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About K Drama Chat


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 Pandora. 

There are lots of podcasts that talk about K Dramas. Ours is a little different in that we decided to take one K Drama each season and devote a whole episode to each K Drama episode. Why do this? Because we want to go deep and explore the many layers and meanings of our favorite K Dramas. So far, the shows we've recapped and analyzed have been:

Season 13 - Start-Up
13.7 - 2025 Review of Top Shows, Actors, Actresses, and Scenes
Season 12 - Extraordinary Attorney Woo
11.18 - Special Review of Past Lives
11.17 - Special Review of Miss Granny
Season 11 - When Life Gives You Tangerines
10.13 - Special Review of When The Phone Rings
Season 10 - See You In My 19th Life
Season 9 - Kingdom
Season 8 - Crash Landing On You
Season 7 - Queen of Tears
Season 6 - Gyeongsong Creature
Season 5 - Mr. Queen
Season 4 - 25, 21
Season 3 - Mr. Sunshine
Season 2 - It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Season 1 - Hotel Del Luna

We invite you to comment on each episode of our podcast. What did we get right? What did we get wrong? What did we miss? We look forward to the conversation!

We're also on Instagram @KDramaChat! Please like our page, comment on our posts, and message us with your comments!

Joanna and Jen were hosts during seasons 1 and 2. Then Jen decided to take a break, so now, K Drama Chat's co-hosts are Joanna and Sung Hee.

K Drama Chat is produced by Joanna Pineda. Our audio engineer is Jon Uriarte. Graphics are done by Alex Pineda. The website is maintained by MJ Kato.


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  1. AnonymousJune 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM

    Could you make an episode about boys over flowers?

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    1. Joanna PinedaSeptember 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM

      Hi Anonymous. Thank you for your comment. To be honest, not sure about a season about Boys Over Flowers. It is definitely an important show because it started the flower boy movement, pretty much every Asian country created a version, and so many famous K Drama actors starred in it.

      I personally found it really hard to watch and finish. I'm not a big fan BUT you're making me rethink my position because it is such an important show. Let me talk to Sung Hee. Maybe we'll do a one off episode! Thank you!

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  2. AnonymousAugust 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM

    I have been following K-dramas for three years, but I’ve noticed the quality steadily declining. Many recent actors and actresses seem to lack the charisma that once defined the genre, and the storylines feel weak. In particular, I believe K-dramas should reconsider the constant focus on bullying and school settings, as it risks normalizing or even condoning such behavior. It may be worth looking at Chinese dramas instead—they appear to be improving in both storytelling and production quality.

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    1. Joanna PinedaSeptember 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM

      Hi Anonymous. Thank you for your comments. I'm not sure I see a decline in quality. We are, however, seeing a lot more shows and many of them are just meh. There is definitely an emphasis on bullying that is really hard for me to stomach. I couldn't finish The Glory for that reason. Between the bullying and the drinking, I worry about Korean culture. We also don't love how the endings are getting crazier and crazier, like in When the Phone Rings, Marry My Husband, just to name a few.

      On the other hand, we believe there are still many, many amazing shows being created. Just this year, we loved When Life Gives You Tangerines, Our Unwritten Seoul, and Beyond the Bar.

      I have watched a few Chinese dramas, and even a few Japanese dramas. I agree that the Chinese and Japanese dramas as improving in both storytelling and production quality. I'm waiting for the Filipino dramas to catch up!

      For now, I'm still obsessed with K Dramas! Thank you for your comments!

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