K-Drama School – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Technical and general information from the podcast's RSS feed.

K-Drama School

Grace Jung

Tv & Film

Comedy

Frequency: 1 episode/22d. Total Eps: 204

K-Drama School is hosted by comedian, writer and media scholar Grace Jung who analyzes a new Korean TV drama every week and contextualizes it according to its social, cultural and historical significance. Let Grace school you in K-Dramas! Visit kdramaschool.com to learn more. Follow @kdramaschool on Instagram and TikTok!

Read moreCollapse

Site

RSS

Apple

Recent rankings

Latest chart positions across Apple Podcasts and Spotify rankings.

Apple Podcasts

🇫🇷 France - afterShows
08/08/2026
#84
🇫🇷 France - afterShows
07/08/2026
#62
🇫🇷 France - afterShows
31/07/2026
#95
🇬🇧 Great Britain - afterShows
10/07/2026
#93

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Links found in episode descriptions and other podcasts that share them.

See all

https://www.kdramaschool.com/
263 shares
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/grace-jung/k-drama-school/9780762485727/
112 shares
https://www.kdramaschool.com/%E2%81%A0
29 shares

http://www.patreon.com/kdramaschool
141 shares
http://www.patreon.com/kdramaschool%E2%81%A0
20 shares
http://www.patreon.com/kdramaschool%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0
17 shares

https://www.youtube.com/@kdramaschool
18 shares

RSS feed quality and score

Technical evaluation of the podcast's RSS feed quality and structure.

See all

RSS feed quality

To improve

Score global : 68%

Publication history

Monthly episode publishing history over the past years.

Year

Latest published episodes

Recent episodes with titles, durations, and descriptions.

See all

K-Drama School - Ep 193: No K-Drama and Night Hike

Season 1 · Episode 193

Monday, September 9, 2024 • Duration 05:53

Grace will be performing stand-up in Milwaukee at Pomona Cider Company on September 13th! No K-drama coverage today. Grace is super tired after her first week of teaching. She went on a night hike for the first time in a very long time and saw some beautiful things. She is also adjusting to Wisconsin’s active scene. She hopes to make the most of it. Grace’s new book K-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television is available everywhere as a hardcover, paperback, e-book and audiobook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/grace-jung/k-drama-school/9780762485727/⁠⁠ Please visit K-Drama School’s Patreon page to support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/kdramaschool⁠⁠⁠. Visit the K-Drama School Store at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.kdramaschool/com/store⁠⁠⁠. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, and TikTok. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kdramaschool.com/⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Email info@kdramaschool.com for any booking inquiries.

Read moreCollapse

K-Drama School – Ep 192: The Frog (Part 2) and Demented Cruelty

Season 1 · Episode 192

Monday, September 2, 2024 • Duration 13:05

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show The Frog (2024, Netflix) starring Kim Yoon-seok, Yoon Kye-sang, Go Min-si and Lee Jung-eun, directed by Mo Wan-il. This is part two of the series coverage. Grace wonders where the demented cruelty of the female antagonist comes from. She also wonders what the bigger overarching message of the show is. Perhaps the show ought to have been just a film or ended at a stranger point. Grace’s new book K-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television is available everywhere as a hardcover, paperback, e-book and audiobook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/grace-jung/k-drama-school/9780762485727/⁠⁠ Please visit K-Drama School’s Patreon page to support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/kdramaschool⁠⁠⁠. Visit the K-Drama School Store at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.kdramaschool/com/store⁠⁠⁠. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, and TikTok. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kdramaschool.com/⁠⁠⁠ to learn more. Email for any booking inquiries.

K-Drama School - Ep 183: The Midnight Romance in Hagwon and Chemical Romance

Season 1 · Episode 183

Monday, July 1, 2024 • Duration 23:28

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show The Midnight Romance in Hagwon (2024, tvN) starring Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon directed by Ahn Pan-seok who directed shows like Something in the Rain and One Spring Night. The show focuses on cram school teachers who are paid well for their work while teachers remain underpaid. Grace comments on the chemistry between the two lead actors. But Grace was blown away by Seo Jung-yeon’s performance and admires the show’s mise-en-scene whenever her character is in a scene. Grace’s new book K-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television is available everywhere now: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/grace-jung/k-drama-school/9780762485727/⁠⁠ Please visit K-Drama School’s Patreon page to support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/kdramaschool⁠⁠⁠. Visit the K-Drama School Store at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.kdramaschool/com/store⁠⁠⁠. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, and TikTok. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 88: Start Up and the Art of Grounding with Joe Biel

Season 1 · Episode 88

Monday, September 5, 2022 • Duration 01:19:30

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Start-Up (2020, tvN) starring Bae Suzy of Miss A, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Seon-ho and Kang Han-na. She discusses the unconvincing love triangle in the show, wonders what Dal-mi’s real dream is, and the show’s relatable illustration of imposter syndrome among young people trying to pursue their dream career despite their lack of resources and experiences. Grace’s guest is LA-based artist Joe Biel (@joebiel20 on Instagram) who originally hails from Iowa. They discuss Joe’s upbringing by two musicians, starting art classes as a young boy, the darkness and lightness of tough learning, grounding, channeling the spirit through creativity, overcoming addiction, coping with trauma, the artist’s imposter syndrome, and BTS fandom. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.

Read moreCollapse

K-Drama School – Ep 87: Another Miss Oh and Audition as Work with Bruce Baek

Season 1 · Episode 87

Monday, August 29, 2022 • Duration 01:12:05

Spoiler Alert] In this episode of K-Drama School, Grace discusses the show Another Miss Oh (AKA Another Oh Hae-young) written by Park Hae-young, who also wrote My Mister and My Liberation Notes. Grace sees a consistency in all three of Park’s shows in how they represent the patriarchy, three-sibling dynamics, and women in their 30s and 40s vulnerably expressing their need to be loved. Grace also talks about the chemistry between Seo Hyun-jin and Eric Mun, as well as Eric’s two-decade long K-pop career as a member of SM’s Shinhwa. Grace’s guest is Bruce Baek and they discuss how to get over hatred for auditions, how to cope with disappointment as an actor, how to remain optimistic and brave in the face of art, and spiritual practice for grounding. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.

Read moreCollapse

K-Drama School - Ep 86: Extraordinary Attorney Woo and Taking Notes with Kristen Cunningham

Season 1 · Episode 86

Monday, August 22, 2022 • Duration 01:29:21

[Spoiler Alert] In this episode of K-Drama School, Grace discusses Extraordinary Attorney Woo written by Moon Ji-won, and how it weaves in multiple narratives related to politics including disability, misogyny, queerness, religion, childhood, liberation, and more. Grace’s guest is Kristen Cunningham (@kris10cc on Instagram) and they discuss mothers showing up at the house without invitation, negative self-talk, fashion, education, how to take notes, racism, and moving closer towards the things we want in life. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.

Read moreCollapse

K-Drama School – Ep. 85 Penthouse (Season 1) and Part of a Movement with Joe Wong

Season 1 · Episode 85

Monday, August 15, 2022 • Duration 01:08:51

[Spoiler Alert] In this episode of K-Drama School, Grace discusses season 1 of show Penthouse (2020, SBS) written by Kim Sook-ok, and how makjang dramas queer the moral boundary between a villain and a hero by allowing characters to change personas. Grace also compares makjang dramas’ excessiveness to German expressionist cinema. Grace’s guest is comedian Joe Wong (@joewongcomedy on Instagram). They discuss the writing process of his book Not This Shit Again!: A Comedian’s Guide to Tackling Anti-Asian Racism, comedy in China, being Asian in the American entertainment business, and more. Joe appeared on Ellen, The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Joe hosted The Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner in 2010. Joe hosts a television show called Is It True? in China. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.

Read moreCollapse

K-Drama School – Ep 84: Jealousy Incarnate and Old Man Burps with Killian McAssey

Season 1 · Episode 84

Monday, August 8, 2022 • Duration 01:10:37

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Jealousy Incarnate (2016, SBS) starring Gong Hyo-jin, Jo Jung-suk and Go Kyung-pyo and how the show is based on actual people who work at SBS in the news department. Grace also talks about trying to get closer to gratitude, how she’s working on trying not to lecture so much, and how much this podcast grounds her every single week. She’s grateful to her listeners. Grace’s guest is LA-based comedian and artist Killian McAssey (@killian_mcsassey). They talk about how struggling with a sense of self-worth gets in the way of one’s ability to charge full-price on their artwork, self-loathing, car loans, the average 25-year-old and what a mess they are in America, minding one’s own business, comforting the inner child, broken laptop, ex-girlfriends, and a deeply meditative presence one feels when drawing and skating. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.

Read moreCollapse

K-Drama School – Ep 83: My Love from Another Star and Awakened Acting with Steve Park

Season 1 · Episode 83

Monday, August 1, 2022 • Duration 01:15:33

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show My Love from the Star (2014, SBS) starring Gianna Jun (Jun Ji-hyun) and Kim Soo-hyun. Berlin-based comedian Tobias Hauser (@hahahouser on Instagram) answers a few flashcard questions based on the show off the top with hilarious answers. Grace’s guest is veteran Korean American actor and comedian Steve Park (@stephenpark62) on Instagram) who is in Fargo, A Serious Man, The French Dispatch, In Living Color, and dozens of other films and shows over a span of 30 years. They discuss how one makes a choice to pursue the arts, self-placed pressure, how to navigate racism in Hollywood, the definition of “awakening,” Black and Asian oppression in America, improvising lines in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, Don Miguel Ruiz’s The Four Agreements, being peace, and political enactment through performance. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.

Read moreCollapse

K-Drama School – Ep 82: No K-Drama and Make a List That Matters with No Guest

Season 1 · Episode 82

Monday, July 25, 2022 • Duration 13:05

Grace has no guest or K-drama to cover today. Instead, she does a short ASMR mukbang video with two cans of soda, talks about the state of academia today, and recommends making lists in the face of nothing mattering. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.

Read moreCollapse

K-Drama School – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

K-Drama School – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Other16

Patreon3

Youtube1

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Similar podcasts and content

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Other16

Patreon3

Youtube1

Apple Podcasts

Spotify