159 episodes
Dramas Over Flowers Saya, Anisa, and Paroma
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4.7 • 60 Ratings
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Destined friends and professional fans Saya, Anisa and Paroma yak—at length—about Korean dramas. Expect a healthy mix of subjective critique and objective fangirling.
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Crash Landing on You and the unbearable sadness of partition
We finally talk about why Crash Landing on You is SO GOOD. And we discuss Anisa's master's thesis on media portrayals of love across the borders created by partition - and why CLOY's depiction of that yearning is the best we've ever seen.
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LINKS:
Anisa's thesis, Visualizing the Fractured Nation: Narratives of (Un)belonging in 21st Century Indian and South Korean Media
Interview with Park Ji-eun’s co-writer Kwak Moon-wan, a North Korean defector, plus answers to more fan questions
Reunions of separated North and South Korean families
Listen to the Empire podcast's excellent episode on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Watch the video that made Anisa ship Binnie & Jinnie back in 2020, before we knew they were real
TIMESTAMPS:
00:01:00 Why CLOY is one of a kind
00:28:00 Villain Oh Man-seok vs. Big Bad North Korea
00:38:00 Comparing The King: 2 Hearts and Crash Landing on You
01:02:00 How CLOY tackles the impossibility of a happy ending
01:10:00 Saya and Paroma share their favorite parts of Anisa's thesis
01:21:00 Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin's IRL happy ending ❤︎
MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:
Episode 137: We discuss the previous generation's gateway drama, Boys Over Flowers in its many iterations
Episode 145: Our Spoiled Yak on The Interest of Love
NEWSLETTER:
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PATRONS:
SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship!
Join our Patreon here!
❤︎ You can also support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎
SOCIAL:
Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_.
Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com.
CREDITS:
This episode was edited by Anisa.
Dramas Over Flowers is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. -
Patreon Bonus: The Lone Yak
Here's a special sneak preview of something we've been doing on Patreon: The Lone Yak! We take a moment (or a few) to tell you what's on our minds, whether about a drama we've been watching, general K-drama thoughts, or life! This episode contains Saya talking about becoming a new version of yourself in public, Paroma talks about when we defend our faves (and don't) and why, and Anisa reviews the first half of Crash Course in Romance - and talks a little about murder rom-coms.
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MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:
Episode 151: Our Blooming Youth is bringing back memories of Park Hyung-shik in Hwarang
Episode 148: Paroma's Lone Yak on Love to Hate You
NEWSLETTER:
Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes!
PATRONS:
SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship!
Join our Patreon here!
❤︎ You can also support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎
SOCIAL:
Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_.
Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com.
CREDITS:
This episode was edited by Anisa.
Dramas Over Flowers is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. -
Our Blooming Youth is bringing back memories of Park Hyung-sik in Hwarang (Minimum spoilers!)
If you've missed Park Hyung-sik in a sageuk or if you have a fondness for tortured Crown Princes, we have the drama for you.
As a pleasant surprise, you also get a capable heroine with her own heroine arc in the story. As Saya puts it, Jeon So-nee might actual be the real protagonist of this show!
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MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:
Episode 149: Screenwriting Part 1
Episode 150: Screenwriting Part 2
NEWSLETTER:
Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes!
PATRONS:
SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship!
Join our Patreon here!
❤︎ You can also support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎
SOCIAL:
Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_.
Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com.
CREDITS:
This episode was edited by Paroma
Dramas Over Flowers is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. -
K-Drama Screenwriting (Part 2): TV Rating Supremacy & the Need for a Truck of Doom
In Part 2 of our discussion on K-drama screenwriting, we talk about Kim Eun-sook, whether great acting can rescue a bad script, why dramaland has so many serial killers, and much more!
Listen to Part 1 HERE.
We recorded this episode during a livestream discussion in 2022. If you here us speaking about comments, it's from the attendees of the stream. In Part 2, you can hear some of their voices in the final segment of the show as they jump in to give their own takes on drama writing.
Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here:
NEWSLETTER:
Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes!
PATRONS:
SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship!
Join our Patreon here!
❤︎ You can also support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎
SOCIAL:
Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_.
Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com.
CREDITS:
This episode was edited by Paroma
Dramas Over Flowers is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. -
K-Drama Screenwriting (Part 1): The Value of Tropes & Why Second Halves Plummet
There is something special about the way K-dramas are written beyond the formulas and tropes. In this episode we talk about the way dialogue, story acts, and unique writing styles collide to make our favourite dramas.
We recorded this episode during a livestream discussion in 2022. If you here us speaking about comments, it's from the attendees of the stream. In Part 2, you can hear some of their voices in the final segment of the show as they jump in to give their own takes on drama writing.
Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here:
NEWSLETTER:
Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes!
PATRONS:
SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship!
Join our Patreon here!
❤︎ You can also support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎
SOCIAL:
Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_.
Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com.
CREDITS:
This episode was edited by Paroma
Dramas Over Flowers is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. -
Love to Hate You: A Friendly Battle of the Sexes With Shaky Gender Politics
Understanding deeply that nobody wants a brutal analysis of this candyfloss, I have stuck to talking about two things that I found really interesting:
(ONE) how the drama tries to equate the female lead's wariness of men to the male lead's shallow beliefs and hostile reactions to women... and then undermines its own thesis
(TWO) how the male leads in romantic k-dramas go through an emotional journey, whereas the female leads go through social ones
Leave me your thoughts in a voice note here:
MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:
Episode 144: Year-end Yak (Part 1)
Episode 145: The Interest of Love
NEWSLETTER:
Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes!
PATRONS:
SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship!
Join our Patreon here!
❤︎ You can also support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎
SOCIAL:
Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_.
Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com.
CREDITS:
This episode was edited by Paroma
Dramas Over Flowers is part of the Frolic Podcast Network.
Customer Reviews
Enjoyable
I really like the discussions these hosts have about k-dramas. They go a bit deeper than other podcasts and each bring unique perspectives.
Definitely worth a listen for the k-drama fan!
Insightful, fun, and thoughtful K-Drama Chat
When entering the world of k-drama, viewers could ask for no better guides than Anissa, Saya, and Paroma. These wonderful ladies provide recommendations, reviews, and
cultural context for k-dramas and the world of the k-drama industry. They are long-time viewers who love Korean drama, but aren’t afraid to let you know when the dramas could have done better, whether in the writing, character development, or themes presented. Come and enjoy their yaks! You won’t be disappointed.
My favorite Kdrama podcast by far
I was searching for a podcast to help me process a couple of K dramas that haunt me still. This one is by far the most interesting, nuanced and intelligent. There’s something about the conversational format that brings out unexpected insights. I also appreciate the literally global viewpoints and perspectives.
This podcast has demonstrated to me, a Korean-American, why K dramas have become the international phenomenon they are and why they are worthy of being evaluated as works of art. Brava!
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