On our latest Long Yak, Anisa and Paroma talk viral sensation #KPopDemonHunters, new dramas #HeadOverHeels & #LawandtheCity, isekai sageuk #TheFirstNightwiththeDuke, and more! player.captivate.fm/episode/e8c6...

I know Jiyong is known for his anthemic bangers but no one else can croon a love song in that perfectly whiny desperate tone, and it’s so nice to have some new ones -A open.spotify.com/track/4C2KCX...

Only three other K-pop songs have ever reached No. 1 on the same chart: “Seven” by BTS member Jungkook, “Who” by BTS member Jimin, and “APT.” by Rosé of Blackpink.

Highlights of the #KpopDemonHunters interview: 😈 👩‍🎤 Insight into Korean folklore that informed #SajaBoys & #Huntrix ⚔️🔪✨ A breakdown of Huntr/x's weapons and characters (yes, there was more Mira & Zoey backstory) 🚦Lorde's song that inspired "What It Sounds Like" 💞The inspiration for Romance Saja

These are such thoughtful answers! I've been enjoying #TheFirstNightWithTheDuke so far (and yes, #Taecyeon is so charming in it) #kdramas

We talk to the PD and writer of #TheFirstNightwiththeDuke about the challenges and pleasures of adaptation, why we’ve fallen in love with isekai stories lately, and what it’s like to work with stars Taecyeon and Seohyun: open.substack.com/pub/dramasov...

New in our newsletter: a Q&A with the director and writer of the new K-drama #TheFirstNightwiththeDuke. They answer our questions about the challenges and fun parts of adapting a web novel into a drama, and explain the latest fascination for isekai stories open.substack.com/pub/dramasov...

If #WhenLifeGivesYouTangerines moved you with its depictions of Jeju everyday life, don’t miss our interview with acclaimed feminist and anthropologist Haejoang Cho. Professor Cho reflects on postwar Korea, the rise of Hallyu, and how fans might “gather and start activities to save the world.”

Excellent article that discusses in-depth the history of K-drama romcoms within the context of violence against women in Korea

feels like we’ve been teasing this for a long time, but it’s finally here: Anisa’s analysis about the rise of the murder rom-com, why it succeeds and when it fails, and what these fictional threats say about the real gendered violence women face today.

Park Bo-young, I love you girl, but you’ve had variations on this same haircut for 10 years and it’s starting to break the immersion… Oh My Ghost, literally a decade ago👇🏽

Super excited for this to come out! Whether you like your rom-coms with a side of murder or you want serial killers to stay in their thriller lane, don’t miss this 👩‍❤️‍👨🔪❤️

I know kdramas can’t help themselves but I swear, #MyDearestNemesis, if you redeem this evil grandma…

I’ve been waiting for a machine translator that can do my job since 1990

Episode 185: Love Scout, The Potato Lab, My Dearest Nemesis, The First Frost and more (Long Yak) open.substack.com/pub/dramasov...

we're losing too many, too quickly. 💔 this duet turned me into a crying mess the first time I heard it ten years ago. watching Wheesung sing with his dad about how hardship will pass & you'll bloom again... makes me cry for a very different reason today. RIP. -A www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-NH...

24 years ago, Meteor Garden started a global phenomenon of massively successful Hana Yori Dango adaptations without which we literally would not be here. *points to handle* And that iconic show made the equally iconic Barbie Hsu beloved to millions around the world. RIP to a legend 💔

Did you get a chance yet to fill out this poll about how your 2024 in K-dramas went? Voting closes this Saturday!

Dramas and entertainment programs will be canceled today following the arrest of S. Korea president, Yoon Suk Yeol. TV station will air a special news report. This morning, Yoon was arrested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on charges of insurrection. Source:

467 days. None of us will ever be the same. Nor should we be. Nothing will ever be the same. Nor should it be.

We usually post our Year-End Yak in January, but we were all struck down by various Year-End Plagues. While we recover, have a yak about some dramas Anisa and Paroma watched recently (& use the extra time to tell us about your 2024 in Kdrama—link in show notes!): player.captivate.fm/episode/a9fb...

have you filled out our 2024 Goguma awards survey yet? click below! and while you vote, listen to this playlist of our favorite OSTs from last year 🎶 open.spotify.com/playlist/1fn...

#LoveScout is the drama I've been waiting for Lee Joon-hyuk to make since his criminally underdeveloped romance with Kim Jung-eun in I Am Legend in 2010. 😭😭 with a bonus that it actually seems to have something to say about the value and place of work in your life? let's hope 🤞 -A

2025’s best reporter: Lee Hwashin. iykyk. #WhenTheStarsGossip

we’re really loving reading your responses so far!! vote vote if you haven’t had a chance yet 🐂

Happy New Year! Vote in our 2024 Goguma Awards and tell us how your year in dramas went and which shows left the biggest impact on you. As we do every year, we'll share the results in a forthcoming Year-End Yak episode! open.substack.com/pub/dramasov...

South Korean investigators are now en route to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his official residence, as protesters try to block police from entering premises. After detention, a formal arrest warrant could be issued within 48 hrs, then indictment within 20 days.

AND he’s a single father?! if K-drama gives me one good Lee Joon-hyuk romance I will ask for nothing else in 2024 😭 -A

as we approach our massive Year-End Yak recordings, tell us: how was this drama year overall for you? #DramasOver2024

amazing thread

yes spotify is a scourge on the podcast industry but I can’t deny it’s cool for an episode of @slate.bsky.social’s ICYMI I guested on to show up on their best of culture list!

Follow our live @washingtonpost.com coverage on the martial law declaration in South Korea: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

really useful explanation of what was going on with President Yoon in South Korea before the coup attempt

Martial law declared in South Korea 40 minutes ago. It can be lifted by a majority vote in the national assembly, but they are blocking the building with police buses.

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we're heeeere! ...so is K-drama bluesky a thing?

what new dramas are you watching? Anisa and Paroma have a quick catch-up about romcom Love Your Enemy, procedural Face Me, thriller When the Phone Rings & more! listen: player.captivate.fm/episode/c079...