About Joanna, Sung Hee and Jen

We're Joanna Pineda, Sung Hee Lee, and Jen McWhorter. We're Asian-American moms who love K Dramas. We love K Dramas so much that we decided to create a podcast to talk about them in great detail and share our love of these amazing show!

Here's a little about Joanna:

I'm mom to two amazing boys
I was born in the Philippines and moved to the US when I was 14.
I went to high school and college in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been living in the DC area since grad school.
My husband and I run Matrix Group International, Inc., an interactive agency based in Arlington, VA.
In addition to K Dramas, I'm passionate about cooking and martial arts. I'm a black belt in TaeKwonDo, and a bo black belt in HapKiDo.

Here's a little about Sung Hee:

I'm to two amazing children, a boy and a girl. One is out of college and the other is just starting college.
I'm a doctor specializing in anesthesiology.
I live in the Providence, RI with my family.
I was born in the US and am learning Korean.
I've been to Korea a couple of times

Here's a little about Jen:

I'm mom to two amazing girls
I enjoy K Dramas, but also love reality tv shows. Real Housewives is my guilty pleasure.
The first K Drama show I watched/binged was "My Lovely Sam Soon" and I became addicted ever since.
I enjoy traveling and I studied abroad in Germany. I hope to visit Korea soon; I still have relatives there.
I love my peloton - Robin is my favorite instructor.

Joanna and Jen were hosts of K Drama Chat in the first two seasons. Life has gotten in the way of podcasting for Jen, so now Joanna and Jen are the regular K Drama Chat hosts.

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5.4 - Review of Episode 4 of Mr. Queen

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9.2.4 - Podcast Review of Season 2, Episode 4 of Kingdom

Comment on this week’s episode by visiting our blog at KDramaChat.com ! Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 4 of Season 2 of Kingdom, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Ju Ji-hoon as Crown Prince Yi Chang, Bae Doona as Seo-bi, Ryu Seung-ryong as Cho Hak ju, Kim Sang-ho as Mou Young, Kim Sung-kyu as Yeong shin, and Kim Hye-jun as the Queen Consort. We discuss: We learn the story behind the beef pancakes and how the Crown Prince asked for Mu Yeong’s loyalty to the very end in return for allowing Mu Yeong to steal from the royal meals. How the amazing Seo bi saves Cho Hak ju by figuring out that the zombies are afraid of water. The meaning of the tolling of bells in Korean culture. The Crown Prince makes it to Naeseonjae and saves Mu Yeong’s wife. Later, Young shin guides Seo bi to the Scholarly Institute to care for Mu Yeong’s wife. Cho Hak ju visits his daughter, the Queen Consort, and asks Seo bi to check the Queen’s pulse. Seo bi confirms that the Queen did n...

10.1 - Podcast Review of See You In My 19th Life

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 1 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, Ahn Dong-goo as Ha Do-yoon, and Cha Chung-hwa as Kim Ae-kyung. We discuss: The songs we featured in this episode: Remember by Kim Jin ah Silence by Sunwoo jung-a The reaction of our listeners to our choice of show for Season 10 The characters we first get introduced to: Ban Ji-eum, Moon Seo-ha, Ha Do-yoon and Kim Ae-kyung. The concept of reincarnation. The Korean concept of inyeon, which roughly translates to providence or fate. The three elements of flamenco. When Kim Ae-kyung began to believe that Ban Ji-eum was the reincarnation of her uncle. The story of how Yoon Ju-won met Seo ha, got to know him, and died on his birthday. Ban Ji-eum’s mission to see if Moon Seo-ha is alive and ultimately be with him. The ages of our characters in the different timeframes. The importance of pools to Moon Seo-...

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