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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: November, 2018
Nov 28, 2018

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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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.

Nov 21, 2018

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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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.

Nov 14, 2018

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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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.

Nov 7, 2018

This week's theme is crime! This crop of fall dramas were, for the most part, so much better than last week. Still though, whither "100 Days My Prince"?

Next week on Part 3, we're watching the first episodes of "Bad Papa" (배드파파), "Matrimonial Chaos" (최고의 이혼), and "When Time Stopped" (시간이 멈추는 그 때).

Digressions:

0:55 - "Overcooked 2 - Surf and Turf" and "World of Warcraft"

3:02 - "It's Okay, That's Love" (괜찮아, 사랑이야)

4:27 - Listener E-mail!

 

6:32 - "Ms. Ma, Nemesis" (미스마) is a drama from SBS, which continues the fine tradition of police officers being portrayed as inept nincompoops. It stars Kim YunJin (do you guys remember her from "Lost"?) and Jung WoongIn. Finally a detective drama, with a female lead to boot! Judy and Teresa loved every minute of it, despite its faults.

 

33:17 - "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" (하늘에서 내리는 일억개의 별) is a supremely disappointing offering from TVN. It stars Seo InGuk, Jung SoMin and Park SungWoong, who are definitely trying their best with some plodding material. Hey, this one also has useless cop characters!

 

44:47 - "The Player" (플레이어) is a cool heist drama from OCN and stars Song SeungHun, Krystal Jung, Lee SiEon, Tae WonSuk and Kim WonHae. Judy and Teresa liked the twist of having the main characters using their criminal talents against bigger crooks to help the law, while also helping themselves.

 

Some Korean terms:

콩밥: [kong-bap] rice with beans/peas; "to eat 콩밥" is a euphemism for being in prison. 

장로님: [jang-lo-nim] an elder of the church.

장인님: [jang-in-nim] how a man refers to one's father-in-law.

장모님: [jang-mo-nim] how a man refers to one's mother-in-law. 

 

Audio credits:

JeA – Miss Ma, Nemesis – “Alone”

Brad Feidel - Terminator 2: Judgment Day - "Main Title from Terminator 2"

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.

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