2.6 - Episode 6 of It's Okay To Not Be Okay

In this episode, we recap and analyze Episode 6 of It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, the hit K Drama on Netflix. In this episode Gang Tae and Meun Young admit to each other that they knew each other in childhood, Sang Tae moves in with Meun Young and becomes her exclusive illustrator, Gang Tae eventually moves in to the cursed castle as well, we learn more about the incident where Gang Tae and Sang Tae fell through the ice in the frozen lake, a hospital patient thinks she’s Meun Young’s mom and greatly upsets Meun Young, the hospital director has a clandestine meeting with one of his patients in a linen closet, the publisher and art director try unsuccessfuly to convince Meun Young to come back to her old life, and Gang Tae promises Meun Young that he won’t leave her after witnessing her have a terrible nightmare.

Joanna and Jen recap the episode, discuss the show, and then talk about Korean BBQ.

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K Drama Chat is a weekly podcast where we take one Korean (K) Drama each season and and recap and analyze each episode. K Drama Chat is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.

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1.09 - Episode 8 of Hotel Del Luna

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 8 of Hotel Del Luna. This pivotal episode is devoted to the relationship between Man Wol and Lee Mi-ra. We learn through flashbacks that Lee Mi-ra is Princess Song Hwa from Man Wol’s past. Princess Song Hwa is the person who ordered all of Man Wol’s gang members killed. In retaliation, Man Wol kills Princess Song Hwa on her wedding night. In modern times, Lee Mi-ra is Koo Chan Sung’s ex-girlfriend from the US. Man Wol invites Lee Mi-ra to the carnival at Hotel Del Luna and tries to ruin Lee Mi-ra’s life through an evil grudge, which Koo Chan Sung blocks. There is also a side story about an old woman who has recently died and an imaginary ghost created by a lonely woman in a loveless marriage. We do a short recap of the show, and then we dive deep into the episode. We discuss: Another beautiful song from the Hotel Del Luna OST. This time it’s “Can You See My Heart” by Heize. What we loved about this episode. How Man Wol forced Mago #1 to appear by stop

1.01 - 14 Elements of Every K Drama

This is the pilot episode for K Drama Chat. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, Joanna Pineda and Jen McWhorter, and talk about why we love K Dramas and why we decided to create this podcast. K Drama Chat is available on your favorite podcast service: Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify and Stitcher . Rather than just do a surface review our favorite K Dramas, we want to go deep and analyze each episode of our favorite series. For our first season, we have chosen Hotel Del Luna . This series is on Netflix , so it's easy for everyone to watch. This series features amazing actors, an amazing storyline, gorgeous cinematography, layers of myth and symbolism, and plenty of side stories and surprises. But before delving in Hotel Del Luna, we talk about the 14 elements that, our experience, exist in every K Drama series. Some of our favorites are: Beautiful actors Crying, by both women and men Gorgeous OSTs (original sound tracks) Food; there's lot of eating in K Drama

What K Drama Should We Recap and Analyze in Season 3 of K Drama Chat?

Listeners, we need your help! We need your input about the K Drama to recap and analyze in Season 3 of K Drama Chat! In Season 1, we covered Hotel Del Luna. In Season 2, we covered It's Okay To Not Be Okay. We are looking for shows that have these criteria: Has many layers of meaning to explore Has a complex plot Has interesting side stories Has amazing acting, clothing and cinematography Has Korean cultural elements to explore We are considering the following show: 25, 21 Kingdom Mr. Queen Mr. Sunshine Red Sleeve Cuff Alchemy of Souls My Mister Listeners, tell us what show YOU would like us to recap and analyze? What show do you want to revisit in great detail, episode by episode? What show should we consider that isn't on our list? We want to hear from you! ### K Drama Chat is a weekly podcast where we take one Korean (K) Drama each season and and recap and analyze each episode. K Drama Chat is available on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify and Stitcher .

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