Crash Landed on KDramas

Your host Minal, is back with our guests Benny and Vipula to take the story of Moving KDrama forward discussing Episodes 4 and 5 where more secrets are unraveled about HiSoo, her dad and BongSeok. Frank is on his killing spree and a bigger conspiracy is playing out in the background. It  has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.  Episode Outline: HiSoo discovers BongSeok’s secret - Two loners find company. MiHyun is a top mom Frank meets his match with Naju in the salon and gets a warning. HiSoo has a traumatic past and reveals her secret to Bongseok  School bullying / common theme in KDramas also reality in Korea  The NIS angle - We establish a bigger conspiracy is at play & why is that Principal ‘ The Sniffing Wolf’ hanging around every kid! Climax : Bongaeman has superpowers and who is the mystery man in Bongseok’s dream?  Episode summaries in 5 mins Episode 4 main scenes Episode 5 main scenes Beyond Moving [Key Themes Emerging] Bullying in Korean schools  Are super-abilities a burden or blessing? Difference in parenting styles Other dramas/movies of the cast discussed in episode: Kdramas with bullying themes: The Glory, Weak Hero Class 1 , All of Us Are Dead Call Out - Actors/Actresses Kim Shin Rok - The assistant to the NIS chief is another stellar actress. Detective in Beyond Evil and the daughter of Lee Sung Min the rich grandpa in Reborn Rich.  Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com  Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app.  Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram: @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

We kickstart this special series with a deep dive of one of the best dramas of 2023. Joining Minal, our host are Benny and Vipula.  Benny, is a seasoned podcaster currently co-hosting two podcasts - A Cricket Podcast - The Last Wicket and the new movie podcast with Minal as co-host Talking Talkies. He is one of the few guys who loves KDramas.  Vipula loves reviewing books and movies, you can find her writings on Medium. This episode dives into the first three episodes of the series Moving. It  has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.  Episode Outline: Guest Introductions  How did we start watching Moving The plot across the 3 episodes The impressive ensemble cast Favorite Scenes & Memorable Dialogs Favorite Relationships Benny’s Corner - What superpower would you like to have from the Moving universe? Episode summaries in 5 mins Episode 1 main scenes Episode 2 main scenes Episode 3 main scenes Other dramas/movies of the cast discussed in episode  Ryu Seong Ryong : Kingdom His chicken connection - Chicken Nugget, Extreme Job Han Hyo Joo : Happiness Go Yoon Jung : Law School Kim Sung Kyun : Reply 1988, DP Baek Hyun Jin: Gaus Electronics , Happiness⁠ Kim Hee Won: The Man from Nowhere Chae Tae Hyun : My Sassy Girl - Talking Talkies Episode Kim Do Hoon - The Law Cafe Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com  Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app.  Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

The podcast is breathing again after a long, unplanned hiatus! This time around I, your host Minal, is attempting a new experiment - a special showcase with two wonderful friends and guests - Benny and Vipula We will be speaking to our heart’s content on a drama that we 3 loved from 2023.  Moving released in Aug23 on Disney+ and became an instant rage. It boasts of a great ensemble cast, is based on the Webtoon by KangFull and directed by Park In Je (Director of Kingdom S2).  In order to do justice to this drama - its cast, story, writing, direction , the genres and themes it explores, we have decided to cover it over a series of 8-10 episodes. So watch this space for more. E1 of this Special Showcase on Moving releases next week.  Moving Reviews: Rolling Stone: ‘Moving’ Is the Best Superhero Series on TV Right Now  Variety Magazine:  The next breakout hit from Asia after “Squid Game” Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Minal  Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com  Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app.  Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

We look back at the dramas we watched in 2022 (most of them aired in 2022 and some which aired earlier) and pick our favourites, not-so-favourites, scenes and moments that touched our hearts, made us swoon over some actors, made us laugh/cry/pull our hair watching them and so much more. Dramas we discussed: 2022 Releases: Through the Darkness Twenty Five-Twenty One Our Beloved Summer The Law Cafe Kiss Sixth Sense Juvenile Justice If You Wish Upon Me Love All Play Sound of Magic Extraordinary Attorney Woo Forecasting Love and Weather Pachinko Little Women Business Proposal Ghost Doctor Gaus Electronics Reborn Rich Older Dramas: Producers Chocolate Prison Playbook Goblin Pegasus Market Poonam mentions ‘nok-jhok’ phase in Kiss Sixth Sense. It’s a Hindi term which loosely translates to bickering. Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app of your choice Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

In this episode we are joined by two special guests -  Moon and Hershey, the co-hosts of Witchaar podcast to Deep Dive into one of our all time favourite dramas WeightLifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo. You can follow them on Instagram: @witchaaris and Twitter: @witchaaris The episode has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so refer to the timestamps below for spoiler and non-spoiler sections. Podcasting journey of Witchaaris: 00:45 Plot Summary: 12:30 Deep Dive: Non-Spoiler Section: 13:35 Why did we decide to watch this drama? Did it meet our expectations? What’s the USP of this drama? Spoiler Section: 23:00 1. Key Characters -  The Lead Pair: 23:15 Friends to Lovers ; Their funny scenes compilation   Friends: 40:00 Bok Joo and Friends - Swag Compilation ; Bok Joo and her gang - fighting and making up Families: 45:50  Jung Joon Hyung and his adopted mom ; Uncle, dad and Bok Joo 2. Favourite Funny Scenes:55:45 Car Splash Scene Jung Joon Hyung gets caught 3. Favourite Heartwarming/Emotional Scenes: 01:04:18 Jung Joon Hyung finds depressed Bok Joo Bok Joo finds Jung Joon Hyung depressed 4. Main takeaway from the drama : 1:18:55 Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. Licence code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

We did an experiment in this episode, based on Minal's friend Abi’s suggestion we got her and Chaitra to watch Kdramas for the first time and to come as guests on our episode to share their viewing experience. A millennial and a teenager from two different countries and cultures get together to make this discussion even more interesting.  Tune in to the episode as they share their experiences on the dramas they watched, the cultural similarities/differences they noticed, what kept them hooked, what did they not like, we also had an interesting discussion around Kdrama remakes/dubbed versions. Give it a listen! Kdramas mentioned: Crash Landing on You, Hot Stove League, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Touch Your Heart,Vincenzo, What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim, Goblin, Beautiful Gong Shim, My Love from Another Star, Our Beloved Summer,Legend of the Blue Sea,Tale of the Nine-Tailed, Wild Romance, Kingdom, Stranger, StartUp, Hotel Del Luna Other Movies/TV Shows mentioned: Deutschland 83, The Bridge, MoneyBall, Only Fools and Horses, Brooklyn 99, Friends, Parasite, Downtown Abbey, Sound of Music, Singing in the Rain, The Crown Actors/Actresses Mentioned : Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, Oh Jung Se, Nam Goong Min, Park Eun Bin During the episode in many instances, Chaitra calls Minal ‘Mavshi’ which means mother’s sister in Marathi language. Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

We have a special guest Deepak (You can follow him on twitter at @DeePakao) on this episode where we Deep Dive into one of our favourite dramas this year - Our Beloved Summer The episode has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so refer to the timestamps below for spoiler and non-spoiler sections. Plot Summary: 7:38 Deep Dive: Non-Spoiler Section: 8:37 Why did we decide to watch this drama? Did it meet our expectations? What’s the USP of this drama? Spoiler Section: 21:48 Key Characters: 21:48 Favourite Heartwarming/Emotional Scenes: 56:25 Favourite funny scenes: 1:12:46 Favourite dialogues:1:27:26 Main takeaway from the drama : 1:35:26 At 55:49: Deepak says ‘Ulta Chor Kotwal Ko Daate’ - it is a phrase in Hindi which is equivalent to the English phrase ‘ Pot Kettle Black’ The Artist behind Choi Ung’s drawings : French Illustrator Thibaud Herem Interview with Lee Na Eun - Writer of Our Beloved Summer Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. Licence code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

In this episode we discuss the different villains / antagonists we have seen in Kdramas. The episode is full of spoilers so please skip the dramas you haven’t yet watched (See timestamps below against every category). We have covered a whopping 26 dramas and their villains - so you have ample choice to pick and skip ;-) 00:01:00 - Villains who overshadowed (or were good as) the main leads: Sky Castle, Innocent Defendant, Lawless Lawyer, Voice 1  00:19:00 - Evil family members: Itaewon Class, Kill Me Heal Me, Can You Hear My Heart, 00:30:50 - Terrible professionals: Doctors, Doctor Romantic, Vincenzo, Pinocchio, Racket Boys 00:43:44 - Housekeepers from Hell: Blade Man, Wild Romance 00:47:50 - Boyfriends from Hell: Touch Your Heart, Law School, Secret 00:52:50 - Twisted villains: The Devil Judge, I Can Hear Your Voice, While You Were Sleeping, Money Flower 00:59:05 - Villains which left people conflicted: Suspicious Partner, Itaewon Class, City Hunter 01:06:10 - Supernatural Villains: Tail of the Nine Tailed, Goblin, The King: Eternal Monarch 00:04:55 - Bollywood Iconic Villains mentioned: Gabbar Singh , Mogambo Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

We kickstart Season 3 of our podcast with a Deep Dive on one of the best dramas in the first quarter of 2022 - Twenty Five Twenty One. The episode has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to the Deep Dive. 00:00:50: Plot Summary Deep Dive 00:02:08: Why we decided to watch 2521? 00:04:40: Key Characters : Favourite and not so favourite 00:40:55: Favourite Scenes 00:59:50: Initial perception of 2521 &  The Ending - that left viewers conflicted 01:27:12: What could have made the drama better ? 01:33:54: Main takeaway from the drama & the one scene that stayed with us Some of the scenes we spoke about: Apple cut with sword ( actual and BTS)  Hee Do meltdown outside library Hee Do - Baek Yijin tap scene  Hee Do trying to be bully  Ji Woong one pick up line scene Seung Wan and mom scene YuRim and HeeDo friendship  Sangeetha quotes a line during the discussion about Seung Wan and Ji Woong - ‘ek ladka aur ladki kabhi dost nahi ho sakte’ - this is a famous line from a hit Bollywood film Maine Pyaar Kiya. Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

The terrific trio is back with another fun season of our podcast.  We have taken our listener feedback on board and we will bring you KDrama Deep Dives this season along with our regular programming of KDrama themes with more guests!  Stay tuned as we release our episodes starting this weekend.  Do share with us what you would like us to cover! We love hearing from you! Contact Us: Feedback welcome at crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com  Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app.  You can follow us on: Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD  ; Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

It has been exactly a year since we launched our podcast and released our first episode on 17Feb2020! And what a year it has been! We learned something new, made some mistakes, made new friends, got a fresh new way to enjoy the dramas we watch - by engaging with our audience and fellow fans. And we couldn’t have asked for better. In this episode, we share a glimpse of ourselves and our team with you. We’ve had a lot of highs and lows producing this podcast and we grew as individuals too owing to this. As a token of our gratitude to our listeners and a celebration of our tiny achievement of completing a year of our podcast, we present this episode where we speak from our hearts about how our recordings happened, the bloopers, the heart-warming appreciation we have received from our audience and so much more. P.S. The title of this episode is a homage to the lovely drama Because This is My First Life which all of us in our team loved watching. Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. Licence code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. You can follow us on: Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

In today’s episode we speak to two wonderful girls from Generation Z. Aritra and Imp. Aritra has grown up watching Kdramas and is an avid consumer of Asian dramas. While she waits for the return of her favourite oppa, Jang Keun Suk, to the screen, she makes her living as a book editor and writes fanfic at KhepiAri @aO3. She is most clued in the pop culture around comics and dramas and can be reached at @paulOaries on Twitter and @khepiari on Instagram. Imp is a teenager and one of the youngest Kdrams viewers we know. She is a K-pop fan first and that led her to watching Kdramas. She loves crime/thriller genre more but enjoys watching romcoms too. While we discuss their KDrama journey, we also explore how Kdramas have evolved in terms of LGBTQ representation on screen. KDramas Mentioned: (Available on Viki/Netflix) Thrillers/Legal: Vincenzo, Law School, Beyond Evil, Stranger Tragic / Bitter - Sweet Endings: Hotel Del Luna, Goblin - The Lonely and Great God, Youth of May, Record of Youth Second Leads/Love Triangle: Love Alarm, Cheese in the Trap Favourite Tropes: Because This Is My First Life, What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim, Fated to Love You High School / College Dramas: My Id is Gangnam Beauty, True Beauty, WeightLifting Fairy  kim Bok Joo Other Dramas: Mischievous Kiss (Playful Kiss) based on Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss , Doom At Your Service, Her Private Life Rapid Fire Picks: Romance is a Bonus Book, The King - The Eternal Monarch, Marry Me Mary, Descendants of the Sun, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, The Witch’s Diner, Mystic Pop Up Bar, Be Melodramatic, Move to Heaven, Welcome to Waikiki, Good Manager/Chief Kim LGBTQ Representations in KDramas/KMovies mentioned in this episode: Nevertheless [Netflix] Mr. Queen [Viki] Corrigendum - at 30:12 where Aritra says drama name as Light in Your Eyes which should be Where Your Eyes Linger [Viki] You Make Me Dance [Viki] Night Flight  BL Genre Danmei Other shows mentioned : Euphoria [HBO] , Game of Thrones [HBO] Terms mentioned : Waifu ; Husbando Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. Licence code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. You can follow us on: Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

Guest: Dr Sunitha (Twitter: @Sunithajob), a practising clinical psychologist/psychotherapist joins us from Sydney, Australia to share her valuable insights on various mental health issues and their representation in KDramas. In this episode we have restricted our discussions to mainly two dramas - 1) It’s Okay to Not Be Okay and 2) It’s Okay That’s Love , which primarily focussed on mental health. Issues discussed: Representation of mental health issues in television/movies Seeking professional help/therapy How important is it to practice self-love? Identifying and treating post trauma stress disorder (PTSD) Dealing with loss Movies mentioned in the episode: Rainman (Hollywood) Joseph (Malayalam) My Sister’s Keeper (also the book is highly recommended) - Hollywood Dear Zindagi (Bollywood) Jab We Met (Bollywood) Khilona  (Bollywood) I am Sam (Hollywood) Sunitha’s favourite KDramas Coffee Prince (Netflix) My Girl Because This Is My First Life (Netflix) It’s Okay to Not be Okay (Netflix) Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. You can follow us on: Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD, Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

The arrival of global hits such as the Netflix Drama Kingdom & Train to Busan led to the popularity of Zombie based shows amongst viewers especially those who had not watched any zombie shows. The Kingdom drama is a brilliant plot set in the Joseon era where a kingdom is plagued by the zombie pandemic. The Crown Prince has to not only battle the zombies to safeguard his subjects; but also battle political conspirators who want to eliminate him as the rightful heir to the throne. The taut storyline, unexpected plot twists in every episode and a powerful cast keeps the viewer on the edge of the seat throughout, causing the dilemma of whether to classify the show as a zombie horror or political thriller. We are joined by 2 special guests: Tina tweets @acapitalchick - is a “recovering” trial lawyer and a general fangirl geek. She recently finished hosting the “Word of the Witnesses” podcast about the time travel drama 12 Monkeys on Syfy/Hulu Benny : A repeat guest on our podcast. You can listen to him on our S1 - Episode 7. He tweets on all things cricket and kdramas @realbennyman and also hosts the cricket podcast: The Last Wicket In today’s episode with our guests we try to explore the factors that led to the success of Kingdom: Parallels with Real (current pandemic, society hierarchy) and Reel (Walking Dead, Chernobyl, Game of Thrones) Political Thriller or Zombie Horror? Favourite characters and anti-heroes/antagonists Focus on storytelling, writing and character arcs Cinematography Key spoilers -  Timestamps: 23:30 - 24:00 : Ashin of the North 24:00 - 28:08 : Queen Consort 43:40 - 45:00 : The Crown Prince and his Father 47:44 - 50:15 : Plot twists - Queen Consort & Season 1 climax 57:15 - 1:01:45: Season 2 climax Reference Readings: Matt Zoller’s Review - Nightmare of Now The team behind special effects of Kingdom Book Reference - Jaya - Devdutt Patnaik (Book mentioned by Minal at 24:50) Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. You can follow us on: Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

KDramas are dominated by women writers - almost 90% of the screenwriters are women. This episode is dedicated to some of these amazing women whose writing we have loved and enjoyed. We have tried to provide a balanced view of what we liked and disliked in their dramas. Writers and Dramas Discussed: Kim Eun Sook: Goblin, Mr Sunshine, Descendants of the Sun, Secret Garden, A Gentleman's Dignity. USP: Ensemble casts, bromance, pioneer of Gender Bender trope Hong Sisters(Jung Eun & Mi Ran): My Girl, My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, Master's Sun, Hotel Del Luna, Warm & Cozy. USP: Fantasy and innocent charm in relationships, folklore Park Hye Ryun: StartUp, While You Were Sleeping, Pinnochio, I Hear Your Voice. USP: Second Lead Syndrome, Dramas based on real life scenarios Park Ji Eun: Crash Landing on You, The Legend of the Blue Sea, My Love from the Star. USP: Lovers from different worlds, Fantasy. Yang Hee Seung: Weightlifting Fairy, Familiar Wife, Oh My Ghost, Once Again. USP: Strong female lead characters, Organic relationships No Hee Kyung: It's Okay That's Love, Padam Padam, Most Beautiful Goodbye. USP: Complex characters and Relationships, pioneer for tackling a drama on mental health Lee Woo Jung: Reply series, Hospital Playlist. USP: Slice of life dramas,  large ensemble casts, well-etched family characters and relationships Kim Eun Hee: Signal, Kingdom. USP: Suspense, thrillers, and strong female protagonists/antagonists Corrigendum:  00:45:16:  Poonam means the drama 'Familiar Wife', not Familiar Life.  01:04:24:  Minal means Reply 1988 not Reply 1998. Time Leap(25:20) - The show skips ahead or back to the past to show the progression of a storyline or character. Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. You can follow us on: Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD , Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

TV and movies across the world do not depict 'Female Friendships' as widely as compared to 'Bromance'. Kdramas are no different. Examples of dramas focussing on female friendships are rare. We got together because of our love for Kdramas, so it was a natural progression for us to bring to our listeners some outstanding heart-warming, quirky and unlikely female bonding stories in Kdramas that break the mould. Terrific Trios: Because It’s My First Life Be Melodramatic Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Community Friendships: Reply 1988 - The 3 moms Crash Landing on You - North Korean Ajumma Gang Warm and Cozy - Haenyeo Ajummas Female Confidante: Beauty Inside: Female Lead (FL) and her friend Oh My Ladylord: 2 high school friends reconnecting in their twilight years Her Private Life: FL and Coffee shop owner Bubble Gum:  FL and her fiesty friend Wild Romance - FL and her tenant Law School : Kang Sol A and Kang Sol B She Was Pretty : FL and her friend Unlikely/Reluctant Friends: Oh My Ghost -  Ghost & Female Lead , Ghost and Shaman Be Melodramatic (Eun Jung and Lee So Min) - Eun Jung goes ballistic Descendants of the Sun : Yoon Myeong Joo and Kang Mo Yeon  Mr Sunshine (Go Ae Shin and Hina Kudo) Poonam references the following:  Bechdel Test @ 15:00 mins Faulty Towers Clip @ 24:40 mins Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. You can follow us on: Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

In this episode, we build our ‘Dream Kdrama Family’ where we discuss our favourite mothers, grandmothers, fathers, grandfathers, aunts and laughter pills in Kdramas. Moms: Lee Jung Eun: Familiar Wife, Oh My Ghost, Mr Sunshine; Kim Hae Sook: Father is Strange, Marriage not Dating, Hotel King, Pinocchio  Fathers: Yoo Jae Myung: Itaewon Class, Strong Woman Bong Soon, Reply 1988, Vincenzo, Life; Heo Joon Ho: Kingdom, A Beautiful Mind; Shin Jung Geun: Pinocchio, Rackey Boys, Hotel Del Luna, Mr. Sunshine Grandmothers: Kim Young Ok: Shopaholic Louis, Coffee Prince; Na Moon Hee: Navillera,  Grandfathers: Park In Hwan: Performance of Swan Lake; Kim Young Gun: Grandfathers over flowers, Cinderella & 4 Knights; Joo Jin Mo: Something About 1% Aunts: Lee Mi Sook: Money Flower, Let Me Introduce Her, You’re the Best Lee Soon Shin; Kim Sun Young: Crash Landing on You, Romance is a Bonus Book, Her Private Life ; Kim Mi-Kyung: Master's Sun (pregnant at 50) , Healer   Laughter Pills: Choi Woo Shik: Rooftop Prince, Fated to Love You ;  Jo Woo Jin: Goblin , Mr.Sunshine ; Jang Hyuk-Jin: Suspicious Partner (05:00- 09:00) , Awaken ; Kim Byung Chul: Sky Castle, Descendants of the Sun , Mr. Sunshine, Tunnel ; Kang Ki Young What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim, Tunnel  ; Choi Si Won: She Was Pretty; Hospital Playlist Squad 7:16: A reference to the typical characters in Indian shows. Many Indian TV shows are centred around mother-in-law (saas) and daughter-in-law (bahu) 27.37: "Fevicol ka jod kabhi toote nahi' means an unbreakable bond created by Fevicol which is a famous Indian glue brand and this is a punchline from its famous advert Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL.  Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com, Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD ; Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

In this episode, we talk about the ‘Dramaverse Troupers’ - i.e. the supporting cast actors & actresses of Kdramas; those who make even the smallest of parts shine. Some of them are so excellent at their craft, that their characters have remained etched in our memories. In the first part, we discuss our favourite ensemble casts in dramas, our favourite teams to work with and our favourite siblings. Best Ensemble Cast (All dramas except Nos.5 and 9 below are available on Netflix, Viki links for these two below) Crash Landing on You Suspicious Partner Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Mr. Sunshine Sungkyunkwan Scandal Father is Strange Jealousy Incarnate Reply 1988 Be Melodramatic Argon Hospital Ship Law School  Dream Work Teams: Tunnel, Argon, She was Pretty , Romance is a Bonus Book Standout Performers: Lee Seung-Joon : Descendants of the Sun, Mr Sunshine, BubbleGum, Argon Jo Han-Chul : Romance is a Bonus Book, Vincenzo, Healer, 100 Days my Prince, Hometown Cha Cha Cha Oh Jung-Se : It’s Okay to Not be Okay , Hot Stove League, Beautiful Mind, Good Detective, Touch Your Heart Favourite Siblings: Moon Sang-Te (Oh Jung Sae in It’s Okay to Not be Okay), Kang Sa-Ra  (Lee Da-Hee in The Beauty Inside), Sung Bo-Ra (Rue Hye-Young in Reply 1988) , Lee Hyo-Bong (Yoon Ji-On in Be Melodramatic) Select scenes mentioned in the podcast Oh Jung Se: Baeksung Award 2020 speech , Touch Your Heart Scenes Song Joong-Ki and Yoo Ah-In:  Winning the ‘best couple’ award for Sungkyunkwan Scandal Be Melodramatic - Human Jukebox for Eun Jung Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us:  Email: crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app Follow us: Twitter: @CrashLandedonKD ,  Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

In this episode, hosts Sangeetha and Poonam meet with guests Preethi and Surat to discuss why they love Lee Dong Wook (LDW) in Kdramas. Apart from his godly looks and kick-ass acting skills, his imperfect singing and dancing also gives us a lot of joy. He has acted in a wide range of dramas ranging from La Dolce Vita to Tale of the Nine-Tailed. We find out why we think he is unique. Filmography His range of characters Sea of Hope (Variety Show) Participant Talk Show: Because I Want to Talk Because I Want to Talk: Real-life Bromance with Gong Yoo Scenes mentioned in the podcast Touch Your Heart Last Scene: Lee Dong Wook in all his glory Wild Romance: Confession scene Blade Man: When LDW plays a mutant My Girl: Compilation of scenes we loved Tale of the Nine-Tailed: Appreciating choco-mint ice cream (One of Surat's favorite scenes) Tale of the Nine-Tailed: The lead pair imagine an ideal life together (E13, 16.24-20.16) Goblin/Guardian: The Lonely and Great God: Bromance scenes with Gong Yoo Goblin/Guardian: The Lonely and Great God: A sad Grim Reaper whom Preethi wants to hug  (E10, 00.04-08.35) Scent of a Woman - Tango scene (at 2.44) - sizzling chemistry Scent of a Woman: Hospital scene when he confirms that woman he loves is terminally ill (at 6.30) Translation: At 20.10 time stamp, Surat says in Hindi: Someone please cook for me as well :) Other references  Kim Eun Sook - a celebrated Kdrama writer who wrote Goblin or Guardian: The Lonely and Great Scent of a Woman: Meet and Greet - LDW sings a duet with his costar LDW in fan meeting saying: I was born handsome (40.47) La Dolce Vita/Bittersweet Life - LDW kiss Music Credits:  Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter. License code: LU8KUCTYYYAA2KKL Cover Art: Purva Bakalkar Contact Us: Feedback welcome at crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app. You can follow us on: Twitter @CrashLandedonKD ; Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message

In the first episode of Season 2, we explore iconic fashion and leading trends through KDramas Period/Historical Dramas: Mr. Sunshine, Hwarang, Sungkyunkwan Scandal Best dressed men in Hanboks: Lee MinHo (LMH): The Legend of the Blue Sea, Kim SeonHo (KSH): 100 days my Prince, Ju JiHoon & Heo JoonHo (Kingdom), Lee DongWook (LDW): Tail of the Nine Tailed Hats/Headgears in Joseon era Modern Styled Dramas: Crash Landing on You, Vincenzo, It’s Okay to not be Okay Winter Clothing: Nam JuHyuk’s Coat Collection in Weightlifting Fairy, Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, When the Weather is Fine Best Styled Characters: Park MinYoung, IU, Seo YeJi, Lee DaHee, Kim DaMi, Kim TaeHee, Song HyeKo, Jun JiHyun (JJH). KSH, Ji ChangWook (JCW), Song JoongKi (SJK), LDW, Song SeungHoon Accessories: Hair Pins CLOY, Watches Vincenzo, Umbrellas Scenes mentioned: JJH Handbag, CLOY - Captain Ri Makeover, Chayoung recognises Vincenzo’s Booralro Suit, Nam JuHyuk's confession in Weightlifting Fairy  Bad Styling: JCW (Lovestruck in the City), Fated to Love You(Male Leads), Kim SooHyun(My Love from the Star) Contact Us: Feedback welcome at crashlandedonkdramas[@]gmail[.]com, Leave us a review or rating on the podcast app, You can follow us on: Twitter @CrashLandedonKD , Instagram @crashlanded_onkdramas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashlandedonkdramas/message