K-drama My Eyes Out

This week, Judy and Linda find that problems quickly stop being problems in episodes 13-14 of "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo" (역도요정 김복주), starring Lee SungKyung and Nam JooHyuk.   Judy posits the existence of a store that caters exclusively to protesters who are in need of fancy banners, bandannas and drums. Linda finds herself sympathizing - gasp! - with Shiho (Kyung SooJin), after her overdose-related personality transplant. Judy and Linda applaud Bokjoo's (Lee SungKyung) grasp of the English language on a text that she sends to Joonhyung (Nam JooHyuk). On a more serious note, Judy and Linda discuss the portrayal of psychiatry in recent K-dramas and the issue of nepotism in Korean society.    Some Korean terms: 낙하산: [nak-ha-san] parachute; a disparaging term to refer to someone who advanced through nepotism or personal connections. 남자친: [nam-ja-chin] friend who is a male. 남친: [nam-chin] boyfriend. 아깝다: [ah-ggap-da] too good to give up easily. 소개팅: [so-geh-ting] blind date. 한약: [han-yak] traditional Korean