K Drama Chat Joanna and Sung Hee

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 3 of Crash Landing On You, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Hyun Bin as Ri Jyeong hyeok, Son Ye-jin as Yoon Se-ri, Seo Ji-hye as Seo Dan and Kim Jung-hyun as Gu Seung joon. We discuss:
* The songs we feature during the recap:
Yong ae and villagers by Nam Hye Seung and Park Sang Hee
Photo of my Mind by Song Ga in
* How Captain Ri is lying through his teeth about Se-ri and this is so unlike him! He’s actually doing so many things that are out of character!
* How Captain Ri and Se-ri are looking at each other in a new light because of certain incidents, including the beggar boy to whom Se-ri gave food, and Se-ri’s gifts to Captain Ri and his men.
* Stairway to Heaven, the K Dramas that Kim Ju Meok was watching.
* How memories that are lost, that come back, or that are revealed over time are more common than we thought and are a new K Drama element!
* How Captain Ri became a K Drama cliche when he kisses Yoon Se-ri in the boat hold, to maybe throw off the Coast Guard about to barge in on them.
* How Captain Ri is often so aloof and confident when he’s in trouble. Could this be because of his father? Does this family relationship make him feel untouchable?
* Se-ri needs Plan C to get out of North Korea and now we have Seo Dan, who’s come back from Russia and claims to be Captain Ri’s fiancee.
* Gu Seung Jun is now in North Korea but it’s possible that despite his money, he may not be safe, because Lt. Commander Cho Cheol Gang threatens to turn him over to his enemies if he’s not respectful.
* We get introduced to Jeong Man bok, the wiretapper who helped Cho Cheol Gang murder Ri Mu Hyeok. Now Cho Cheol Gang realizes that Captain Ri Jeong Hyeok is Ri Mu Hyeok’s brother and he wants to take down the entire family.
* The Korean idea of “noonchi,” which roughly translates to social skills, and literally means eye measure. From an early age, Koreans are taught to be aware of social status and to read every situation very carefully.

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 2 of Crash Landing On You, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Hyun Bin as Ri Jyeong hyeok, Son Ye-jin as Yoon Se-ri, Seo Ji-hye as Seo Dan and Kim Jung-hyun as Gu Seung joon. We discuss:
* The song we feature during the recap: But It’s Destiny by 10cm and how 10cm got its name.
* Our gratitude to our listeners who commented on the blog, and gave us a review on Apple podcasts. Thank you!
* The Korean tradition of doljanchi where babies are asked to pick an object from a table in front of them; the object they pick will influence their future.
* How Se-ri is is someone who has learned to trust and obey her instincts, but when she turned left instead of right at the fork, after leaving Captain Ri, she made the wrong decision. Or did she?
* How Captain Ri now thinks that Se-ri is a South Korean spy who managed to evade the land mines and electric fence; how did she do that?
* How Se-ri uses all of her skills as a woman and business person to get Captain Ri and his men to help her.
* The story of Heung Bu and Nol Bu that Se-ri tells Captain Ri.
* How Captain Ri is so upstanding and always ready to deal with wrongdoing appropriately.
* How Captain Ri goes to Pyongyang to investigate the death of the grave robbers, but is instead investigated until he is savedby General Go Myeong Seok, who knows him and his father.
* How Pyongyang is the most modern city in North Korea. Much of the rest of the country is without electricity most of the time, meat is hard come by, and life is really hard.
* How Gu Seung joon is about to become Co Cheol Gang’s newest customer.
* We learn a shocking fact when we see Se-ri in the flashback, asking a staff person at a Swiss Institute for euthanasia; she was denied and recommended instead to go see the Swiss mountains.
* Our favorite K Drama elements, including: the food that Captain Ri makes for Se-ri, a connection from the past (and it’s only episode 2), the many product placements, and the K Drama reference.
* The amazing and hunky Hyun bin. We talk about his education, early career, fame, and military service.

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 1 of Crash Landing On You, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Hyun Bin as Ri Jyeong hyeok, Son Ye-jin as Yoon Se-ri, Seo Ji-hye as Seo Dan and Kim Jung-hyun as Gu Seung joon. We discuss:
* The song we feature during the recap: Give You My Heart by IU.
* The title of this K Drama in Korean is 사랑의 불시착, which translate to Love’s Emergency Landing, or Love’s Crash Landing.
* How this show was inspired by a real event involving South Korean actress Jung Yang, whose leisure boat drifted into the maritime boundary between North and South Korea and had to be rescued.
* Some familiar elements that we saw in Queen of Tears.
* We introduce our characters:
Captain Ri Jyeong hyeok
Yoon Se-ri
Captain Ri’s men, including Sergeant Pyo Chi Su, Soldier Kim Ju Meok, and Private Geum Eun Dong
Se-ri’s father, the Chairman of the Queens Group, and her mother
Se-ri’s competitive brothers and their conniving wives
Gu Seung joon
* Why there is a North Korea and a South Korea.
* A bit about the origins of the Korean War.
* Sung Hee’s visit to the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in 2011, with her father.
* How the Chairman has just been released from prison and he names Se-ri as his successor, causing anger and angst among her brothers.
* Se-ri goes paragliding to test out a new line of extreme sportswear, and she gets caught in a freak tornado.
* How Se-ri ends up in North Korea, gets caught by Captain Ri, runs away, and ends up in a North Korean village.
* How Se-ri is almost caught by commanding officer Cho Cheol Gang but Captain Ri grabs her and tucks her away inside his gate in the nick of time.
* Why Captain Ri would save Se-ri from Cho Cheol Gang.
* The grave robbers who turn out to be hired by Cho Cheol Gang, and who orders the grave robbers killed after they disclose the locations of the artifacts.
* How we are up to 45 K Drama elements!
* What we’re watching right now, besides Crash Landing On You, of course.

Today, we’ll be doing our final review of Queen of Tears, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Kim Ji-won as Hong Hae-in, Kim Soo-hyun as Baek Hyun-woo, Park Sung-hoon as Yoon Eun-Seong, Kwak Dong-Yeon as Hong Soo-cheol, and Lee Joo-bin as Cheon Da-Hye. Ernabel Demillo is back to help us analyze this amazing show! We recap the entire show and then we discuss:

* The song we featured during the recap: Way Home, sung by Kim Soo Hyun.
* How we rewatched the first few episodes and realized a few things, e.g.,
* When Hae-in was an intern, Hyun-woo would roll up his sleeves whenever he helped her out at the copier; this is probably when she realized he had sexy forearms.
* In episode 1, after going out drinking with Kim Yang-ki, Hyun-woo walks home, while pulling leaves of a branch
The character arcs of each of our characters:
Soo-cheol
Cheon Da-hye
Hae-in’s parents
Hyun-woo’s parents
Hyun-woo’s sister and brother
Grace
David Yoon or Yoon Eun-seung
Moh Sul hee
Hae-in
Hyun-woo
* How the death of Su-won caused Hae-in’s family to unravel, and Hae-in’s miscarriage caused her marriage to unravel.
* How Hae-in’s mom and David Yoon’s mom both neglected their children, but believed they had time to repair the relationship. * In Moh Sul hee’s case, she never got the chance because David Yoon died.
* How Hae-in had the most dramatic story arc and it’s ultimately Hyun-woo who was the catalyst for her transformation.
* Hae-in’s feelings toward Hyun-woo change over the course of 16 episodes and there are key moments in the show when her feelings changed.
* When we think Hyun-woo started to fall in love with his wife again.
* How the show did a great job of showing the same scene from two different perspectives to show how misunderstandings happen.
* Our favorite K Drama elements.
* Our favorite lines from the last two episodes.
* The show that we will recap and analyze in Season 8 of K Drama Chat. Want to find out? You gotta listen to the episode!

Today, we’ll be discussing Episodes 15 and 16 of Queen of Tears, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Kim Ji-won as Hong Hae-in, Kim Soo-hyun as Baek Hyun-woo, Park Sung-hoon as Yoon Eun-Seong, Kwak Dong-Yeon as Hong Soo-cheol, and Lee Joo-bin as Cheon Da-Hye.
Ernabel Demillo is back to help us analyze episodes 15 and 16! We discuss:
* The songs we feature during the recap:
* More Than Enough by Kim Tae Rae
* Heart Flutter by dori
* How crazy it was that David Yoon got to claim that he was Hae-in’s fiancé by donating a lot of money to the medical center.
* How Hae-in’s notebook was found by David Yoon, tossed into a fire, salvaged, and eventually made it back to Hae-in so she could read her own words about herself and Hyun-woo.
* How we despised Grace but she did manage to redeem herself by encouraging Moh Sul hee to track down Hae-in, returning the pink MP3 player, and making sure that the notebook made it to Hae-in.
* How David Yoon’s lies were so evil but because they had elements of truth, they became believable.
* But despite David Yoon’s lies, Hae-in is uncomfortable around him. Her body “remembers” David Yoon and Hyun-woo.
* How Hae-in decides to learn more about Hyun-woo because she is uneasy around David Yoon, Hyun-woo is clearly an important piece to her life’s puzzle, and her heart races when she sees him.
* Kim Soo-hyun’s acting throughout this show, but especially when Hae-in goes in for surgery, when he’s arrested, and when he sees her afterward.
* How our hearts just couldn’t take it when Hyun-woo is hit by the car and then later shot in the back.
We learn more about David Yoon’s dark childhood and the secrets he kept about his mom.
* The beautiful ending where we see Hyun-woo and Hae-in get married, have a daughter, grow old, and eventually, Hae-in comes to get Hyun-woo and bring him to heaven.
* Comments from our listeners about Queen of Tears, as well as their recommendations for shows to analyze in Season 8 of K Drama Chat.

Today, we’ll be discussing Episodes 13 and 14 of Queen of Tears, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring starring Kim Ji-won as Hong Hae-in, Kim Soo-hyun as Baek Hyun-woo, Park Sung-hoon as Yoon Eun-Seong, Kwak Dong-Yeon as Hong Soo-cheol, Lee Joo-bin as Cheon Da-Hye. We discuss:
* The songs we feature during the recap:
Promise by Choi Yu Ree
Last Chance by So Soo bin
* How our predictions about the secret fund didn’t pan out. The most obvious thing actually happened: David Yoon and Moh Sul hee found the money and are using it to buy Queens Group stock illegally.
* How we feel about Hyun-woo, Hae-in’s dad, and Hyun-woo’s dad keeping a secret from Hae-in about the possible side effects of the operation that could save her life.
* Hyun-woo’s burden throughout the show. He’s been taking care of Hae-in and her family, and battling David Yoon. All the attention is on Hae-in, but his burden is great.
* How there’s so much crying in these two episodes – by everyone!
* The amazingly sweet segments between Hyun-woo and Hae-in, including during their trip to Gurang-ri, scenes from their honeymoon in Germany, and how the couple is always touching while in Hyun woo’s apartment.
* How Hae-in decides against the surgery because without her memories, she won’t be herself. We don’t blame her!
* How it was ultimately Hyun-woo who changes her mind about the surgery. When she saw how miserable he was when he thought she had died in the car crash, she decides that she must live.
* We finally learn the origins of David Yoon’s obsession with the Hong family and how he fell in love with Hae-in.
* We wonder why both sides are still talking to Grace, who is double crossing everyone.
* How we’re crushed that Hyun-woo has been arrested and he wasn’t by Hae-in’s side when she woke up from her surgery.
* The other couples in the show: Soo-cheol and Da-hye + Beom-ja and Yeongseong
Korean funeral customs.
* The importance of kimchi and kimchi making.
* The K Drama elements in these episodes, including all the crying, the food, the realization by Hyun woo that he had met Hae-in in the past, gazing at someone sleeping.
* The amazing screenwriter Park Ji-eun!