K-Drama My Eyes Out

DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO BUILD A SNOWMAN AFTER A MURDER? Judy and Linda try out newer dramas for Spring 2021. We're taking a short break! Think of us in cocoons dreaming of the second season of "Hospital Playlist" (슬기로운 의사생활). We'll be back here and there, if there's anything fun that comes out.   Digressions:   0:47 - Listener E-mails! 11:13 - Judy offers up a correction for episode...

BEHOLD LINDA'S FURY. Judy and Linda try out older dramas suggested by our Patreon donors. Thank you for prompting us to try out shows that were on the back burner. Our Spring First Impressions episode will feature "Sisyphus: The Myth" (시지프스), "Vincenzo" (빈센조), "Mouse" (마우스), "Navillera" (나빌레라) and "River Where the Moon Rises" (달이 뜨는 강). Digressions:   2:43 - New Patreon donors a...

JUST LIGHTLY TOSS THE KID ASIDE, FFS!!! Judy and Linda do their utmost to put off talking about episodes 13-16 of "The Uncanny Counter" (경이로운 소문), a supernatural action comedy from OCN, starring Jo ByungGyu, Kim SeJeong, Yoon JoonSang and Yeom HyeRan. I'm not even going to bother writing a blurb about the finale episodes here. Instead, I'll tell you about our special episode, for which our P...

HOW ARE THE DEMONS THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THIS? Judy and Linda need help understanding episodes 9-12 of "The Uncanny Counter" (경이로운 소문), a supernatural action comedy from OCN, starring Jo ByungGyu, Kim SeJeong, Yoon JoonSang and Yeom HyeRan. You can really see the writer making things up on the fly in these episodes. If you already hit all these plot points, what can you possibly have left i...

HIT THE LADY DEMON, SOMUN! Judy and Linda are impatient with episodes 5-8 of "The Uncanny Counter" (경이로운 소문), a supernatural action comedy from OCN, starring Jo ByungGyu, Kim SeJeong, Yoon JoonSang and Yeom HyeRan. Our next Watch Party for "Space Sweepers" (Song JoongKi and Kim TaeRi) is Feb 20, 5pm EDT! Become a Patreon donor to join the fun! Judy and Linda spend an inordinate amount of tim...

HOW IS THIS JUSTICE? Judy and Linda demand justice from episodes 2-4 of "The Uncanny Counter" (경이로운 소문), a supernatural action comedy from OCN, starring Jo ByungGyu, Kim SeJeong, Yoon JoonSang and Yeom HyeRan. All the rules pertaining to the Counters and their work are annoyingly loosey goosey, so it's difficult to get invested when anyone breaks or adheres to them. Linda posits that there a...

OOF. Judy and Linda were pretty disappointed by the scant selection of K-dramas this winter. We did find an unexpected gem, though!    Digressions:   1:08 – Listener E-mails! We get listener feedback on "Bridgerton", and the terrible dramas we watched for Episode 163!   18:46 – Linda started watching "Youn's Stay" (윤스테이), a spin-off of the variety show, "Youn's Kitchen" (윤식당) . We hope it b...

MY GOD, MY GOD WHAT HAVE WE DONE? Well, we finally did it, folks. We watched the three dramas we swore we would never watch, and we did it for you! [through gritted teeth] HAPPY NEW YEAR. Digressions: 5:29 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails! Our listener, Liz, sent us a link to the Youtube video of the K-Pop Festival . Check it out! 10:08 - Judy snobbily watched the first season of "Bridger...

YOU BLOODY COWARDS. Judy and Linda are utterly but not surprisingly disappointed with episodes 13-16 of "Tale of the Nine Tailed" (구미호뎐), a TVN supernatural romance starring Lee DongWook, Jo BoAh and Kim Bum. This is the fixed version?!?! We were devastated by the way Rang's (Kim Bum) character was sacrificed for the saccharine ending, but we sincerely hope that Kim Bum will continue to do exc...

EVIL JIAH > REGULAR DUMMY JIAH. Judy and Linda desperately need better rules in episodes 9-12 of "Tale of the Nine Tailed" (구미호뎐), a TVN supernatural romance starring Lee DongWook, Jo BoAh and Kim Bum. HOT TAKE: JiAh's parents should never have been allowed to come back. We suspect even the drama writer doesn't like the character of JiAh (Jo BoAh). Kim Bum did not have enough screentime in the...

KIM BUM CONTINUES TO CRUSH IT. Judy and Linda gush, but not for the reason you think, over episodes 5-8 of "Tale of the Nine Tailed" (구미호뎐), a TVN supernatural romance starring Lee DongWook, Jo BoAh and Kim Bum. Koreans are for sure capable of better kisses than this.  Digressions: 1:23 - Listener E-mails! 3:56 - Zee vs Zed 13:53 - What the hell is "Surplus Princess/The Idle Mermaid" (잉여공주...

HOW IS KIM BUM OUR FAVOURITE RIGHT NOW? Judy and Linda felt gleeful during episodes 2-4 of "Tale of the Nine Tailed" (구미호뎐), a TVN supernatural romance starring Lee DongWook, Jo BoAh and Kim Bum. We were so disappointed by the kiss between Yeon (Lee DongWook) and AhEum (Jo BoAh) in the flashback. This HAS to get better, right? Kim Bum's ability to switch between douchiness and vulnerability is...

WELCOME TO SEASON 4 OF K-DRAMA MY EYES OUT! Judy, Linda and Teresa are excited to talk about the hottest Korean dramas of Fall 2020!   Digressions: 1:40 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails! 7:37 - ***SPOILERS*** Follow-up on "It's Okay to Not Be Okay" (사이코지만 괜찮아) 20:45 - Judy did NOT finish "Was It Love" (우리, 사랑했을까) 23:51 - Teresa tried out some slice of life animes: "A Place...

SURPRISE EPISODE! Judy and Linda jibber jabber about "It's Okay to Not be Okay" (사이코지만 괜찮아), a TVN drama starring Seo YeJi and Kim SooHyun. Listener e-mails sometimes work, you guys! Linda and I happened to be watching this drama and decided to record about it. Teresa is enjoying the well-deserved summer break. We tried our best to keep our jibber jabber to ***VERY MILD SPOILERS***.  Digre...

FINALLY, SOME CLOSURE! Judy, Linda and Teresa binged on episodes 9-16 of "100 Days My Prince" (100일의 낭군님), a TVN drama starring Do KyungSoo (D.O. from EXO) and Nam JiHyun. Back in 2018, Judy and Teresa covered the first 8 episodes of "100 Days My Prince" before DramaFever imploded. The drama finally came to Viki this year and Judy basically forced Linda and Teresa to watch it, because we hate...

WE'RE DATING EXPERTS APPARENTLY. Judy, Linda and Teresa critique the various romances from episodes 11-12 of "Hospital Playlist" (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung.   The Ghost - Chae SongHwa, neurosurgeon played by Jeon MiDo Darth Vader - Lee IkJoon, general surgeon played by Jo JungSuk Buddha - Ahn JungWon...

THE FACE BLINDNESS WORSENS. Judy, Linda and Teresa struggle to say words about episodes 9-10 of "Hospital Playlist" (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung.   The Ghost - Chae SongHwa, neurosurgeon played by Jeon MiDo Darth Vader - Lee IkJoon, general surgeon played by Jo JungSuk Buddha - Ahn JungWon, pediatric s...

We contemplated whether we should upload such a frivolous episode amidst the deeply upsetting events happening in the world at present, but we ultimately decided to go ahead. Please know that we stand with the Black community, and are working to educate ourselves on how we can support efforts to eradicate systemic racism and inequality. Racism and social injustice are absolutely abhorrent and we,...

DIE, MIDGE FLIES! Judy, Linda and Teresa cavort through episodes 5-6 of "Hospital Playlist" (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung.   The Ghost - Chae SongHwa, neurosurgeon played by Jeon MiDo Darth Vader - Lee IkJoon, general surgeon played by Jo JungSuk Buddha - Ahn JungWon, pediatric surgeon played by Yoo Yeo...

ARE THEY TOO PERFECT? Judy, Linda and Teresa are enjoying episodes 3-4 of "Hospital Playlist" (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung. We're adding to our list of nicknames: The Ghost - Chae SongHwa, neurosurgeon played by Jeon MiDo Darth Vader - Lee IkJoon, general surgeon played by Jo JungSuk Buddha - Ahn JungW...

A PYRAMID SCHEME OF MURDER. David and Robert join Judy and Teresa to talk about episodes 3-4 of "Kingdom" (킹덤) Season 2, a Netflix mini-series starring Ju JiHoon and Bae DooNa. Science is important. Also, don't underestimate women.   Digressions: 1:53 – Listener E-mail! 8:52 – "Onward" 13:22 – "Recovery of an MMO Junkie" (ネト充のススメ) 18:08 – Tabletop Simulator and Tapletopia 23:50 – "FINAL F...

GET USED TO THE NICKNAMES. Judy, Linda and Teresa are loving the group dynamics in episodes 1-2 of "Hospital Playlist" (슬기로운 의사생활), a TVN medical ensemble drama starring Jeon MiDo, Jo JungSuk, Yoo YeonSeok, Jung KyungHo and Kim DaeMyung. Click here to watch a video of the cast being funny together, that Linda mentions in the episode! We have another Netflix Party in the works to watch the...

HOW DO YOU HAVE MORE ENDINGS THAN RETURN OF THE KING? Judy and Teresa stressball their way through episodes 13-16 of "Crash Landing On You" (사랑의 불시착), a TVN romantic comedy starring Son YeJin and Hyun Bin. Linda couldn't join us for this recording, but you can head over to read her essay about these episodes on a special public post on our Patreon page: patreon.com/kdramamyeyesout  If you we...

KOREANS LOVE KICKS AND THEY LOVE REVENGE. David and Robert join Judy and Teresa to talk about the first 2 eps of "Kingdom" (킹덤) Season 2, a Netflix mini-series starring Ju JiHoon and Bae DooNa. Robert helpfully decides to angle for a craft beer sponsorship. David wants a beard desperately and also lends us professional insight about cinematography. Judy feels like the Crown Prince's (Ju JiHoon)...

PLOT HOLES ABOUND! For a bunch of amateurs, Judy, Linda and Teresa have a lot of notes for episodes 9-12 of "Crash Landing On You" (사랑의 불시착), a TVN romantic comedy starring Son YeJin and Hyun Bin. Linda is incensed that the epilogues are used to show the same damn scene in Switzerland over and over, instead of developing side characters who should be contributing more to this story. Judy is...