K-drama My Eyes Out

WHERE'S YOUR PANIC BUTTON? Judy and Linda worry about their own mental health after watching episodes 1-4 of "Daily Dose of Sunshine" (정신병동에도 아침이 와요), the Netflix drama, starring Park BoYoung. Content warning: There is discussion of mental illness and stalking.     We need a nickname for Dr Hwang. If you have one, please let us know!   Digressions:   0:57 - Listener E-mail! 2:49 - Judy watched "12.12: The Day" (서울의 봄) starring Hwang JungMin and Jung WooSung about the 1979 coup d'etat in South Korea.  5:27 - Linda finished watching "Hwarang" (화랑) starring Park HyungSik and Park SeoJoon and found it to be a fun watch as long as you ignore Go ARa.  6:58 - Judy's first book of the year was "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" (82년생 김지영) by Cho Nam-Joo. It's a stark and matter-of-fact depiction of the gender gap in South Korea. 11:25 - Continuing down the Park HyungSik hole, Linda watched "Happiness" (해피니스) from 2021, and found it to be more interesting than the typical zombie fare.      Some Korean terms:  태움: [teh-oo

WISHING EVERYONE A FABULOUS 2024! Judy and Linda struggle to make sense of  episodes 13-16 of "Strong Girl Nam Soon" (힘쎈여자 강남순), the JTBC drama, starring Lee YooMi, Ong SeongWoo, and Kim JungEun. We're going to shake off the bad vibes of this drama with the remnants of 2023 and go forward into 2024 with "Daily Dose of Sunshine" starring Park BoYoung!     Digressions:   1:34 - Listener E-mails! 12:01 - Linda is halfway through the final season of "The Crown" and is feeling ill at ease with the relative proximity of the events. 14:29 - Judy is absolutely hooked on 2023 Game of the Year, "Baldur's Gate 3". There will be future updates on her character's relationship with Astarion, the hot vampire Elf, whether listeners want it or not! 19:58 - Linda is so far down the Park HyungSik rabbit hole that she's watching "Hwarang", despite the Go ARa-ness of it all.     Some Korean terms:  사극: [sa-geuk] historical drama. 한강: [han-gang] Han River.     Audio credits:   Hans Zimmer - "The Crown" - "Main Title" Bori

IT'S FARTY TIME. Judy and Linda continue their voluntary self-torture by covering episodes 7-12 of "Strong Girl Nam Soon" (힘쎈여자 강남순), the JTBC drama, starring Lee YooMi, Ong SeongWoo, and Kim JungEun.     If this drama has such high ratings, how come we don't have 23.7 million listeners?     Some Korean terms:  나 잡아봐라: [nah-jab-ah-bwa-rah] "Try to catch me!"; this used to be a cringey cliche from Korean dramas in the 80s.  여인천하: [yeo-in-cheon-hah] literally "women's world"; "Ladies of the Palace", a 2001 sageuk about Queen Munjeong; it's one of Judy's favourites and Kim JungEun is terribly hammy in that as well!  10억: [ship-eok] one billion. 힘쓰지마: [him-sseu-ji-ma] "Don't use your strength". 평: [pyeong] measurement of area; 1평 = 3.31m^2 = 35 sq ft; therefore 60평 = 199m^2 = 2100 sq ft     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

WOMEN DELIVERY PEOPLE? NO F-ING WAY. Judy and Linda continue ranting about episodes 3-6 of "Strong Girl Nam Soon" (힘쎈여자 강남순), the JTBC drama, starring Lee YooMi, Ong SeongWoo, and Kim JungEun. I struggled so hard with the headline for this episode. Here are the other candidates: WE'RE CALLING HIM "LIVER TRANSPLANT" FROM NOW ON. HIS NAME IS BREAD SONG?!?!? WHERE'S THE CUTE? YOU GOT A BOYBANDER. WOW, SO MANY WHITE PEOPLE.   Digressions:   1:30 - "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" was great, but sadly didn't get enough attention. Check it out on Netflix for a fun, easy watch! 2:36 - Judy didn't realize that she would get so into "Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators", but the documentary series does a great job of giving the cast the spotlight they deserve. 5:01 - "Renfield" is a weird gory movie about Dracula's put upon familiar. Nicolas Cage is his wacky self and Nicholas Hoult is great, as usual.     Some Korean terms:  간이식: [gan-ee-sik] liver transplant; sounds

THAT'S NOT HOW SCIENCE WORKS! Judy and Linda dive straight into the first two episodes of "Strong Girl Nam Soon" (힘쎈여자 강남순), the JTBC drama, starring Lee YooMi, Ong SeongWoo, and Kim JungEun. Sorry we had to abandon the First Impressions episode, but we really wanted to pick a drama and just delve into it, instead of demurring any longer. We are going to try our best to record every two weeks, we swear!   Digressions:   1:17 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mail! 18:55 - DID YOU KNOW JO JINWOONG WAS IN EPISODE 1 OF "The Good Bad Mother" (나쁜엄마)? Judy squees. 26:34 - "Behind Your Touch" (힙하게) is utterly dumb. The punny name isn't even the worst part.  33:33 - Judy watched one episode of "My Lovely Liar" (소용없어 거짓말), starring Kim SoHyun. Good for the production team for swinging a Maserati sponsorship somehow? 36:36 - "The Devil's Plan" (데블스 플랜) is a Korean reality show, featuring brain games. Judy liked "The Genius" better, but is hopeful that future seasons will become more interesting. 41:17 - ***SPOILE

HOW DO WE BURN THIS THING DOWN?!?! Judy and Linda discuss the second season of "D.P." (Deserter Pursuit), starring Jung HaeIn, Koo KyoHwan, Son SukKoo, and Kim SungKyun. WARNING: We talk about physical, and emotional abuse, as well as bullying and suicide.   Now that we're back to recording regularly, we're trying to find a drama to cover from start to finish. So we'll be back in September with a First Impressions episode to try out "My Lovely Liar" (소용없어 거짓말), "My Dearest" (연인), "Behind Your Touch" (힙하게), and "The Good Bad Mother" (나쁜엄마).   Digressions:   0:42 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mail! 3:35 - Linda watched the feel-good movie, "Dream" (드림) starring Park SeoJoon and IU.  5:14 - Judy distracted herself during exercise by watching the first two episodes of "Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938" (구미호뎐 1938).  12:32 - Is Linda too much of a Canuck to understand the saccharine interactions in "Sweet Magnolias" season 3? 14:06 - Judy had to stop watching the first episode of "Heartbeat" (가슴이 뛴다), starri

Judy and Linda are finally back to catch up on some e-mails and give their First Impressions of "The Glory" (더 글로리), "Under the Queen's Umbrella" (슈룹), and "The Interest of Love" (사랑의 이해). The next episode will be about season 2 of "D.P." (Deserter Pursuit), starring Jung HaeIn, Koo KyoHwan, Son SeokKoo and Kim SungKyun. Sorry about audio issues with Judy's microphone!   Digressions:   2:43 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails! 33:40 - Judy recently played the "Resident Evil 4" remake, and had such a fun time fighting zombies and ineffectively flirting with hotties. You can check out VOD of her playthrough on Youtube. 37:04 - Linda has caught up on all seasons of "The Crown", and needs everyone to go to therapy. 39:28 - Linda also watched both "Enola Holmes" movies, and had a fun time. If only there was more of Henry Cavill! 40:53 - ***SPOILER ALERT*** Gasp! Linda is actually watching a K-drama? She started off liking "See You in My 19th Life" (이번 생도 잘 부탁해), but is not liking that the main characters

HALLO~!  Happy New Year! It's time to catch up with Judy and Linda.  Our next episode will be a First Impressions episode with "The Glory" (더 글로리) starring Song HyeKyo, "Under the Queen's Umbrella" (슈룹) starring Kim HyeSoo and "The Interest of Love" (사랑의 이해) starring Yoo YeonSeok and Moon GaYoung.    Digressions:   1:34 - Listener E-mails! 19:25 - Surprisingly, Linda is enjoying "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area" (종이의 집: 공동경제구역) and now the second season is out. 23:09 - Judy was disappointed by the Netflix show, "Korea No. 1" (코리아넘버원) with Yoo JaeSuk, Lee Kwang Soo and Kim YeonKoung. For a show that's supposed to impress you with the skill of master artisans, it focuses too much on the squabbling between the cast members.  26:44 - Linda finally tried "Community" and loves the first four seasons. Judy is ecstatic. Everyone should watch it, we say! 28:20 - "Andor" is Judy's favourite show from 2022. The struggles of regular people against the vast Empire in the Star Wars universe is portrayed in a wa

INCEST? IS IT INCEST?!  It's a Girls' Generation-themed episode, featuring "If You Wish Upon Me" (당신이 소원을 말하면) starring SooYoung, "Jinxed At First" (징크스의 연인) starring SeoHyun and "Good Job" (굿잡) with YuRi.    Digressions:   2:05 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mails! 20:40 - For Halloween, Judy streamed "Call of Cthulhu", a 2018 game on her Twitch channel (twitch.tv/ladyjutea). For eldritch horror that makes you question your perception of reality, check it out! 22:40 - Linda finished season 3 of "Derry Girls" and is sad that the show is done! When will we get another fun nostalgic show? 24:02 - Judy and Linda suddenly become variety show experts and critique "Young Actors' Retreat" (청춘MT).  32:15 - Linda is very into IU's music right now. It's very good! There's nothing else to say about that.   34:03 - "If You Wish Upon Me" (당신이 소원을 말하면) is a feel good drama from KBS, and stars SooYoung, Ji ChangWook and Sung DongIl. It is literally our favourite out of the three we checked out. Good for you, SooYoung

PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER!!! Judy and Linda were fine with "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (이상한 우영우), an ENA drama starring Park EunBin and Kang TaeOh. The drama starts off charming and showcases great acting from the cast, but definitely suffers in the latter half from some nonsensical decisions from the writer.  To celebrate their recent 15th anniversary, we'll be recording a Girls' Generation-themed episode next. So check out the first episodes of "If You Wish Upon Me" (당신이 소원을 말하면) starring SooYoung, "Jinxed At First" (징크스의 연인) starring SeoHyun and "Good Job" (굿잡) with YuRi. Unfortunately we can't figure out where to find YoonA's "Big Mouth" (빅마우스). Also an episode of "Young Actors' Retreat" (청춘MT) for the heck of it.   Digressions:   3:32 - Listener E-mails! 20:29 - "Chorus" was one of the first games Judy streamed on her Twitch channel (twitch.tv/ladyjutea) and had a great time in spite of it taking itself way too seriously. 24:48 - Linda watched the film version of "Dear Evan Hansen" on the plane to Kor

WUTHERING HEIGHTS IS FULL OF GARBAGE PEOPLE. Judy and Linda ponder JTBC's "My Liberation Notes" (나의 해방일지), starring Kim JiWon, Lee El, Lee MinKi and Son SeokKoo.  We really enjoyed watching this quiet contemplative drama, for its realistic portrayal of depression and ennui. Even though the final episode may have been more vague than we would have liked, we definitely recommend checking this out. We're going on a summer break, but may be back if there's anything that catches our eye. Let us know if you want us to check something out!   Digressions:   0:50 - Listener E-mails! 11:45 - Linda watched "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" and found it entertaining but odd.  13:47 - Judy finished "Our Blues" (우리들의 블루스) and it was great. The actors are fantastic, and even though the individual stories start off depressing, they all end on a lovely hopeful note. 15:56 - Linda and Judy are watching the Disney+ series, "Ms. Marvel", and it's super fun and colourful! 18:38 - Linda started watching "The Morning

TAKE SOME TIME TO DO SOMETHING WHOLLY FOR YOURSELF. Judy and Linda mellow out to 2018's "Little Forest" (리틀 포레스트), starring Kim TaeRi, Ryu JunYeol, Moon SoRi and Jin KiJoo. Our next episode will be about "My Liberation Notes" (나의 해방일지), starring Kim JiWon, Lee El, Lee MinKi and Son SeokKoo.    Digressions:   1:32 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mails! 14:08 - ***NO SPOILERS*** Judy is starry-eyed over brooding Ewan McGregor in "Obi-Wan Kenobi". 18:19 - ***SPOILER ALERT*** Linda and Judy watched all of "Moon Knight" and liked Oscar Isaac in it despite finding the rest of it confusing and somewhat forgettable.  23:34 - Judy watched the miniseries "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?", based on the Agatha Christie novel, and adapted by Hugh Laurie. Check it out if you enjoy an old-fashioned mystery.  43:38 - Click here to watch Kim TaeRi's travel vlog. Sadly no English captions yet!   Some Korean terms:   수제비: [soo-jeh-bi] Korean soup with hand-pulled dough.  맛집: [mat-jib] literally "taste house"; good restaur

YOWZA. ANYONE ELSE NEED CHEERING UP? Judy and Linda watched a bunch of kdramas for spring First Impressions! For our next episode, we're going to watch 2018's "Little Forest" (리틀 포레스트), starring Kim TaeRi, Ryu JunYeol and Moon SoRi.    Digressions:   1:38 - Listener E-mails! 12:13 - Judy and Linda were properly destroyed by "Encanto" from Pixar.  15:11 - "Malcolm in the Middle" is on Disney+ and Judy loves it so much.  16:26 - Judy tried out "Search: WWW" (검색어를 입력하세요 WWW) and is intrigued.    17:52 - "Business Proposal" (사내 맞선) is an SBS romantic comedy based on a webtoon, which started off promising but then devolved into typical trope-y nonsense. Kim SeJeong, Seol InAh and Kim MinGyu are fantastic and we will continue to follow their work, but the latter half of this was decidedly disappointing. 25:07 - "Our Blues" (우리들의 블루스) is a TVN series in omnibus format, about a small community in Jeju Island. The massive cast is crammed with so many talented actors and we're looking forward to learning more about

We were unable to record this weekend, so here's the edited version of a Mini-Episode we posted on Patreon in May 2021 about JTBC's "Melo Is My Nature", starring Chun WooHee, Jeon YeoBeen, Han JiEun and Ahn JaeHong. "Business Proposal" (사내 맞선) will be incorporated into our Spring 2022 First Impressions episode along with "My Liberation Notes" (나의 해방일지), "Our Blues" (우리들의 블루스) and "Shooting Stars" (별똥별).   Audio Credits: 장범준 (Jang BeomJune) - "Melo Is My Nature" - "흔들리는 꽃들 속에서 네 샴푸향이 느껴진거야" (Your Shampoo Scent In The Flowers) 천우희 (Chun WooHee) and 안재홍 (Ahn JaeHong) - "Melo Is My Nature" - "흔들리는 꽃들 속에서 네 샴푸향이 느껴진거야" (Your Shampoo Scent In The Flowers)   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:   Apple Podcasts   Google Play Musi

WE HAVE THOUGHTS. Judy and Linda mourn episodes 13-16 of "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" (스물다섯, 스물하나), starring Kim TaeRi and Nam JooHyuk. It was great while it lasted.  Our next episode will be about the popular series, "Business Proposal" (사내 맞선) starring Kim SeJeong, Ahn HyoSeop, Kim MinKyu and Seol InAh. If you have suggestions for the Spring First Impressions episode, you know where you contact us!   Digressions:   1:26 - Listener E-mails! 16:22 - Both Judy *and* Linda watched the second season of "Bridgerton". It was definitely better than the first season, but it does become slightly tedious near the end. But the dresses!!! 22:07 - Judy watched "Turning Red", and it was fine. Perhaps Pixar has set our expectations too high, but somehow the ending felt trite to us. Is it too much for an animated movie to fix our real-life issues?  25:19 - Linda is almost done with "Business Proposal" (사내 맞선), and we'll be doing a special episode on it in two weeks. 26:38 - Judy is enjoying the newest looter shooter from 2K

THEIR FORM WASN'T PERFECT BUT THEIR FOLLOW-THROUGH WAS ALRIGHT. Judy and Linda commentate on episodes 9-12 of "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" (스물다섯 스물하나), starring Kim TaeRi and Nam JooHyuk.   Digressions:   1:49 - Listener E-mails! There may be some "Boys Over Flowers" ranting. 14:15 - Linda is all caught up on "Business Proposal" (사내 맞선), which is tongue-in-cheek rom-com fun! 16:45 - Judy watched episode 7 of "Thirty, Nine" (서른, 아홉) and HOLY JEEBUS it was tedious and infuriating. We have officially given up on it. 23:32 - Linda has finished watching all of "True Beauty" (여신강림), and it was dumb fun. 25:23 - Judy is playing "Chicken Police - Paint it RED!", a Polish indie video game with surprising depth and production values. If you enjoy film noirs, it might be worth checking out! 28:19 - Linda watched Pixar's latest film, "Turning Red", which is great, but it's missing a little something that she can't quite put her finger on. 30:50 - ***SPOILER WARNING*** Linda watched "Spider-Man: No Way Home", which is fun

ANOTHER EPISODE ALREADY?! Judy and Linda squeal over episodes 5-8 of "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" (스물다섯 스물하나), starring Kim TaeRi and Nam JooHyuk.   Digressions:   1:42 - Listener E-mails! We get some insider information about subtitle translations from our listeners. 14:28~28:43 - ***MAJOR SPOILERS*** Our thoughts on "Thirty, Nine" (서른, 아홉) episode 2-6! 37:51 - Judy could not find the pine bud drink, so she drinks what she assumes is the closest thing. 1:14:39 - Judy drinks banana (soy) milk. It's been awhile.   Some Korean terms:   번듯하다: [beon-deut-ha-da] respectable; decent. 바보: [ba-bo] dummy. 웃기고 있네: [oot-gee-go-eet-neh] "You've gotta be kidding me" or "What nonsense!" 마음속에 같이 있어: [ma-eum-sok-eh-ga-tee-eet-seo] [They're] together in their hearts. 알콩달콩: [al-kong-dal-kong] lovey dovey. 떡갈비: [ddeok-gal-bee] grilled short rib patty. 선배: [seon-beh] person in an organization with more experience; opposite of "후배" [hoo-beh]. 이쁜이: [ee-ppeu-nee] cutie. 인절미: [een-jeol-mee] sweet rice cake dusted with roasted so

THE WORLD IS ON FIRE. LET US DISTRACT YOU FOR AN HOUR. Judy and Linda spoil episodes 2-4 of "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" (스물다섯 스물하나) for special auditor, Brenda! Kim TaeRi and Nam JooHyuk continue to be fantastic in this nostalgic TVN drama.   Digressions:   19:07 - Jaurim is a fantastic Korean alt rock band and you should check them out if you want to try something other than Kpop. 31:39 - We run through our mind palace, trying to figure out which song Kim TaeRi is dancing to. 51:57 - Has anyone ever tried that pine drink? What can it possibly taste like? 57:29 - The final lines in episode 4 are translated incorrectly. Netflix or Disney+ needs to hire us as a translation editor. Please please hire us.   Some Korean terms:   왜: [weh] why. 마지막 승부: [ma-ji-mak-seung-boo] final match. 재벌: [jeh-beol] tycoon. 여기서 주무시면 안돼요, 얼어죽어요: [yeo-gi-seo-joo-moo-shi-myeon-an-dwe-yo-eol-eo-jook-eo-yo] You can't sleep here, you'll freeze to death. 엉뚱하다: [eong-ddoong-ha-da] wacky, random. 막내: [mak-neh] the youngest. 선배: [seon-

AH, THE PASSION OF YOUTH! Judy and Linda feel hopeful after trying out some new February K-dramas.   Digressions:   0:57 - Listener E-mails! 13:49 - Judy was expecting more Henry Cavill sword fighting from the second season of "The Witcher". 17:09 - Linda watched the second season of "Steel Magnolias" which is a bit cloying but easy to digest. 19"02 - Judy loves Ali Wong and her latest comedy special, "Don Wong" is out on Netflix!   21:23 - "Forecasting Love and Weather" (기상청 사람들: 사내연애 잔혹사 편) is a JTBC drama set at the Korean Meteorological Administration, of all places. It stars Park MinYoung and Song Kang. It's gotta be funded by KMA, seeing as how they love showing montages of why accurate weather prediction is so important? And graphs. So many graphs. 38:25 - "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" (스물다섯 스물하나) is a TVN drama with strong "Reply 1988" vibes. It stars Kim TaeRi and Nam JooHyuk as bright-eyed youths against the background of the 1990s IMF crisis. They are an absolute delight to watch. 50:30 - "Thirty, N

It's all e-mails and midambles, baby! Judy and Linda catch up on a lot of e-mails and random stuff they've been doing for the past 2 months. We'll be doing a First Impressions episode soon, featuring "Thirty, Nine" (서른, 아홉) starring Son YeJin, Jeon MiDo and Kim JiHyun, "Twenty-Five Twenty-One" (스물다섯 스물하나) starring Kim TaeRi and Nam JooHyuk and "Forecasting Love and Weather" (기상청 사람들: 사내연애 잔혹사 편) starring Park MinYoung and Song Kang.   18:36 - Judy watched all of "The Silent Sea" (고요의 바다), starring Gong Yoo, Bae DooNa and Kim SunYoung. Watch out for ***MAJOR SPOILERS*** 21:19-21:50! 24:15 - Linda enjoyed the chemistry between Choi WooSik and Kim DaMi on "Our Beloved Summer" (그 해 우리는), but alas, extraneous nonsense. 38:12 - Judy is loving the absurdity of "What We Do in the Shadows". The first two seasons are now available on Disney+. Check it out if you like Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's work! 40:25 - Linda and Judy found "Hawkeye" to have a great balance between comedy and drama. Who knew we would look