Were there jokes this week? Judy and Teresa cackle in disbelief at episodes 19-20 of “Go Go Waikiki” (으라차차 와이키키), a JTBC drama starring Kim JungHyun, Lee YiKyung, Song SeungWon, Jung InSun, Go WonHee and Lee JooWoo.
Judy mourns the loss of Hyunjoon (Kang KyungJoon), who was replaced (?!?!) by the blandest love rival, "Sol's dad", whose name we can't even be bothered to look up. Teresa just wants Donggoo (Kim JungHyun) to GTFO already and go to Dubai.
Next week, we will be doing a special episode about "Mother" starring Lee BoYoung and Heo Yool. Then we have a "First Impressions" episode featuring "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim?", "The Undateables", "About Time" and "Lawless Lawyer".
Digressions:
9:48 - David's interesting fashion choices for videogame characters
21:02 - Another one of Judy's secrets revealed!
Some Korean terms:
봉산탈춤: [bong-san-tal-choom] a traditional Korean masked dance; dancers have long white sleeves which inspires Sooah; click here to watch a clip of this dance!
우유빛깔: [oo-yoo-bit-kkal] literally "milky colour"; one uses this as a prefix to celebrity names as chants to praise their clear skin; for example, Judy might yell out "우유빛깔 박서준!" if she saw Park SeoJoon in the street.
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Sound the Penultimate Week alarm! Judy and Teresa are absolutely exhausted by episodes 17-18 of “Go Go Waikiki” (으라차차 와이키키), a JTBC drama starring Kim JungHyun, Lee YiKyung, Song SeungWon, Jung InSun, Go WonHee and Lee JooWoo.
Judy defies anyone to tell her that they feel love when they're watching Yoonah (Jung InSun) and Donggoo (Kim JungHyun) on the screen together. Teresa is extremely tired during recording, probably from rolling her eyes so hard. For Judy, the one bright point in these two episodes was being reminded of '90s NBC sitcom, "Frasier" and wishing she could be watching that instead. Who could have foreseen that Sooah (Lee JooWoo) and Doosik (Song SeungWon) would end up being our favourite couple?
When we're done talking about "Go Go Waikiki", we will be doing a special episode about "Mother" starring Lee BoYoung and Heo Yool. Then we have a "First Impressions" episode featuring "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim?", "The Undateables", "About Time" and "Lawless Lawyer". Contact us if you have any preferences!
Digressions:
12:15 - Our fear of bodily fluids
17:59 - Don't read reddit late at night
42:17 - Public confessions, yay or nay
Some Korean terms:
아빠: [a-ppa] "daddy".
진주: [jin-joo] pearl.
미간 좀 펴: [mi-gan-jom-pyeo]
Audio credits:
Elton John – Lion King – “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”
"Frasier" Season 2, Episode 21 – “An Affair to Forget”
Bernard Herrmann – Vertigo - "Vertigo Theme"
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Judy and Teresa are vexed by episodes 15-16 of “Go Go Waikiki” (으라차차 와이키키), a JTBC drama starring Kim JungHyun, Lee YiKyung, Song SeungWon, Jung InSun, Go WonHee and Lee JooWoo.
How is Donggoo (Kim JungHyun) the main character? How and why do his housemates endure his self-absorbed antics? Why does Yoonah (Jung InSun) like him? Teresa suggests that Yoonah is so bland because she’s supposed to be a Mary-Sue character and Judy is tremendously irritated. Is Yoonah so without personal motivation that Hyunjoon (Kang KyungJoon) has to tell her that she likes Donggoo and there's a montage that's supposed to prove this?
Here's a clip from "Community" season 2 episode, "Paradigms of Human Memory", which shows montages can be manipulated to work for anybody:
Digressions:
18:00 - Korean makgeolli will mess you up
19:30 - Arrested Development
30:04 - The fine art of kimchi stew
35:44 - We speculate which video game Joonki is playing
51:55 - Judy loves when people join the dark side
Some Korean terms:
막걸리: [mak-geol-li] Korean rice wine.
눈치: [noon-chi] a combination of "tact" and "situation awareness"; to be lacking in "눈치" is an insult.
Audio credits:
Ha DongGyun (하동균) – "Butterfly" (나비야)
Maury Laws - The Return of the King (1980) – “Where There’s a Whip, There’s a Way”
Righteous Brothers – “Unchained Melody”
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Judy and Teresa are feeling ambivalent about episodes 13-14 of “Go Go Waikiki” (으라차차 와이키키), a JTBC drama starring Kim JungHyun, Lee YiKyung, Song SeungWon, Jung InSun, Go WonHee and Lee JooWoo.
The production quality is consistently excellent. Judy loves all the music references and wants to be friends with the drama's music director. We also love all the callbacks to previous episodes, which shows that the staff know how to structure the series to make it fun.
So how is it that they have to pad out all the good bits with such perplexing and/or boring crap? Donggoo (Kim JungHyun) pretending to be injured so that Yoonah (Jung InSun) has to do stuff for him is super gross. Seojin (Go WonHee) being randomly mean to Joonki (Lee YiKyung) makes us dislike her character. We suspect it's from the fact that they extended this drama from 16 to 20 episodes.
Digressions:
43:25 - Teresa's obsession with pandan (Wikipedia)
55:49 - Seojin unwittingly joins our club
Some Korean terms:
똥: [ddong] poo.
빵: [ppang] bread; homonym for Korean onomatopoeia for "bang!".
솔: [sol] pine.
돌아이: [dol-ah-ee] weirdo.
Audio credits:
John Williams – “Summon the Heroes”
Leslie Cheung - “A Better Tomorrow” – Theme song
Hong KwangHo (홍광호) – Jekyll and Hyde (musical) - "This is the Moment" (지금 이순간)
Rupert Gregson-Williams - Wonder Woman (film) - "Wonder Woman's Wrath"
Placido Domingo - Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" - "Una Furtiva Lagrima"
Um JungHwa (엄정화) – "I Don't Know" (몰라)
Sweet Sorrow (스윗소로우) – "No Matter How I Think About You" (아무리 생각해도 난 너를)
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Judy and Teresa are, for the most part, still in love with episodes 11-12 of “Go Go Waikiki” (으라차차 와이키키), a JTBC drama starring Kim JungHyun, Lee YiKyung, Song SeungWon, Jung InSun, Go WonHee and Lee JooWoo.
Teresa empathizes with Sooah's (Lee JooWoo) predicament. Judy applauds Yoonah (Jung InSun) for rejecting Donggoo’s (Kim JungHyun) confession, which was the right thing to do, considering his subsequent descent into obsession. Until now, we've been pretty forgiving of Joonki's (Lee YiKyung) shenanigans, but we were completely weirded out by him offering up Seojin (Go WonHee) for an audition.
Digressions:
10:21 - Asian ladies love David
43:49 - Korean actor, Shin HyunJoon (Wikipedia)
1:19:53 - Finger flicks (Youtube video of an example)
Some Korean terms:
싫어요: [shi-ruh-yo] "I hate it" or "I don't want to".
나쁜놈: [na-ppeun-nom] bastard; literally "bad guy".
죽인다: [jook-in-da] "I'll kill [person]".
공기: [gong-gi] Korean version of the game, jacks; homonym for "air".
Audio credits:
Wanna One – "나야 나" (Pick Me)
Jang YoungGyu (장영규) – 타짜 - "Goni's Theme" (고니의 테마)
Bee Gees – "Holiday"
Um JungHwa (엄정화) – "초대" (Invitation)
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Matches are being made! Judy and Teresa want people to act like goddamn adults in episodes 9 and 10 of “Go Go Waikiki” (으라차차 와이키키), a JTBC drama starring Kim JungHyun, Lee YiKyung, Song SeungWon, Jung InSun, Go WonHee and Lee JooWoo.
Judy is indignant at the portrayal of nurses in Korean dramas. Why are they either completely reprehensible human beings or panicky idiots? Teresa promises to babysit Judy's future children for free. All of our listeners are witnesses! We wonder who makes more sense as a couple, Yoonah/Donggoo (Jung InSun/Kim JungHyun) or Seojin/Joonki (Go WonHee/Lee YiKyung)?
Correction: When Judy talks about seaweed soup, she mistakenly says that subtitles for Sooah (Lee JooWoo) were wrong. The subtitles are actually correct. Sooah says that when Doosik was born, his mom celebrated with seaweed soup and a party. Seaweed soup is high in iodine and calcium and is given to new mothers to help recover from giving birth. It's also a traditional dish to eat on one's birthday to give thanks to one's mother's efforts in giving birth.
Digressions:
11:10 - Teresa researches babies and crinkling plastic
39:19 - Are people in big cities all assholes?
49:54 - Pollock soup
52:03 - How Koreans measure drinking ability - Judy's brother can drink 4-5 standard bottles of soju in one sitting, as an example.
1:15:00 - King of the Masked Singer - You can watch this show on Viki. Ryan Reynolds made a special appearance on it recently!
1:22:56 - Teresa and Molly Ringwald - Does she have a problem with Molly Ringwald or just all '80s movies?
Some Korean terms:
북어국: [book-uh-gook] pollock soup; a kind of hangover soup.
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Judy and Teresa are filled with nostalgia while watching episodes 7-8 of “Go Go Waikiki” (으라차차 와이키키), a JTBC drama starring Kim JungHyun, Lee YiKyung, Song SeungWon, Jung InSun, Go WonHee and Lee JooWoo.
Judy and Teresa are disappointed that Sooah (Lee JooWoo) is part of the main cast now, especially now that she's reverted from being a mature adult to a spoiled brat. We also realize that Yoonah (Jung InSun) never has any internal dialogue that lets us know what's going on inside her head, which is weird for a main character. Judy insists that Lee YiKyung, who plays Joonki, is doing a slight impression of Lee DukHwa, the actor who played his father in a previous episode. Is everyone else weirded out by how much DongGoo (Kim JungHyun) likes Yoonah all of a sudden?
Digressions:
3:10 - Korean names
22:47 - We have a thing for bad boys
40:10 - Judy tries and fails to explain romance numerology in Korea
1:03:53 - Judy's terrifying aegyo
Some Korean terms:
개새끼: [ge-se-kki] "son of a bitch"; literally "dog baby".
까까: [kka-kka] baby talk for "snack".
먹방: [muk-bang] online broadcast in which a host eats large quantities of food.
애교: [ae-gyo] overwhelming cuteness expressed through childishness.
PC방: [P-C-bang] internet cafe.
떡볶이: [ddeok-bok-kki] spicy rice cakes.
대타: [de-ta] pinch hitter in baseball; used in regular parlance as "last minute substitute".
Audio credits:
Ennio Morricone – Cinema Paradiso – “Tema D’Amore per Nata”
Ennio Morricone – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – “Main Theme”
권연순 – “아빠 힘내세요”
Minnie Riperton – “Lovin’ You”
Wanna One – “Energetic”
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Judy and Teresa guffawed through episode 5-6 of “Go Go Waikiki” (으라차차 와이키키), a JTBC drama starring Kim JungHyun, Lee YiKyung, Song SeungWon, Jung InSun and Go WonHee.
Judy and Teresa can't believe how incredibly bad these characters are at lying. Judy is loving all the music references in these two episodes, while Teresa worries that she's missing out. Donggoo (Kim JungHyun) is becoming more and more unlikable while Yoonah (Jung InSun) is inexplicably irresistible to most men? Other than some minor quibbles, this drama is exceptionally well constructed.
Digressions:
15:34 - Hwang GyuYoung (황규영) - "I'm okay" ("나는 문제없어"); click here to listen to the original song on Youtube and be inspired!
20:33 - Kim GunMo (김건모) - "Beautiful Goodbye" ("아름다운 이별"); click here to listen to the original song on Youtube and think back on an old relationship.
23:26 - Text-related anxiety
31:09 - Shin SeungHoon (신승훈) – “I believe” from the “My Sassy Girl” soundtrack; click here to listen to the original song on Youtube, which is about waiting for someone who has left and believing that they'll come back.
1:15:39 - Wisdom teeth removal
1:19:05 - Masterclass on lying
Some Korean terms:
새끼야: [se-kki-ya] "You son of a bitch".
Audio credits:
Tom Holkenborg – Mad Max: Fury Road – “Spikey Cars”
Pinkfong! - https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartBooksMedia
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Judy and Teresa get grossed out by episode 3-4 of “Go Go Waikiki” (으라차차 와이키키), a JTBC drama starring Kim JungHyun, Lee YiKyung, Song SeungWon, Jung InSun and Go WonHee.
Judy and Teresa are heartened by the sweet, mature breakup of SooAh (Lee JooWoo) and DongGoo (Kim JungHyun). Judy is jealous of the fancy amenities in the guesthouse. Teresa shows interest in Korean women rappers. She's slowly easing into kpop, guys. We'll get her, just you wait.
Digressions:
5:13 - Judy and Teresa don't like "The Notebook"
43:38 - Ramen
54:39 - "Hourglass" (모래시계), a 1990s Korean drama
1:21:50 - A handy guide to not being a sexual harasser
Some Korean terms:
김밥: [gim-bap] rice roll.
Audio credits:
MINO, ZICO – "Okey Dokey"
CL – "Hello Bitches"
Choi KyungShik – Hourglass (모래시계) – “Hyerin’s theme”
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Judy and Teresa are uplifted by episode 2 of “Go Go Waikiki” (으라차차 와이키키), a JTBC drama starring Kim JungHyun, Lee YiKyung, Song SeungWon, Jung InSun and Go WonHee.
Judy and Teresa reveal their distrust of anyone who's unceasingly pleasant. We also critique JoonGi (Kim JungHyun)'s lying technique. Judy keeps mixing up the names of JoonGi/DongGoo and SooAh/YoonAh a few times in this episode, but you get the gist. There are also so many musical references!
Digressions:
0:40 - Bonding over the "Animorphs" book series
5:10 - Babies?
35:27 - Chocopie vs Jos Louis
51:45 - How have Teresa and Robert not watched "Old Boy" yet?
Some Korean terms:
그루밍족: [geu-roo-ming-jok] literally "grooming tribe"; Korean version of "metrosexual".
아저씨: [ah-juh-ssi] mister.
화장실: [hwa-jang-sil] washroom.
임꺽정: [im-kkuk-jung] a famous Korean bandit from 1500s.
장승업: [jang-seung-up] a Korean painter from 1800s.
Audio credits:
Mozart - "Dies Irae"
Andrew Hale - L.A. Noire – “Main Theme”
"Archer" Season 1, Episode 2 - "Training Day"
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