YA GIRL'S KDrama Podcast

🚨 SURPRISE! 🚨 Maddie & Christina jumped on the mic for an impromptu MIDWAY REVIEW of See You at Work Tomorrow because they just HAD to gush about Si-Woo & Ji-Yoon! 🥹💙 Is it just them... 👀 Or is this K-drama kind of Pride and Prejudice -coded? 📖💕 Between all the misunderstandings, the dry piece-of-toast male lead 🍞😂, and the overall vibe, the ladies are thoroughly enjoying this K-d...

💼💕 Maddie & Christina are here to Through Two See You at Work Tomorrow ! Seo In-Guk has quickly become one of their favorite male leads of all time... and for good reason. 🤭✨ Burnout, office politics, and an unlikely connection take center stage in See You at Work Tomorrow . When exhausted employee Cha Ji-yoon (Park Ji-hyun – Yumi's Cells , Do You Like Brahms? ) is assigned to work und...

Happy JUNE Chingu Chats, everyone! ☕🍵🍶 Maddie & Christina are back chatting about all things K-drama + Korean pop culture (yes, even JK 👀). The girls will talk about what they’ve been up to, what they’re watching, and will gush about their favorite close proximity scenes!  Grab your coffee, tea, or soju and come laugh with us 💕 …. If you love Chingu Chats, make sure you check out all the...

AYOOOOO, ANOTHER LEE JAEWOOK SHOW!!!!! (or, as elle would say, another HONG MINGI SHOW) ….. Elle and Maddie chat the first two eps of Doctor on the Edge. They talk the (minimal, but gross) medical scenes, Lee Jaewook’s charm, and Elle’s predicted second-male-lead syndrome. They love a good quirky small town feel, so they’re hoping this drama stays as good as it’s been so far! ….. Doctor on the Edg...

The cells are in the HOUSE! 🧠💕 Christina FINALLY persuaded Maddie to watch Yumi's Cells 3, and Maddie is SO glad she did. As a HUGE fan of the Yumi's Cells series, Christina had been waiting years for this final installment—and to finally see Yumi's ENDGAME. 💖 Now a successful writer, Yumi (Kim Go-eun) is living the life she always dreamed of. But when a new relationship enters her...

Elle and Christina are back (without Maddie once again 😂) to finish up their review of Perfect Crown! 👑 Elle absolutely LOVED this drama... could it be her Drama of the Year ? 🤩 Christina, on the other hand, had... thoughts. 😅 The ladies discuss episodes seven through twelve and are shocked that so many of the theories they predicted at the start of the drama actually happened by the end. 👀...

This surprise is for ELLE!! 🎉🥳🎊🎈 The next installment of the Throwback Series is Shopaholic Louis. Elle has been wanting Maddie & Christina to review this sweet (but chaotic) show for a while, and now it’s time! A spoiled chaebol heir loses his memory and ends up relying on a country girl to survive Seoul… and the result is pure chaotic comedy gold. 😂🛍️ Shopaholic Louis is funny, dramatic...

Maddie & Christina are back for their FINAL review of When the Camellia Blooms 🌺✨ — and they definitely have thoughts. 👀 💛 Yong-sik & Dong-baek? They were obsessed. 🥺 Pil-gu & Dong-baek’s mother-son relationship? Absolutely precious. 😭 Dong-baek reuniting with her mom? They were happy to see it happen. But the second half of the drama focusing on Jessica’s family and the Peanut M...

WE CALL THE CAMPUS CRUSH BOYFRIEND. DIBS. …. No, actually Maddie wants Mr. Glasses as her fake boyfriend. She wants to go to the “Boyfriend on Demand” bubble thing in Boyfriend on Demand and date Seo In-guk. How’s that for meta.  …. Elle and Maddie are here to chat up Boyfriend on Demand, the new popular Netflix KDrama starring Jisoo and Seo In-guk. (And, like, everyone else. LOL) It is known for...

Elle & Christina are HERE to debrief episodes 3–6 of Perfect Crown ! 👑 Elephant in the room: Elle & Maddie had ZERO faith Christina would like this show… and yet… 😂 Elle is still fully swooning over Prince I-an 💘 Christina? Ride-or-die IU bias (as she should 😌) The Pod Sisters get into:🔥 how whipped Prince I-an is for Hui-ju👀 the Queen Mother being THIS close to losing it💔 and wheth...

Happy Chingu Chats, everyone! ☕🍵🍶 Maddie & Christina are back chatting all things K-drama + Korean pop culture (yes, even JK 👀). The ladies talk about what they’ve been up to, what they’re watching, and gush about their favorite umbrella scenes!  Grab your coffee, tea, or soju and come laugh with us 💕 …. TIME STAMPS 00:00 - 22:00 Random Updates 22:00 - 35:30 What they are watching (they r...

Perfect crown, perfect abs. 🤤 ….. Maddie and Elle are both feeling this drama so far. It’s campy and dramatic in a really good way. Byeon Woo-seok is tall and shirtless, IU is fabulous and impeccably styled. What more could we ask for at this point??? …. Join the girls as they chat through episodes 1 and 2 of Perfect Crown 👑, the new MBC drama airing on Fridays and Saturdays this spring. …. 🎦 P...

MADDIE & CHRISTINA = PRESIDENTS OF THE YONG-SIK FAN CLUB 🔥 They are OBSESSED—flew through episodes 3–10 in record time 😳The slow burn between the leads? ELITE. The writing? Chef’s kiss. This drama has them completely hooked, and they are NEVER getting over Yong-sik. Have you watched When the Camellia Blooms yet? Are you spiraling with them? Spill 👀 📅 Aired: 2019 🎬 Episodes: 20 📺 Streamin...

I love you. Most ardently. — Mr. Darcy 💌 The Pod Sisters are stepping into windswept fields and yearning glances as they revisit Pride & Prejudice! 💕 Elizabeth Bennet (hello, wit and independence 👑) clashes with the brooding, oh-so-misunderstood Mr. Darcy… and yes, we are absolutely swooning. From iconic hand flexes ✋✨ to that misty sunrise confession —this is romance at its finest. Get r...

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS, everyone!! 🥹⭐️🎉 ….. The girls are FINALLY here to review Maddie’s favorite KDrama of all time: START UP! Literally why has it taken them so long we dunno.  ….. Elle & Maddie relive this amazing 2020 KDrama + chat up all the characters, plot points, Nam Do-San nerdy moments, Good Boy / Grandma sob sessions & Dal-mi power-boss scenes.  ….. We hope y’all enjoy this throwback re...

Throwbacks back… ALRIGHT! – Backstreet Boys   Maddie & Christina are back for another installment of the Throwback Series! This is a beloved segment at Ya Girl’s where the ladies watch a past drama that they haven’t seen before.   This time they’re diving into When the Camellia Blooms . The drama follows a single mother named Dong-baek (Gong Hyo-jin, When the Stars Gossip & It’s Alright, T...

✨ New Drama Alert! ✨ The Practical Guide to Love just premiered last weekend and Christina & Elle are already on the mic breaking down the first two episodes! 🎙️ But the real question is… does this drama hit a little too close to home for Elle and her past dating experiences? 👀 The drama stars Han Ji-Min ( One Spring Night, Love Scout ) as a hotel purchasing team assistant manager who sudde...

The stylist/costume director NEEDS. A. RAISE. 👏 Every single outfit was top tier — especially Chief Hong and his many green ensembles (we noticed 👀💚). Elle & Christina reviewed Can This Love Be Translated? and as HUGE Kim Sun-ho fans… they were THRILLED that all 12 episodes dropped at once. 🍿✨ This highly anticipated drama stars Go Youn-jung( Alchemy of Souls , Resident Playbook ) as a gl...

WHO’S CUTER - BAE BAE OR THE BABY?? 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 …. Maddie is looosingggg ittttt over this child, y’all. Elle, not so much LOLOLOL.  …. The girls sit down to chat the first two episodes of Our Universe, the new Bae In-hyuk & Roh Jeong-eui drama featuring THE WORLD’S CUTEST CHILD.  (OMG he’s so cute he’s soo sooooooo cute.)  ..... Elle & Maddie chat through the characters, plot, bae bae’s eye...

Gold Boys U.S. tour dates are up!!!! DID YOU GET YOUR TICKETS YES OR NO …. just kidding but y’all we wishhhh they were really going on tour you know we’d be there frickin VIP. YA GIRLS loved this KDrama (like everyone) and are here to swoon over Do La-ik and talk through their favorite moments from Idol-I. …. Was the murder reveal anti-climactic? Yes. Do we care? Eh not really. WERE WE LIVING FOR...

Happy Chingu Chats, everyone! ☕🍵🍶 Maddie & Christina are back chatting all things K-drama + Korean pop culture (yes, even JK 👀). From what they’ve been up to, to what they’re watching, to debating whether K-drama couples will make it or break it 😂 — plus updating their all-time favorite kiss scenes 💋 Grab your coffee, tea, or soju and come laugh with us 💕 …. If you love Chingu Chats, ma...

Maddie & Christina are back to review The Manipulated ! Ji Chang Wook & D.O. were amazing in this show! They thoroughly enjoyed this drama and obviously hammed it up along the way. Also, the ladies are still waiting for the long montage of Ji Chang Wook doing 900 push-ups… 👀 The Manipulated focuses on Park Tae-Joong, played by Ji Chang Wook ( Healer, Welcome to Samdal-ri ), who is framed...

IT’S ABOUT TIME!!! ⏰✨ Christina & Maddie FINALLY sat down to review (& fully gush over) one of our all-time favorite dramas, Twenty-Five Twenty-One 💛 (Yes… we recorded it back in May — our apologies 😂) No explanation needed for this absolute GEM of a show 💎 Is Baek Yi-jin one of the best characters of all time!? 👉 100% yes. Do we all want to become Na Hee-do? 👉 Yes. Yes, we do. 🏃‍♀...

Christina & Elle are back to finish their review of Dynamite Kiss ! …was it just them, or did everyone have the same thoughts about Dynamite Kiss’ ending? This drama started out very strong, had so much potential, but kept going downhill since the midway mark (in their opinions). The Pod Sisters discuss the characters, the second-half main plot points, and dissect the ending. Dynamite Kiss is...

Aaaand we’re here with YA GIRL’S  KDrama Awards 2025!! 🎉🎉💅🥹 ….. We hope y’all love this episode of Maddie, Elle & Christina’s favorite shows, moments and hotties from this year. BLESS UP, 2025. .... (bonus points for whoever counts how many times maddie says lee chaemin) ….. 2025 KDramas we watched & dropped: (06:33)  …. LET’S GET STARTED WITH: Hot Potato Award (we regret everything): (11:55)...