Dramas Over Flowers

We enjoyed the first weeks of Tale of the Nine Tailed so much that we did a quick first impressions on instagram live (@dramasoverflowers_)last Sunday. Paroma (@festerfaster) was the host, and our guest was Rimi (@_payodhi on twitter). The audio isn't the greatest, but we thought you may enjoy our glee at this fluffy and ridiculous tale of mythical beings. Find us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and In...

In this What's Up in Dramaland, we cover a hopefully ongoing trend toward female-led variety shows, and some quick news hits. Then we dive into October K-drama premieres, including The Spies Who Loved Me, which we are both very confused by and dying to see. Find our expanded show notes, including links to articles we mentioned in the episode, here: https://dramasoverflowers.net/?p=2774 TIME STAMPS...

Hello good people. We bring you back our favourite offering. Nearly 2 hour of yakking about dramas by Saya, Anisa, and Paroma. We had gone off schedule for a while as we built up the blog, but we're trying to get back now. Join us for a belated chat on last season's dramas: Stranger 2, Flower of Evil, The Good Detective, and It's Okay to Not Be Okay. Also revisit the 2016 romance, Oh My Venus and...

Hello listeners! This is the completely unedited audio (lord help you) from our private live stream last month which we held on an impulse to celebrate our 3rd year of podcasting about Korean Dramas! Find us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_. Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com. Our Amazing Patrons are: Egads, Steven Blackmore, Lia W., Hades, Gracefulegg, Divina, Jen...

We're back with another belated what's up in dramaland. We go over some already airing and a few upcoming dramas, plus news of how the industry is dealing with the pandemic. Find us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_podcast. Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com. Our Amazing Patrons are: Egads, Steven Blackmore, Lia W., Hades, Gracefulegg, Divina, Jenmole, Saoirse10, Ha...

We're trying something new - a Little Yak! This is a short conversation about a single drama. In this first Little Yak, we talk about our first impressions of the new coming of age romance drama Record of Youth, which we were excited about for many reasons. (Spoilers for episodes 1 and 2.) Let us know what you think of this new format! Find us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverfl...

In this Spoiled Yak, Anisa and guests Anja and Yunah discuss the delightful, unconventional family drama My Unfamiliar Family. This layered, funny, warm, sometimes too real show is such a gem - we had nothing but praise for it but we still had so much to say! And we all agreed that it really adds to the experience to go in knowing nothing about the story, so if you haven’t yet seen My Unfamiliar F...

In Part 2 of Representation in Dramaland, we analyze the trend of very young female leads in contrast with their far older male counterparts, fat-shaming and beauty standards, and ableism, with specific examples of good and bad representation. We reflect on how K-dramas have evolved since we've started watching them, and conclude our exploration of representation with some thoughts on how these co...

This is Part 1 of a special edition of What's Up in Dramaland where we discuss why representation matters, and cover depictions of race and identity specifically. We called for your input, and you responded spectacularly! We're really excited to bring you this two-part series on why representation matters, how it often presents itself in K-drama, and what it means for our fandom experience. TIMEST...

We bring you another Spoiled Yak, this time on the feel-good spring hit Hospital Playlist. Paroma and I were joined by my sister, Zaynab, for a spoilery deep dive into this warm, slice-of-life drama that we all loved, if to various degrees. Find us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_podcast. Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com Our Amazing Patrons are: Egads, Steven Bla...

It's the beginning of July, which means time for What's Up in Dramaland! This month we talk about the well-deserved backlash to Backstreet Rookie, K-pop fans leveraging their power for good, and our thoughts on the US remake of Hotel Del Luna. Plus, July K-drama premieres! TIMESTAMPS: NEWS 00:03:25 Backstreet Rookie 00:15:33 Kpop fans' activism 00:18:01 Hotel Del Luna US remake 00:24:49 Quick Upda...

This month, we talk about The King a LOT, and check out a whole bunch of new dramas - some of them are great, some not so much, but hey, there's always lots to talk about! TIMESTAMPS: 00:02:31 - The King: Eternal Monarch 00:29:16 - Once Again 00:34:53 - Unfamiliar Family 00:41:19 - How we feel about recommendations and hype 00:47:36 - Kkondae Intern 00:58:47 - When My Love Blooms 01:04:30 - Good C...

This What's Up in Dramaland, we discuss new trends in K-drama length, why we think The King has had disappointing ratings, and some quick updates, including news of Lee Da-hee's first lead role, yay! Then we move on to June K-drama premieres, and what we're most excited for. NEWS 2:42 Shorter K-drama Seasons https://www.hancinema.net/can-the-12-episode-drama-replace-the-16-episode-norm--141272.htm...

This month we talk about our first impressions of The King, our final (lukewarm) thoughts on When the Weather is Fine, and the unexpected delight of Find Yourself. TIMESTAMPS: 00:08:12 The King: The Eternal Monarch 00:38:31 When the Weather is Fine 00:55:43 Find Yourself 01:07:29 365: Repeat the Year 01:09:45 Hospital Playlist Find us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_pod...

Once again, we're light on news, but there's a bunch of May dramas we're excited about! (And maybe a couple not so much.) Seems like a mix of workplace dramas and food-themed shows. 02:12 Soul Mechanic 05:40 Twitter conversation about Noona romances https://twitter.com/ladyinsaeng/status/1245740530509778944?s=19 10:18 Oh My Baby 17:20 Wind and Cloud and Rain 24:49 Mystic Pop-Up Bar 33:16 Old Schoo...

Today we bring you a new episode of "K-Dramas Meet..." where we talk to brilliant, shining individuals from our drama loving community whose work and life are often inspired by those stories. For our first episode, we chat with Author June Hur, the funny, smart, warm writer whom we've followed on twitter for ages, while waiting for her manuscript to take shape. And today as we release this episode...

Here's the Long Yak! We get deep into our feels on Crash Landing on You (for once we all watched one show!) and share our thoughts on some other stuff we saw last month, including some Variety, both Korean and American. We have concluded that Korean dating shows are far superior. TIMESTAMPS: [Dramas] 00:09:55 - Crash Landing on You 00:25:46 - Itaewon Class 00:28:34 - The Game: Towards Zero 00:36:5...

Hello, dramaheads. Not much in news, but we have plenty in dramas this month. Listen to Anisa and Saya read the synopsis of upcoming or newly airing dramas and try to understand what on earth they are about. *NOTE: This episode was recorded a couple of weeks back so the coronavirus coverage is outdated. We hope that wherever you are, you & your loved ones are safe. ❤︎ TIMESTAMPS: 02:11 - Coronavir...

We recorded this one before Parasite SWEPT THE DAMN OSCARS, so please excuse us! This episode has been delayed by illness. We discuss a listener's scoop that clarifies our speculations about AT&T, celebrate Parasite and Bong Joon-ho (and a cast that really should have gotten more acting noms), and anticipate February dramas. 01:47 At&T 06:31 Parasite 10:29 Song Kang-ho's speech Justin Chang's arti...

Anisa and friend of the podcast refresh_daemon do an in-depth, spoiler review of this awards season's movie sensation, PARASITE. We also discuss Korean movies in general, and the film's chances at the Oscars. (This episode was recorded before the Golden Globes, Oscar nominations, and the SAG Awards.) Time Stamps: 00:24:26 - Parasite 01:21:02 - Oscars Find Refresh on Twitter @refresh_daemon, or rea...

We're back with more news and views to wrap up 2019, though this one's a little delayed due to a combination of technical problems and the gang getting busy with our year-end fun (check out the Year-end Yak and our blog posts!). Thanks to LollyPip for joining us for this episode! You can follow LollyPip on twitter here: https://twitter.com/LollyPipKD TIMESTAMPS: NEWS 01:59 - Produce X 101 Corrupti...

Welcome to the first annual Goguma (Sweet Potato)Awards, presented by Dramas Over Flowers. We made up all the categories to give our favourites as many awards as possible, but watch us pretend to be fair by having a whole list of nominations and everything. TIME STAMP: 00:03:12 - We list our top 3s of 2019 00:16:01 - Honorable mentions Goguma Awards! 00:26:48 - Best concept 00:31:49 - Best Music 0...

Hola listeners! We're taking a break from Long Yaks for this month. Instead we bring you the first of a new series that we are calling the 'Spoiled Yak'. Cause we yak about a drama and spoil it. Geddit? XD TIMESTAMPS: 00:01:51 - Perfume 00:16:07 - Search: WWW LINKS: Naver’s News Manipulation: Compromising K-pop's International Fanbase? by Rimi and Gina https://seoulbeats.com/2019/07/navers-news-ma...

We're back with more news and views! Saya swanned off this time, so we're joined by DOF's little sister, Zaynab. List of November 2019 dramas here: https://akdramapodcast.wordpress.com/2019/11/02/november-k-drama-premieres/ TIMESTAMPS: NEWS 02:12 - Sulli's death: regulating online bullying and harassment, and the possibility/problems of a "Sulli's law". 10:47 - Release of movie "Kim Ji-young, Born...

TIME STAMPS: 00:04:07 - Rookie Historian Goo Hye-ryung 00:32:43 - Melting Me softly 00:38:55 - Graceful Family 00:52:22 - When the Camellia Blooms 00:59:44 - Secret Boutique 01:09:40 - Vagabond 01:21:11 - A Moment at 18 01:23:17 - Melo is My Nature Anisa's finale review of Rookie Historian: http://www.dramabeans.com/2019/10/rookie-historian-gu-hae-ryung-episodes-37-40-open-thread-final/ —Awesome P...