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Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama Reviews
This is Daebak K-Rambles, where a couple of friends review Korean dramas. Join Jess, a K-drama veteran, and a host of drama friends and creators from around the world as we watch and review K-dramas (and sometimes C-dramas) from all different genres from romance to action, Hallyu name it! (Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, & TikTok @daebakpod!! Jess runs wild sharing all things K-drama and C-drama OSTs, quotes, video edits, and more! Support the podcast and become a Patron…
Episodes
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsA Shop for Killers (S1) | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 121
On Episode 121 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Curtis from the InfatuAsian Podcast wrap Spooky Season 2026 with a review of the 2024 K-drama A Shop…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsStrangers from Hell | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 120
On Episode 120 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Natalia and Jessie from the Certified Noonas Podcast review the 2019 psychological thriller…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsBest K-Drama Thrillers Since 2020: Our Favorites, Hot Takes & WTF Moments / Ep. 119
On this Episode 119 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess, Caitlin, and Liliana kick off Spooky SZN 2026 by crowning the best K-drama thrillers since 2020—and…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsWhat Comes After Love | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 118
On Episode 118 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and drama bestie Miguel review the 2024 K-drama What Comes After Love, starring Lee Se-young and Kentaro…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsK-Dramas We Dropped and Why: The Drop List / Ep. 117
On Episode 117 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Sarah from Kdrama This and the Afternoona Asks Podcast tackle one of the most controversial parts of…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsMy Royal Nemesis | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 116
On Episode 116 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Moe from the Off By Purple Heart Podcast review the 2026 K-drama My Royal Nemesis, starring Lim…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsCan This Love Be Translated? | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 115
On Episode 115 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Corinne from the Sex Love Literature Podcast review the 2026 K-drama Can This Love Be Translated?…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsPrincess Hours (Goong) | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 114
On Episode 114 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, the Drama Trio revisit one of the most iconic K-dramas of the 2000s—Princess Hours (Goong), starring Yoon…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama Reviews5-Year Special | Ranking Every Drama We've Reviewed / Ep. 113
Celebrating 5 years of Daebak K-Rambles Podcast with our biggest episode yet! Join Jess for a special solo anniversary episode as she ranks all 94 Asian dramas…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsK-drama Hot Takes - Part 3 / Ep. 112
On Episode 112 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Carol from Kdramas Musings return for Part 3 of the Hot Takes series—the ongoing public…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsCome and Hug Me | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 111
On Episode 111 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Caitlin from the NoSleep4Dramas Podcast & Blog review the haunting 2018 crime melodrama Come and Hug…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsCall It Love | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 110
On Episode 110 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Nas from the Swoon Diaries Podcast to review the underrated 2023 melodrama Call It Love, starring Kim…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsAdult K-Drama Romance: Complicated Love Stories, Emotional Realism, and Sex / Ep. 109
On Episode 109 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Carol from the Kdrama Musings Podcast tackle the complicated love stories, emotional realism, and sex…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsTwo Weeks | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 108
On Episode 108 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Lola from Lola Pops Off About Kdramas Podcast unpack the relentless, sweat-soaked summer…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsChicago Typewriter | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 107
On Episode 107 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest and listener Yarrow unpack the genre-blending Chicago Typewriter, starring Yoo Ah-in, Lim…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsOne and Only | Full C-drama Review / Ep. 106
On Episode 106 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and bestie Liliana from the Tea & Soju Podcast dive into the devastating beauty of One and Only (周生如故), a…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsSad K-Dramas: The Case for Watching Stories That Hurt / Ep. 105
On Episode 105 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Lola from Lola Pops Off About Kdramas Podcast—a proud crybaby and longtime K-drama watcher—tackle sad…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsWhen Life Gives You Tangerines | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 104
On Episode 104 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Carol from the Kdrama Musings Podcast and Lola from Lola Pops Off About Kdramas Podcast unpack…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsQueen In-hyun's Man | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 103
On Episode 103 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Grace and Sarah from the Afternoona Asks Podcast go full 2012 time warp to review Queen In-hyun’s Man…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsDynamite Kiss | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 102
On Episode 102 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Carol from Kdramas Musings dive headfirst into 2025’s Dynamite Kiss, starring Jang Ki-yong and…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsBeginner-Friendly K-dramas: If You’ve Never Watched a Korean Drama, Start Here / Ep. 101
On episode 101 and the kick-off to season 7, Jess shares beginner-friendly Korean dramas! If you’ve never watched a K-drama—or you tried once and bounced—this…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsTop 100 Unforgettable K-Drama Moments (That Still Live Rent-Free in My Head) / Ep. 100
Celebrate 100 episodes of Daebak K-Rambles with this special solo episode! Jess counts down 100 iconic K-drama moments that made her laugh, cry, scream, and…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsI'm Not a Robot | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 99
On Episode 99 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess is joined by Grace and Sarah from the Afternoona Asks Podcast to review 2018's I'm Not a Robot, starring…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsThat Winter, the Wind Blows | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 98
On Episode 98 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess is joined by friend Nas from the Swoon Diaries Podcast to review 2013's That Winter, the Wind Blows…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsAlways | Full Movie Review / Ep. 97
On Episode 97 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and all the Certified Noonas (Natalia, Jessie, Amanda, and Sky) review Always (2011), starring So Ji-sub…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsSquid Game (S3) | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 96
On Episode 96 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Miguel circle back one last time to talk about the conclusion to the worldwide phenomenon: Squid Game…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsI'm Sorry, I Love You | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 95
On Episode 95 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess is joined by friend Lola from Lola Pops Off About Kdramas Podcast to review the oldie I'm Sorry, I Love…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsOur Beloved Summer | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 94
On Episode 94 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess is joined by friends Liliana from the Tea & Soju Podcast and Becky from @dont_sue_rebecca on TikTok to…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsMove to Heaven | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 93
On Episode 93 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and OG drama bestie Miguel review Move to Heaven, starring Lee Je-hoon and Tang Joon-sang. Jess and Miguel…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsThe Red Sleeve | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 92
On Episode 92 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Mina from the Kpop Bookshelf Podcast review The Red Sleeve, starring Lee Junho and Lee Se-young. Jess…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsK-drama Hot Takes - Part 2 / Ep. 91
On Episode 91 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Carol from Kdramas Musings return for Part 2 of the Hot Takes series. In Part 2, Jess and Carol…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsK-drama Hot Takes - Part 1 / Ep. 90
On Episode 90 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Carol from Kdramas Musings channel the anarchy with the with Hot Takes series, the first public…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsConnection | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 89
On Episode 89 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast review the crime thriller drama Connection, starring…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsHot Stove League | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 88
On Episode 88 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Emily and Raquel from the Play on K Podcast review the sports drama Hot Stove League, starring…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsNothing But You | Full C-drama Review / Ep. 87
On Episode 87 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Liliana from Tea & Soju Podcast is on hand to review Nothing But You, starring Wu Lei and Zhou Yu Tong. Jumping…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsIt's Okay to Not Be Okay | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 86
On Episode 86 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Melissa and Nolizwe from the African Seoulmates Podcast review It's Okay to Not Be Okay…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsPachinko (S2) | Full Season 2 Review / Ep. 85
On Episode 85 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast review Season 2 ofPachinko, starring Kim Min-ha, Lee…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsThe Trunk | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 84
On Episode 84 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, the Drama Trio is back! Jess is joined by friends Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast and Liliana from…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsWhen the Phone Rings | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 83
On Episode 83 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Carol from Kdramas Musings team up to review When the Phone Rings, starring Yoo Yeon-seok and…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsSquid Game (S2) | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 82
The Season 6 kick-off is here! On Episode 82 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Miguel return to talk about the worldwide phenomenon that is Squid Game…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsThe Double | Full C-drama Review / Ep. 81
On Episode 81 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, the Drama Trio is on deck with Nas from the Swoon Diaries Podcast to review The Double, starring Wu Jin Yan and…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsI Saw the Devil | Full Movie Review / Ep. 80
On Episode 80 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast finish off Spooky SZN 2024 with a review of I Saw the…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsThe Host | Full Movie Review / Ep. 79
On Episode 79 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Natalia and Jessie from the Certified Noonas Podcast review The Host (2006), starring Song…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsMemoir of a Murderer | Full Movie Review / Ep. 78
On Episode 78 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Jenn and Marisa from The KThree review Memoir of a Murderer (2017), starring Sul Kyung-gu, Kim…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsTrain to Busan | Full Movie Review / Ep. 77
On Episode 77 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend of the pod Nas from the Swoon Diaries Podcast kick off Spooky SZN 2024 with a review of Train to…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsSKY Castle | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 76
The Season 5 finale is here! On Episode 76 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Mina from the Kpop Bookshelf Podcast review SKY Castle, starring Yum…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsIt's Okay, That's Love | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 75
On Episode 75 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Liliana from the Tea & Soju Podcast review It's Okay, That's Love, starring Jo In-Sung and Kong…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsAlice in Borderland (S1 & S2) | Full J-drama Review / Ep. 74
On Episode 74 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess is joined by Daebak royalty Miguel AND Rico to review seasons 1 and 2 of the J-drama Alice in Borderland…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsEternal Love of Dream | Full C-drama Review / Ep. 73
On Episode 73 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, the Drama Trio is on deck! Jess is joined by friends Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast and Liliana from…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsThe Princess's Man | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 72
On Episode 72 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Grace from the Afternoona Asks Podcast review the sageuk from yesteryear The Princess’s Man…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsOur Blues | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 71
On Episode 71 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Curtis from the InfatuAsian Podcast and Brandon from the Pocha Playlist Podcast review the…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsTomorrow | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 70
On Episode 70 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Pam from @pam_dramaholic on Instagram review the emotional K-drama Tomorrow, starring Kim…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsAutumn in My Heart | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 69
On Episode 69 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend of the pod Nas from the Swoon Diaries Podcast review the vintage K-drama Autumn in My Heart…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsStranger (S1) | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 68
On Episode 68 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast review season 1 of the crime K-drama Stranger…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsBecause This Is My First Life | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 67
On Episode 67 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Becky from @dont_sue_rebecca on TikTok review the slice-of-life K-drama Because This Is My First…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsAutumn's Concerto | Full Taiwanese Drama Review / Ep. 66
On Episode 66 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Carol from Kdramas Musings team up to review Autumn’s Concerto, starring Vanness Wu and Ady An…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsThe Smile Has Left Your Eyes | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 65
On Episode 65 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Sarah from Kdrama This and the Afternoona Asks Podcast review a bit of a melodramatic K-drama—The…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsMeet Yourself | Full C-drama Review / Ep. 64
On Episode 64 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, the Drama Trio is on deck! Jess is joined by friends Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast and Liliana from…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsRun On | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 63
On Episode 63 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Lola from Lola Pops Off About Kdramas review a bit of an underrated K-drama—Run On, starring Yim…
Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: K-drama ReviewsTrue Beauty | Full K-drama Review / Ep. 62
On Episode 62 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Bina from @binahearts on Insta start Season 5 off with a review of what Bina jokes is the best…