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Spooky In Love, Blossoms of Power, Dream To You, Key to the Phoenix Heart & More [Long Yak] Aug 1, 2026 01:34:03 Halo! This month I decided to finally get started on my solo podcasting career and recorded a hella long episode all on my own. Feedback would be highly appreciated! (Time stamps below.)Okay, so dive in. I'm pretty happy (although not terribly excited) by the drama fare we have right now. My one hot take is about Key to the Phoenix Heart.Comment on the substack post.Let me know your thoughts on my

My Royal Nemesis, Reborn Rookie, The First Jasmine, Wonderfools, Pursuit of Jade & More [Long Yak] Jun 21, 2026 01:15:22 Anisa and Paroma and diving into almost three months worth of drama watching. Brace yourselves!Leave us your COMMENTS here.LINKS MENTIONED:Discord for overthinking drama fans: https://discord.com/invite/4xPe8jnJWwPursuit of Jade ending video: https://youtu.be/ivhTBv3POEc?si=GIlaw4r6agXx1JU6Perfect Crown ending video: https://youtu.be/3LSQ7BJ2gMs?si=rDRR3YG0GJhlqV0pYumi's Cells 3 ending: https://yo

Heart Pairing: A Korean Dating Show Anisa Recommends! May 23, 2026 24:23 Anisa convinces Paroma to watch Heart Pairing - a reality dating show with real, normal people, with some extremely sweet and romantic story line (restored Anisa's faith in romance!). She also contextualizes why Heart Pairing is better than a lot of other dating reality shows in the market. (Low on toxicity.)Leave us your COMMENTS here.Shows mentioned:Heart Pairing, Singles Inferno, Heart Signal,

An announcement about the future of the podcast May 18, 2026 30:12 This August, after 9 years, Dramas Over Flowers will be - as Khadija would like us to call it - reincarnating.We love you all very much.Leave us your comments here.LEAVE US A REVIEW:Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audible!NEWSLETTER:Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes!PATRONS:SPECIAL and ETERNAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons.❤︎ You can MAJOR

Idol I, Undercover Miss Hong, No Tail To Tell [Long Yak] May 9, 2026 59:08 Anisa and Paroma recorded this episode as Ramadan was starting in February. So you will get some dated references. (Like them wondering if IU and Byeon Woo-seok will have any chemistry in the upcoming modern day prince drama (Yes, yes they do!))Leave us your COMMENTS here.TIMESTAMPS:00:58 No Tail To Tell (spoilers till ep 2)21:06 Undercover Miss Hong (spoilers till ep 1)36:55 Idol I (full review)L

From Eye Love You to Romantics Anonymous: this is an era of Jdorama x Kdrama collab Feb 9, 2026 01:09:37 Korean-Japanese crossover dramas are a phenomenon that's building steam for a few years. Taking a look at the shows we have till now with Frabby (from crabbyfordramas.wordpress.com).(Paroma recorded this livestream for her YouTube Channel: The Drama Notes)TIMESTAMPS:Dramas as they first come up in the discussion:00:00 Intro 06:00 First Love (2022) 08:45 Eye Love You (2024) 10:12 What Comes After L

Year-End Yak 2025 (Part 2) - News & Our Year in K-dramas Jan 26, 2026 02:47:53 In Part 2 of our 2025 wrap-up, we talk about major Dramaland news stories, and each of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) K-dramas of the year.Leave us your COMMENTS here.LINKS MENTIONED:Kim Soo-hyun press conference clip about Kim Yoo-jungDOF's favorite OSTs of 2025Oneus Kpop Demon Hunters covers: Golden, Your Idol, Soda PopSam Sanders' interview with a songwriter on Kpop Demon HuntersVideo essay

Year End Yak 2025 (Part 1) - Dramaland trends and K-variety recommendations! Jan 10, 2026 01:19:26 Dramaland changes every year and 2025 was no different. Let's talk trends in productions, biggest hits and misses, and what we have been doing and watching outside K-dramas. We'll be back with Part 2 really soon, where we get into our most memorable dramas of the year.[This was live recorded for patreon in December. We have split and edited the episodes down for our podcast feed. You can still fin

Dear X, Dynamite Kiss, You and Everything Else, Love's Ambition & More [Long Yak] Dec 17, 2025 02:04:22 Anisa and Paroma yak for a long time about all the dramas we've been watching - mostly K-dramas but also a few C-dramas. Plus we discuss the state of streaming, and the return of mid-budget dramas and old school tropes.Leave us your COMMENTS here.And don't forget to join us Sunday, December 21 at 11am ET for a live Year-End Yak! LINKTIMESTAMPS:00:04:47 Dear X00:12:10 You and Everything Else00:22:2

Romantics Anonymous, Genie, Make A Wish, Ms Incognito & More [Long Yak] Nov 6, 2025 01:23:28 Our November Yak covers a bunch of dramas we just started and one drama we needed to talk in depth about - Kim Eun-suk's Genie, Make a Wish. Join Paroma and Anisa as we get back into talking at you for 90 minutes again.Leave us your COMMENTS here. LINKS MENTIONED:Paroma's video on Make a Wish Genie.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Hello!01:20 Ms Incognito10:30 My Troublesome Star18:10 Romantics Anonymous33:25 Typ

The Rise of the Murder Rom-Com in K-Dramas Oct 23, 2025 01:37:10 We talk about Anisa's grand theory of murder rom-coms - why they exist, when they work and when they don't, and what their rise means for K-drama trends.Leave us your COMMENTS here. LINKS MENTIONED:Anisa's article for MENT Magazine: The Rise of the Murder Rom-ComParoma's video about the return of old tropes in K-dramaLEAVE US A REVIEW:Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audible!MORE EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE:E

Kpop Demon Hunters, Head Over Heels, Marry My Husband (Jdrama) (Long Yak) Jul 18, 2025 01:58:44 Halo! We are back with a new yak after a break. Anisa and Paroma catch you up on what we have been watching lately; some recommendations and some stay-aways! We also unnecessarily add to the hype around Kpop demon hunters with our own admiring words.Leave us your COMMENTS here. LINKS MENTIONED:"Keeping you obsessed": Netflix's demons vs. hunters movie captures the mystical allure of KPop [Link]Kor

2024 in Dramaland: Listener Goguma Awards (Year-End Yak) May 20, 2025 01:36:44 Part 2 of our year end yak is finally here! This is the episode where we go over the annual listener survey we do to find out what your drama year has been like. Which genres did you enjoy the most, what new dramas did you try out, what new difficulties have you faced accessing your favourite show? We talk about all of that with pie charts and laughter.Leave us your COMMENTS here. LEAVE US A REVIE

Love Scout, The Potato Lab, My Dearest Nemesis, The First Frost and more (Long Yak) Mar 18, 2025 02:31:04 Anisa and Paroma pop in before our next installment of the Year-End Yak to chat about currently airing dramas, including pretty much a full Spoiled Yak about Love Scout, which we ADORED. Paroma convinces Anisa to watch My Dearest Nemesis, Anisa laments the wasted potential of Melo Movie, and more.Leave us your COMMENTS here. TIMESTAMPS:00:03:11 Love Scout00:11:59 Love Scout SPOILERS00:46:52 The Po

2024 in Dramaland: Our Personal Goguma Awards (Year-End Yak) Feb 21, 2025 02:34:22 In Part 1 of our (extremely belated) Year-End Yak for 2024, we talk Personal Gogumas - the awards the three of us want to give to the dramas we loved in 2024.Leave us your COMMENTS here. LINKS MENTIONED:Dramas Over Flowers' playlist of favorite 2024 OSTs as curated by AnisaTIME STAMPS: (These are questions we asked each other)0:07:36 What’s a drama that surprised you?0:46:20 A drama I'll remember

The Trunk, Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, Brewing Love, When the Phone Rings & More (Long Yak) Jan 11, 2025 01:45:46 Anisa and Paroma yak about dramas they finished recently. Leave us your COMMENTS here. LINKS:Tell us about your drama year in our annual survey! Vote in the Goguma Awards (deadline: Jan 18th)And while you vote, listen to this playlist of our favorite OSTs of 2024.TIMESTAMPS:00:02:46 Face Me (final thoughts)00:20:31 Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard (final thoughts)00:27:27 When the Phone Rings (mid

Love Your Enemy, Face Me, When the Phone Rings & more (Long Yak) Dec 3, 2024 01:14:15 Anisa and Paroma have a little yak about some new dramas we've sampled, and others we've just barely tasted. Leave us your COMMENTS here. TIMESTAMPS:00:02:04 Love Your Enemy00:16:39 Mr Plankton00:21:22 When the Phone Rings00:34:37 Face Me00:49:29 Tell Me that You Love Me00:58:01 The Trunk speculationLEAVE US A REVIEW:Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audible!MORE EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE:Episode:NEWSLETTER:

Is Jisoo coming back? Two new Joo Ji-hoon dramas! Another K-drama superhero series with a massive cast! Oct 27, 2024 58:29 We are bringing back What's Up In Dramaland as bi-weekly youtube live streams. A newsy episode that covers Korean entertainment including casting news, upcoming dramas, catching up on industry conversations. (This is a one time livestream audio upload. Please check our youtube channel for future WUID episodes!)Leave us your COMMENTS here. TIME STAMPS:00:00:00 lengthy intro00:06:05 episode beginsLI

Family by Choice, Love Next Door, No Gain No Love & more (Long Yak) Oct 20, 2024 02:00:15 Anisa and Paroma discuss their final thoughts on recently ended romcoms Love Next Door, No Gain No Love and Serendipity's Embrace, plus some first impressions of the Korean adaptation of Go Ahead and wacky romance DNA Lover.LEAVE A COMMENT HERE.LINKS MENTIONED:Family by Choice Episodes 1-2 ReviewParoma fights Anisa(?) about Love Next DoorTIMESTAMPS:00:10:38 Family by Choice00:21:30 Love Next Door0

Do Reunions Of Popular Drama Pairings Work? Let's Discuss! (ICYMI: Our 7th Anniversary Livestream) Oct 3, 2024 01:36:08 In this episode we discuss the many popular re-unions of famous romantic and non-romantic actor couples. We ask why these re-unions happen, do they ever achieve the popularity of the original project, and why is there often a distinct shift in genres? (You can watch the video version of this episode at the link below).Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTION

No Gain No Love - the first half has restored my faith in humanity (Spoiled Yak) Sep 20, 2024 01:07:53 Paroma is joined by Deepanjana in a mission to express their deep feelings about No Gain No Love without spoiling every single scene in the drama. It was a challenge. This episode was recorded after the first 6 out of 12 episodes had aired.You can hunt down today's guest @/dpanjana on Threads and Instagram.Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMESTAMP:9:45 - Actual d

Cinderella at 2am, Love Next Door and Run BTS (a shortish Long Yak) Sep 5, 2024 42:06 Saya and Anisa have a quick yak about our first impressions of two currently airing dramas, and then Anisa confesses to having seen some Run BTS. Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Part 2 of our throwback 2014 dramas livestreamTIMESTAMPS:02:19 Cinderella at 2am15:22 Love Next Door31:56 Run BTS (a sampling)LEAVE US A REVIEW:Apple podcasts | Spotify |

Bad-Memory Eraser, My Sweet Mobster, The Auditors, Dreaming Of a Freaking Fairytale (long yak) Aug 13, 2024 01:22:35 Hi, we come back to you (pretty soon for us) with another long yak! Yes, Anisa is in this one. 😄Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMESTAMP:00:01:24 Bad-memory eraser00:17:47 My sweet mobster00:42:57 The auditors01:04:02 Dreaming of a freaking fairy-tale01:14:57 Miss night and dayLEAVE US A REVIEW:Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audible!MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:Episode

The art of convincing Saya to watch dramas (Long Yak) Aug 7, 2024 01:16:05 Saya takes Paroma on an epic journey through her recent watchlist.Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:"Silenced Beauty" video essay on Seolhyun in Running Man.TIMESTAMP:00:00:00 Jinny's Kitchen 00:19:22 Top Management 00:27:25 Good Day To Be a Dog00:34:00 Miraculous Brothers00:39:53 Moving (ending spoilers beware!)00:49:15 Begins =/= Youth00:58:51 MYS

Lovely Runner One Last Time (Spoiled Yak) Jul 16, 2024 01:31:20 Here are our final thoughts and theories on the one drama all three of us watched with equal fervour. Joining us for this final journey into the world of Piggyback Sunjae and Run are friends of the podcast, Hanah and Sarah. Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Paroma's video on time traveling Im Sol: LinkTIMESTAMP:0:05:14 - Audience response 0:08:35 -

Growing out of fandoms, and what makes us stay Jul 6, 2024 43:35 Don't worry, this is NOT a stealth goodbye podcast! In this episode, we talk about why we fall out of love with fandoms that we once loved so much, and what makes some stick for life. (You could call it the date, marry, kill episode? Spoiler alert, we marry K-dramas.) Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LEAVE US A REVIEW:Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audible!MORE EPISOD

Lovely Runner is a delightful genre mashup | Episodes 1-8 Review May 12, 2024 01:30:03 Anisa and Paroma gush about the first half of currently airing time-travel romance K-drama Lovely Runner, which we are LOVING. The first 40 minutes are free of major spoilers!Tell us what you think of Lovely Runner in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Anisa's Queen of Tears first impressions reviewTIMESTAMP:00:40:27 SpoilersLEAVE US A REVIEW:Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audibl

A Short History Of the K-Drama Industry Before Netflix Apr 4, 2024 51:33 In this episode, we talk about how K-dramas became a highly profitable export long before the entry of streaming platforms in the mid 2010s. This is a story of a nation's economic crisis, the creation of a unique opportunity, and a two decade long struggle for air wave supremacy in East Asia. Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMELINE OF DRAMAS MENTIONED:1997 IMF c

A Long Yak on Doctor Slump, Marry My Husband, and Like Flowers In Sand Mar 16, 2024 01:52:09 We are back with a long yak on three dramas we started 2024 with: Doctor Slump, Marry My Husband, and Like Flowers In Sand. This episode was recorded on 11th February. Our feelings on these dramas have stayed the same (with Doctor Slump getting special love for staying so reliably warm till the end). Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Paroma's Doctor

Past Lives is a gorgeous meditation on love and regret | Spoiled Yak Feb 5, 2024 01:08:37 Awards season is the perfect time for us to share our review of Past Lives, our favorite film of last year. Saya, Anisa and our friend Yunah talk about why this movie's meditations on grief, love, diaspora and selfhood spoke to us so deeply. (We recorded this at the end of last year.)Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Overall thoughts20:39 SpoilersL

2023 in Dramaland: Year-End Yak Part 2 (Goguma Awards) Jan 20, 2024 02:10:42 The 5th Annual Goguma Awards have landed! Your votes have been tallied and the results range from unexpected to unsurprising, all of which we dissect with glee. Get your tea and biscuits, it's long! Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Actor Jin: The Handsome HotelierTIMESTAMP:00:00:00 - Introducing the Goguma Awards00:02:46 - The Classic Gogumas00:17:

2023 in Dramaland: Year-End Yak Part 1 (Trends + Our Year in Dramas) Jan 3, 2024 01:53:19 The Year-End Yak is here! Or Part 1 anyway, where we talk about what K-dramas did this year, and how we felt about them. Goguma Awards coming in Part 2! Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Paroma's excellent 2023 Wrap for Film CompanionParoma's My Demon Halfway Review (Spoilers)K-drama Research Institute's video essay We Need to Talk About Netflix K-d

A Long Yak on My Demon, Death's Game, Welcome to Samdal-ri & The Story of Park's Marriage Contract Dec 24, 2023 01:03:56 Just Saya popping in to share her thoughts on an assortment of dramas: a mixture of bright and dark, exquisite and questionable, therapeutic and aggravating. The tl;dl (?) being: My Demon is darkbright and exquisite, Death's Game is just dark, Park's Marriage Contract is bright and aggravating, and Welcome to Samdal-ri is therapeutic, bright, and funnier than it should be.Content warning for discu

Perfect Marriage Revenge is a dish served SPICY HOT and DELICIOUSLY POETIC (Spoiled Yak) Dec 12, 2023 48:23 Perfect Marriage Revenge is a drama that kept all its promises: revenge! marriage! perfect! We revel in how the drama revels in its story, with special props to writer Im Seo-ra for some of the best writing in dramaland this year. SPOILERS EVERYWHERE, BEWARE BEWARE!Feat. beloved and returning guest, Zaynab, who does not want to be found.Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Pa

A Long Yak on Castaway Diva, Perfect Marriage Revenge, Twinkling Watermelon, and many more Nov 22, 2023 01:42:56 Saya and Anisa talk about 8(!) dramas, including writer Park Hre-ryun's newest Castaway Diva, gorgeous romance melodrama Call it Love, and the actually perfect Perfect Marriage Revenge. Lots of time travel, revenge and contract relationships in this one, so you know we're both happy campers.Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMESTAMPS:00:01:00 Castaway Diva00:12:24

A Long Yak on Destined With You, My Lovely Liar (Final Thoughts) & Titanic Oct 9, 2023 01:48:12 Kick back with us on a diatribe filled episode where we talk about women written by men, unearned forgiveness, and the ethics of love potions. Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINK:Listen to the trailer of The Broadside (new podcast hosted by Anisa)TIMESTAMP:00:09:00 - Titanic (Spoilers)00:19:00 - Women written by men (and also, Dev Anand's C.I.D.)00:28:00 - My Lo

Someday or One Day: Taiwan's blockbuster time slip romance (ft. kfangurl) Sep 18, 2023 01:38:26 We are joined by kfangurl on an ultimate fan trip episode where we deep dive into a cult classic time slip romance that set new standards in storytelling for all of us. This drama has also been recently remade into the Korean, A Time Called You, which we discussed in episode 161. Tell us your thoughts about either drama in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Paroma's twitter p

A Time Called You: Just watch the original (Someday Or One Day) Sep 10, 2023 58:17 Anisa, Paroma and Anisa's sister Zaynab talk about A Time Called You, remake of hit Taiwanese drama Someday or One Day, how it compares to the original, and the eternal question of the adaptation: why? Catch our spoiler review of Someday or One Day next week!Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMESTAMP:0:00 General thoughts on A Time Called You31:00 SPOILERS for both

Six Years Of Podcasting About K-dramas! Opening your mailbag ✨ Sep 4, 2023 02:12:49 Welcome to another anniversary Mailbag episode! We asked for your thoughts on dramas, on us, anything at all, and you gave us a lot to talk about! Also, let us know if you liked, loved, or FF'd this episode in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:The Hollywood writers’ strike: Vox explainsLA Times article about Netflix's affect on Korea Entertainment IndustryBurn it Down excerp

A long yak on My Lovely Liar, Behind Your Touch, See You In My 19th Life (Final Thoughts), and more! Aug 21, 2023 01:42:17 We bring you another long yak this months where we talk about two new dramas and final thoughts on three completed ones. Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:The anime Paroma mentioned: How A Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (on Netflix)TIMESTAMP:(No spoilers = NS)00:00:40 - My Lovely Liar (NS)00:21:08 - Behind Your Touch (Ep 1 Spoilers)00:42:08 - Matur

Our Blooming Youth (Spoiled Yak), or: Every Crown Prince needs besties like these Aug 7, 2023 01:07:27 Saya and Paroma pick apart Our Blooming Youth and pore over its bests and not-so-best things. Bests include: Park Hyung-shik and Jeon So-nee. Dissatisfactions include: plot lapses, villains with unconvincing motives.Erratum: Saya's first Park Hyung-shik drama was Nine (2013).Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMESTAMP:00:01:52 When fandom doesn't feel the way you do

A long yak on King The Land, See You In My 19th Life, and Crash Course In Romance Jul 16, 2023 01:51:34 We are back with a long yak after a very long while. Settle in as we discuss two new romances and one completed romcom with a side serving of murder!Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Paroma's video about kdramas badly solving classism [here]Jun-ho and Yoon-ah's 'Senorita' at MBC's music festival [here]TIMESTAMP:00:00:38 - King The Land (first 6 episo

Doctor Cha and other Ahjumma Gets Her Groove Back dramas Jul 2, 2023 01:35:25 In this Spoiled Yak, Anisa and Paroma review Dr. Cha and talk about why dramas about a middle-aged woman getting a new lease on life are so enjoyable - and mention some other favorites in this genre.Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIME STAMPS:00:00:00 Dr. Cha Spoiler Review01:03:40 A wild Kwon Min-woo appears! (Yes, this is an Extraordinary Attorney Woo reference)

How Yoo Inna Saves Bora! Deborah, Otherwise a Maddening Mess (A very long spoiled yak) Jun 16, 2023 02:42:11 Bora! Deborah was mostly frustrating yet sometimes joyous to watch. So we do a needlessly long deep dive into why it gripped us so hard.Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Mattie Kahn's excellent Vox piece on Viktor Frankl [here] (the real source of Bora's "getting pretty" quote)My own short piece on why using such an anecdote without context is harmfu

BTS Yet to Come in Cinemas: Chasing that concert feeling Jun 1, 2023 01:10:58 Saya and Paroma went to see BTS's concert film, Yet to Come in Cinemas, which took place in Busan on 23 October 2022 and released in cinemas worldwide in February 2023. We talk about the boys, the music, the fans, and our good and bad experiences at the cinema. Check out the official trailer here. Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:ScreenX trailers: R

Crash Landing on You and the unbearable sadness of partition May 19, 2023 01:29:24 We finally talk about why Crash Landing on You is SO GOOD. And we discuss Anisa's master's thesis on media portrayals of love across the borders created by partition - and why CLOY's depiction of that yearning is the best we've ever seen.Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS:Anisa's thesis, Visualizing the Fractured Nation: Narratives of (Un)belonging in 21st Cent

Patreon Bonus: Changing public identities, defending our favs, and Crash Course in Romance! May 8, 2023 47:43 Here's a special sneak preview of something we've been doing on Patreon: The Lone Yak! We take a moment (or a few) to tell you what's on our minds, whether about a drama we've been watching, general K-drama thoughts, or life! This episode contains Saya talking about becoming a new version of yourself in public, Paroma talks about when we defend our faves (and don't) and why, and Anisa reviews the

Our Blooming Youth is bringing back memories of Park Hyung-sik in Hwarang (Minimum spoilers!) Apr 10, 2023 49:16 If you've missed Park Hyung-sik in a sageuk or if you have a fondness for tortured Crown Princes, we have the drama for you. As a pleasant surprise, you also get a capable heroine with her own heroine arc in the story. As Saya puts it, Jeon So-nee might actual be the real protagonist of this show!Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:Episode 14

K-Drama Screenwriting (Part 2): TV Rating Supremacy & the Need for a Truck of Doom Mar 27, 2023 01:15:24 In Part 2 of our discussion on K-drama screenwriting, we talk about Kim Eun-sook, whether great acting can rescue a bad script, why dramaland has so many serial killers, and much more!Listen to Part 1 HERE.We recorded this episode during a livestream discussion in 2022. If you here us speaking about comments, it's from the attendees of the stream. In Part 2, you can hear some of their voices in th

K-Drama Screenwriting (Part 1): The Value of Tropes & Why Second Halves Plummet Mar 17, 2023 01:13:40 There is something special about the way K-dramas are written beyond the formulas and tropes. In this episode we talk about the way dialogue, story acts, and unique writing styles collide to make our favourite dramas. We recorded this episode during a livestream discussion in 2022. If you here us speaking about comments, it's from the attendees of the stream. In Part 2, you can hear some of their

Love to Hate You: A Friendly Battle of the Sexes With Shaky Gender Politics Mar 10, 2023 33:19 Understanding deeply that nobody wants a brutal analysis of this candyfloss, I have stuck to talking about two things that I found really interesting:(ONE) how the drama tries to equate the female lead's wariness of men to the male lead's shallow beliefs and hostile reactions to women... and then undermines its own thesis(TWO) how the male leads in romantic k-dramas go through an emotional journey

2022 in Dramaland: Year-End Yak Part 3 (Underrated Gems) Mar 3, 2023 59:44 In Part 3 of our year end yak, friends of the podcast visit to give us a heads up on dramas that have gone unnoticed or underappreciated in 2022. Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMESTAMP:01:48 - Our Blues (Frabby and Yunah)12:12 - Kiss Sixth Sense (Anja)15:27 - Summer Strike (Just Me) 17:53 - Bloody Heart (Mimi)22:00 - Law Cafe (Minal)24:28 - Love All Play (Mina

2022 in Dramaland: Year-End Yak Part 2 (Our Year In Dramas) Feb 27, 2023 01:59:26 In Part 2 of our annual Year-End Yak, we first give out our personal Goguma Awards, and then we chat about our current relationship with k-dramaland. Part 3 (finale!) coming out next week.Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Paroma's YouTube ChannelTIMESTAMP:# ANISA’S PERSONAL GOGUMAS 00:01:15 - Lee Min-ki Award For Being Lee Min-ki00:02:31 - Sight For

The Interest of Love: A Glorious Misery Feb 19, 2023 55:59 Anisa, Paroma and guest Frabby chat about the miseries and joys of relationship melodrama The Interest of Love, which gently, brilliantly destroyed us every week—and we loved it all. Expect major spoilers in this one!Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Read Frabby's wonderful reviews of The Interest of Love.MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:Episode 137: F4 Tha

2022 in Dramaland: Year-End Yak Part 1 (Trends + Goguma Awards) Jan 8, 2023 02:07:56 In Part 1 of our massive (as usual) Year-End Yak, we talk first about trends in K-drama and our general thoughts on 2022. Then we break down the winners of our Audience Gogumas (some silly, some Very Important). Part 2 Part 3 Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMESTAMPS:00:00:57 Trends and general thoughts00:58:36 4th Annual Goguma Awards!01:03:11 Craziest Premise/

Shooting Stars: Wholesome Romance With Problematic Subplots Jan 3, 2023 53:02 Shooting Stars (aka sh**ting stars) starring Lee Sung-kyung and Kim Young-dae was one of the more entertaining dramas of 2022. We liked it a lot, but it also deserved all the thrashing it got online on certain subplots in the story. We talk about all of it in this spoiled yak.Tell us your thoughts on the episode here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Paroma's reasons to watch Shooting Stars [

If You Wish Upon Me: Ji Chang-wook Healing Us Again Dec 12, 2022 31:13 Anisa sits down with Paroma to convince her to watch If You Wish Upon Me, an unexpectedly healing drama with a wonderful ensemble cast and moving depictions of grief, redemption and reconciliation. Ji Chang-wook is finally in the kind of role he deserves, Choi Soo-young brings her unique brand of incandescence, Sung Dong-il is giving FULL DAD, and Anisa can't help but be reminded of SNSD's Genie e

Arsenal Military Academy: Xu Kai's Magnetic Appeal & Bai Lu's Epic Badassery Nov 26, 2022 01:52:55 This episode started as a spoilery discussion of Arsenal Military Academy (a 2019 chinese drama set in the early 20th century, starring Bai Lu and Xu Kai), but became a longer conversation on the history of imperialism and china's use of underdog stories to ignite national pride. But it's still a dramas over flowers episode, so expect lots of fangirling and explosive laughter.Send us your thoughts

Youth MT: The Reality of Korean Variety (Ft. In the Soop: Friendcation) Nov 11, 2022 01:11:46 In this second part of our conversation about celebrity, authenticity and Korean variety, we talk about the miracle of entertainment that is Youth MT, and the lovely, warm experience of watching In the Soop: Friendcation. (And its 2017 ajusshi predecessor, Dragon Club.) Spoiler warning: You may want to catch a few episodes of Youth MT before you listen, because we discuss specific scenes—and also

BTS: The Cost of Authenticity Oct 31, 2022 49:26 A beginner friendly discussion of K-pop sensation BTS and how idol groups connect deeply with fans by opening up about their vulnerabilities.Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:Episode 138: The Red Sleeve Episode 137: F4 Thailand and the Boys Over Flowers Extended UniverseNEWSLETTER:Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast

The Red Sleeve: A King's Favourite Concubine Who Belonged to Herself Oct 9, 2022 01:08:06 The Red Sleeve is a story of a woman's wish to belong to herself and the man who couldn't let her go. It's also about a king who couldn't trust his grandson and a crown prince who survived against all odds so he could some day be a good ruler to his people.Mimi from The Talking Cupboard joins Paroma in a very spoilery episode where they wonder at the superior storytelling, the strength of convicti

F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers Extended Universe Sep 18, 2022 01:17:21 At last Dramas Over Flowers talks about Boys Over Flowers! With our amazing guest Frabby, we discuss the latest adaptation of the memorable Hana Yori Dango, and how it stacks up against the Korean version that is a guilty watch for many.Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! LINKS MENTIONED:Book Recommended: The Unmatchmakers by Jackie LauThe scene i

Extraordinary Attorney Woo | The Spoiled Yak (Part 2) Sep 9, 2022 45:05 The second part of our extra long discussion of extraordinary attorney woo is here! (Find Part 1 here.)Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! LINKS MENTIONED:Register for the Writers on Writers livestream here.For REPLAY of the live sign up to our newsletter here.MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:Episode 135: Extraordinary Attorney Woo Spoiled Yak (PART 1)Ep

Extraordinary Attorney Woo | The Spoiled Yak (Part 1) Aug 27, 2022 49:57 The first part of our spoiler discussion of Extraordinary Attorney Woo (season 1). We also covered our early impressions of the show on episode 133.Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! LINKS MENTIONED:The interview with writer & director of EAW (translated by Anisa)Park Eun-bin answers 10 questions about EAW (video)Redeemed for the wrong sin: P

Lee Min-ki Before My Liberation Notes (Actor Spotlight) Aug 14, 2022 47:20 We loved Lee Min-ki in My Liberation Notes and decided to talk about all his dramas and movies that we sought out over the years cause you can never have enough of this guy. Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! TIMESTAMP:01:19 - Important announcement02:46 - All about Lee Min-ki <3LINK:What Would Dramaland Do?MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:Episode 13

Extraordinary Attorney Woo is dominating the hearts and minds of the kdrama fandom Jul 29, 2022 54:42 Our love for Extraordinary Attorney Woo is as deep as our dislike of Kwon Min-woo is high. Anisa and Paroma talk about all that has happened in the first half of this excellent show about a rookie autistic lawyer who learns how the law really works while making new friends, battling workplace discrimination, and entering true adulthood.Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up!

A long yak on Miracle, Again My Life (K-dramas) and Reset, Legally Romance (C-dramas) Jul 15, 2022 52:20 Saya, Anisa and Paroma talk about timey-wimey dramas Reset, Again My Life and Legally Romance, with digressions on binging C-dramas, ideal episode lengths (again), and why K-dramas are still doing romance better.Don't forget to tell us what you're watching and what you think we're missing out on! DM on Insta or Twitter! TIMESTAMP:00:01:05 - We tease a special future episode on Boys Over Flowers!00

Author of K-Pop Revolution, Stephan Lee talks about researching K-Pop industry and the Korean American experience Jul 2, 2022 02:06:21 Stephan Lee talks to us about his books, K-pop Confidential and its sequel K-pop Revolution, which follow a Korean American teenager chasing her dreams as a trainee idol in Seoul. We discuss his writing process for each book, the relationship between art and activism, his personal experience of anti-Asian violence, and his trip to Seoul during his time as an entertainment journalist for Entertainm

Cross Fire is an epic story of bromance across time! (Can Saya convince Paroma to watch this C-drama?) Jun 24, 2022 43:07 Saya is here for a Wild Yak to convince Paroma to watch 2020 Chinese drama CROSSFIRE, about two young men who meet each other in a game - but are eleven years apart in time. A spoiler-free intro to the show. PS. Saya really, really loved it.We talk about:The Signal conceitThe rise of pro-gamingGaming dramas as an emerging genre in C-dramasThe trials of watching dramas in a totally unfamiliar langu

A relaxed discussion of My Liberation Notes & Again My Life Jun 12, 2022 47:02 We bring you a shorter long yak on two dramas we're watching and a lot of discussions on actor micro-expressions, the impermanence of cancel culture for powerful actors, and why we some time pause dramas we love.Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! [More information about the disgraced actor, Lee Kyung-young, who is guilty of sex with a minor can b

Why Was the Second Lead Syndrome So Bad in Start-Up? May 27, 2022 31:10 It's been almost 2 years, guys. It's definitely time to move on from #KimSeonHo's breakout performance in START-UP. But before we do, here's a look back at why #HanJiPyeong captured our hearts, how much of this effect was intentional on the creators' part, and why his fans walked away bitter after that ending.(Also maybe why #NamJoohyuk also got a bad deal out of it. 😅)Talk to us on Insta or Twitt

Goblin: The Great and Lonely God | The Wild Yak Mar 16, 2022 49:41 Saya rewatched Goblin for the dozenth time and pulled Paroma into a discussion of our deep love for a story that also has so many elements we feel conflicted on. Dive in with your SPOILER hats on.Also, don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! Or leave a comment on our blog for this episode! Paroma's Video Essay on Toxic 1000 year old Gumihos: CLICKMORE

TLY - Twenty-Five Twenty-One | Forecasting Love and Weather | Rookie Cops Mar 8, 2022 49:41 Welcome to our first proper Long Yak of 2022! In this one, Anisa and Paroma dig into our widely varying first impressions of Twenty-Five Twenty-One and Forecasting Love and Weather. And Saya makes a good case for why Rookie Cops is a worthier successor of Police University.Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! Or leave a comment on our blog post for

February Premieres: Forecasting Love and Weather | 2521 | Thirty-Nine | Grid | A Business Proposal Feb 16, 2022 49:02 Welcome back to our monthly What's Up in Dramaland. Let's talk about what dramas we're adding to our watchlist this February?Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! Or leave a comment on our blog for this episode!TIMESTAMP:00:53 - Forecasting Love and Weather11:42 - 252115:37 - Crazy Love18:12 - Grid25:48 - Thirty-Nine32:32 - A Business Proposal37:36

2021 in Dramaland: Year End Yak Part 3 (Editors' Picks) Jan 28, 2022 01:39:06 Finally, it's part 3 of the longest yak we've ever done! In Part 3 of our 2021 Year End Yak, we bring you Listeners' Choice Awards, each of our personal top three dramas, and some reflections and thanks to round out the year. Note: We recorded this in December, so if you became a Patreon subscriber since then, not to worry, your patron shoutout is coming soon!Timestamps:00:00:45 Listeners' Choice

When Dramas Ruin You For Real Life (Audio From KPSN Conference) Jan 17, 2022 57:29 Have the perfection of drama story lines ever made it hard for you to accept reality? It has for us, and that's what we are discussing on this episode. This is actually a recording from a livestream we did last year during the K-Pop Social Night Conference, so if you notice that the audio is funky, don't blame us, blame the internet. Terrible stuff. Hee.

2021 in Dramaland: Year End Yak Part 2 (The Goguma Awards) Jan 10, 2022 02:05:28 Welcome, welcome to Part 2 of our year-end celebration gala! With no less than 28 different awards, this not so much a Yak as it is a Mammoth Marathon, as we try to conquer the highs and lows of Dramaland 2021 in the space of two wild hours.If you've listened to Part 1, you may already know that we thought this was going to be in 2 parts (big mistake!), but it ended up being 3 - so happy new year

2021 in Dramaland: Year End Yak Part 1 (Trends) Jan 4, 2022 51:05 Welcome to Part 1 of our Year End Yak. In this episode, we discuss the stories, trends, controversies, and fall out from dramaland in 2021. And when Saya, Anisa, and Paroma are done, our listeners and guests chime in with their insightful commentary on the year that passed. Have a very happy new year, everyone!TIMESTAMPS:05:00 - Shorter Streaming Dramas10:17 - Getting Netflix to Pay For Data Consu

Run On | The Spoiled Yak Dec 28, 2021 01:27:43 It’s the end of the year and as we all reflect on the dramas we loved in 2021, we thought it would be a good time to release this Spoiled Yak on one of our favorites—Run On. Our friend, Seoulbeats editor Rimi, joins Anisa Paroma for a long and detailed squee session about the show. If it sounds familiar, that’s because we actually recorded this in a livestream on Valentines day. In the spirit of M

Sisyphus: The Myth | The Spoiled Yak Dec 22, 2021 01:17:53 Saya and Paroma sit down for a good gab about jTBC's 10-year anniversary drama, Sisyphus: The Myth, that aired earlier in the year, starring Park Shin-hye and Jo Seung-woo. We discuss why it wasn't a perfect show, but also the things that were perfectly done despite it. We're optimistic about the future of sci-fi in the K-drama realm, though, and the lush scope of Sisyphus gets us really excited!