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My co-host Sangeetha joins back for this very special episode with Sadhana - A travel designer and frequent traveller to South Korea. She is also one of the early listeners of our podcast and has always had encouraging words for us! Sangeetha has been to Seoul in 2016 and Sadhana has been there thrice since pandemic. In this episode - (1) Sadhana recommends her favourite 5 dramas to our listener: Reply1988, My Liberation Notes, Goblin, Signal and Moonlovers Scarlet Heart Ryeo. (2) Sangeetha and Sadhana share their travel experiences from Seoul. (3) Don’t miss the great tip that Sadhana shares at the end of the episode!
Host Minal is joined by Vipula and Benny to discuss the 2021 hit Kdrama Hometown Cha Cha Cha. The episode is full of spoilers so we suggest you watch the drama before listening to this episode.
Hometown Cha Cha Cha is a 16 episode romance + slice-of-life drama that ran from Aug to Oct 21. The drama is a remake of the movie Mr. Hong starring Uhm Jung Hwa and Kim Joo Hyuk (Argon, Reply 1988 - Cameo Elder Taek)
Director: Yoo Je Won - Oh My Ghost, Crash Course in Romance, Love Next Door
Writer:Shin Ha Eun (The Crowned Clown, Love Next Door).
Plot summary: Yoon Hye-Jin (Shin Min-A) a successful dentist and city girl moves to the small village of Gongjin and runs into Hong DuSik (Kim Seon Ho). Hong DuSik is a man with many skills and jobs. Their opposite personalities and outlook to life clash and sparks fly. Their journey combined with those of their village family makes this drama more of slice of life intertwined with a solid romance.
Key themes:
Trope Reversal: Ms. Grumpy meets Mr. Sunshine
Found family
Women friendships
Portrayal of strong women across all age groups
Mature handling of a love triangle and its resolution
Some of our posts on Hometown Cha Cha Cha:
Representation of women :
Strong women from Little Bora to Gam Ri Haelmoni across all age groups
When The Phone Rings - Review
Season 5 · Episode 2
Friday, February 7, 2025 • Duration 01:07:51
Minal is joined by another resident guest of this podcast - Vipula to discuss the 2024 KDrama When the Phone Rings which took the world by storm in December. The episode is full of spoilers so we suggest you watch the drama before listening to this episode.
The drama was 12 episodes and telecast from November 2024 - Jan 2025. The director is Park Sang-Woo and the writer is Kim Ji-Woon. The drama is based on a web-novel/webtoon and stars Yoo Yeon Seok and Chae Soo Bin as the lead pair.
Plot Summary (Source: Asian Wiki)
Paik Sa-Eon (Yoo Yeon-Seok) comes from a prestigious political family and he becomes the youngest presidential spokesman in Korea. His background also includes time spent as a war correspondent, hostage negotiator, and main anchorman. He ismarried to Hong Hee-Joo (Chae Soo-Bin) since 3 years in a marriage of convenience. She is the step-daughter of a major Korean newspaper proprietor. She has selective mutism due to an accident she sufferred in childhood. She works as a sign language interpreter in court and on television. For the past 3 years, they haven't communicated with each other. One day, Hong Hee-Joo is kidnapped by an unidentified person and this changes their marriage life.
Double Feature - Queen of Tears and Love Next Door
Season 5 · Episode 1
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 • Duration 01:10:42
Double Feature: Queen of Tears and Love Next Door
Hello Listeners, welcome to the first episode of a new season in the new year. Minal is joined by our resident guest Mun who is the co-host of Witchaar Podcast.
Mun and Minal discuss two the most anticipated and hyped dramas of 2024 Queen of Tears and Love Next Door. The lead pairs of both dramas are amongst our favourite actors/actresses. The writers and directors of these dramas are behind some of the most popular Kdramas such Crash Landing on You, Vincenzo, Hometown Cha Cha Cha.
To find out if these two hyped dramas managed to live up to to our expectations - tune in to our latest episode.
Other KDrama recommendations for the leads:
Kim So Hyun - My Love from Another Star, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, One Ordinary Day (Remake of Criminal Justice)
Kim Ji Won : Descendants of the Sun, Lovestruck in the City, Fight for My Way
Jung Hae In: Something in the Rain, While You Were Sleeping, DP , One Spring Night, Prison Playbook
Jung So Min : Because this is my first life
Previous Episode : Jane Austen of KDramas featuring Park Ji Eun writer of Crash Landing on You , My Love from Another Star, The Legend of the Blue Sea, Queen of Tears
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E8 The Final Countdown - Moving [Special Showcase]
Season 4 · Episode 8
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 • Duration 01:42:25
This is the finale of our special showcase on Moving Kdrama. Our host Minal is joined with our two wonderful guests Benny and Vipula.
In this episode, we cover the final 4 episodes 17 to 20 which capture the final battle between the superheroes/spies from North Korea and South Korea and the battleground is the school. We discuss what we loved about the finale , what we would like Season 2 to cover and what the show could have done better. A big thank you to all of our listeners who tuned in!
Have a wonderful new year and I hope to be more regular with this podcast in 2025.
Episode Outline:
2 battlegrounds at School and Gym
North Korean agents vs Juwon, MiHyun and the teacher Choi Ill Hwan
The backstories of the the North Korean soldiers - YeongDuk and Jae Seok
The parallels between Deok Yoon the NK commander and DuSik
The NK soldiers revolt
Reunion - Dusik reunites with his family & Yeongduk finds a family with HiSoo and Juwon
E7 The Good, The Bad, the Ugly - Moving [Special Showcase]
Season 4 · Episode 7
Monday, December 30, 2024 • Duration 01:36:23
Our host Minal is joined with our guests Benny and Vipula. And for this recording, we have another Moving and fellow K-drama enthusiast, Anna.
Anna’s Top 3 Kdrama recommendations: Happiness, Reply 1988, My Mister
In this podcast episode, we are going to cover Episode 14, 15 and 16 of the Moving Kdrama. These two episodes will work towards bringing us to the present timeline and provide context to the history of our heroes with the government spy organization.
Episode Outline:
Lee Jae-man’s backstory
Jae-man’s promise to his son, Kang-Hoon
Battle of the Hulks: Jae-man and Ju-Won
Min Yong-Jun reveals further evil agenda
Choi Il- Wan’s arc as coach to superheroes
Min scouts for 2nd generation superhero weapons
North Koreans super soldiers arrive at the school
Ju-won & Mi-Hyun reunite after years
Hui-Soo & Bong-Seok run towards danger against all common sense
Jae-man and Ju-won being the best fathers they can with their constraints is the core undercurrent in Episode 14. Parenting relationships continue to be well sketched out - whether it’s Ju-won with Hui-Soo or Mi-Hyun with Bong Seok or Jae-man with Kang Hoon. We see different parenting styles, all driven by the same core values of love and protection.
E6 The Rebels - Moving [Special Showcase]
Season 4 · Episode 6
Friday, December 13, 2024 • Duration 01:18:43
Our host Minal is joined with our guests Benny and Vipula. We are at Episode 12 and 13 of the Moving Kdrama. These two episodes bring us to the present timeline and provide context to the history of our heroes with the government spy organization.
Episode Outline:
Doo-shik & Ju-Won bromance brings comic relief
The Gun In The Pocket - What happened between Mi-Hyun and Dooshik
Doo-shik’s plays the long game
Mi-Hyun & Doo-Shik’s new beginning
Apple Orchard fight sequence
Life moves on for Ju-Won & Ji-Hee
North Korean superhero makes an appearance
A devastating strategy and a masterclass of acting by Ryu Seung-ryong.
Our host Minal is back with our guests Benny and Vipula. At halfway mark, we will review Episode 10 and 11 of Moving Kdrama. These two episodes focus on Jang Ju-won’s backstory - the superhero we lovingly call the Hulk.
Episodes 10-11 moves between different timelines as we learn how JuWon goes from a life of crime to a government agent. And we get to experience another great love story as he meets the love of his life, Hwang Ji-Hee.
We have aptly titled this pod review as ‘Rivers of Blood’, because of the sheer Tarantino level violence dotting the script. Again, spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.
Episode Outline:
The ‘Monster’ in the opening night club sequence
Ju-won’s self-employment tactics
Ji-Hee & Ju-Won meet and the two lonely souls save each other
Ju-Won’s life in the underworld & Min-gi’s betrayal
The Hulk’s Courting Style
Hee-soo is Ji-Hee’s daughter
Director Min puts Ju-won through the ultimate test
Iconic hallway fight sequence
Dooshik makes an interesting choice and we swoon over him
Your host Minal is back with our guests Benny and Vipula. In this episode we cover Episodes 8 and 9 of Moving Kdrama. These two episodes narrate the story of the ‘parents’ and we are joined by a very special guest - Paroma. Paroma is well known in the KDrama podcast and online circles as she is the co-host of Kdrama podcast Drama Over Followers. You can also follow her on instagram and twitter where she posts about all things KDramas as TheDramanotes.
Episodes 8-9 takes us back to the 90s where we discover how BongSeok’s parents Lee MiHyun (Han Hyo Joo) and Kim Dusik (Jo InSung) meet and fall in love. Moving moves into the ‘Romance’ genre while keeping the spy thriller brewing in the background. Again, spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.
Episode Outline:
Kim DuSik’s entry and his superability - opening scene
The Host Minal, is back with our guests Benny and Vipula to take the story of Moving KDrama forward. In this episode we discuss the stories behind 2 lonely men covering episode 6 & 7 of Moving.
Episode 6 is all about Bungeman’s origin story, and in episode 7 we complete Frank’s murderous arc. Again, spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.
Episode Outline:
Bungaeman’s early life
High School’s role in the conspiracy becomes clearer
Bungaeman fixes a bus and changes his life
Teenage love triangle begins
The CIA involvement angle
Bad foreign actors syndrome
Nail-biting cliffhanger, will Frank get to MiHyun
Bungaeman chases Frank in what is a homage to ‘Speed’
Frank races through Seoul in a brilliantly shot sequence
The matchup of 2 Wolverines - Frank & Hulk clash
Bongseok’s rebels against his weighty shackles and confronts MiHyun
Drama moves into espionage genre - NK is now interested in the school.
The Genetics - BongSeokis totally his parents’ kid imbibing the dorkiness of his father and the kindness/empathy of his mom along with their super abilities.
Love Confessions in Moving - The writer has consistently aced these.
The Color Purple - The second date, the curtains, the roof of her restaurant.
Weaving true events into fiction to build the NK angle - The opening scene is based on the Korean Air Flight Bombing (1987) and DuSik’s mission is aligned to Kim Il Sung’s death (1994)
People with superpowers are more vulnerable and exploited by the state.
Super Heroes choosing morality vs loyalty to NIS
Other dramas/movies discussed in episode: Paroma mentioned her early KDrama viewings - Shining Inheritance (Han Hyo Joo) and You are beautiful (Park Shin Hye)
Call out to Characters & Actors: Park Byung Eun - Plays MaSang Gu the rogue SK NIS Agent. Other notable performances - Kingdom S2 and Because This is My First Life.
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