Crash Landed on KDramas

My co-host Sangeetha joins back for this very special episode with Sadhana - A travel designer and frequent traveller to South Korea. She is also one of the early listeners of our podcast and has always had encouraging words for us! Sangeetha has been to Seoul in 2016 and Sadhana has been there thrice since pandemic. In this episode - (1) Sadhana recommends her favourite 5 dramas to our listener:...

Host Minal is joined by Vipula and Benny to discuss the 2021 hit Kdrama Hometown Cha Cha Cha . The episode is full of spoilers so we suggest you watch the drama before listening to this episode.  Hometown Cha Cha Cha is a 16 episode romance + slice-of-life drama that ran from Aug to Oct 21. The drama is a remake of the movie Mr. Hong starring Uhm Jung Hwa and Kim Joo Hyuk (Argon, Reply 1988 - Came...

Minal is joined by another resident guest of this podcast - Vipula to discuss the 2024 KDrama When the Phone Rings which took the world by storm in December. The episode is full of spoilers so we suggest you watch the drama before listening to this episode.  The drama was 12 episodes and telecast from November 2024 - Jan 2025. The director is Park Sang-Woo and the writer is Kim Ji-Woon . The drama...

Double Feature: Queen of Tears and Love Next Door Hello Listeners, welcome to the first episode of a new season in the new year. Minal is joined by our resident guest Mun who is the co-host of Witchaar Podcast.   Mun and Minal discuss two the most anticipated and hyped dramas of 2024 Queen of Tears and Love Next Door. The lead pairs of both dramas are amongst our favourite actors/actresses. The wr...

This is the finale of our special showcase on Moving Kdrama. Our host Minal is joined with our two wonderful guests Benny and Vipula .   In this episode, we cover the final 4 episodes 17 to 20 which capture the final battle between the superheroes/spies from North Korea and South Korea and the battleground is the school. We discuss what we loved about the finale , what we would like Season 2 to co...

Our host Minal is joined with our guests Benny and Vipula .  And for this recording, we have another Moving and fellow K-drama enthusiast, Anna.   Anna’s Top 3 Kdrama recommendations: Happiness, Reply 1988, My Mister In this podcast episode, we are going to cover Episode 14, 15 and 16 of the Moving Kdrama. These two episodes will work towards bringing us to the present timeline and provide context...

Our host Minal is joined with our guests Benny and Vipula . We are at  Episode 12 and 13 of the Moving Kdrama. These two episodes bring us to the present timeline and provide context to the history of our heroes with the government spy organization.  Episode Outline: Doo-shik & Ju-Won bromance brings comic relief The Gun In The Pocket - What happened between Mi-Hyun and Dooshik Doo-shik’s play...

Our host Minal is back with our guests Benny and Vipula . At halfway mark, we will review  Episode 10 and 11 of Moving Kdrama. These two episodes focus on Jang Ju-won’s backstory - the superhero we lovingly call the Hulk. Episodes 10-11 moves between different timelines as we learn how JuWon goes from a life of crime to a government agent. And we get to experience another great love story as he me...

Your host Minal is back with our guests Benny and Vipula . In this episode we cover Episodes 8 and 9 of Moving Kdrama. These two episodes narrate the story of the ‘parents’ and we are joined by a very special guest - Paroma. Paroma is well known in the KDrama podcast and online circles as she is the co-host of Kdrama podcast Drama Over Followers . You can also follow her on instagram and twitte r...

The Host Minal , is back with our guests Benny and Vipula to take the story of Moving KDrama forward. In this episode we discuss the stories behind 2 lonely men covering episode 6 & 7 of Moving.  Episode 6 is all about Bungeman’s origin story, and in episode 7 we complete Frank’s murderous arc.  Again, spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive....

Your host Minal , is back with our guests Benny and Vipula to take the story of Moving KDrama forward discussing Episodes 4 and 5 where more secrets are unraveled about HiSoo, her dad and BongSeok. Frank is on his killing spree and a bigger conspiracy is playing out in the background. It  has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.  Epi...

We kickstart this special series with a deep dive of one of the best dramas of 2023. Joining Minal , our host are Benny and Vipula .  Benny, is a seasoned podcaster currently co-hosting two podcasts - A Cricket Podcast - The Last Wicket and the new movie podcast with Minal as co-host Talking Talkies . He is one of the few guys who loves KDramas.  Vipula loves reviewing books and movies, you can fi...

The podcast is breathing again after a long, unplanned hiatus! This time around I, your host Minal , is attempting a new experiment - a special showcase with two wonderful friends and guests - Benny and Vipula We will be speaking to our heart’s content on a drama that we 3 loved from 2023.  Moving released in Aug23 on Disney+ and became an instant rage. It boasts of a great ensemble cast, is based...

We look back at the dramas we watched in 2022 (most of them aired in 2022 and some which aired earlier) and pick our favourites, not-so-favourites, scenes and moments that touched our hearts, made us swoon over some actors, made us laugh/cry/pull our hair watching them and so much more. Dramas we discussed: 2022 Releases: Through the Darkness Twenty Five-Twenty One Our Beloved Summer The Law Cafe...

In this episode we are joined by two special guests -  Moon and Hershey, the co-hosts of Witchaar podcast to Deep Dive into one of our all time favourite dramas WeightLifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo. You can follow them on Instagram: @witchaaris and Twitter: @witchaaris The episode has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so refer to the timestamps below for spoiler and non-spoiler sections. Podcastin...

What dramas have we recently watched/ are currently watching - We share our impressions of these dramas. Currently Watching: Love Is For Suckers : Sangeetha has mixed feelings after watching 5 episodes into this romcom with best friends to lovers trope starring Choi Si Won and Lee Da Hee Completed Dramas Extraordinary Attorney Woo : The drama traces the journey of Attorney Woo Young Woo, a young l...

We did an experiment in this episode, based on Minal's friend Abi’s suggestion we got her and Chaitra to watch Kdramas for the first time and to come as guests on our episode to share their viewing experience. A millennial and a teenager from two different countries and cultures get together to make this discussion even more interesting.  Tune in to the episode as they share their experiences...

We have a special guest Deepak (You can follow him on twitter at @DeePakao ) on this episode where we Deep Dive into one of our favourite dramas this year - Our Beloved Summer The episode has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so refer to the timestamps below for spoiler and non-spoiler sections. Plot Summary : 7:38 Deep Dive: Non-Spoiler Section: 8:37 Why did we decide to watch this drama? Did it...

What dramas have we recently watched/ are currently watching - We share our impressions of these dramas. Currently Watching: Sangeetha's Picks: Eve : Seo YeJi’s comeback drama. It's a revenge drama with Seo YeJi playing the protagonist who is out for revenge from the chaebol family.  Why Her : Legal drama which is a women centric drama with Seo Hyun Jin playing the lead protagonist. Started i...

In this episode we discuss the different villains / antagonists we have seen in Kdramas. The episode is full of spoilers so please skip the dramas you haven’t yet watched (See timestamps below against every category). We have covered a whopping 26 dramas and their villains - so you have ample choice to pick and skip ;-) 00:01:00 - Villains who overshadowed (or were good as) the main leads: Sky Cas...

What dramas have we recently watched/ are currently watching - We share our impressions of these dramas. Currently Watching 2022 Dramas: Love All Play : Romcom + sports backdrop. Good chemistry between the main leads. 4 episodes have kept Minal hooked. Again My Life : Lee Joon Gi is back as a prosecutor action hero with a fantasy element where he gets to redo his life. S & M have watched 2 epi...

We kickstart Season 3 of our podcast with a Deep Dive on one of the best dramas in the first quarter of 2022 - Twenty Five Twenty One. The episode has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to the Deep Dive. 00:00:50: Plot Summary Deep Dive 00:02:08: Why we decided to watch 2521? 00:04:40: Key Characters : Favourite and not so favourite 00:40:55: Favouri...

The terrific trio is back with another fun season of our podcast.  We have taken our listener feedback on board and we will bring you KDrama Deep Dives this season along with our regular programming of KDrama themes with more guests!  Stay tuned as we release our episodes starting this weekend.  Do share with us what you would like us to cover! We love hearing from you! Contact Us:...

What Are We Watching - WAWW What dramas have we recently watched/ are currently watching - We share our impressions of these dramas. Completed Dramas 2021/22 Releases: Our Beloved Summer : The perfect slow-burn romance if there ever was. Choi Woo Sik and Kim Da Mi’s acting brilliance, great soundtrack. Must watch Taxi Driver - Crime Thriller. Great plot up to Ep10, then it went downhill as a typic...

It has been exactly a year since we launched our podcast and released our first episode on 17Feb2020! And what a year it has been! We learned something new, made some mistakes, made new friends, got a fresh new way to enjoy the dramas we watch - by engaging with our audience and fellow fans. And we couldn’t have asked for better. In this episode, we share a glimpse of ourselves and our team with y...