Dramas Over Flowers

Anisa and Paroma and diving into almost three months worth of drama watching. Brace yourselves! Leave us your COMMENTS here. LINKS MENTIONED: Discord for overthinking drama fans: https://discord.com/invite/4xPe8jnJWw Pursuit of Jade ending video: https://youtu.be/ivhTBv3POEc?si=GIlaw4r6agXx1JU6 Perfect Crown ending video: https://youtu.be/3LSQ7BJ2gMs?si=rDRR3YG0GJhlqV0p Yumi's Cells 3 ending: http...

Anisa convinces Paroma to watch Heart Pairing - a reality dating show with real, normal people, with some extremely sweet and romantic story line (restored Anisa's faith in romance!). She also contextualizes why Heart Pairing is better than a lot of other dating reality shows in the market. (Low on toxicity.) Leave us your COMMENTS here. Shows mentioned: Heart Pairing, Singles Inferno, Heart Signa...

This August, after 9 years, Dramas Over Flowers will be - as Khadija would like us to call it - reincarnating. We love you all very much. Leave us your comments here . LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audible ! NEWSLETTER: Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes! PATRONS: SPECIAL and ETERNAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons . ❤︎ Y...

Anisa and Paroma recorded this episode as Ramadan was starting in February. So you will get some dated references. (Like them wondering if IU and Byeon Woo-seok will have any chemistry in the upcoming modern day prince drama (Yes, yes they do!)) Leave us your COMMENTS here. TIMESTAMPS: 00:58 No Tail To Tell (spoilers till ep 2) 21:06 Undercover Miss Hong (spoilers till ep 1) 36:55 Idol I (full rev...

Korean-Japanese crossover dramas are a phenomenon that's building steam for a few years. Taking a look at the shows we have till now with Frabby (from crabbyfordramas.wordpress.com). (Paroma recorded this livestream for her YouTube Channel: The Drama Notes ) TIMESTAMPS: Dramas as they first come up in the discussion: 00:00 Intro 06:00 First Love (2022) 08:45 Eye Love You (2024) 10:12 What Comes Af...

In Part 2 of our 2025 wrap-up, we talk about major Dramaland news stories, and each of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) K-dramas of the year. Leave us your COMMENTS here . LINKS MENTIONED: Kim Soo-hyun press conference clip about Kim Yoo-jung DOF's favorite OSTs of 2025 Oneus Kpop Demon Hunters covers: Golden , Your Idol , Soda Pop Sam Sanders' interview with a songwriter on Kpop Demon Hunters V...

Dramaland changes every year and 2025 was no different. Let's talk trends in productions, biggest hits and misses, and what we have been doing and watching outside K-dramas. We'll be back with Part 2 really soon, where we get into our most memorable dramas of the year. [This was live recorded for patreon in December. We have split and edited the episodes down for our podcast feed. You can still fi...

Anisa and Paroma yak for a long time about all the dramas we've been watching - mostly K-dramas but also a few C-dramas. Plus we discuss the state of streaming, and the return of mid-budget dramas and old school tropes. Leave us your COMMENTS here . And don't forget to join us Sunday, December 21 at 11am ET for a live Year-End Yak! LINK TIMESTAMPS: 00:04:47 Dear X 00:12:10 You and Everything Else...

Our November Yak covers a bunch of dramas we just started and one drama we needed to talk in depth about - Kim Eun-suk's Genie, Make a Wish. Join Paroma and Anisa as we get back into talking at you for 90 minutes again. Leave us your COMMENTS here. LINKS MENTIONED: Paroma's video on Make a Wish Genie. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Hello! 01:20 Ms Incognito 10:30 My Troublesome Star 18:10 Romantics Anonymous 3...

We talk about Anisa's grand theory of murder rom-coms - why they exist, when they work and when they don't, and what their rise means for K-drama trends. Leave us your COMMENTS here. LINKS MENTIONED: Anisa's article for MENT Magazine: The Rise of the Murder Rom-Com Paroma's video about the return of old tropes in K-drama LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audible ! MORE EPISODES YOU MAY...

Halo! We are back with a new yak after a break. Anisa and Paroma catch you up on what we have been watching lately; some recommendations and some stay-aways! We also unnecessarily add to the hype around Kpop demon hunters with our own admiring words. Leave us your COMMENTS here. LINKS MENTIONED: "Keeping you obsessed": Netflix's demons vs. hunters movie captures the mystical allure of KPop [ Link...

Part 2 of our year end yak is finally here! This is the episode where we go over the annual listener survey we do to find out what your drama year has been like. Which genres did you enjoy the most, what new dramas did you try out, what new difficulties have you faced accessing your favourite show? We talk about all of that with pie charts and laughter. Leave us your COMMENTS here. LEAVE US A REVI...

Anisa and Paroma pop in before our next installment of the Year-End Yak to chat about currently airing dramas, including pretty much a full Spoiled Yak about Love Scout, which we ADORED. Paroma convinces Anisa to watch My Dearest Nemesis, Anisa laments the wasted potential of Melo Movie, and more. Leave us your COMMENTS here. TIMESTAMPS: 00:03:11 Love Scout 00:11:59 Love Scout SPOILERS 00:46:52 Th...

In Part 1 of our (extremely belated) Year-End Yak for 2024, we talk Personal Gogumas - the awards the three of us want to give to the dramas we loved in 2024. Leave us your COMMENTS here . LINKS MENTIONED: Dramas Over Flowers' playlist of favorite 2024 OSTs as curated by Anisa TIME STAMPS: (These are questions we asked each other) 0:07:36 What’s a drama that surprised you? 0:46:20 A drama I'll rem...

Anisa and Paroma yak about dramas they finished recently. Leave us your COMMENTS here. LINKS: Tell us about your drama year in our annual survey! Vote in the Goguma Awards (deadline: Jan 18th) And while you vote, listen to this playlist of our favorite OSTs of 2024 . TIMESTAMPS: 00:02:46 Face Me (final thoughts) 00:20:31 Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard (final thoughts) 00:27:27 When the Phone Rin...

Anisa and Paroma have a little yak about some new dramas we've sampled, and others we've just barely tasted. Leave us your COMMENTS here. TIMESTAMPS: 00:02:04 Love Your Enemy 00:16:39 Mr Plankton 00:21:22 When the Phone Rings 00:34:37 Face Me 00:49:29 Tell Me that You Love Me 00:58:01 The Trunk speculation LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audible ! MORE EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE: Episode:...

We are bringing back What's Up In Dramaland as bi-weekly youtube live streams. A newsy episode that covers Korean entertainment including casting news, upcoming dramas, catching up on industry conversations. (This is a one time livestream audio upload. Please check our youtube channel for future WUID episodes!) Leave us your COMMENTS here. TIME STAMPS: 00:00:00 lengthy intro 00:06:05 episode begin...

Anisa and Paroma discuss their final thoughts on recently ended romcoms Love Next Door, No Gain No Love and Serendipity's Embrace, plus some first impressions of the Korean adaptation of Go Ahead and wacky romance DNA Lover. LEAVE A COMMENT HERE. LINKS MENTIONED: Family by Choice Episodes 1-2 Review Paroma fights Anisa(?) about Love Next Door TIMESTAMPS: 00:10:38 Family by Choice 00:21:30 Love Nex...

In this episode we discuss the many popular re-unions of famous romantic and non-romantic actor couples. We ask why these re-unions happen, do they ever achieve the popularity of the original project, and why is there often a distinct shift in genres? (You can watch the video version of this episode at the link below). Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: < Recording Page > LINKS MEN...

Paroma is joined by Deepanjana in a mission to express their deep feelings about No Gain No Love without spoiling every single scene in the drama. It was a challenge. This episode was recorded after the first 6 out of 12 episodes had aired. You can hunt down today's guest @/dpanjana on Threads and Instagram. Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: < Recording Page > TIMESTAMP: 9:45 - Ac...

Saya and Anisa have a quick yak about our first impressions of two currently airing dramas, and then Anisa confesses to having seen some Run BTS. Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: < Recording Page > LINKS MENTIONED: Part 2 of our throwback 2014 dramas livestream TIMESTAMPS: 02:19 Cinderella at 2am 15:22 Love Next Door 31:56 Run BTS (a sampling) LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts |...

Hi, we come back to you (pretty soon for us) with another long yak! Yes, Anisa is in this one. 😄 Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: < Recording Page > TIMESTAMP: 00:01:24 Bad-memory eraser 00:17:47 My sweet mobster 00:42:57 The auditors 01:04:02 Dreaming of a freaking fairy-tale 01:14:57 Miss night and day LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audible ! MORE EPISODES YOU'L...

Saya takes Paroma on an epic journey through her recent watchlist. Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: < Recording Page > LINKS MENTIONED: "Silenced Beauty" video essay on Seolhyun in Running Man. TIMESTAMP: 00:00:00 Jinny's Kitchen 00:19:22 Top Management 00:27:25 Good Day To Be a Dog 00:34:00 Miraculous Brothers 00:39:53 Moving (ending spoilers beware!) 00:49:15 Begins =/= Youth 0...

Here are our final thoughts and theories on the one drama all three of us watched with equal fervour. Joining us for this final journey into the world of Piggyback Sunjae and Run are friends of the podcast, Hanah and Sarah. Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: < Recording Page > LINKS MENTIONED: Paroma's video on time traveling Im Sol: Link TIMESTAMP: 0:05:14 - Audience response 0:08...

Don't worry, this is NOT a stealth goodbye podcast! In this episode, we talk about why we fall out of love with fandoms that we once loved so much, and what makes some stick for life. (You could call it the date, marry, kill episode? Spoiler alert, we marry K-dramas.) Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: < Recording Page > LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts | Spotify | Audible ! MORE...