Why are we not bathing in champagne right now? Judy and Teresa are still very much into episodes 13-16 of “My Fellow Citizens!” (국민여러분!), a KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung.
Judy keeps calling Miyeong’s stepbrother, Sangjin (Tae InHo), by the wrong name. Sorry!
Our favourite character right now is the Chairwoman (Kim MinJung). She is so good at knowing her enemies' weak points and belittling them with only her words. On the other hand, Sangjin is way too perfect to be real, and we think there must be a dark side to him. Just like Jungguk (Choi SiWon) isn't the best con man, maybe Miyeong (Lee YooYoung) isn't the best detective either?
Digressions:
1:23 - So much crochet
4:12 - Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth (board game)
6:02 - "Twin Peaks: The Return"
7:23 - Teresa's Crave rant
Some Korean terms:
사랑 [sa-rang]: love.
사채 [sa-cheh]: private loan; usually from a loan shark.
사기꾼 [sa-gi-kkoon]: con artist.
짜장면 [jja-ja-myun]: black bean noodles; a favourite delivery food for Koreans.
Audio credits:
Angelo Badalamenti – “Twin Peaks: The Return” – “Twin Peaks Main Theme”
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"Now we have to fight with our butts!" Judy and Teresa love the rising tension between the main characters in episodes 9-12 of “My Fellow Citizens!” (국민여러분!), a KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung.
JungGuk (Choi SiWon), a professional con man, continues to not anticipate the very obvious strategies of other characters. The show's excellent editing shows the three main candidates and their political stance (or lack thereof) in an intriguing way. We also get a hint of another powerful female character who is on her way to stir up the drama!
Digressions:
0:54 - "SHAZAM!"
3:31 - "Street Food" (Netflix documentary)
6:34 - "Killing Eve"
7:31 - "Persona" (페르소나)
10:53 - "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
12:22 - "Rilakkuma and Kaoru" (リラックマとカオルさん)
14:44 - Teresa is learning to crochet
Audio credits:
Benjamin Wallfisch – “SHAZAM!” – “SHAZAM! Theme”
Pshycotic Beats, Pati Amor – “Killer Shangri-lah”
IU – “Palette”
Carter Burwell – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” – “Mildred Goes to War”
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After 5 weeks of hemming and hawing, Judy and Teresa have finally picked "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!) to cover this spring.
This week, we watched episodes 5-8 of this KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung. If you would like to hear about episodes 1-4, please check out KDMEO episodes 130 and 131.
We really liked these 4 episodes. The production team is doing an excellent job at zipping things along and intercutting smoothly between jokes and serious moments. There may also be some rambling about Chairwoman's (Kim MinJung) coats, "Mister Sunshine" (미스터션샤인) and real estate scams.
Digressions:
0:56 - "Avengers: Endgame" (spoiler free)
2:18 - "Captain Marvel" (spoiler free)
3:44 - Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
8:28 - "The Handmaid's Tale" (minor spoilers)
Some Korean terms:
깍두기 [kkak-doo-gi]: kimchi made from radishes cut into small cubes. To see a picture of 깍두기 and imagine the process of turning a human body into that shape, click here.
Audio credits:
Alan Silvestri – “Avengers: Endgame” – “Main on End”
Pinar Toprek – “Captain Marvel” – “This Isn’t Goodbye”
Adam Taylor – “The Handmaid’s Tale” – “The Salvaging”
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It's time for Second Impressions! We've selected the following four dramas to see if the second episodes live up to their promise.
6:16 - Kim HyeJa, Han JiMin and Nam JooHyuk continue to tug at our heartstrings in the JTBC drama, "Radiant" (눈이 부시게). If only we weren't so annoyed by the time turner plot holes! Judy is surprisingly more positive about this show than Teresa.
21:10 - "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!) is a lighthearted KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung. Teresa is worried that the fun con artist/heist concept may get derailed by the politics. Judy is excited by all the powerful female characters, but weirded out by the politician stepbrother who shows up out of the blue.
33:53 - In the second episode of "Touch Your Heart" (진심이 닿다), Yoo InNa and Lee DongWook's characters are learning more about each other and developing a respectful relationship. It is definitely full of kdrama tropes, but we are liking it so far. If you want to watch the original Ghana chocolate commercial, click here. Judy thought Ghana chocolates weren't a thing anymore, but apparently they're still around!
44:34 - "Possessed" (빙의) is an OCN drama starring Go JoonHee and Song SaeByeok. This episode establishes some rules about seeing spirits, which may make it difficult to use the psychic's powers to actually solve any crime. The detective is so thoughtful and considerate that we're liking him more and more.
Digressions:
1:10 - Teresa has betrayed her Horde roots in "World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth"
2:54 - "HOMECOMING: A film by Beyonce"
4:17 - "The Death of Stalin"
41:56 - Are hugs a Canadian thing?
Some Korean terms:
파김치: [pa-kim-chi] kimchi made with green onion ("pa")
붕어빵: [boong-uh-ppang] koi-shaped bread filled with sweet red beans; popular street food in Korea.
Audio credits:
Glenn Stafford, Neal Acree, Sam Cardon, Clint Bajakian, David Arkenstone and Jason Hayes - “World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth” – “Before the Storm”
Beyonce – “Homecoming: The Live Album” – “Welcome”
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We genuinely enjoyed all three dramas that we selected for springtime first impressions this week.
Digressions:
1:05 - "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" Part 2
1:39 - "The Umbrella Academy"
3:21 - "Love, Death & Robots"
8:36 - "Doctor Prisoner" (닥터 프리즈너) is a KBS medical (?) drama, starring Nam GoongMin, Kim ByungChul, Kwon NaRa and Choi WonYoung. The term that comes most to mind about this show is "overwrought". The ER doctor/oncologist/neurosurgeon/OBGYN played by Nam GoongMin is so very good! The rich, illegitimate, drug-using douchebag played by Choi WonYoung is so very bad! In spite of all this, we genuinely enjoyed the cheesiness. Too bad you can't watch the rest of it for 300-something days if you don't feel like paying for Viki Pass Plus.
27:02 - "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!) is a lighthearted KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung. It's refreshing to see a story about a married couple who have drifted apart and will have to find their way back to each other. The con artist husband versus detective wife conflict somehow elevates the whole thing to a new level of fun!
45:45 - We selected "Possessed" (빙의) on a pure whim, to be honest. It's an OCN drama starring Go JoonHee and Song SaeByeok as an unlikely team who uses psychic abilities to catch a serial killer. Despite its very meh show premise, the excellent writing and production values make it definitely worth checking out.
Next week, we are doing second impressions for the following four dramas: "Radiant" (눈이 부시게), "Touch Your Heart" (진심이 닿다), "My Fellow Citizens!" and "Possessed". Which will be our final pick for spring 2019?
Audio credits:
Jeff Russo - "The Umbrella Academy" – “The Umbrella Academy”
Woo HyeMi & Innovator – “Doctor Prisoner” – “Fearless”
Hyungdon & Daejune (형돈이와 대준이) - "My Fellow Citizens!" - Yadannatdaya (야단났다야)
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Springtime First Impressions continue! This week's theme is "flummoxed".
4:53 - The second season of "Go Go Waikiki" (aka "Welcome to Waikiki" aka 으라차차 와이키키) starts off as a major disappointment. We wish JTBC had given up on the whole enterprise when they realized that they had only Lee YiKyung to work with. Believe us when we say that we really liked his character in the first season, but he has completely crossed over the line into caricature territory.
19:56 - "The Fiery Priest" (열혈사제) is an SBS drama about a priest, a prosecutor and a detective forming a team to bring down corruption in their city. It stars Kim NamGil, Honey Lee and Kim SungKyun. It was difficult to pay attention to the corruption plot when characters are eating black bean noodles (jajangmyun, 짜장면) every other scene.
32:57 - "The Item" was an unexpected delight from MBC, starring Joo JiHoon, Jin SeYeon and Kim KangWoo. There was definitely enough tension and mystery to keep our interest, but more importantly, we want to recommend this to you based on our theory that the main villain is a secret vampire.
Next week, we're checking out "Possessed" (빙의), "Doctor Prisoner" (닥터 프리즈너) and "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민 여러분!).
Audio credits:
Cage the Elephant – “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked”
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Springtime First Impressions continue! Horsey air kiss!
Digressions:
1:15 - "Fargo", the 2014 TV series
3:42 - "Turn: Washington's Spies"
6:44 - "Borderlands 3" news! Hype hype hype!
Some Korean terms:
다모: [da-mo] female investigator in ancient Korea; literally "tea lady". One theory of the title's etymology is that these investigators may have been recruited from tea rooms in Koryo dynasty as spies.
해치: [hae-chi] also known as "haetae" (해태); an East Asian mythological animal that was said to be able to look into one's heart and know of evil doings. For a minor infraction, it would butt you with its horns, but for an unforgivable sin, it would eat you whole.
9:40 - "He is Psychometric" (사이코메트리 그녀석) is a TVN drama starring Park JinYoung (from GOT7), Shin YeEun and Kim Kwon. We were hoping for crime solving, not high school drama shenanigans. Some of the characters were strangely callous about the fact that they were dealing with murder victims. The police officers continue to be predictably terrible at their jobs.
24:44 - "Radiant" (눈이 부시게) is a relatable drama from JTBC. It stars Kim HyeJa, Han JiMin and Nam JooHyuk. Han JiMin plays a sadsack character who has realized that she won't be able to achieve her dream of becoming an announcer, but is too afraid to abandon it. Nam JooHyuk is so much better at playing a down-to-earth character (see: Joonhyung from "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo) than a standoffish jerk (see: Habaek from "Bride of the Water God").
38:10 - "Haechi" (해치) is a historical drama based around the succession struggles of King Yeongjo, who ruled Joseon from 1724 to 1776. This SBS drama stars Jung IlWoo, Go ARa, Kwon Yul and Park Hoon, who portray an unlikely group of people who will fight corruption and help Prince YeonIng ascend the throne. As with any historical drama based on actual people, Judy fell into a Wikipedia hole.
Next week, we're talking about "The Item" (아이템), "Go Go Waikiki" (으라차차 와이키키) season 2, and "The Fiery Priest" (열혈사제)!
Audio credits:
Jeff Russo – “Fargo” (2014) – “Main Theme”
Joy Williams, Matt Berninger and Charlie Peacock –“ Turn: Washington’s Spies” – “Hush”
GRiZ (ft. Tash Neal of The London Souls) – “Can’t Hold Me Down”
Kim HyungSuk – “Radiant” – “Be Dazzling
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It's time to check out the kdrama selection of spring 2019!
Digressions:
1:34 - "The Girl on the Train"
2:04 - "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
4:49 - First up is "Legal High" (리갈하이) from JTBC. It's a comedy (?) starring Jin Goo and Seo EunSoo as two lawyers who are conplete opposites, but must work together to win cases. Jin Goo plays a smarmy golddigger, who is completely different from his beloved character from "Descendants of the Sun".
20:45 - "Romance is a Bonus Book" (로맨스는 별책부록) is from TVN, starring Lee NaYoung and Lee JongSuk. Lee NaYoung gave us all of the feels as a dejected woman at the end of her rope, and Lee JongSuk plays her old childhood friend who's been repressing his feelings for her. Trust us when we say that it's way better than the sparse description available on Netflix. Screw Cinderella!
41:49 - Fans of "Goblin" were looking forward to Yoo InNa and Lee DongWook's reunion in "Touch Your Heart" (진심이 닿다), another TVN drama. Judy was suspicious that this was a money grab using the two actors' popularity, but was pleasantly surprised by the humour and the cast of secondary characters.
Next week, we'll be talking about "He Is Psychometric" (사이코메트리 그 녀석), "Radiant" (눈이 부시게) and "Haechi" (해치).
Audio credits:
John Williams – “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” – “The Rebel Fleet/End Title (Medley)”
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Judy and Teresa finally watched the first season of "Kingdom" (킹덤), the first ever Netflix original K-drama, starring Ju JiHoon and Bae DooNa.
The first thing that will strike you about "Kingdom" is that it is a beautifully shot drama. The writer (Kim EunHee, who also wrote "Signal") knows exactly why we're watching - old-timey zombies - but also sprinkles enough interpersonal drama to keep us interested.
Next week, we start our springtime First Impressions! We'll be talking about "Legal High" (리걸하이) from JTBC, "Touch Your Heart" (진심이 닿다) from TVN and "Romance is a Bonus Book" (로맨스는 별책부록) from TVN. We're so excited!
Digressions:
0:52 - Listener E-mails!
10:15 - What's the Haewon Cho clan?
Audio credits:
Howard Shore - "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" – "The Lighting of the Beacons"
Will Judy's voice ever return to normal? It's a distant memory...
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When you're on a rampage for vengeance, maybe don't warn your enemies that you're coming. Judy and Teresa yearn for something more from episodes 29-32 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn.
The most exciting part of this week was when Ms Ma's (Kim YoonJin) knitting needles came back into action. For someone who has literally nothing to do except for solving cases and plot revenge for over a year, Ms Ma doesn't seem to have any dramatic plans for the final confrontation. Also, we don't think that's how you cover up a multiple murder.
Audio credits:
Jo YeongWook - "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" - "Geumja's Prayer"
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We're back! Judy and Teresa finally get to talk about the bonkers penultimate episodes of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn.
This was a week of switcharoos. There were three (!) cases of body switcharoo as well as a car switcharoo. Believe us when we say that none of these make sense. The drama cobbles together the puzzle of Ms Ma's daughter, but it's so convoluted that no one could possibly come up with the correct solution. You know what, it doesn't really matter, because Ms Ma (Kim YoonJin) is too distracted by the murder of a rando teenager to focus on her own goddamn daughter.
Digressions:
1:19 - Listener e-mails!
Some Korean terms:
꼬리치다: [ggo-ri-chi-da] to flirt (negative connotation); literally "to shake one's tail".
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A philosophical question: what constitutes an obstacle? Judy and Robert's heads are spinning at episode 5 of "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억), a TVN drama starring Park ShinHye and Hyun Bin.
Wait, this whole thing has only been two days so far? We still feel no sympathy for Jinwoo (Hyun Bin), who only now realizes that he caused the death of Hyungseok (Park Hoon), aka Dead Automobile. Heejoo (Park ShinHye) continues to be dumbest character.
TVN, why couldn't you just embrace the fact that this show is ridiculous and just go all in on the wacky?
Some Korean terms:
소설쓰고 자빠졌네: [so-seol-sseu-go-ja-ppa-jeot-neh] literal approximation of "You've fallen down writing a novel"; "--하고 자빠졌네" is an expression used to deride someone's actions.
차: [cha] homonym for "car" and "tea".
Audio credits:
Epik High (ft. Younha) - Umbrella
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Less sociopathy and more goofy video game, pleae! Judy and Robert meander in their discussion of episode 4 of "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억), a TVN drama starring Park ShinHye and Hyun Bin.
Judy is so determined to be upset at watching this drama that she starts eating chocolate mid-recording. Meanwhile, Robert is oddly fixated on the idea of people stealing high-tech contact lenses off corpses and shoving them onto their own eyeballs?
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Girl, you're a millionaire now. Put down the toilet phone! Judy and Robert get tipsy as they ramble about episode 3 of "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억), a TVN drama starring Park ShinHye and Hyun Bin.
We have to give credit where it's due. Could it be that all of the flaws in the video game were actually intended by the screenwriter to hint at an interesting twist in this "magical" game?
Of course, the "magic" that Hyun Bin's character keeps talking about seems to be basically money.
Digressions:
1:10 - Listener E-mails!
10:18 - "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse"
13:10 - "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
17:40 - “Circe” by Madeline Miller
Audio credits:
Blackway & Black Caviar – "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" – "What’s Up Danger"
John Williams – "Solo: A Star Wars Story" – "The Adventures of Han"
CHANYEOL & Punch - "Guardian" (aka Goblin: The Lonely and Great God) – "Stay With Me"
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This week's theme is: "That's not how [insert plot device] works!" Judy and Teresa are befuddled by episodes 21-24 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn.
Kim YoonJin is doing the lord's work this week, portraying both Ms Ma and also the doppleganger Writer. Judy gets disproportionately upset with a piece of jewelry. Teresa wants Ms Ma to adopt Eyeliner Kid (Choi SeungHoon) to form a Revenge Family.
Some Korean terms:
윷놀이: [yoot-nol-ee] a traditional Korean board game; closest approximation in Western culture would be "Sorry!"
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Judy and Teresa's heads are spinning from the twists and turns in episodes 17-20 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn.
The Actress (Yoon HaeYoung) continues to be a self-absorbed idiot, and her easily preventable death at the end of this week means that she can't even be useful to Ms Ma (Kim YoonJin) as a witness for her daughter's case, so thanks for nothing. The Photographer's (Park MinJi) motives are so vague that her story arc doesn't have the tragic oomph that it deserved.
You know which mystery manga series does tragic backstories very well? Check out "The Kindaichi Case Files". They are GREAT. Judy just keeps forgetting to mention them in the podcast.
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Teresa, come back and save Judy! Join Judy and Robert for this super casual chat in which they struggle to focus on second episode of "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억), a TVN drama starring Park ShinHye and Hyun Bin.
This episode really didn't do anything to make us like Hyun Bin's douchebag CEO character. We were hopeful for Park ShinHye's character for a split second until she went back to grovelling, just because she finds out he's rich. We just wanted more dorky, nonsensical video game bits.
Digressions:
1:35 - "The Good Place"
3:20 - "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo"
6:15 - New Year's resolutions, mebbe
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Happy New Year! Judy is joined by special guest, Robert, to talk about the first episode of "Encounter" (남자친구), yet another TVN winter drama starring Park BoGum and Song HyeKyo.
Robert is surprised that this show is also from TVN, seeing as how it's shot and edited exponentially better than "Memories of the Alhambra". Judy is annoyed that the main obstacle to the main characters' romance can be summed up with #RichPeopleProblems. Robert suspects Park BoGum's character of having sinister stalker-y intentions.
Digressions:
1:50 - Bonus rant about "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억) episode 2
9:08 - "Hilda", animated series on Netflix
Audio credits:
"Frasier" Season 4, Episode 10 – “The Virgin”
Georges Auric – Roman Holiday – "Main Title"
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Ms Ma is making up for last week's snoozefest by kicking ass! Judy and Teresa are enthralled by episodes 13-16 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn.
Is Ms Ma's Husband (Song YoungGyu) evil or not? Judy's patience for the Actress' (Yoon HaeYoung) shenanigans is wearing thin. What is up with Officer Bae (Shin Woo)? Is he really a dumbass or is he just pretending? So much information swirling around! We love it.
Digressions:
0:38 - Listener E-mails!
2:26 - "Something in the Rain" aka "Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food"
14:23 - Quick cheatsheet of formal vs informal language in Korean
Audio credits:
Verdi – "Dies Irae"
Hyolyn - "Bae"
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Sorry about the quality of Judy's voice track this week.
Give us our dinner party murder mystery, dammit! Judy and Teresa were slightly let down by episodes 9-12 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn.
Teresa is getting suspicious about Ms Ma's husband (Song YoungGyu), who was all sweet supportiveness in previous weeks and now reveals himself as a physically abusive, shady asshole who maybe has hired killers on hand? Judy decides that Mr. Ko (Choi KwangJe) is now her favourite character in this drama. Episode 12 is filled to the brim with useless scenes with random characters doing random stuff. What happened to Ms Ma doing her detective stuff?
Digressions:
2:54 - "Age of Youth" season 2
5:01 - Dinosaur Island - Click here to watch the cute trailer for this awesome new boardgame!
Audio credits:
Alun Armstrong and Jenny Galloway - Les Miserables: The Dream Cast in Concert - "Beggars at the Feast"
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Teresa is off this week, so we're taking a break from "Ms Ma, Nemesis". Judy is joined by special guest, Robert, to discuss the first episode of "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억), a TVN drama starring Park ShinHye and Hyun Bin.
Judy wonders if listeners suggested this kdrama, just to listen to some class A ranting. Robert tries to figure out how to make this AR (augmented reality) game actually profitable instead of the technologically impressive dumpster fire it is.
Digressions:
1:52 - Unravel Two
2:57 - Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
4:48 - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency season 2
Audio credits:
Frida Johansson and Henrik Oja - Unravel Two – "Tema 1"
Marcin Przybyłowicz - Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales – "Thronebreaker (Main Theme)"
Cristobal Tapia de Veer - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - "Opening Theme"
Sarah McLachlan – "I Will Remember You"
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"It started crazy and it ended crazy." Judy and Teresa loved the cheesiness of episodes 5-8 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn.
To listen to us talk about episodes 1-4 of "Ms Ma, Nemesis", check out KDMEO episodes 109 and 112!
Judy is discomfited by the way this drama shows the darker sides of Korea, such as bullying in schools and prejudice against Chinese people of Korean descent. Teresa wonders why the murderer continued to follow through on his original plan, if he heard Ms Ma (Kim YoonJin) predict exactly what he was going to do. Why does Ms Ma leave a sample of her DNA and fingerprints in the police station? There better be a cool twist in later episodes.
Digressions:
1:26 - "Aggretsuko"
3:21 - "Lords and Ladles" and "Supersizers Go"
6:38 - Listener suggestion!
Some Korean terms:
팥쥐: [pat-jwee] evil stepsister character from "콩쥐팥쥐" [kong-jwee-pat-jwee], a Korean version of "Cinderella".
조선족: [jo-seon-sok] ethnic Koreans who migrated over to Manchuria/China before 1945; the drama translates this as Chinese-Korean, which is misleading.
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This week, we covered the second hour of our final 3 choices for fall kdramas. If you missed our previous coverage of these dramas, check out KDMEO episodes 109 and 110.
Digressions:
0:59 - "Live" (라이브) is still great
2:18 - Judy tried out "The Last Empress" (황후의 품격)
6:36 - "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey"
8:41 - "Matrimonial Chaos" (최고의 이혼) is from KBS and stars Bae DooNa, Cha TaeHyun, Lee El and Son SukKu. Teresa wants to hate the male lead (Sukmoo played by Cha TaeHyun), but he reveals a teeny tiny bit of decency in these two episodes. We can't quite understand Yooyoung (Lee El), who seems a bit too smug that she married a cheating douchebag that she stole from her best friend?
31:21 - "Ms. Ma, Nemesis" (미스마) is a drama from SBS, starring Kim YunJin and Jung WoongIn. Everything in it from characters, costumes and acting is so extra, but it somehow works for this murder mystery. We love this so hard.
52:15 - "The Player" (플레이어) is from OCN and stars Song SeungHun, Krystal Jung, Lee SiEon, Tae WonSuk and Kim WonHae. It's still a cool and satisfying action drama, but doesn't give us much to talk about. We can only say, "then there was another fight/hacking scene" so many times.
Some Korean terms:
가출: [ga-chool] to run away from home.
출가: [chool-ga] to leave your home to join a Buddhist temple.
출산: [chool-san] to reproduce.
Audio credits:
Joe Henson and Alexis Smith - Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey - "Legend of the Eagle Bearer (Main Theme)"
Kenta Nagata - Mario Kart 64 – "Rainbow Road"
Evil laugh from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
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No theme this week!
Next week, we're narrowing down our fall kdrama choices. We will be covering the second hour of "Ms. Ma, Nemesis" (미스마), "Matrimonial Chaos" (최고의 이혼) and "The Player" (플레이어).
Digressions:
0:42 - Teresa has been watching "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon"
3:17 - Judy's farewell to "Witcher 3"
5:53 - "Live" (라이브) is an excellent frontline cop drama from TVN starring Jung YuMi, Lee KwangSoo, Bae SeongWoo and Bae JongOk. It's actually from March, but whaddya gonna do, we just felt like watching it. Judy wishes there could be a realistic drama like this, but for medical staff who are not doctors.
23:29 - "The Ghost Detective" (오늘의 탐정) is a supernatural drama from KBS starring Daniel Choi, Park EunBin and Lee JiAh. We're not quite sure if this first hour is effectively setting up the premise of a detective who specializes in the paranormal. It is definitely creepy, though. Special shout out to Judy's dog, Bori, for not being a possessed dog that kidnaps children.
47:00 - "Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter" (계룡선녀전) is a TVN show starring Moon ChaeWon, Yoon HyunMin, Seo JiHoon and Go DooShim. We were looking forward to a lighthearted, romantic drama based on a folk tale, and what we got was a disappointing production with grating characters, inconsistencies in the basic premise, and the most awful-looking CGI cat we've ever seen.
Some Korean terms:
공무원: [gong-moo-won] government employee; generally considered one of the best jobs to have in Korea.
고시원: [go-si-won] dormitory-style living space; previously used by people studying for professional exams but nowadays used by young single professionals or the elderly.
흥신소: [heung-sin-so] private investigator office; not considered to be very reputable in Korea.
Audio credits:
Marcin Przybylowicz - Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt – "The Trail"
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This week's theme is "adulting is hard", and also, that all women who are down on their luck have dreams of becoming writers.
We think "100 Days My Prince" is a lost dream. When it eventually becomes available somewhere, we will do a special episode on the rest of the episodes.
Digressions:
0:29 - Listener e-mail! Here is the link to the Youtube video she sent us.
3:17 - "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" on Netflix
6:24 - "When Time Stopped" (시간이 멈추는 그때) is an unintentionally hilarious series from KBS W, starring Kim HyunJoong and Ahn JiHyun. Judy desperately wishes that she was watching "The Thomas Crown Affair", instead of this boring art thief who can only afford a dingy basement. For those of you who miss Linda's unflinching honesty, there's a clip of her from KDMEO episode 50!
25:19 - "Matrimonial Chaos" (최고의 이혼) is from KBS and stars Bae DooNa, Cha TaeHyun, Lee El and Son SukKu. The realistic portrayal of couples' arguments was a real bummer and yet so poignant. The main takeaway from this drama is that a couple should have a thorough discussion about things that matter BEFORE getting married.
45:00 - "Bad Papa" (배드파파) is an MBC drama, starring Jang Hyuk and Son YeoEun. What we thought was a standard zero to hero drama took a sudden turn towards weird sci-fi with the clinical trial drug. Honestly, the music was the best thing about the episodes we watched.
Next week: "The Ghost Detective", "Live" and "Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter"
Some Korean terms:
낙서: [nak-suh] doodling or graffiti.
Audio credits:
Bill Conti – Thomas Crown Affair – “Stealing the Monet”
RM – "seoul" (prod. HONNE)
Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop - Tank!
Misao Senbongi - Resident Evil 4 – "Save theme"
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