Crash Landed on KDramas Minal
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A Kdrama Podcast.
4 gals take you through the fascinating world of KDramas (Korean Dramas). They share what hooked them, what bored them, what got them asking for more, and what makes them continue to live in the rabbit hole that is KDramas!
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E3 Two Lonely Men - Moving [Special Showcase]
The Host Minal, is back with our guests Benny and Vipula to take the story of Moving KDrama forward. In this episode we discuss the stories behind 2 lonely men covering episode 6 & 7 of Moving.
Episode 6 is all about Bungeman’s origin story, and in episode 7 we complete Frank’s murderous arc. Again, spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.
Episode Outline:
Bungaeman’s early life
High School’s role in the conspiracy becomes clearer
Bungaeman fixes a bus and changes his life
Teenage love triangle begins
The CIA involvement angle
Bad foreign actors syndrome
Nail-biting cliffhanger, will Frank get to MiHyun
Bungaeman chases Frank in what is a homage to ‘Speed’
Frank races through Seoul in a brilliantly shot sequence
The matchup of 2 Wolverines - Frank & Hulk clash
Bongseok’s rebels against his weighty shackles and confronts MiHyun
Drama moves into espionage genre - NK is now interested in the school.
Episode summaries in 5 mins
Episode 6 main scenes
Episode 7 main scenes
Beyond Moving [Key Themes Emerging]
Superheroes have real life struggles that make them more human
Difference in parenting styles
‘Small actions of kindness can be life changing’ is a recurring theme
Benny lays out why the drama is aptly titled ‘Moving’
Other dramas/movies of the cast discussed in episode:
Watch Cha Tae Hyun in My Sassy Girl - Benny’s first K Movie and amongst his favourite romcoms. Listen to Benny and Minal discuss it on Talking Talkies
Shaktimaan is an iconic TV character from India. An Indian superhero who was wildly popular in the 1990s and 2000s.
Watch Speed for the ultimate traffic chase action experience.
My Name - Park Hee Soon is the main antagonist in this thriller (plays the NK captain in Moving)
Call out to Characters & Actors
Kim Joon - Excellent child actor who was very watchable in Hospital Playlist.
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E2 Tell Me Your Secrets - Moving [Special Showcase]
Your host Minal, is back with our guests Benny and Vipula to take the story of Moving KDrama forward discussing Episodes 4 and 5 where more secrets are unraveled about HiSoo, her dad and BongSeok. Frank is on his killing spree and a bigger conspiracy is playing out in the background. It has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.
Episode Outline:
HiSoo discovers BongSeok’s secret - Two loners find company.
MiHyun is a top mom
Frank meets his match with Naju in the salon and gets a warning.
HiSoo has a traumatic past and reveals her secret to Bongseok
School bullying / common theme in KDramas also reality in Korea
The NIS angle - We establish a bigger conspiracy is at play & why is that Principal ‘ The Sniffing Wolf’ hanging around every kid!
Climax : Bongaeman has superpowers and who is the mystery man in Bongseok’s dream?
Episode summaries in 5 mins
Episode 4 main scenes
Episode 5 main scenes
Beyond Moving [Key Themes Emerging]
Bullying in Korean schools
Are super-abilities a burden or blessing?
Difference in parenting styles
Other dramas/movies of the cast discussed in episode: Kdramas with bullying themes: The Glory, Weak Hero Class 1 , All of Us Are Dead
Call Out - Actors/Actresses
Kim Shin Rok - The assistant to the NIS chief is another stellar actress. Detective in Beyond Evil and the daughter of Lee Sung Min the rich grandpa in Reborn Rich.
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E1 Super Students - Moving [Special Showcase]
We kickstart this special series with a deep dive of one of the best dramas of 2023. Joining Minal, our host are Benny and Vipula.
Benny, is a seasoned podcaster currently co-hosting two podcasts - A Cricket Podcast - The Last Wicket and the new movie podcast with Minal as co-host Talking Talkies. He is one of the few guys who loves KDramas.
Vipula loves reviewing books and movies, you can find her writings on Medium.
This episode dives into the first three episodes of the series Moving. It has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.
Episode Outline:
Guest Introductions
How did we start watching Moving
The plot across the 3 episodes
The impressive ensemble cast
Favorite Scenes & Memorable Dialogs
Favorite Relationships
Benny’s Corner - What superpower would you like to have from the Moving universe?
Episode summaries in 5 mins
Episode 1 main scenes
Episode 2 main scenes
Episode 3 main scenes
Other dramas/movies of the cast discussed in episode
Ryu Seong Ryong : Kingdom
His chicken connection - Chicken Nugget, Extreme Job
Han Hyo Joo : Happiness
Go Yoon Jung : Law School
Kim Sung Kyun : Reply 1988, DP
Baek Hyun Jin: Gaus Electronics , Happiness
Kim Hee Won: The Man from Nowhere
Chae Tae Hyun : My Sassy Girl - Talking Talkies Episode
Kim Do Hoon - The Law Cafe
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Special Showcase - Moving Trailer
The podcast is breathing again after a long, unplanned hiatus! This time around I, your host Minal, is attempting a new experiment - a special showcase with two wonderful friends and guests - Benny and Vipula
We will be speaking to our heart’s content on a drama that we 3 loved from 2023.
Moving released in Aug23 on Disney+ and became an instant rage. It boasts of a great ensemble cast, is based on the Webtoon by KangFull and directed by Park In Je (Director of Kingdom S2).
In order to do justice to this drama - its cast, story, writing, direction , the genres and themes it explores, we have decided to cover it over a series of 8-10 episodes. So watch this space for more. E1 of this Special Showcase on Moving releases next week.
Moving Reviews:
Rolling Stone: ‘Moving’ Is the Best Superhero Series on TV Right Now
Variety Magazine: The next breakout hit from Asia after “Squid Game”
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Kdrama Year in Review - 2022
We look back at the dramas we watched in 2022 (most of them aired in 2022 and some which aired earlier) and pick our favourites, not-so-favourites, scenes and moments that touched our hearts, made us swoon over some actors, made us laugh/cry/pull our hair watching them and so much more.
Dramas we discussed:
2022 Releases:
Through the Darkness
Twenty Five-Twenty One
Our Beloved Summer
The Law Cafe
Kiss Sixth Sense
Juvenile Justice
If You Wish Upon Me
Love All Play
Sound of Magic
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Forecasting Love and Weather
Pachinko
Little Women
Business Proposal
Ghost Doctor
Gaus Electronics
Reborn Rich
Older Dramas:
Producers
Chocolate
Prison Playbook
Goblin
Pegasus Market
Poonam mentions ‘nok-jhok’ phase in Kiss Sixth Sense. It’s a Hindi term which loosely translates to bickering.
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Deep Dive - Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
In this episode we are joined by two special guests - Moon and Hershey, the co-hosts of Witchaar podcast to Deep Dive into one of our all time favourite dramas WeightLifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo.
You can follow them on Instagram: @witchaaris and Twitter: @witchaaris
The episode has a lot of spoilers from the drama, so refer to the timestamps below for spoiler and non-spoiler sections.
Podcasting journey of Witchaaris: 00:45
Plot Summary: 12:30
Deep Dive:
Non-Spoiler Section: 13:35
Why did we decide to watch this drama?
Did it meet our expectations?
What’s the USP of this drama?
Spoiler Section: 23:00
1. Key Characters -
The Lead Pair: 23:15 Friends to Lovers ; Their funny scenes compilation
Friends: 40:00 Bok Joo and Friends - Swag Compilation ; Bok Joo and her gang - fighting and making up
Families: 45:50 Jung Joon Hyung and his adopted mom ; Uncle, dad and Bok Joo
2. Favourite Funny Scenes:55:45
Car Splash Scene
Jung Joon Hyung gets caught
3. Favourite Heartwarming/Emotional Scenes: 01:04:18
Jung Joon Hyung finds depressed Bok Joo
Bok Joo finds Jung Joon Hyung depressed
4. Main takeaway from the drama : 1:18:55
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