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K-Drama My Eyes Out

Judy, Linda and Teresa pick and watch a recent Korean drama, then gush and/or rant about it. If you love Korean dramas, and have questions about Korean culture or subtext in dialogue that may have been lost in translation, let us know! Now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Spotify, and other platforms!
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Now displaying: March, 2021
Mar 31, 2021

BEHOLD LINDA'S FURY. Judy and Linda try out older dramas suggested by our Patreon donors. Thank you for prompting us to try out shows that were on the back burner.

Our Spring First Impressions episode will feature "Sisyphus: The Myth" (시지프스), "Vincenzo" (빈센조), "Mouse" (마우스), "Navillera" (나빌레라) and "River Where the Moon Rises" (달이 뜨는 강).

Digressions:  

2:43 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails!

6:39 - STOP AAPI HATE.

16:21 - Judy is uplifted by the "Feel the Rhythm of Korea" videos from Korea Tourism Organization. Check them out here!

20:46 - *NO spoilers* We're having fun watching "Falcon and the Winter Soldier"!

22:41 - Judy enjoyed the female friendships in "Hustlers". Jennifer Lopez, WOWZA.

24:46 - Linda rewatched "Little Women" and liked it better than the first time.

26:15 - Judy likes Andy Samberg and she likes "Palm Springs"

28:51 - Linda is loving the lightness of "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers" series on Disney+

 

31:57 - "My Mister" (나의 아저씨) is a depressingly realistic drama from TVN (2018), starring IU and Lee SunKyun. There's excellent acting all round and Lee SunKyun's voice is delectable, but we were so crushed by the experience that we don't know if we can continue.

41:44 - "Stranger" (비밀의 숲) is a 2017 TVN drama about - surprise, surprise - corruption in the justice system. It stars Cho SeungWoo as a partially lobotomized (?!) prosecutor and Bae DooNa as a kickass detective!

47:59 - We were both surprised by how much we liked "Melo is My Nature" (멜로가 체질), a 2019 JTBC slice of life drama about a group of friends in their 30s. If you haven't seen it yet, you should check it out for the witty banter and touching moments.

56:39 - "You're Beautiful" (미남이시네요) is a 2009 SBS drama from Park ShinHye, Jang GeunSuk and Lee HongKi. It's part of the terrible trend in the 2000s where every romantic comedy tried to be "Boys Over Flowers". 

 

Some Korean terms:  

거짓말처럼 빠르게: [geo-jit-mal-cheo-reom-ppa-reu-geh] as quickly as a lie; expression used for something that's fast.

끔찍해:  [ggeum-jjik-heh] horrible.

판소리: [pan-so-ri] traditional Korean singing.

해녀: [heh-nyeo] traditional Korean women divers.

 

Audio credits:  

LEENALCHI (이날치) - Tiger is Coming (범 내려온다)
 
Henry Jackman - "Falcon and the Winter Soldier" - "Louisiana Hero"
 
Cardi B - "Money"
 
Alexandre Desplat - "Little Women" Soundtrack - "Little Women"
 
Patrick Cowley - "Megatron Man"
 
Philip Glass - "Koyaanisqatsi"

Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com).  

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The KDMEO theme music is 'Cute', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 4.0 International. 

Mar 17, 2021

JUST LIGHTLY TOSS THE KID ASIDE, FFS!!! Judy and Linda do their utmost to put off talking about episodes 13-16 of "The Uncanny Counter" (경이로운 소문), a supernatural action comedy from OCN, starring Jo ByungGyu, Kim SeJeong, Yoon JoonSang and Yeom HyeRan.

I'm not even going to bother writing a blurb about the finale episodes here. Instead, I'll tell you about our special episode, for which our Patreon donors suggested older dramas for us to talk about! In episode 169, we'll be talking about "My Mister" (나의 아저씨), "Melo is My Nature" (멜로가 체질), "Stranger" (비밀의 숲) and "You're Beautiful" (미남이시네요). 

 

Digressions:  

3:25 - ***SPOILER ALERT**** Judy and Linda watched "Minari", starring Steven Yeun, Han YeRi and Yoon YuhJung

17:07 - ***SPOILER ALERT*** Judy and Linda loved "WandaVision". Talk about a clever series that actually plans out things ahead of time!

23:44 - Judy finally caved and watched "Little Women" (2019) starring Saoirse Ronan. She liked it, almost as much as the 1994 version!

26:58 - Linda watched "Soul" and was emotionally destroyed

29:28 - Judy found "Mary, Queen of Scots" very pretty to look at. Mary, Queen of Scots is still unlikable as ever, though.

34:09 - Linda started watching "Hello, My Twenties" (청춘시대)

 

Korean terms:

미나리: [mi-na-ri] water dropwort; frequently eaten in Korean stews.

 

Audio credits:  

Emile Mosseri - "Minari" - "Intro"

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez - "WandaVision: Episode 1" - "A Newlywed Couple"

Alexandre Desplat - "Little Women" Soundtrack - "Little Women"

Jon Batiste - "Soul" - "Born to Play Reprise" 

Michael Giacchino - "Up" - "Married Life"

Max Richter - "Mary, Queen of Scots" - "A Claim To The Throne"

Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com).  

You can become our patron at patreon.com/kdramamyeyesout for as little as $1 per month!  

Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review:  

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The KDMEO theme music is 'Cute', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 4.0 International. 

Mar 3, 2021

HOW ARE THE DEMONS THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THIS? Judy and Linda need help understanding episodes 9-12 of "The Uncanny Counter" (경이로운 소문), a supernatural action comedy from OCN, starring Jo ByungGyu, Kim SeJeong, Yoon JoonSang and Yeom HyeRan.

You can really see the writer making things up on the fly in these episodes. If you already hit all these plot points, what can you possibly have left in the final four? Linda gives some ominous hints about what's coming in the finale. 

 

Digressions:  

0:56 - Listener E-mails!

3:32 - We really want to watch "Minari" starring Steven Yeun, Han YeRi and Yoon YuhJung

18:16 - Judy was very much intrigued by "I, Tonya" starring Margot Robbie

20:59 - Linda found "The Queen's Gambit" surprisingly easy to watch, even with all the chess. 

23:59 - Judy is obsessed with Sunmi's latest song "Tail" (꼬리). Original music video is great, but also make sure to check out the performance video!

29:13 - Korean naming tradition

1:11:58 - Our Patreon donors get to suggest what we cover in our upcoming "Choose what we watch!" episode. Join us on Patreon to participate!

 

Korean terms:

스킨십: [seu-kin-ship] physical touch.

완전체: [wan-jeon-che] completeness

 

Audio credits:  

Emile Mosseri - "Minari" - "Intro"

Peter Nashel - "I, Tonya" - "Tonya Suite"

Carlos Rafael Rivera - "The Queen's Gambit" - "Main Title"

Sunmi - "Tail" (꼬리)

Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com).  

You can become our patron at patreon.com/kdramamyeyesout for as little as $1 per month!  

Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review:  

Apple Podcasts  

Google Podcasts  

Stitcher  

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The KDMEO theme music is 'Cute', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 4.0 International. 

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