K-Drama My Eyes Out

DON'T TELL NO PORKY, GIGABYTCH. Judy, Linda and Teresa are finally getting some flutters from the real danger in episodes 5-8 of "Crash Landing On You" (사랑의 불시착), a TVN romantic comedy starring Son YeJin and Hyun Bin. Corrections: Judy called Choi WooSik and Kim JungHyun by the wrong name. Oops! Some of the subtitles in this drama are just WACKY. We miss Jean (she of the "Vagabond" subtitles...

DO YOU FEEL THE PITTERPATS? Judy, Linda and Teresa wonder if they should be feeling heart flutters from episodes 2-4 of "Crash Landing On You" (사랑의 불시착), a TVN romantic comedy starring Son YeJin and Hyun Bin. The drama is doing a great job at poking fun at its own tropes. We are super invested in the wiretapper's (Kim YoungMin) wellbeing and not at all interested in JungHyeok's (Hyun Bin) in...

It's our Winter 2020 First Impressions episode! Strap yourselves in, because we didn't prepare any notes! On purpose! Digressions: 1:57 – We hear from one of our Patreon patrons! 3:54 – "Dunkirk"   8:04 – "Chocolate" (초콜릿) is a JTBC romantic comedy starring Ha JiWon and Yoon KyeSang. This is giving us major "Hospital Ship" vibes, which is a terrible thing. Judy and Teresa have a hell of a time...

DO YOU HAVE FEELINGS? Judy, Linda and Teresa are less than thrilled with the finale of "Vagabond" (배가본드), an SBS action "thriller" starring Lee SeungGi and Suzy. Sorry that Judy sounds like she's recording in a cave. We may eventually need to get proper mixing equipment for our microphones. For the season finale of a drama that made such a big deal about how badass the main character is, the a...

TIME IS RUNNING OUT. CRAM IN ALL THE SPONSORS. Judy, Linda and Teresa are yelling at the screen during episodes 11-14 of "Vagabond" (배가본드), an SBS action thriller starring Lee SeungGi and Bae Suzy. PLEASE NOTE: We talk briefly about the portrayal of a suicide attempt in the drama from 48:46-50:00. Everything about the bereaved family members is killing Judy with cheesiness. Linda attempts to e...

DON'T THINK ABOUT IT. Judy, Linda and Teresa are forced to suspend their disbelief for episodes 7-10 of "Vagabond" (배가본드), an SBS action thriller starring Lee SeungGi and Bae Suzy. Teresa is still struggling to accept the wackiness of this drama, whereas Judy and Linda have embraced it wholeheartedly. Judy is annoyed that the drama has pulled a switcheroo with Haeri (Bae Suzy); instead of an "...

EVERYTHING HAPPENS. Judy, Linda and Teresa whirl through episodes 3-6 of "Vagabond" (배가본드), an SBS action thriller starring Lee SeungGi and Bae Suzy. This week, we are introduced to a whole slew of characters. Will they live up to their potential? As goofy as this drama is, DalGeon (Lee SeungGi) is doing his best to remind us that the impetus for all of his actions is grief for his nephew. We'...

We're back from our extended summer break! Judy, Linda and Teresa are having so much fun with episodes 1-2 of "Vagabond" (배가본드), a SBS action thriller starring Lee SeungGi and Bae Suzy. We were hooked on this show from the very beginning. The action sequences are great and the lead actors are compelling. There are so many twists and turns that you absolutely must pay attention. If you haven't...

Welcome to K-Drama My Eyes Out! For the past three years, we've been doing deep dives into Korean dramas and we're back with a new format, with all three hosts (Judy, Linda and Teresa) recording together for the very first time! We hope to bring you a bit of insight into Korean culture, history and subtext in dialogue that may have been lost in translation.   Join us every other week as we gush, r...

Linda is back as a special guest, and she forced Judy to watch the first episode of "Arthdal Chronicles" (아스달 연대기), a TVN drama starring Song JoongKi, Kim JiWon and Jang DongGun. "WHY?" is the predominant question. Why does this look so cheap if it cost over $50million? Why is the conlang so lazily un-Korean if this is meant to be set in an ancient Korea? Why is this episode 80 minutes if th...

That's how this ends? Judy and Teresa were deflated by episodes 33-36 of "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!), a KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung.   Things we needed from the final week of this drama but didn't get: 1) SangJin (Tae InHo) to actually face his feelings for MiYeong (Lee YooYoung), not suck at it and be an actual human about it. 2) The backstory of the viole...

Penultimate week! Judy and Teresa zip through episodes 29-32 of "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!), a KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung. Guys, remember how the Chairwoman (Kim MinJung) is our favourite character and we were waiting forever for the showdown between her and Sister #1 (Baek JiWon)? And also looking forward to the mysterious Sister #3 (Yoon JooHee) and what...

Judy and Teresa were okay with episodes 25-28 of "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!), a KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung. We were very annoyed to find out that "My Fellow Citizens!" is now under the Viki Pass Plus. We hope that it's not hindering your ability to watch the rest of it and listen to our episodes. This week wasn't as strong as last week in terms of meaningf...

Remember when we had such high hopes for Sharon? Judy and Teresa were excited by episodes 21-24 of "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!), a KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung. This week is full of great scenes between supporting characters that build them up as actual people with their own motivations, rather than mannequins that come to life when the camera turns to them....

Judy and Teresa wish they could be as cool as the Chairwoman in episodes 17-20 of "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!), a KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung. The Viki translators say that having a flower behind one's ear implies that someone is crazy? This is the first time that Judy's heard about this.  The Chairwoman (Kim MinJung) reveals her actual plan, which makes mor...

Why are we not bathing in champagne right now? Judy and Teresa are still very much into episodes 13-16 of "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!), a KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung. Judy keeps calling Miyeong's stepbrother, Sangjin (Tae InHo), by the wrong name. Sorry! Our favourite character right now is the Chairwoman (Kim MinJung). She is so good at knowing her enemies'...

"Now we have to fight with our butts!" Judy and Teresa love the rising tension between the main characters in episodes 9-12 of "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!), a KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung. JungGuk (Choi SiWon), a professional con man, continues to not anticipate the very obvious strategies of other characters. The show's excellent editing shows the three main...

After 5 weeks of hemming and hawing, Judy and Teresa have finally picked "My Fellow Citizens!" (국민여러분!) to cover this spring.  This week, we watched episodes 5-8 of this KBS2 drama starring Choi SiWon, Lee YooYoung and Kim MinJung. If you would like to hear about episodes 1-4, please check out KDMEO episodes 130 and 131. We really liked these 4 episodes. The production team is doing an excell...

It's time for Second Impressions! We've selected the following four dramas to see if the second episodes live up to their promise. 6:16 - Kim HyeJa, Han JiMin and Nam JooHyuk continue to tug at our heartstrings in the JTBC drama, "Radiant" (눈이 부시게). If only we weren't so annoyed by the time turner plot holes! Judy is surprisingly more positive about this show than Teresa. 21:10 - "My Fellow C...

We genuinely enjoyed all three dramas that we selected for springtime first impressions this week. Digressions: 1:05 - "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" Part 2 1:39 - "The Umbrella Academy" 3:21 - "Love, Death & Robots"   8:36 - "Doctor Prisoner" (닥터 프리즈너) is a KBS medical (?) drama, starring Nam GoongMin, Kim ByungChul, Kwon NaRa and Choi WonYoung. The term that comes most to mind about this...

Springtime First Impressions continue! This week's theme is "flummoxed". 4:53 - The second season of "Go Go Waikiki" (aka "Welcome to Waikiki" aka 으라차차 와이키키) starts off as a major disappointment. We wish JTBC had given up on the whole enterprise when they realized that they had only Lee YiKyung to work with. Believe us when we say that we really liked his character in the first season, but...

Springtime First Impressions continue! Horsey air kiss! Digressions: 1:15 - "Fargo", the 2014 TV series 3:42 - "Turn: Washington's Spies" 6:44 - "Borderlands 3" news! Hype hype hype!   Some Korean terms: 다모: [da-mo] female investigator in ancient Korea; literally "tea lady". One theory of the title's etymology is that these investigators may have been recruited from tea rooms in Koryo dynasty as...

It's time to check out the kdrama selection of spring 2019! Digressions: 1:34 - "The Girl on the Train" 2:04 - "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra   4:49 - First up is "Legal High" (리갈하이) from JTBC. It's a comedy (?) starring Jin Goo and Seo EunSoo as two lawyers who are conplete opposites, but must work together to win cases. Jin Goo plays a smarmy golddigge...

Judy and Teresa finally watched the first season of "Kingdom" (킹덤), the first ever Netflix original K-drama, starring Ju JiHoon and Bae DooNa. The first thing that will strike you about "Kingdom" is that it is a beautifully shot drama. The writer (Kim EunHee, who also wrote "Signal") knows exactly why we're watching - old-timey zombies - but also sprinkles enough interpersonal drama to keep us i...

When you're on a rampage for vengeance, maybe don't warn your enemies that you're coming. Judy and Teresa yearn for something more from episodes 29-32 of "Ms Ma, Nemesis" (미스 마), an SBS mystery drama starring Kim YoonJin and Jung WoongIn. The most exciting part of this week was when Ms Ma's (Kim YoonJin) knitting needles came back into action. For someone who has literally nothing to do except...