Annyeonghaseyo! We’re three best selling American novelists who explore the wonderfully wacky world of K-Romance through a writer’s lens. We fangirl over our favorite characters, debate our favorite tropes, and nerd out through K-drama deep dives. Expect a few K-pop and K-skincare recs for good measure, because why not ride the Hallyu wave all the way to shore? So grab some Tteokbokki and listen to your new favorite unnis.
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Afternoona Delight is thrilled to introduce Afternoona Asks! New guest hosts Sarah and Grace chat about watching Asian dramas growing up as Korean American (Grace) and British Chinese (Sarah). Sarah …
In today's episode, we celebrate one of our favorite hard-working actors, Sung Dong-Il, and take a look back at his breadth of work. We share what we love about him, our favorite roles of his, and li…
An antihero is a major character who lacks the qualities an audience might ascribe to a conventional hero (we are using the term "hero" hero to be inclusive of all genders). Antiheroes are ambiguous …
Was it a masterful revenge plot or just a series of very fortunate coincidences? While we all have varying thoughts about this drama, we do agree on this: The baddies were so bad, it was good, and we…
We unburden ourselves about what's on our minds this week, from Megan's obsession with Peaktime to Lia's obsession with Jimin's new single. We also discuss some serious topics, from the feminist move…
At long last, by popular demand, drumroll please....
This week we're digging into Moon Lovers aka Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo. The drama is a 2016 Korean adaptation of the 2011 Chinese drama Scarl…
It's our pod, and if we want to play This or That, then we are going to do it... our way. Play along with us. Jang Hyuk’s hair in Fated to Love You: pre or post time jump? Lee Dong Wook as Reaper or …
There is very little to discuss in today's drama without spoiling a key plot element that gets revealed in episode 2 of the drama. We might reveal it a little before the spoiler section, at about the…
Hit The Spot is a short K-drama that explores and centers female sexual pleasure. We chat about what we think the drama did right and get a little personal as your AfterNoonas tend to do. In addition…
Welcome to the very first Afternoona Uncensored episode where we are coming at you unscripted, unedited, and uninterrupted! Will Amy and Lea let Megan banter? Will Lea and Megan go wildly off the rai…
Off and Gun, also known as Jumpol Adulkittiporn and Atthaphan Phunsawat, are Thai actors who are a popular double act in BL dramas. Join Lia, Megan and friend-of-the-pod and BL fangirl Alison (also a…
It's official. Your Afternoonas have all been destroyed by the epic love story between Orchid and Moon Supreme. Join us as we gush over a strong heroine with tons of agency, the grumpiest of grumpy a…
What's an emotional wound? Simply put, a wound is a big boo (or boo boos) from the past that causes a character lots of emotional pain. It's a deep-seated ouch that colors the way they look at the wo…
It's the revenge of the bullied. The AfterNoonas give our thoughts, predictions, and theories on The Glory: Part One while we wait for the second part to air in March. We get into our favorites among…
Happy two-year anniversary to us...and you, our wonderful listeners! Today we take a look back at the drama that started it all, Crash Landing on You. Is the tornado funny? Are the trucks of death ac…
It's time for another snack-sized Thai BL dive...this time Lia and Alison are taking on Big Dragon, a 2022 enemies-to-lovers drama about two university students whose sex tape misadventure leads from…
Netflix bills its South Korean dating show, Singles Inferno, as: stranded and ready to mingle, flirty singles search for love on a deserted island they can only escape as couples for romantic date ni…
Today didn't quite go as planned for your AfterNoona hosts, but the recipe for any stress is to talk about Kdramas, right? Listen to Amy and Megan reminisce about our favorite grovel scenes, chat abo…
Take one heart-broken protagonist, one drunken love confession to the wrong guy, one (okay a few) night stands, and a whole lot of angst and what do you get? Love Mechanics--starring stand out Thai a…
A romance between the PD of a dating reality show and one of the contestants who just happens to be her bff and is secretly in love with her? Sign. Us. UP! We were so looking forward to a romcom with…