K-drama My Eyes Out

KDMEO, WE DON'T KNOW DRUGS. Judy and Linda stall for fall by watching four ridiculously popular Kdramas from 2004-2013! How is every single one of these about a poor dumdum uncovering a rich douchebag's heart of gold? We will be hibernating for December, in hopes that we'll get some dramas worth checking out in 2022. Happy holidays and happy New Year!   Digressions:   1:51 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mails! 14:14 - On a whim, Judy tried out "Inspector Koo" (구경이), starring Lee YoungAe. It's pretty watchable and has a great supporting cast. 16:51 - "The Handmaiden" (아가씨) is a hauntingly memorable film. It was directed by Park ChanWook, who also directed the Vengeance series of films. 18:27 - A notorious dictator is dead! Judy celebrated by watching "A Taxi Driver" (택시운전사), a 2017 film about the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. 21:03 - "Arcane" is a Netflix animated series based in the "League of Legends" universe and is an amazing show, even if you have never played the video game. 22:36 - Judy has been walking

WARNING - THE LAST 15 MINUTES IS BASICALLY RIFFING. Judy and Linda stall for fall by watching four classic Kdramas from 2000-2010!  Next week, we continue to stall for fall by trying out "Full House" (풀하우스), "Princess Hours" (궁), "Master's Sun" (주군의 태양) and "The Heirs" (왕관을 쓰려는 자, 그 무게를 견뎌라 – 상속자들).   Digressions:   1:22 - New Patreon donor! 1:40 - Judy, like a fool, thought that she could just enjoy the candy-coloured Pixar movie, "Luca" without crying. Check it out!   6:01 - "Autumn in My Heart" (가을동화) is a ridiculously popular KBS melodrama from 2000, starring Song SeungHun, Song HyeKyo and Won Bin. Who knew we would scream so much while watching it? 17:53 - "Winter Sonata" (겨울연가) is the next offering from the creators of "Autumn in My Heart". Bae YongJun and Choi JiWoo are decidedly not young enough to play teenagers, but here we are. If you want to visit Nami island, the tourist attraction that Linda talks about, it's only about 50km away from Seoul! 28:02 - "Coffee Prince" (커피프린스 1호점) is a MBC revers

LET'S JUST BURN THIS THING DOWN! Judy and Linda discuss "D.P." (Deserter Pursuit), starring Jung HaeIn, Koo KyoHwan and Kim SungKyun. WARNING: We talk about physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as bullying and suicide.   To Stall For Fall, we are checking out some older Kdrama classics. Click on the names for the links, but some of them may not have English subtitles.  Next episode, we are covering "Autumn in My Heart" (가을동화), "Winter Sonata" (겨울연가), "Coffee Prince" (커피 프린스 1호점) and "My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho" (내 여자친구는 구미호).   Digressions:   3:09 - Listener E-mails! 24:10 - Judy was a guest on a recent episode of "The InfatuAsian Podcast", hosted by Curtis, our West Coast Correspondent! Click here to check out the episode.  26:43 - Linda finished season 2 of "The Baby-Sitters Club". 27:05 - "Free Guy" was a standard fluffy light Ryan Reynolds movie.    Some Korean terms:   고로케: [go-ro-ke] taken from the Japanese (コロッケ) version of croquette. 층계: [cheung-gye] older term for stairs; not actual

HE'S A HACKER, QUESTION MARK?! Judy and Linda try out newer dramas for Fall 2021. We decided to give "D.P." (Deserter Pursuit), starring Jung HaeIn, Koo KyoHwan and Kim SungKyun, its own KDMEO episode. Coming soon!   Digressions:   0:47 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails! 11:39 - Judy insists that you watch "Seinfeld", now on Netflix, but only from season 2 onwards. 14:29 - Let season 2 of "The Baby-Sitters Club" give you a warm, comforting hug. 15:49 - "Far Cry 6" is out! Judy is new to the franchise and is eager to acquire the so-called Battle Chicken, but will it be enough to stave off the post-Mass Effect depression? 19:04 - Linda really enjoyed "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", reminiscent of beautiful martial arts movies of old.   23:37 - "Yumi's Cells" (유미의 세포들) is a TVN drama, starring Kim GoEun and An BoHyun. It's based on a 2015 webtoon, which may have been amusing, but the animated bits slow down the pace way too much. Kim GoEun's bangs and An BoHyun's chin scruff are distrac

SHE LOVES HIM OR SOMETHING; WHO CARES. Judy and Linda don't bother analysing episodes 11-12 of “Hospital Playlist” (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung.   Our Fall First Impressions episode will cover "Yumi's Cells" (유미의 세포들), "D.P." (디피), "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha" (갯마을 차차차) and "Police University" (경찰수업).   Some of the nicknames we used for characters (continued from S1): Buddha - Ahn JungWon, pediatric surgeon played by Yoo YeonSeok Long Winter - Jang GyeoWool, General Surgery resident (now fellow!) played by Shin HyunBin Dove - Lee IkSun, sister of IkJun (Jo JungSuk) played by Kwak SunYoung Ice Man - Kim JoonWan, cardiothoracic surgeon played by Jung KyungHo Captain Doctor - Ahn ChiHong, Neurosurgery resident played by Kim JunHan   Digressions: 1:03 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mails! 25:09 - Judy is one season into the lighthearted sitcom, "Superstore". 27:06 - Linda's already finished watching "D.P.", which we'll be cover

WHAT THE FRICK; DON'T BE A DICK! Judy and Linda get tipsy to talk about episodes 9-10 of “Hospital Playlist” (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung.   For our Fall First Impressions episode, we have picked: "Police University" (JinYoung of B1A4), "D.P." (Jung HaeIn), "Yumi's Cells" (Kim GoEun) and "Hometown Cha Cha Cha" (Kim SeonHo and Shin MinAh).   Some of the nicknames we used for characters (continued from S1): Buddha - Ahn JungWon, pediatric surgeon played by Yoo YeonSeok Long Winter - Jang GyeoWool, General Surgery resident (now fellow!) played by Shin HyunBin Dove - Lee IkSun, sister of IkJun (Jo JungSuk) played by Kwak SunYoung Ice Man - Kim JoonWan, cardiothoracic surgeon played by Jung KyungHo   Digressions: 2:17 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails! 10:00 - Linda finally finished "My Mister", and was pleasantly impressed by IU's acting. 11:33 - Of course Judy watched animated movie, "The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wo

I DON'T NEED YOUR F&*#ING RICE CAKES! Judy and Linda feel bogged down by episodes 7-8 of “Hospital Playlist” (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung.   If you have any suggestions for Fall First Impressions, please let us know ASAP! We might even plan a Watch Party with our Patreon donors!   Some of the nicknames we used for characters (continued from S1): Buddha - Ahn JungWon, pediatric surgeon played by Yoo YeonSeok Long Winter - Jang GyeoWool, General Surgery resident (now fellow!) played by Shin HyunBin Dove - Lee IkSun, sister of IkJun (Jo JungSuk) played by Kwak SunYoung   Digressions: 3:37 - Judy's enjoying the art style of the new animated Marvel series, "What If?" but it's pretty cheesy. 6:41 - Linda binged all of "Atypical" on Netflix and is appreciating the spotlight on struggles of a high-functioning autistic teenager. 8:01 - Judy recently discovered The 8-Bit Big Band and is loving their crisp performances. Check ou

IT'S OKAY, EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT! Judy and Linda feel slightly better after episodes 5-6 of “Hospital Playlist” (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung.   Some of the nicknames we used for characters (continued from S1): Buddha - Ahn JungWon, pediatric surgeon played by Yoo YeonSeok Long Winter - Jang GyeoWool, General Surgery resident (now fellow!) played by Shin HyunBin Dove - Lee IkSun, sister of IkJun (Jo JungSuk) played by Kwak SunYoung   Digressions: 0:45 - Listener E-mails!  7:39 - ***SPOILER FREE*** Judy checked out the new "Black Widow" and really enjoyed the "down-to-earth" spycraft in the first half of the movie 7:39 - ***SPOILER FREE*** Linda and Judy finished watching "Loki" on Disney+ 9:57 - Linda is caught up on Season 5 of "Superstore" and is loving the irreverent humour   Some Korean terms: 간섭하다: [gan-seop-hah-dah] to interfere. 어려운: [eo-ryeo-oon] difficult. 결혼시키다:  [gyeol-hon-shi-ki-dah] literally "to order a ma

TOO MUCH RIBBON-TYING! Judy and Linda want more friendship shenanigans from episodes 3-4 of “Hospital Playlist” (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung.   Some of the nicknames we used for characters in season 1: Darth Vader - Lee IkJoon, general surgeon played by Jo JungSuk Buddha - Ahn JungWon, pediatric surgeon played by Yoo YeonSeok Ice Man - Kim JoonWan, cardiothoracic surgeon played by Jung KyungHo Long Winter - Jang GyeoWool, General Surgery resident played by Shin HyunBin Dove - Lee IkSun, ass-kicking sister of Darth Vader played by Kwak SunYoung   Digressions: 1:30 - Listener E-mails!  9:17 - Judy is enjoying the zippy banter in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" 10:33 - Linda is on a Netflix binge: "The BabySitters Club", "Sweet Magnolias", "Ginny & Georgia" and "Superstore" 15:35 - Judy needs music recommendations for her revenge/workout playlist   Some Korean terms: 아쉽다: [ah-ship-dah] literally "to be lacking"; "It's a sham

ARE WE ANTI-ROMANCE? Judy and Linda are grateful for episodes 1-2 of “Hospital Playlist” (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung.   Some of the nicknames we used for characters in season 1: Buddha - Ahn JungWon, pediatric surgeon played by Yoo YeonSeok Ice Man - Kim JoonWan, cardiothoracic surgeon played by Jung KyungHo Long Winter - Jang GyeoWool, General Surgery resident played by Shin HyunBin Captain Doctor - Ahn ChiHong, Neurosurgery resident played by Kim JunHan   Digressions: 1:03 - Listener E-mails! Click here for the Youtube playlist of "Hospital Playlist Goes Camping!" 15:20 - Our west coast correspondent, Curtis, is hosting "The InfatuAsian Podcast"!!! Nadira is a guest host in the first 2 episodes! 19:10 - ***SOME SPOILERS*** Linda and Judy are loving Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson in "Loki" on Disney+ 24:30 - Judy watched "Raya and the Last Dragon" on Disney+ and it was great! It did not get the hype that it deserves an

DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO BUILD A SNOWMAN AFTER A MURDER? Judy and Linda try out newer dramas for Spring 2021. We're taking a short break! Think of us in cocoons dreaming of the second season of "Hospital Playlist" (슬기로운 의사생활). We'll be back here and there, if there's anything fun that comes out.   Digressions:   0:47 - Listener E-mails! 11:13 - Judy offers up a correction for episode 169: "As quickly as a lie" 12:54 - Vox has great informative videos on Youtube, but their Coronavirus playlist is particularly important. Please check it out for reliable information from experts. 14:36 - Linda is hooked on Wendy's (Red Velvet) first mini-album, but especially the song, "When This Rain Stops" 16:34 - Judy is fascinated with the documentary series about a single mom in Korea on SayuriTV 20:33 - Linda watched the second season of "Stranger" and was okay with it. 22:18 - Judy loves "Battlestar Galactica" (2004) so much. Even though it's sci fi, it's grounded in real human concerns and asks what it means

BEHOLD LINDA'S FURY. Judy and Linda try out older dramas suggested by our Patreon donors. Thank you for prompting us to try out shows that were on the back burner. Our Spring First Impressions episode will feature "Sisyphus: The Myth" (시지프스), "Vincenzo" (빈센조), "Mouse" (마우스), "Navillera" (나빌레라) and "River Where the Moon Rises" (달이 뜨는 강). Digressions:   2:43 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails! 6:39 - STOP AAPI HATE. 16:21 - Judy is uplifted by the "Feel the Rhythm of Korea" videos from Korea Tourism Organization. Check them out here! 20:46 - *NO spoilers* We're having fun watching "Falcon and the Winter Soldier"! 22:41 - Judy enjoyed the female friendships in "Hustlers". Jennifer Lopez, WOWZA. 24:46 - Linda rewatched "Little Women" and liked it better than the first time. 26:15 - Judy likes Andy Samberg and she likes "Palm Springs" 28:51 - Linda is loving the lightness of "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers" series on Disney+   31:57 - "My Mister" (나의 아저씨) is a depressingly realistic drama from TVN

JUST LIGHTLY TOSS THE KID ASIDE, FFS!!! Judy and Linda do their utmost to put off talking about episodes 13-16 of "The Uncanny Counter" (경이로운 소문), a supernatural action comedy from OCN, starring Jo ByungGyu, Kim SeJeong, Yoon JoonSang and Yeom HyeRan. I'm not even going to bother writing a blurb about the finale episodes here. Instead, I'll tell you about our special episode, for which our Patreon donors suggested older dramas for us to talk about! In episode 169, we'll be talking about "My Mister" (나의 아저씨), "Melo is My Nature" (멜로가 체질), "Stranger" (비밀의 숲) and "You're Beautiful" (미남이시네요).    Digressions:   3:25 - ***SPOILER ALERT**** Judy and Linda watched "Minari", starring Steven Yeun, Han YeRi and Yoon YuhJung 17:07 - ***SPOILER ALERT*** Judy and Linda loved "WandaVision". Talk about a clever series that actually plans out things ahead of time! 23:44 - Judy finally caved and watched "Little Women" (2019) starring Saoirse Ronan. She liked it, almost as much as the 1994 version! 26:58 - Linda watched "S

HOW ARE THE DEMONS THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THIS? Judy and Linda need help understanding episodes 9-12 of "The Uncanny Counter" (경이로운 소문), a supernatural action comedy from OCN, starring Jo ByungGyu, Kim SeJeong, Yoon JoonSang and Yeom HyeRan. You can really see the writer making things up on the fly in these episodes. If you already hit all these plot points, what can you possibly have left in the final four? Linda gives some ominous hints about what's coming in the finale.    Digressions:   0:56 - Listener E-mails! 3:32 - We really want to watch "Minari" starring Steven Yeun, Han YeRi and Yoon YuhJung 18:16 - Judy was very much intrigued by "I, Tonya" starring Margot Robbie 20:59 - Linda found "The Queen's Gambit" surprisingly easy to watch, even with all the chess.  23:59 - Judy is obsessed with Sunmi's latest song "Tail" (꼬리). Original music video is great, but also make sure to check out the performance video! 29:13 - Korean naming tradition 1:11:58 - Our Patreon donors get to suggest what we cover in

HIT THE LADY DEMON, SOMUN! Judy and Linda are impatient with episodes 5-8 of "The Uncanny Counter" (경이로운 소문), a supernatural action comedy from OCN, starring Jo ByungGyu, Kim SeJeong, Yoon JoonSang and Yeom HyeRan. Our next Watch Party for "Space Sweepers" (Song JoongKi and Kim TaeRi) is Feb 20, 5pm EDT! Become a Patreon donor to join the fun! Judy and Linda spend an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out the demon levelling system and other Counter/Guardian logistics. Why does a contract killer/level 3 demon get a more emotional backstory than Hana (Kim SeJeong)?    Digressions:   1:01 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mails!  12:44 - Please check out the charming cooking content from Sohla El-Waylly on the Babish Culinary Universe and Food52!  14:27 - Linda finished watching the first season of "Bridgerton" on Netflix! 16:37 - You know Judy loves "Scrubs". Check out the podcast, "Fake Doctors, Real Friends" hosted by Zach Braff and Donald Faison! "Scrubs" is also coming to Disney+ on Februar

HOW IS THIS JUSTICE? Judy and Linda demand justice from episodes 2-4 of "The Uncanny Counter" (경이로운 소문), a supernatural action comedy from OCN, starring Jo ByungGyu, Kim SeJeong, Yoon JoonSang and Yeom HyeRan. All the rules pertaining to the Counters and their work are annoyingly loosey goosey, so it's difficult to get invested when anyone breaks or adheres to them. Linda posits that there are not enough Counters to cover all of South Korea and wonders how they would cover larger countries, like Canada. Judy wonders why there aren't many K-dramas that cast cops in a positive light, compared to American shows.    Digressions:   1:08 – New Patreon donor and Listener E-mails!  5:29 - Linda finished "Start-Up" (스타트업) and appreciated that the ending didn't crash and burn 10:46 - Judy smoothly segues into Epik High's new album, "Epik High Is Here" 19:58 - Judy finally watched "The Dressmaker", starring Kate Winslet and loved its quirkiness 23:42 - Judy also binged all of "The Bonfire of Destiny" (Le Bazar de l

OOF. Judy and Linda were pretty disappointed by the scant selection of K-dramas this winter. We did find an unexpected gem, though!    Digressions:   1:08 – Listener E-mails! We get listener feedback on “Bridgerton”, and the terrible dramas we watched for Episode 163!   18:46 – Linda started watching "Youn's Stay" (윤스테이), a spin-off of the variety show, “Youn’s Kitchen” (윤식당) . We hope it becomes accessible to non-Korean speaking viewers soon!   25:21 – Judy scratched her H.P. Lovecraft itch by watching "Color Out of Space" (2019) starring Nicolas Cage.   27:30 – Judy continues her Nicolas Cage run with the Netflix series, "History of Swear Words"!     29:16 - "Run On" (런온) is a JTBC romantic comedy (???), starring Im SiWan, Shin SeKyung and SooYoung (Girl's Generation). As predicted, SooYoung is the best part about this drama, but we're not about to watch hours of something just for 5 minutes of catty fun.  39:43 - "True Beauty" (여신강림) is a godawful TVN drama based on a webtoon (sigh). It st

MY GOD, MY GOD WHAT HAVE WE DONE? Well, we finally did it, folks. We watched the three dramas we swore we would never watch, and we did it for you! [through gritted teeth] HAPPY NEW YEAR. Digressions: 5:29 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails! Our listener, Liz, sent us a link to the Youtube video of the K-Pop Festival. Check it out! 10:08 - Judy snobbily watched the first season of "Bridgerton", the hot new Shondaland drama 16:12 - Linda is watching "Start-Up" (스타트-업)! 18:13 - "How Are You Bread" (하와유브레드) is a 2020 web drama starring Suho (EXO) and Lee SeYoung. It's so utterly cookie-cutter (see what I did there?) and bad, but we finally know how they chose the baffling title! 35:57 - "My ID is Gangnam Beauty" (내 아이디는 강남미인) is a 2018 JTBC drama starring Im SooHyang and Cha EunWoo (ASTRO). Judy is mad at literally everything in this drama, but Linda suggests that that might be the actual intention of this awful drama.l 47:33 - "Cool Guys, Hot Ramen" (꽃미남 라면가게) is a 2011 TVN drama starring Jung IlWoo and

YOU BLOODY COWARDS. Judy and Linda are utterly but not surprisingly disappointed with episodes 13-16 of “Tale of the Nine Tailed” (구미호뎐), a TVN supernatural romance starring Lee DongWook, Jo BoAh and Kim Bum. This is the fixed version?!?! We were devastated by the way Rang's (Kim Bum) character was sacrificed for the saccharine ending, but we sincerely hope that Kim Bum will continue to do excellent work elsewhere. This episode is the only time that Judy will ever admit "Titanic" (1997) did something interesting plot-wise. Linda found all of Yeon's (Lee DongWook) plans nonsensical, and not just because she dozed off multiple times. For our winter special episode, we will be watching three Kdramas that we swore we would never watch: "How Are U Bread" (하와유브레드), ID: Gangnam Beauty (내 아이디는 강남미인) and "Cool Guys, Hot Ramen" (꽃미남 라면가게). Warning: we WILL be snarky.    Digressions: 1:43 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails! 19:34 - Linda is hooked on the NCT DAILY channel on Youtube! 21:56 - Judy absolutely loved

EVIL JIAH > REGULAR DUMMY JIAH. Judy and Linda desperately need better rules in episodes 9-12 of “Tale of the Nine Tailed” (구미호뎐), a TVN supernatural romance starring Lee DongWook, Jo BoAh and Kim Bum. HOT TAKE: JiAh's parents should never have been allowed to come back. We suspect even the drama writer doesn't like the character of JiAh (Jo BoAh). Kim Bum did not have enough screentime in these episodes, which is a huge bummer. TVN is taking some extra time to fix up the final four episodes, so we'll be back in three weeks to cover the finale!   Digressions: 1:05 - Listener E-mails and requests from Twitter 2:21 - "Cool Guys, Hot Ramen" (꽃미남 라면가게) 6:02 – Canadian stereotypes 14:34 - Judy finally tried "Flower of Evil" (악의 꽃) 21:45 - JTBC variety show "Crime Scene" (크라임씬) is on Youtube! Click here for the playlist, but there are no English subtitles. 26:37 – “Batman: The Animated Series” S1E26 “Perchance to Dream”   Some Korean terms: 선녀: [seon-nyeo] Korean version of fairy or angel. 이무기: [ee-moo-gi] snakes