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DramaMeans is a podcast where Mel & Ryan, discuss, dive into, and dissect dramas (TV shows) from all over the world. This is an all accepting space, where there will be an infinite amount of SPOILERS!!!
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This week the DramaMeans Podcast goes full zombie with the 2025 Korean Movie, "My Daughter is a Zombie." We discuss how comedy and horror can be a successful pairing, examine how the film’s ending might have muddied the overall thematic, and why we feel it was completely unnecessary.Cast:
Lee Jeong Hwan - Jo Jung Suk
Lee Su A - Choi Yu Ri
Kim Bam Sun - Lee Jung Eun
Cho Dong Bae - Yoo Kyung Ho
Sin Yeon Hwa - Cho Yeo Jung
This week Mel and Ryan discover the sport of Drift Racing through the 2022 Japanese film, "Alivehoon." We talk about whether every film needs heavy character development and unexpected plot turns to be entertaining, and admit to ourselves that sometimes stuff is just kind of cool just because it is.Cast:
Oba Koichi - Nomura Shuhei
Mutoh Natsumi - Yoshikawa Ai
Mutoh Ryosuke - Jinnai Takanori
Shibasaki Kai - Fukuyama Shodai
Kobayashi Souichiro - Aoyagi
This week DramaMeans Podcast talks toxic relationships as we discuss the 2026 Thai BL drama, "Burnout Syndrome." We comment on which actors are absolutely stealing scenes and which may need to pick up their game, as well as debating if this drama filled with red flags, is actually a bit too tame.Cast:
Jira - Gun
Ko - Off
Pheem - Dew
Ing - Emi
Mawin - AJ
This week Mel and Ryan discuss the genre of period transmigration dramas, while debating the good and the bad of 2026 Chinese costume drama, “How Dare You.” We once again get pulled into the age old conversation about how important a good ending is, and how much a bad one can ruin an otherwise pleasant watch.Cast:Yu Wan Yin - Wang Chu RanXia Hou Dan - Ryan ChengXia Hou Bo - Tang Xiao TianXie Yong Er - Hu Yi Xuan
Suffering from major drama hangover, Mel and Ryan decide to revisit some old favorite dramas with massive re-watch factor. Enjoy us rant and rave our way through nostalgic titles that we can’t get enough of, and debate what kinds of scenes make us come back again and again.
Mel and Ryan discuss love and chocolate as we dive into the Japanese Drama, "Romantics Anonymous." We debate whether or not all stories need challenging physical obstacles to be satisfying or can they just be pleasant character journeys? We also, dig into thematics and why every romance arc doesn’t need to follow the typical formula.Cast:
Fujiwara Sosuke - Oguri Shun
Lee Hana - Han Hyo Joo
Takada Hiroshi - Akanishi Jin
Irene - Nakamura Yuri
Kuroiwa Kenji (Le Sauveur owner) - Okuda Eiji
The DramaMeans Podcast confronts extreme idol fandom as Mel and Ryan discuss the Korean drama, Idol I. Part romance, part murder, but did we really think it was a mystery? And did the show do any of it all that well?Cast:
Maeng Se Na - Choi Soo Young
Do Ra Ik - Kim Jae Yeong
Kwak Byeong Gyun - Jung Jae Kwang
Hong Hye Ju - Choi Hee Jin
Park Chung Jae - Kim Hyun Jin
Kang U Seong - Ahn Woo Yeon
Choi Jae Hui - Park Jeong Woo
Lee Yeong Bin - Choi Geon
This week on the DeamMeans Podcast, we discuss why Fourever You 2: Beside the Sky, may not be the correct title, and how ignoring the source material can be detrimental when doing a book adaptation. We also discuss how difficult it is to balance cute couple moments with gangster violence within the same story.Cast:
Typhoon - Tonliew
Tonfah - Bver
North - Bas
Johan - Maxky
Ter - Earth
Hill - Pond
Daotok - Oat
Arthit - Ngern
Torfun - Tontoei
Foam - Mix
This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan dive into the past…literally. As we examine a sequel to the Hong Kong TVB drama from 25 years ago, we question if “Back to the Past” has anything going for it, other than the nostalgia for it's predecessor “Step into the Past?” We also discuss if alternate endings have a place in story telling.Cast:
Louis Koo - Hong Siu Long
Raymond Lam - Chiu Poon / Ying Ching / Emperor Qin
Jessica Hester Hsuan - Wu Ting Fong
Sonija Kwok - Kam Ching
Kevin Chu - Hong Bo Yi / Hong Yu
Michael Miu - Ken
This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan take a look back at a year filled with comedies, dramas, and even a little horror. We discuss what we liked, what we didn’t, and what we never want to see again.
This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan dive into 2025 Thai period series, "Shine." We see if the filmmaker’s storytelling could live up to the ambitions of a politically explosive subject matter, and the skill of their very talented cast.Cast:Tanwa - MileTrin - ApoKrailert - Son YukeNaran - EuroVictor - Peter
This week on the DramaMeans Podcast Mel and Ryan discuss why the time loop plot device of the 2025 Chinese Drama, "Mobius," was a great evolution of the Groundhog Day concept... but at the same time doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. At least from a science perspective...Cast:Ding Qi Qi - Bai Jing TingAn Lan - Janice ManMo Yuan Zhi - Song YangJiang Yu Wen - Liu Yi Jun
This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan discuss the 2025 Thai drama, "Reset," and why a main character must have a plan...even it’s a bad plan. For goodness sake, please come up with something! We also debate how romantic chemistry can sometimes skew toward creepy. Armin - PondThada - PeterpanThiwthit - BomRen - FirstPharit - WinnerVeynai - AlexanderJanine - IntanontLilly - Namyard
In a DramaMeans Podcast first, Mel and Ryan discuss a French period drama that dabbles into witchcraft and religious themes. We also wonder, aloud, why Netflix’s, "Nero: The Assassin" needed to be kinda gross in order to tell their story.Cast:Nero - Pio MarmaïPerla - Lili-Rose Carlier TabouryHortense - Alice IsaazLa Borgne - Camille RazatRochemort - Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
This week on the DramaMeans Podcast Mel and Ryan take a look at past dramas to examine break up scenes done right and debate whether the 11th episode curse is truly a bad trope or just lazy writing.
This week on the DramaMeans Podcast we question whether the filmmakers behind Japanese drama, "Learning to Love," really understand their own show, while also asking whether a homeroom teacher is really responsible for her students 24/7.Cast:Ogawa Manami - Kimura Fumino Kaoru (Takamori Taiga) - Murakami Raul Maito Kawahara Yoji - Nakajima Ayumu Machida Momoko - Tanaka Minami Ogawa Seiji - Sakou Yoshi Ogawa Sanae - Tsutsui MarikoTakechiyo - Sakaguchi Ryotaro Sakura Eita - Mikata RyosukeSawaguchi Natsuki - Hayasaka Miu
This week on the DramaMeans Podcast we discuss the Thai supernatural BL thriller, "Khemjira," and debate whether scary stories need to actually be really scary. We also try to figure out how reincarnation curses work while not getting too confused along the way.Cast:Khem - NampingPeem - KengJet - FirstoneCharn - TleRamphueng - Green
This week, the DramaMeans Podcast dissects Chinese period drama, "Coroner’s Diary," to find out whether a room full of dead bodies really put a damper on the lead actors’ romantic chemistry.Cast:Qin Wan / Shen Wan / Wan 'er - Landy LiYan Chi (7th Prince) - Ao Rui PengYue Ning - Shen Yu JieYan Li - Yu Cheng En Bai Feng - Cheng Hong Xin Fu Ling - Wan Lu Qing
DramaMeans takes a look at Japanese rock music drama Glass Heart to see if it has the rhythm of a hit, or is a tragic tone deaf flop. We also question the need to wedge romance into a story where it doesn’t belong, while simultaneously wishing for romance from Mel’s favorite “ghost ship.”Cast:Naoki - Satoh TakeruAkane - Miyazaki YuSho - Machida KeitaKazushi - Shison JunToya - Suda Masaki
The DramaMeans podcast is back to take a deep dive into the 2025 Chinese BL drama “Revenged Love.” Join us as we decide whether or not trying to seduce someone as part of an elaborate revenge plan is toxic, adorable, or somewhere in between.Cast:Wu Suo Wei - Zi YuChi Cheng - Tian Xu NingGuo Cheng Yu - Zhan XuanJiang Xiao Shuai - Liu Xuan ChengWang Shuo - Liu JunWang Zhen - Wang Yu QiaoYue Yue - Sun Qian Yu
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