is chugeullae! ( ์ฃฝ์๋) which is “do you want to die!?” Often said to a friend or sibling as opposed to an actual enemy!
Finally, you really left out the biggest villain in K Drama history! The Mom in Something in the Rain!!! IYKYK....
Ok. That’s enough for now. Love the podcast – if not all your choices! ;-)