K-drama My Eyes Out

We're back! Judy and Teresa finally get to talk about the bonkers penultimate episodes of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn. This was a week of switcharoos. There were three (!) cases of body switcharoo as well as a car switcharoo. Believe us when we say that none of these make sense. The drama cobbles together the puzzle of Ms Ma's daughter, but it's so convoluted that no one could possibly come up with the correct solution. You know what, it doesn't really matter, because Ms Ma (Kim YoonJin) is too distracted by the murder of a rando teenager to focus on her own goddamn daughter. Digressions: 1:19 - Listener e-mails!   Some Korean terms: 꼬리치다: [ggo-ri-chi-da] to flirt (negative connotation); literally "to shake one's tail".     Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com). Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review: Apple Po

A philosophical question: what constitutes an obstacle? Judy and Robert's heads are spinning at episode 5 of "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억), a TVN drama starring Park ShinHye and Hyun Bin. Wait, this whole thing has only been two days so far? We still feel no sympathy for Jinwoo (Hyun Bin), who only now realizes that he caused the death of Hyungseok (Park Hoon), aka Dead Automobile. Heejoo (Park ShinHye) continues to be dumbest character. TVN, why couldn't you just embrace the fact that this show is ridiculous and just go all in on the wacky?  Some Korean terms: 소설쓰고 자빠졌네: [so-seol-sseu-go-ja-ppa-jeot-neh] literal approximation of "You've fallen down writing a novel"; "--하고 자빠졌네" is an expression used to deride someone's actions. 차: [cha] homonym for "car" and "tea".   Audio credits: Epik High (ft. Younha) - Umbrella  Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com). Download this and other episodes a

Less sociopathy and more goofy video game, pleae! Judy and Robert meander in their discussion of episode 4 of "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억), a TVN drama starring Park ShinHye and Hyun Bin. Judy is so determined to be upset at watching this drama that she starts eating chocolate mid-recording. Meanwhile, Robert is oddly fixated on the idea of people stealing high-tech contact lenses off corpses and shoving them onto their own eyeballs? Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com). Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher Spotify Libsyn RSS 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.

Girl, you're a millionaire now. Put down the toilet phone! Judy and Robert get tipsy as they ramble about episode 3 of "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억), a TVN drama starring Park ShinHye and Hyun Bin. We have to give credit where it's due. Could it be that all of the flaws in the video game were actually intended by the screenwriter to hint at an interesting twist in this "magical" game? Of course, the "magic" that Hyun Bin's character keeps talking about seems to be basically money.    Digressions: 1:10 - Listener E-mails! 10:18 - "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" 13:10 - "Solo: A Star Wars Story" 17:40 - “Circe” by Madeline Miller    Audio credits: Blackway & Black Caviar – "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" – "What’s Up Danger" John Williams – "Solo: A Star Wars Story" – "The Adventures of Han" CHANYEOL & Punch - "Guardian" (aka Goblin: The Lonely and Great God) – "Stay With Me" Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-

This week's theme is: "That's not how [insert plot device] works!" Judy and Teresa are befuddled by episodes 21-24 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn. Kim YoonJin is doing the lord's work this week, portraying both Ms Ma and also the doppleganger Writer. Judy gets disproportionately upset with a piece of jewelry. Teresa wants Ms Ma to adopt Eyeliner Kid (Choi SeungHoon) to form a Revenge Family.   Some Korean terms: 윷놀이: [yoot-nol-ee] a traditional Korean board game; closest approximation in Western culture would be "Sorry!"   Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com). Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher Spotify Libsyn RSS The KDMEO theme music is 'Cute', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 4.0 In

Judy and Teresa's heads are spinning from the twists and turns in episodes 17-20 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn. The Actress (Yoon HaeYoung) continues to be a self-absorbed idiot, and her easily preventable death at the end of this week means that she can't even be useful to Ms Ma (Kim YoonJin) as a witness for her daughter's case, so thanks for nothing. The Photographer's (Park MinJi) motives are so vague that her story arc doesn't have the tragic oomph that it deserved. You know which mystery manga series does tragic backstories very well? Check out "The Kindaichi Case Files". They are GREAT. Judy just keeps forgetting to mention them in the podcast. Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com). Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher Spotify Libsyn RSS The KDMEO theme musi

Teresa, come back and save Judy! Join Judy and Robert for this super casual chat in which they struggle to focus on second episode of "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억), a TVN drama starring Park ShinHye and Hyun Bin. This episode really didn't do anything to make us like Hyun Bin's douchebag CEO character. We were hopeful for Park ShinHye's character for a split second until she went back to grovelling, just because she finds out he's rich. We just wanted more dorky, nonsensical video game bits. Digressions: 1:35 - "The Good Place" 3:20 - "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo" 6:15 - New Year's resolutions, mebbe   Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com). Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher Spotify Libsyn RSS The KDMEO theme music is 'Cute', by Bensound (www.bensound.com), and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution

Happy New Year! Judy is joined by special guest, Robert, to talk about the first episode of "Encounter" (남자친구), yet another TVN winter drama starring Park BoGum and Song HyeKyo. Robert is surprised that this show is also from TVN, seeing as how it's shot and edited exponentially better than "Memories of the Alhambra". Judy is annoyed that the main obstacle to the main characters' romance can be summed up with #RichPeopleProblems. Robert suspects Park BoGum's character of having sinister stalker-y intentions. Digressions: 1:50 - Bonus rant about "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억) episode 2 9:08 - "Hilda", animated series on Netflix   Audio credits: "Frasier" Season 4,  Episode 10 – “The Virgin” Georges Auric – Roman Holiday – "Main Title" Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com). Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher Sp

Ms Ma is making up for last week's snoozefest by kicking ass! Judy and Teresa are enthralled by episodes 13-16 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn. Is Ms Ma's Husband (Song YoungGyu) evil or not? Judy's patience for the Actress' (Yoon HaeYoung) shenanigans is wearing thin. What is up with Officer Bae (Shin Woo)? Is he really a dumbass or is he just pretending? So much information swirling around! We love it. Digressions: 0:38 - Listener E-mails! 2:26 - "Something in the Rain" aka "Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food" 14:23 - Quick cheatsheet of formal vs informal language in Korean   Audio credits: Verdi – "Dies Irae" Hyolyn - "Bae" Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com). Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher Spotify Libsyn RSS The KDMEO theme music is 'Cute', by Bensound (www.b

Sorry about the quality of Judy's voice track this week. Give us our dinner party murder mystery, dammit! Judy and Teresa were slightly let down by episodes 9-12 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn. Teresa is getting suspicious about Ms Ma's husband (Song YoungGyu), who was all sweet supportiveness in previous weeks and now reveals himself as a physically abusive, shady asshole who maybe has hired killers on hand? Judy decides that Mr. Ko (Choi KwangJe) is now her favourite character in this drama. Episode 12 is filled to the brim with useless scenes with random characters doing random stuff. What happened to Ms Ma doing her detective stuff?   Digressions: 2:54 - "Age of Youth" season 2 5:01 - Dinosaur Island - Click here to watch the cute trailer for this awesome new boardgame!   Audio credits: Alun Armstrong and Jenny Galloway - Les Miserables: The Dream Cast in Concert - "Beggars at the Feast"   Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Faceboo

Teresa is off this week, so we're taking a break from "Ms Ma, Nemesis". Judy is joined by special guest, Robert, to discuss the first episode of "Memories of the Alhambra" (알함브라 궁전의 추억), a TVN drama starring Park ShinHye and Hyun Bin. Judy wonders if listeners suggested this kdrama, just to listen to some class A ranting. Robert tries to figure out how to make this AR (augmented reality) game actually profitable instead of the technologically impressive dumpster fire it is.  Digressions: 1:52 - Unravel Two 2:57 - Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales 4:48 - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency season 2   Audio credits: Frida Johansson and Henrik Oja - Unravel Two – "Tema 1" Marcin Przybyłowicz - Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales – "Thronebreaker (Main Theme)" Cristobal Tapia de Veer - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - "Opening Theme" Sarah McLachlan – "I Will Remember You"    Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeye

"It started crazy and it ended crazy." Judy and Teresa loved the cheesiness of episodes 5-8 of “Ms Ma, Nemesis” (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn. To listen to us talk about episodes 1-4 of "Ms Ma, Nemesis", check out KDMEO episodes 109 and 112! Judy is discomfited by the way this drama shows the darker sides of Korea, such as bullying in schools and prejudice against Chinese people of Korean descent. Teresa wonders why the murderer continued to follow through on his original plan, if he heard Ms Ma (Kim YoonJin) predict exactly what he was going to do. Why does Ms Ma leave a sample of her DNA and fingerprints in the police station? There better be a cool twist in later episodes. Digressions: 1:26 - "Aggretsuko" 3:21 - "Lords and Ladles" and "Supersizers Go" 6:38 - Listener suggestion!   Some Korean terms: 팥쥐: [pat-jwee] evil stepsister character from "콩쥐팥쥐" [kong-jwee-pat-jwee], a Korean version of "Cinderella". 조선족: [jo-seon-sok] ethnic Koreans who migrated over to Manchuria

This week, we covered the second hour of our final 3 choices for fall kdramas. If you missed our previous coverage of these dramas, check out KDMEO episodes 109 and 110. Digressions: 0:59 - "Live" (라이브) is still great 2:18 - Judy tried out "The Last Empress" (황후의 품격) 6:36 - "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey" 8:41 - "Matrimonial Chaos" (최고의 이혼) is from KBS and stars Bae DooNa, Cha TaeHyun, Lee El and Son SukKu. Teresa wants to hate the male lead (Sukmoo played by Cha TaeHyun), but he reveals a teeny tiny bit of decency in these two episodes. We can't quite understand Yooyoung (Lee El), who seems a bit too smug that she married a cheating douchebag that she stole from her best friend? 31:21 - "Ms. Ma, Nemesis" (미스마) is a drama from SBS, starring Kim YunJin and Jung WoongIn. Everything in it from characters, costumes and acting is so extra, but it somehow works for this murder mystery. We love this so hard. 52:15 - "The Player" (플레이어) is from OCN and stars Song SeungHun, Krystal Jung, Lee SiEon, Tae WonSuk and Kim WonH

No theme this week! Next week, we're narrowing down our fall kdrama choices. We will be covering the second hour of "Ms. Ma, Nemesis" (미스마), "Matrimonial Chaos" (최고의 이혼) and "The Player" (플레이어). Digressions: 0:42 - Teresa has been watching "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon" 3:17 - Judy's farewell to "Witcher 3"   5:53 - "Live" (라이브) is an excellent frontline cop drama from TVN starring Jung YuMi, Lee KwangSoo, Bae SeongWoo and Bae JongOk. It's actually from March, but whaddya gonna do, we just felt like watching it. Judy wishes there could be a realistic drama like this, but for medical staff who are not doctors.  23:29 - "The Ghost Detective" (오늘의 탐정) is a supernatural drama from KBS starring Daniel Choi, Park EunBin and Lee JiAh. We're not quite sure if this first hour is effectively setting up the premise of a detective who specializes in the paranormal. It is definitely creepy, though. Special shout out to Judy's dog, Bori, for not being a possessed dog that kidnaps children. 47:00 - "Mama Fairy and the Woodcutt

This week's theme is "adulting is hard", and also, that all women who are down on their luck have dreams of becoming writers. We think "100 Days My Prince" is a lost dream. When it eventually becomes available somewhere, we will do a special episode on the rest of the episodes. Digressions: 0:29 - Listener e-mail! Here is the link to the Youtube video she sent us. 3:17 - "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" on Netflix   6:24 - "When Time Stopped" (시간이 멈추는 그때) is an unintentionally hilarious series from KBS W, starring Kim HyunJoong and Ahn JiHyun. Judy desperately wishes that she was watching "The Thomas Crown Affair", instead of this boring art thief who can only afford a dingy basement. For those of you who miss Linda's unflinching honesty, there's a clip of her from KDMEO episode 50! 25:19 - "Matrimonial Chaos" (최고의 이혼) is from KBS and stars Bae DooNa, Cha TaeHyun, Lee El and Son SukKu. The realistic portrayal of couples' arguments was a real bummer and yet so poignant. The main takeaway from this drama is tha

This week's theme is crime! This crop of fall dramas were, for the most part, so much better than last week. Still though, whither "100 Days My Prince"? Next week on Part 3, we're watching the first episodes of "Bad Papa" (배드파파), "Matrimonial Chaos" (최고의 이혼), and "When Time Stopped" (시간이 멈추는 그 때). Digressions: 0:55 - "Overcooked 2 - Surf and Turf" and "World of Warcraft" 3:02 - "It's Okay, That's Love" (괜찮아, 사랑이야) 4:27 - Listener E-mail!   6:32 - "Ms. Ma, Nemesis" (미스마) is a drama from SBS, which continues the fine tradition of police officers being portrayed as inept nincompoops. It stars Kim YunJin (do you guys remember her from "Lost"?) and Jung WoongIn. Finally a detective drama, with a female lead to boot! Judy and Teresa loved every minute of it, despite its faults.   33:17 - "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" (하늘에서 내리는 일억개의 별) is a supremely disappointing offering from TVN. It stars Seo InGuk, Jung SoMin and Park SungWoong, who are definitely trying their best with some plodding material. Hey, this one als

We miss "100 Days My Prince" so much. Judy and Teresa tried to distract themselves with these other fall dramas, which are frankly disappointing. Prepare yourself for much ranting.  6:04 - "Heart Surgeons" (흉부외과) is an SBS medical drama starring Go Soo, Uhm KiJoon and Seo JiHye (Sharon from "Black Knight"!). Teresa likes medical dramas, but couldn't really get into this one. Judy finds the two male characters lacking in charisma, but might watch a bit more of it, just to see how Seo JiHye will be, once she actually shows up. 29:15 - "Room No. 9" (나인룸) is a surreal TVN production starring Kim HeeSun, Kim YoungKwang and Kim HaeSook. Judy, surprisingly, does not like this particular evil power-hungry woman portrayed by Kim HeeSun. Teresa theorizes that this whole drama is a dream. How are all these characters so intimately linked to one another? 47:45 - "Where Stars Land" (여우각시별) is another SBS drama and stars Lee JeHoon, Lee DongGun (both featured in Judy's list of "Bottom 3 actors" in KDMEO Episode 50) and Cha

Obligatory shoe-buying! Judy and Teresa facepalm their way through episodes 7-8 of “100 Days My Prince” (100일의 낭군님), a TVN drama starring Do KyungSoo (D.O. from EXO) and Nam JiHyun. What's happened that all the villainous characters this week? The Queen (Oh YeonAh) acts like her talisman is super well-hidden, but it turns out to be pretty lame. Lord Park (Ahn Seok-Hwan) is doing some wacky nonsense, like standing next to a target and giving Wondeuk/Crown Prince (Do KyungSoo) a bow and arrow. Left State Councillor (Jo SungHa) is counting his chickens too early by revealing the Crown Princess' (Han SoHee) pregnancy before confirming that the Crown Prince is dead, contrary to his previous affirmation? Judy and Teresa are available if any budding evil overlords are looking for key strategists to add to their team.    Digressions: 4:29 - The "Mission: Impossible" series 1:06:18 - Video games are educational, we swear!   Some Korean terms: 석고대죄: [seok-go-deh-jweh] an act of contrition by a guilty person; one strips

Quel scandale! Judy and Teresa got tipsy and sassy about episodes 5-6 of “100 Days My Prince” (100일의 낭군님), a TVN drama starring Do KyungSoo (D.O. from EXO) and Nam JiHyun. Teresa is incredulous at Eunuch Yang's (Jo HyunSik) naivete when he's in such a dire situation with the Left State Councillor (Jo SungHa). Judy hopes that the Wondeuk/Crown Prince's (Do KyungSoo) riddle will make sense for non-Korean speakers when Investigator (Kim SeonHo) finally solves it. The most touching scene this week was the reunion between Hongshim (Nam JiHyun) and her assassin brother (Kim JaeYoung).  Judy and Teresa desperately need nicknames for a whole bunch of characters, like the Left State Councillor, Hongshim's best friend's husband (Kim KiDoo) and Investigator's brother/Queen's Conspirator (Kang YoungSeok). If you have any good suggestions, please let us know! Digressions: 1:36 - Judy is in the thick of "Mister Sunshine" 2:39 - Teresa finished Season 1 of "Dear White People" 3:03 - Friends of the Podcast - Kevin Wilks-Lau

Madame Etiquette is back! Judy and Teresa are full of conjecture about episodes 3-4 of “100 Days My Prince” (100일의 낭군님), a TVN drama starring Do KyungSoo (D.O. from EXO) and Nam JiHyun. We are not neurologists or psychologists, but is it possible for an amnesiac to recognize the source of fancy fabrics at a glance and yet not remember the basic workings of commerce? We need Wondeuk/Crown Prince (Do KyungSoo) to become more likable immediately. Why does Hongshim (Nam JiHyun) get so emotional when she's telling Wondeuk/Crown Prince about their courtship, which she completely made up? This drama is doing that wonky gravity thing, like in "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim?", where people fall on top of each other in ways that make no physical sense. Digressions: 0:33 - Judy's new self-care routine 3:08 - Judy has finally finished "Lawless Lawyer" 4:19 - Teresa has given up on "The Client List" (the Lifetime drama starring Jennifer Love Hewitt). If you want to read a super funny synopsis of the Lifetime original mo