3.5 - Episodes 7 and 8 of Mr. Sunshine

In this episode, we recap and analyze Episodes 5 and 6 of Mr. Sunshine, the hit K Drama on Netflix. We talk about:

How Ae-shin has discovered what “love” is and she’s horrified. She wants to call off what she and Eugene have decided to do.
How Eugene can’t read Korean, but Dong-mae can, as well as Do-mi, the messenger boy whom Eugene has just hired at the legation.
How Eugene, Dong-mae and Hui-seung met outside the hotel and Hui-seung has just realized that all three of them are after Ae-shin’s heart.
The amazing cinematography in Mr. Sunshine, including how the director artfully used laundry during the scene with the three men outside the hotel.
The document that everyone is looking for, what it is, how valuable it is, and how Major Moore has convinced Eugene that the document properly belongs to Joseon.
The theme of budding relationships and shifting loyalties among the main characters, especially Eugene’s change of heart about possibly helping Joseon after meeting with the King.
The shocking revelation that Lee Wan-ik is Hina Kudo’s father.
All the triangles and squares in this show, including Ae-shin who is surrounded by three men, and Dong-mae, who is surrounded by three women.
How Ae-shin now knows that Dong-mae is in love with her, and while she can kill him, he can’t kill her.
How Ae-shin has nerves of steel to be able to walk normally in front of Dong-mae, despite having been shot in the leg.
Our favorite lines from the show, including “the beginning of revenge and end of jealousy.”
The amazing Yoo Yeon Seok, who plays Dong-mae in Mr. Sunshine, and who is Ahn Jung-wan in Hospital Playlist.

Next week, we will recap and analyze episodes 9 and 10 or Mr. Sunshine and talk about Byun ho-han, who plays Kim Hui–seung.

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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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