Korean Drama Podcast

Now we're getting somewhere! The drama ratchets up as Secret Garden speeds into its final acts. Richie Rich and Glam Princess (fka Grunge Princess) take their relationship to the next levelat the VVIP party, while John Mayer tries to be a good dude to Blazers. Also, we say hello and goodbye to the new MVP of the series, Champagne Frank! Also, we finally figure out the secret behind the "bones" in the stocking.Episode 14 Synopsis: Joo Won and Ra Im share a dance at the VVIP ball, with the entire floor watching on. Meanwhile, Oska realises what he has done to hurt Seul.Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

On episode 13, Richie Rich and Grunge Princess continue their holding pattern of mutual attraction and antagonization before a confrontation with Richie's mom. Meanwhile John Mayer tries to reconcile (badly) with Blazers. The crew also learns what a Seonbae is and sings along to beloved fake songs.Episode 13 Synopsis: Seul learns that one of her employees is responsible for leaking Oska's song, and prepares herself to take full responsibility for the incident.Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

The mid-series slump continues as episode 12 comes and goes, with not much else happening. Richie Rich drives his little mermaid allegory into the ground while his mom tries to set him up with Blazers. Also we learn about debt and finances with Hottie!Episode 12 Synopsis: Joo Won opens up to Ra Im, and goes back on his request for her to be his mermaid, someone who would stay as his side and dissolve into foam.Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

On episode 11 of Secret Garden, we finally reach the dreaded mid-series lull. As the series spins its wheels, John Mayer and Blazers continue to hurt each others feelings, Park the Narc continues to scheme,  and I guess Richie Rich and Grunge Princess find another fairy tale metaphor to drive into the ground. Episode 11 Synopsis: Joo Won opens up to his mother about his relationship with Ra Im, and confesses that there is no possibility the two will ever get married.Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

On episode 10 of Secret Garden, John Mayer, Richie Rich, and Hottie all fight for the attentions of Grunge Princess, but who will she choose? Hopefully not one of the creepy (or non-Hottie) ones! Also Richie and Hottie have a drink off and end up waking up in bed together!Episode 10 Synopsis: Oska is struggling to deal with the aftermath of the plagiarism scandal. Meanwhile, Joo Won goes ahead with his new healing resort project.Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

Well, it was fun while it lasted. In episode 9 of Secret Garden, the souls of Richie Rich and Grunge Princess return to their original bodies and they are left to deal with the damage they caused each other. John Mayer confronts Blazers and cries. Oh, and Hottie lays a surprise thirst trap.Episode 9 Synopsis: When Joo Won is drenched in rain, his soul and Ra Im's react in an unexpected way, before Ra Im takes off.Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

On episode 8 of Secret Garden, the stakes are raised as Richie Rich and Grunge Princess begin to use their borrowed bodies and lives as collateral in their battle of wits, while Blazers and John Mayer's own conflict also continues to ratchet up. Episode 8 Synopsis: Tensions continue to build between Oska and Seul before they stop to reminisce about the good days when their love was pure and their future's bright.Watch Now on Viki---The Korean Drama Podcast team recognizes that we are currently in a historic moment in American history. We know that Black lives matter and stand with the brave people fighting across the world for an end to systemic racism in our institutions as well as the death and inequality those systems cause. For a near-comprehensive list of resources on how you can support the fight, whether on the streets or from your home, click on this link (shoutout to Nico for putting it together)---Follow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify

On episode 7 of Secret Garden Richie Rich and Grunge Princess, who are still body switched, continues their charade as they each discover how the other side lives.  We also learn that Richie Rich is a boobs guy (and actually a perv?). Hottie continues to be a hottie.Episode 7 Synopsis: Ra Im and Joo Won remain trapped in each other's bodies, and share a bitter first encounter with Joo Won's mother.Watch Now on Viki---The Korean Drama Podcast team recognizes that we are currently in a historic moment in American history. We know that Black lives matter and stand with the brave people fighting across the world for an end to systemic racism in our institutions as well as the death and inequality those systems cause. For a near-comprehensive list of resources on how you can support the fight, whether on the streets or from your home, click on this link (shoutout to Nico for putting it together)---Follow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Fe

It's episode 6 of Secret Garden, and the bodies have finally switched. How will Grunge Princess and Richie Rich react to their new circumstances? By blackmailing and sabotaging each other of course! Listen as our hosts figure out how to recap the show now that our heroes' souls have switched bodies. Episode 6 Synopsis: Joo Won and Ra Im are shocked to wake up in each other's bodies. Their confusion leads them to search for a way to switch back, but nothing makes any difference for them.Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

It's episode 5 of Secret Garden, do we finally get to the body switching? Well, before we get to that, we get is Richie Rich being rich, Grunge Princess being grunge and both of them getting lost in a forest that may or may not be a secret garden. Also an inexplicable BMX race and weird artisanal wines in bottles that are totally not bongs. Episode 5 Synopsis: Tensions rise between Ra Im, Joo Won, Ssun, Oska, and Seul over the MV shoot and the hotel, before they reach breaking point.Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

It's time for our recap of episode 4 of Secret Garden, ostensibly a show about two people who body switch, but actually about a rich guy who likes to neg girls he's obsessed with because he can.  In this episode, vacuum cleaner raffles, grand revelations, and a trip to Jeju Island!Episode 4 Synopsis: Ra Im visits Joo Won to investigate whether or not he was the one who entered her in the raffle, but he denies all involvement.Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

It's episode 3 of Secret Garden, and there's still no sign of the body switching premise we were promised (WHEN DO THE BODIES SWITCH?!?). What we do get is more creepy stalking and blatant sexual harassment by Richie Rich, more brooding from Hottie, and another character in the form of a hotshot musician with anti-capitalist leanings.  Episode 3 Synopsis: Joo Won invites Ra Im to join him for dinner, hoping to make his way into her favour by reconfirming his position as a CEO of the department store.Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

On episode 2 of Secret Garden, we learn more about our main cast of characters, but nothing about body switching, or secret gardens. IS SECRET GARDEN A METAPHOR? Also Richie Rich continues to be a creepy negger as he stalks Grunge Princess at her workplace and home. Also we learn why Korea is NUMBER ONE!Episode 2 Synopsis: Ra Im is taken to hospital to get treated for an injury, and Joo Won can't get her out of his mind as the first girl to ever stand up to himWatch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

Season 2 of the Korean Drama Podcast starts with a new (old) drama and new hosts! Steve Lim, Kathy Yamamoto, and Kim Cooper take over recapping duties as they dive into the 2010 K-Drama Secret Garden, a show about what happens when a rich boy and a poor girl switch bodies... supposedly... no body-switching happens in episode one, instead we get introduced to a cast of colorful characters including a rich guy that likes to neg, a badass girl with blood to spare, and one hottie to rule them all. Are you ready for season 2?Episode 1 Synopsis: Wealthy mogul Kim Joo Won and the daughter of a former minister, Yoon Seul, enjoy a date together before a stunt girl rescues Yoon Seul. - Watch Now on VikiFollow us on twitter at @koreandramapodSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed!Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by @marvinyueh

We're back! The one and only Korean Drama Podcast returns for a second season! Before we drop the first episode next week, here's a primer episode where we  catch up with our season one hosts, go over some changes to the show, and reveal what we'll be watching for season 2!Follow the show at @koreandramapodProduced by @marvinyuehKorean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

And that's a wrap on the first season of the Korean Drama Podcast. On this episode, our hosts reunite (a little over a year after recording episode 25) to reflect on their experiences and watching the podcast grow over the past year! Thanks to all of our listeners who've stuck with us over the past few months, we can't wait to do this again! SEE YOU NEXT SEASON! Follow the hosts! @WillChoi @angryasianman @angryplus1 Edited by @marvinyueh Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed! Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

ALMOST PARADIIIIIIIISE! We are finally at the series finale of Boys over Flowers, how will chronic kidnap victim Jan Di get through to the amnesiac Perm Boy? Never fear though, this 11th hour amnesia storyline gets resolved with the oldest Jan Di trick in the book, getting rescued! After 25 episodes of K-Drama goodness, our hosts finally take some time to reflect on what they've accomplished. Kudos and pats on the back all around! Note: Stay tuned, we're recording an "aftermath" episode this weekend for release next week as our hosts take a look back at the podcast, one year after recording the original audio. Tweet your questions at @koreandramapod *Episode 25 Synopsis: They've dealt with amnesia, car accidents and interrupted weddings, but in the shocking finale of Boys Over Flowers, Jan Di puts her love of Jun Pyo to the ultimate test. Will they get their happily ever after, or will the romance of the plucky schoolgirl and the arrogant playboy prove too different to last? Watch Now Follow

We are at the penultimate episode of Boys over Flowers and they really pull out the big guns this episode! Epic cries, Spa Scenes, and the mother of all K-Drama tropes... AMNESIA!!!!!! Listen as our hosts simultaneously roll their eyes and get drawn into the drama on this episode of the Korean Drama Podcast! Episode 24 Synopsis: Jun Pyo's mother loses her grip on her family when they discover who the comatose man really is. Jan Di struggles to make ends meet. Jun Pyo goes on a mission to find her, but an unexpected accident threatens to test their relationship more than it's ever been tested before. - Watch Now Follow the hosts! @WillChoi @angryasianman @angryplus1 Edited by @marvinyueh Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed! Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

Boys over Flowers refuses to end, and so the Korean Drama Podcast valiantly continues our vow to see this series through! In this episode we have crying, hospital scenes, cute picnics, bitter breakups, and all the other K-Drama tropes you crave! Our hosts also share stories of being starstruck, and wonder why nobody on this series looks each other in the eyes while talking. Episode 23 Synopsis: Furious with the outcome of the wedding, Jun Pyo's mother turns her ire on not just Jan Di, but all of Jan Di's friends and loved ones. Jan Di herself is left with a choice: Fight for her love and risk her friends, or protect everyone by saying goodbye to Jun Pyo forever? - Watch Now Follow the hosts! @WillChoi @angryasianman @angryplus1 Edited by @marvinyueh Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed! Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

The wedding nobody is excited about is finally here! How will Jan Di celebrate? By getting kidnapped of course. Join our hosts as they recap the epic conclusion to the Boys Over Flowers saga. Will love(?) triumph over all? What there's still 3 episodes left?!?!?!?!?!! Also, Phil shares his much more interesting list of possible Boys Over Flowers spin-off shows (my favorite is the Secret Life of Ringo). Episode 22 Synopsis: It's time for the wedding, but when the priest asks if anyone has objections, the entire audience is surprised by the answer. Meanwhile, Yi Jung struggles to cope with Ga Eul's demands, and Jan Di is enlisted as a caretaker for a mysterious comatose man. Who is he, and what is his connection to the Goo business? - Watch Now Follow the hosts! @WillChoi @angryasianman @angryplus1 Edited by @marvinyueh Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or our RSS Feed! Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective