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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: Category: Crash Landing On You
Apr 8, 2020

HOW DO YOU HAVE MORE ENDINGS THAN RETURN OF THE KING? Judy and Teresa stressball their way through episodes 13-16 of “Crash Landing On You” (사랑의 불시착), a TVN romantic comedy starring Son YeJin and Hyun Bin.

Linda couldn't join us for this recording, but you can head over to read her essay about these episodes on a special public post on our Patreon page: patreon.com/kdramamyeyesout 

If you were dismayed at the prospect of listening to us dissect 6.5 hours of drama, you'll be glad to know that we were able to condense it down to 72 minutes. That's how you do it, TVN! 

Our next drama will be "Hospital Playlist" (슬기로운 의사생활), starring Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo, Kim DaeMyung and Jeon MiDo. Don't worry, we'll still put out Mini-Episodes for "Kingdom" Season 2!

Digressions:

1:18 – New Patreon donor and how our first Netflix Party went!

2:39 – Listener E-mail!

7:15 – "A Korean Odyssey” (화유기)

9:42 – "This Is Us”

 

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!

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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.

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

Mar 18, 2020

PLOT HOLES ABOUND! For a bunch of amateurs, Judy, Linda and Teresa have a lot of notes for episodes 9-12 of “Crash Landing On You” (사랑의 불시착), a TVN romantic comedy starring Son YeJin and Hyun Bin.

Linda is incensed that the epilogues are used to show the same damn scene in Switzerland over and over, instead of developing side characters who should be contributing more to this story. Judy is upset that the lines are so unmemorable that they're NOT Crash Landing On You! Get it???!!! SeungJun (Kim JungHyun) and Dan (Seo JiHye) become increasingly pointless in these episodes.

Digressions:

1:55 – New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails!

17:59 – Anime recommendations: “Toradora!” (とらドラ!), “Fruits Basket” (フルーツバスケット) and “Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits” (かくりよの宿飯)

20:47 – “Welcome to Night Vale” podcast

22:37 – Linda’s looking forward to “Hospital Playlist” (슬기로운 의사생활) premiering March 12

31:15 - Abduction of Shin SangOk and Choi EunHee. Click here to read a Wiki article about the incident. 

56:37 – Are the “Military World Games” a real thing?

 

Some Korean terms:

날로먹다: [nal-lo-meok-da] to eat raw; used as a description of greed.

입짧은 공주: [ip-jjal-beun-gong-joo] Picky Princess.

찜질방: [jjim-jil-bang] sauna bathhouse.

영접하다: [yeong-jeop-ha-da] to contact a spirit; to be possessed by a spirit.

달달구리: [dal-dal-goo-ri] slang for sweet treats. We confused "sweetmeats" with "sweetbreads". The translator did use "sweetmeats" correctly, but it is an archaic word, so it doesn't seem appropriate to use for "달달구리", a new slang term.

죽: [jook] porridge.

 

Audio credits:

Nao Toyama – “Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits” – “Tomoshibi no Manimani”

Disparition – “Welcome to Night Vale” – “A Ballad of Fiedler and Mundt”

 

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!

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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.

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

Mar 4, 2020

DON'T TELL NO PORKY, GIGABYTCH. Judy, Linda and Teresa are finally getting some flutters from the real danger in episodes 5-8 of “Crash Landing On You” (사랑의 불시착), a TVN romantic comedy starring Son YeJin and Hyun Bin.

Corrections: Judy called Choi WooSik and Kim JungHyun by the wrong name. Oops!

Some of the subtitles in this drama are just WACKY. We miss Jean (she of the "Vagabond" subtitles") so much. Judy honors ManBok (aka The Wiretapper played by Kim YoungMin) with his own musical sting. We feel bad for Seo JiHye for having to play yet another Sharon-like character. Meanwhile, we do NOT feel bad for Kim JungHyun and wish someone a bit more seductive and dangerous was playing SeungJun. 

We are planning a special episode that you can turn on as you’re watching like a commentary track. Please join Patreon to participate in our poll or make a suggestion! The poll is open until March 16 and the current leader is “My Holo Love” starring Yoon HyunMin and Ko SungHee. You can also comment with your own suggestion!

 

Digressions:

2:11 – New Patreon donors!

7:16 – Patreon poll open until March 16!

9:49 – Linda’s bored with “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?” and “Queen: Love and War”

11:28 – Teresa watched “Parasite”; some follow up thoughts. Click here to watch Bong JoonHo and Choi WooSik analyze the first scene.

20:07 – “The Noble Blood” podcast

54:33 – Is “Crash Landing On You” an accurate portrayal of North Korean life? Click here and here to watch the videos of North Korean defectors talking about the details in the drama.

1:08:53 – “Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it” (理系が恋に落ちたので証明してみた)

1:15:57 – We miss Korean seafood

 

Some Korean terms:

재벌: [jae-beol] tycoon; rich person.

반지하: [ban-ji-ha] half basement.

옥탑방: [ok-tap-bang] rooftop apartment.

제수꽃다발: [je-soo-kkot-da-bal] this was translated to "gigabytch" in the drama; 제수없다 [je-soo-up-da] means unlucky and 꽃다발 [kkot-da-bal] means flower bouquet. In conclusion, we have no idea what this particular slang term means. 

견우와 직녀: [gyeon-oo-wa-jik-nyeoh] folk tale of lovers separated in the night sky by the Milky Way and they are able to meet once a year on July 7 via a bridge formed by crows and magpies.

치맥: [chi-mek] short for chicken-mekjoo (beer).

능구렁이: [neung-goo-rung-ee] Asian king snake; used to describe an untrustworthy person; "snake in the grass".

못살아: [mot-sal-ah] expression of frustration; literally “I can’t live!”

모태솔로: [mo-teh-sol-lo] used to describe someone who has never dated.

새끼: [se-kki] the term for a baby animal used by mothers as a term of endearment; can also be used insultingly (ie. bastard or son of a bitch).

 

Audio credits:

Jung Jaeil – “Parasite” – “Conciliation I”

Marco Beltrami – “Snowpiercer” – “This Is The End”

Sora Amamiya – “Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It” – “PARADOX”

Tom Holkenborg - Mad Max: Fury Road – “Escape”

BTS – “MAP OF THE SOUL: 7” - “Black Swan”

“Archer” Season 1, Episode 8 – “The Rock”

 

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.

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

Feb 19, 2020

DO YOU FEEL THE PITTERPATS? Judy, Linda and Teresa wonder if they should be feeling heart flutters from episodes 2-4 of “Crash Landing On You” (사랑의 불시착), a TVN romantic comedy starring Son YeJin and Hyun Bin.

The drama is doing a great job at poking fun at its own tropes. We are super invested in the wiretapper's (Kim YoungMin) wellbeing and not at all interested in JungHyeok's (Hyun Bin) investigation into the truck accident. We definitely think SeRi and JungHyeok are cute together but don't anticipate any burning passion in future episodes.

We are planning a special commentary track episode! Please join Patreon to participate in our poll or make a suggestion. The poll is open until March 16 and so far the choices are “How Are You Bread” starring Suho (EXO) and Lee SeYoung, and “My Holo Love” starring Yoon HyunMin and Ko SungHee.

 

Digressions:

1:15 – “Parasite” (기생충)

3:08 – “Luna Nera”

4:08 – “Itaewon Class” (이태원 클라쓰)

8:59 – Follow-up to “Black Dog” (블랙독)

59:55 - Do you feel doogeun-doogeun?

1:12:21 – Who is Count Asura? Click here to read the Mazinger Wiki entry on the anime character.

 

Some Korean terms:

누룽지: [noo-roong-ji] crispy rice.

과자: [gwa-ja] snack, confectionary.

쫄따구: [jjol-dda-goo] derogatory term for lower ranking scrub. 

두근두근: [doo-geun-doo-geun] descriptor for a racing heart; Japanese version is dokidoki.

이끌다: [ee-kkeul-da] to lead.

 

Audio credits:

Jung Jaeil – “Parasite” – “Conciliation I”

Black Casino and the Ghost – “Luna Nera” – “Son of the Dust”

The Who – “Won’t Get Fooled Again”

John Williams – “Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker” – “Farewell”

 

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.

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