AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives

Welcome to part one of two as we deep dive the feel good, slice of life drama that has all things we never knew we loved--surgeries and singing--in a Kdrama. That's right folks, it's Hospital Playlis…

Lia interviews dentist Dr. Charlene Lim about Hometown Cha Cha Cha's choice to make Yoon Hye-jin a dentist. Learn what the drama got right, and where there was a little creative license (ahem, extens…

With special guest listener Sarah, we deep dive into the popular 2021 K-drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha. We discuss why this drama nailed the pacing, how it gave us so many amazing romance tropes, and why…

We dig into Start-Up, the divisive 2020 drama with a flipped Cyrano trope starring Nam Joo-Hyuk and Bae Suzy. Megan explains why Nam Do San resonated with her so much, and we discuss why we found Goo…

We are excited to welcome our guest Corinne from Love. Sex. Literature Podcast as we explore our favorite kiss scenes in Kdramas, our favorite actors who know how to make a great on-screen lip-lock, …

Afternoona Delight is back with another installment of our Second Male Lead SOS because our poor, lovelorn SMLs deserve their own happily ever afters. Naturally, we heeded the call and--we wrote them…

In our first Halloween special, we discuss the 2020 mystery drama Zombie Detective, starring Choi Jin-hyuk as the hottest zombie we've ever seen. This episode goes a little off the rails, so stick wi…

We discuss why the 2020 Kdrama Into the Ring is a hidden gem with a fantastic beta hero and an alpha heroine. We explain why this drama is about so much more than small-town politics and get into our…

Secretary Kim gave us incredibly chemistry, Park Seo Joon as a narcissistic but damaged chaebol, and Park Min Young as a capable secretary with unlimited pencil skirts. We get into all the sexual ten…

Squid Game. Everyone and their pet cat is talking about this drama that’s taking the world—and TikTok by storm. So what is it? Over-hyped horror? Compelling capitalism cautionary tale? We dig into ho…

Over the course of our Kdrama watching, we have made a list of references that we want to understand better, so we dedicated an episode to a little research! We give some background info on soju tent…

The 2017 action film Midnight Runners has everything we love about buddy cop movies: Action, comedy, some sweaty abs, and big sticks. We dive into what made it fun, talk about how there are some impo…

We deep dive into Move to Heaven, a short drama about trauma cleaners packed with emotional punch... and real punches. We get a little personal in this one, discussing all things death in a candid wa…

We deep dive into Lawless Lawyer, where Lee Joon Gi kicks some major butt, and Ahn Oh Ju gives us feelings we were not ready for -- him and his toe socks. We explain why the real chemistry of this dr…

It might not be an official THING, but in our extensive, very fun research, we have determined MAJOR STUFF happens in Episode 11 of most dramas. Amy and Megan break it down. Check timestamps for spoi…

We discuss (relation)ships we are sailing on, ships we want to sail on, and our thoughts on fandoms. We make up some inter-drama character mashups that we'd love to see!

Kpop Rec:
Hello Bitches by CL

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We watch the first episodes of three dramas: Doom At Your Service, My Roommate is a Gumiho, and Reply 1997, and then discuss whether we were hooked or not. We also riff on what makes a great first ep…

K-drama heroes cry, from Lee Joon Gi, to Yoo Seung Ho to Hyun Bin, and frankly... we're into it. We chat up our favorite crying scenes and discuss who is the prettiest when he's shedding some tears. 

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Turns out we love murder in our K-dramas, especially when Lee Joon Gi is the hero. Get into all the twists, turns, and yes--romance--with us as we deep dive into Flower of Evil, an AfterNoona Delight…

Lia completes a Mr. Sunshine hero trifecta, Amy surprises us with her Lee Minho choices, and Megan talks about how Ko Dong Man would absolutely go downtown... well. Get all the details on which kdram…