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10.2 - Podcast Review of Episode 2 of See You In My 19th life

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 2 of See You In My 19th Life, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Ban Ji-eum, Ahn Bo-hyun as Moon Seo-ha, Ha Yoon-kyung as Yoon Cho-won, and Ahn Dong-goo as Ha Do-yoon. We discuss:

  • The songs we heard during the recap:

    • Horo by Go Go King

    • Star by Colde

  • How we rewatch the first few episodes of a show to truly understand the show.

  • Comments from listeners on the blog.

  • The differences between transmigration, regression and reincarnation.

  • We wonder why Ban Ji-eum says her 18th life is her most memorable and why she remembers her memories from her previous lives

  • How Ban Ji-eum finds Moon Seo-ha in trouble, grabs his hand, tells him to run and then later asks him to marry her; she does this as a 9 year old and now as a 24-year old.

  • The 3 proposals in the show: 1 by Moon Seo-ha and 2 by Ban Ji-eum

  • We learn a lot about the relationships between the character through Lee Ji-seok, the son of the Daehwan Group Chairman.

  • Why Moon Seo-ha ultimately gave Ban Ji-eum a job at the hotel.

  • How Moon Seo-ha remembered Ban Ji-eum from his past and how he kept the handkerchief that she had used to tie up his bleeding hand.

  • How Ha Do-yoon seems to be a spy for Seo-ha’s father, the Chairman of MI Group.

  • The many encounters between the sisters in this episode and how Ban Ji-eum wonders what Yoon Cho-won’s feelings are toward Moon Seo-ha.

  • How the MI Grand Hotel CEO Jang Yeon-ok was having an affair with Seo-ha’s father when his mother was sick!

  • When Moon Se-ha lays the flowers at the grave of Yoon Jo-won, Ban Ji-eum, for the first time, realizes the pain of the people she has left behind during her many lives.

  • The many K Drama elements in this episode, including the many flowers we see and the wrist grabs.

  • Our 2 new elements: the gay teasing element, and the long wait for love.

  • The amazing Park So-yi, the young actress who plays a young Ban Ji-eum; we love her!

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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.
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