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This week we watched episodes 7-8 of ‘Gyeongseong Creature.’ Watch the episodes, then join us here as say goodbye to some of our favorites, try to sympathize with situations we could never fathom, and worry over a new love… triangle? WE’VE GOT A SPONSOR! Head over to https://www.magicmind.com/playonk and use our code PLAYONK to increase your focus, improve your mood, and start your days right. Lea...

This week we watched episodes 5-6 of ‘Gyeongseong Creature.’ Watch the episodes, then join us here as we test our skills on dates and faces, place claims on which characters we would be, and discuss death in the genre. WE’VE GOT A SPONSOR! Head over to https://www.magicmind.com/playonk and use our code PLAYONK to increase your focus, improve your mood, and start your days right. Leave a comment or...

This week we watched episodes 3-4 of ‘Gyeongseong Creature.’ Watch the episodes, then join us here as we place our bets on who’s not going to survive this mess, share some icks that were too much for us, and question the methodologies of a certain doctor. WE’VE GOT A SPONSOR! Head over to https://www.magicmind.com/playonk and use our code PLAYONK to increase your focus, improve your mood, and star...

This week we started a new show! We watched episodes 1-2 of ‘Gyeongseong Creature.’ Watch the episodes, then join us here as we greet some familiar faces, untangle a few mysteries, and over-analyze one key scene. WE’VE GOT A SPONSOR! Again! Head over to https://www.magicmind.com/playonk and use our code PLAYONK to increase your focus, improve your mood, and start your days right. Leave a comment o...

This week we returned for one last review of 'Business Proposal.’ Watch the show, then join us here as we give our hot takes, share the origin story of the show, and give our final rating. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail.com ) or on Instagram (@playonkpodcast), on TikTok (@playonk_emily), or on the app prev...

This week we watched 'Business Proposal' episodes 10-12. Watch the episodes, then join us here as we say goodbye to some of our favorite K-drama couples, question the lack of consequences, and beg the drama gods for just one (or three) more episodes of BP just to really tie up those loose ends. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( p...

This week we watched 'Business Proposal' episodes 7-9. Watch the episodes, then join us here as we find middle-ground on Jin Yeong Seo x Cha Sung Hoon, swoon over the fake boyfriend trope, and spend way too long picking apart the hotel scene. WE’VE GOT A SPONSOR! Yay! Head over to https://www.magicmind.com/JANplayonk and use our code PLAYONK20 to get 3 months of these focus-full elixirs for the pr...

This week we watched 'Business Proposal' episodes 4-6. Watch the episodes, then join us here as we question Sung-Hoon’s backstory, welcome a familiar face, and officially join the Kim Sejeong fan club. WE’VE GOT A SPONSOR! Yay! Head over to https://www.magicmind.com/JANplayonk and use our code PLAYONK20 to get 3 months of these focus-full elixirs for the price of 2 this January! Magic Mind is our...

This week we started a new drama! We watched 'Business Proposal' episodes 1-3. Watch the episodes, then join us here as we fall for the second leads, question some questionable choices, and praise progressive ideas. WE’VE GOT A SPONSOR! Yay! Head over to https://www.magicmind.com/JANplayonk and use our code PLAYONK20 to get 3 months of these focus-full elixirs for the price of 2 this January! Magi...

This week we brought back 'Alchemy of Souls' for one last bonus episode. We talk about the differences between parts 1 & 2, gush about all the ways that this show made history, and finally put all of our grievances to rest. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail.com ) or on Instagram (@playonkpodcast), on TikT...

This week we watched episodes 7-8 of 'Alchemy of Souls' Part II. Watch the episodes, then join us here as we write off Heo Yun Ok, praise Park Jin for maybe the first time ever, and go completely overboard fangirling over the Crown Prince. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Instagram (@playonkpodcast),...

This week we watched episodes 7-8 of 'Alchemy of Souls' Part II. Watch the episodes, then join us here as we write off Heo Yun Ok, praise Park Jin for maybe the first time ever, and go completely overboard fangirling over the Crown Prince. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Instagram (@playonkpodcast),...

This week we watched TWO episodes, 5-6, of 'Alchemy of Souls' Part II. Watch the episodes, then join us here as we yet again question So-I’s logic, rage against the gaslighting of Park Dang-Gu, and explore our feelings on the lovely-but-complicated Maidservant Kim. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail.com ) or o...

This week we watched the finale, episodes 11-12, of ‘The Worst of Evil.’ Watch the episodes, then join us here as we say goodbye to friends and enemies alike, reflect on all of our feelings, and give the show our (very subjective) Play on K Rating. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail.com ) or on Instagram (@pla...

This week we watched episode 4 of 'Alchemy of Souls' Part II. Watch the episodes, then join us here as we question So-I’s logic, finally give Park Jin a break, and have very different feelings about Jang-Uk. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail.com ) or on Instagram (@playonkpodcast), on TikTok (@playonk_emily),...

This week we watched episode 3 of 'Alchemy of Souls' Part II. Watch the episodes, then join us here as we maybe finally get just a little bit hooked again. We talk about the letdown that is every female character, Jin Bu Yeon trying to gaslight us into thinking Jin Cho Yeon is good, and the perfection that is the crown prince. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk....

This week we watched episodes 9-10 of ‘The Worst of Evil.’ Watch the episodes, then join us here as we suffer alongside Euijeong, empathize with the kingpins, and recount the moments that had us averting our eyes. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail.com ) or on Instagram (@playonkpodcast), on TikTok (@playonk_e...

This week we watched episode 2 of 'Alchemy of Souls' Part II. Watch the episodes, then join us here as we dive into Raquel's notes! (You know emotions got high when Raquel took notes.) We talk about the unchanging Jin Cho-Yeon, the face-blind Seo Yul, and the complicated Jin Bu-Yeon. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodca...

This week we watched episodes 7-8 of ‘The Worst of Evil.’ Watch the episodes, then join us here as we question how deep undercover cops really have to go, digest Jungbae’s latest moves, and, as usual, fangirl over Knife Guy. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail.com ) or on Instagram (@playonkpodcast), on TikTok...

This week we pressed play on two dramas! For this second drama, we watched episode 1 of ‘Alchemy of Souls’ Part II. Watch the episode then join us here as we say hello to old friends, discuss the new haircuts, and try to get our bearings amongst all the twisted romance plots. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail...

This week we watched episodes 5-6 of ‘The Worst of Evil.’ Watch the episodes, then join us here as we start to question Knife Guy, fangirl over Bibi, and try to figure out who Yankee is. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail.com ) or on Instagram (@playonkpodcast), on TikTok (@playonk_emily), or on the app previo...

This week we watched episodes 3-4 of ‘The Worst of Evil.’ Watch the episodes, then join us here as we talk about the marriage that defies all comprehension, the scenes that made us avert our eyes, and our ongoing obsession with Knife Guy. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail.com ) or on Instagram (@playonkpodcas...

We’re back with a new drama! This week we watched the 2023 action drama ‘The Worst of Evil’ which follows an undercover cop as he infiltrates one of Korea’s most powerful gangs. Watch the show, then join us here as we swoon over some bad boys, claim our favorite charcters, and discuss the love triangle of all love triangles. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.co...

We’re back this week with something different! This week we watched the 2018 Korean horror film ‘Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum’ which follows a group of ghost hunters into an abandoned asylum. It’s a found-footage style movie starring Wi Ha-Joon (two things we can’t resist) that we thoroughly enjoyed. Watch the movie, then listen in as we talk about tropes that rub us the wrong way, list 10 or more of o...

We’re back this week with the finale of ‘Alchemy of Souls’ (pt. I). Watch the episodes then join us here as we talk about the goodbyes we got for each character, the plot twist we were not stoked with, and what we want from Season 2 (Pt. II?). Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website ( playonk.com ), give us a hey by email ( playonkpodcast@gmail.com ) or on Instagram (@playonkp...