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AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Annyeonghaseyo! We’re three best selling American novelists who explore the wonderfully wacky world of K-Romance through a writer’s lens. We fangirl over our favorite characters, debate our favorite tropes, and nerd out through K-drama deep dives. Expect a few K-pop and K-skincare recs for good measure, because why not ride the Hallyu wave all the way to shore? So grab some Tteokbokki and listen to your new favorite unnis. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AfterNoonaDelightPodcast Love BTS?…
Episodes
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Attraction in Kdramas
Piggybacking off an earlier episode about sexual tension, this week Megan and Lia delve into attraction in Kdramas. What makes a character attractive? Do we…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Head Over Heels: Charming or a Mess?
It's just two of your noonas this week. Amy and Megan are here to discuss the Amazon Prime drama, Head Over Heels. This drama has some of our favorite tropes…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Sexual Tension in Kdramas: Is It a Vibe?
We pull from our romance writer roots in today's episode, and discuss everything from writing sexual tension in our own books to some of our favorite couples…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Better Late Than Single, Or Better An Eternal Single?
It's finally time to share our thoughts on the wildly popular Korean dating show, Better Late Than Single. We loved the concept and thought it had great…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Painters, Snowmen, and Reapers: A Dear Hongrang Review
It's been a while since we reviewed a drama where we all don't agree, so thanks Dear Hongrang, for making Lia and Amy want to fight Megan. Just kidding, it's…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Traveling in Korea: Seoul and Beyond
Join Lia Riley and her guest Un as they reflect on their summer journeys through Korea, sharing the quiet moments and unexpected discoveries that made their…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Squid Game 3: Babies, VIPs, and Moral Complexities
The Squid Games are finished, and we're here to unpack it all with you -- the baby, the VIPs, the ending, and everything in between. Ready to download your…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Afternoona Uncensored: July
Lia, Megan and Amy reunite after Lia's trip to Seoul (stand-alone trip pod forthcoming). You won't get erudite travel scholarship but she does talk about her…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Kpop Demon Hunters Movie Review and Discussion
The AfterNoonas discuss the viral Kpop Demon Hunters, why it resonated with us, how it inspires us, and what we think about a sequel. Ready to download your…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Love in the Big City: Kim Go Eun is Still The Queen
Amy and Megan chat about the 2024 movie Love in the Big City while eating Korean snacks. We discuss why Kim Go Eun remains a top actress and why this movie was…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Heart on Your Sleeve or Bottle it Up Until You Explode? EQ in K-Dramas
Today we're tackling Emotional Intelligence (EQ or EI) in K-Dramas. What does that mean? Well, Amy and Megan weren't so sure until Lia led them into her mind…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
An Instant Favorite: Why We Really, Really Want You to Watch Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo
Megan and Lia make the case for Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo, a Korean BL drama that launched its way to the top of our favorites lists with its earnest…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Sticking the Landing: Our Favorite (and not-so-favorite) K-Drama Endings
Your noonas have rewritten an ending or two, but that's not what today is about. For this episode, we get to the heart of the matter and talk about what…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Afternoona Uncensored: June
It's that time again...another episode of Afternoona Delight Uncensored: unedited, unvarnished, unhinged? Join Amy, Lia and Megan as we have a freewheeling…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
The Good, the Bad, the Morally Gray, and...The Non-Human - Our Favorite Secondary Characters
Mentors, heralds, allies, shapeshifters--today we explore secondary character archetypes, how a side character can be integral to the main character's growth…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Cliffhangers In Kdramas: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Today, the Noonas discuss cliffhangers in Kdramas--what we like, what we don't, and what we are always eager to see more of. Warning, there are spoilers in…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
K-Drama Hot Takes
This week on the pod: Lia, Megan and Amy share their spicy K-drama takes! Tune in for some friendly arguments, strong opinions, and maybe a few controversial…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
How to Make a Noona Cry in 6 Episodes: Way Back Love Deep Dive
"Let's do a buddy watch!" we said. "How about a short drama?" we said. "How about first loves where one is a grim reaper?" Your noonas were excited. Your…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Chicks Dig Scars: Moon Lovers Deep Dive
Is this our third podcast on Moon Lovers? Yes. Are we sorry? No. Join Megan and Lia as they get into all the masked goodness and why a season two doesn't make…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Too Good to Go: April AfterNoona Uncensored
We chat about why Moon Lovers is not for Amy, why Park Hyung Sik can pull off any hair color, and our dreams for the Michael Learns to Rock concert. We answer…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
K-Dramas & Community
Finding your K-Drama community creates meaningful connections that extend far beyond the screen. We bond through shared emotional experiences, discussing…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Jeong Hae-Seong and the Last Crusade: Undercover High School Deep Dive
Because Lia would never make it past the first scene without hating us, it's just Amy and Megan today with a deep dive of a drama we both loved, Undercover…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
A Plethora of Princes: Tropetastic First Episodes Moon Lovers
We're back with another First Episode study, and this time we're covering Moon Lovers which has just dropped in full on Viki in the US. Lia has loved this…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Black Dragon vs. Strawberry: My Dearest Nemesis Deep Dive
This week we're back with another deep dive, another office romance, and another win for your noonas. While My Dearest Nemesis may not be breaking new ground…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
When a K-drama's Not For Me
Sometimes a K-drama just doesn't work for us--join Megan, Lia and Amy as we unpack the why's when this occurs. Note: this isn't a pile on or vent session, but…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Competence is Hot: Love Scout Deep Dive
We discuss this year's Love Scout, a drama about a workaholic heroine and a single dad hero. We get into how Lee Jun Hyuk's Eun Ho is a female fantasy and can…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
March 2025 Uncensored
When Lia is away, the sunbae and maknae will play. Sadly, we are without our middle child as she takes the night off to celebrate her husband's milestone…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Love Like The Galaxy - Deep Dive
This episode we have guest hosts to discuss the Chinese historical drama Love Like The Galaxy. Sarah from our sister podcast Afternoona Asks is joined by…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Tropetastic First Episodes: Love Scout
It's another Tropetastic First Episode, and this week we're looking at all the tropey goodness in episode one of Love Scout. We gush over the great…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
How We Would Improve Singles Inferno
We watched Singles Inferno 4, and we think it's time for an intervention with the producers. Why are there 3,586 models? Why aren't the singles cooking in…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Tropetastic First Episodes Pt 2: Misaeng
The second installment of our Tropetastic First Episodes mini-series where we examine a first episode for all its conflicts and tropes. Today's pick is Lia's…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Isn't It Romantic: Valentine's Day 2025
Grab your Galentines and Valentines because today we celebrate what brought us to K-Dramas in the first place, romance done right. We gush about the heroes and…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Squid Game 2 Deep Dive
Megan and Lia discuss Squid Game 2 with a side rant on the evils of capitalism, why the message of this drama matters, and how the current political climate…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Afternoona Awards 2024 - Our Year End Poll results
We asked and the Patreon replied - who won our Afternoona Awards for 2024. Join our sister podcast co-hosts Sarah and Grace from Afternoona Asks as they run…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Touch Your Heart Deep Dive with Afternoona Asks
Join Sarah, Grace, and Fran from Afternoona Asks as they crash the pod this week to dive deep into the 2019 legal romcom Touch Your Heart. This was a rewatch…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
AfterNoona Uncensored: January Edition 2025
In this month's Uncensored, we discuss who would be the most likely to survive Squid Game (Spoiler: It's the Slytherin one), what we're currently watching, why…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Deep Dive: When the Phone Rings
Today's drama wowed us all out of the gate. We love Yoo Yeon-seok. We love Chae Soo-bin. Their chemistry in the first half of the drama is off the charts! And…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Deep Dive: A Frozen Flower (movie)
Today we interrupt our regular K-Drama watching to deep dive a film with one of your Noonas' favs, Zo In-Sung, as he lays it all on the line (of a sword?) for…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
The Trunk Deep Dive
Amy and Megan tackle The Trunk, an atmospheric Netflix drama, to close out the year. We discuss what we want for Gong Yoo, how we felt about the villain, and…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Afternoona Uncensored: December Edition
Happy Holidays and happy end of 2024! We can't believe we are closing in on almost FOUR years of the Afternoona Delight Podcast, and we are thrilled to be with…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Mr. Plankton Deep Dive
Mr. Plankton-a top 2024 drama that Amy and Megan get emotional in discussing. Lia is a cautionary tale in getting spoiled. Romance? Love story? The science is…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Gyeongseong Creature Deep Dive
In today's episode, Megan is joined by special guest, Patreon member Carolien, to discuss both seasons of the monster-ful Gyeongseong Creature. We talk about…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Tropes, Idols, Audiobooks and More with Author, Lily Chu!
We are so excited to welcome special guest Lily Chu to the podcast! Lily is the bestselling author of Drop Dead, The Stand-In, The Comeback, and The Takedown…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Afternoona Uncensored: November Edition
Join Megan, Amy and Lia for a November K-Drama uncensored chat. This was recorded the day after the election so expect some reflection--with a side of K-drama…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
It's Okay, That's Love
It's been a minute, but your Afternoonas are back with a deep dive with the 2014 drama, It's Okay, That's Love. This was a request from our podcast middle…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Tropetastic First Episodes: I Am Not A Robot
We are starting a new series today where we examine a first episode for all its conflicts and tropes. Today's pick is Megan's choice: I Am Not A Robot. We get…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Petticoats and Portal Jumps: 3 K-Dramas That Inspired Puck & Prejudice
Lia is dropping in hot with a snack-sized episode celebrating her new release Puck and Prejudice and 3 K-dramas that use isekai (water portals) which served as…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Second Lead SOS
We were long overdue for this one! Welcome to our 2024 installment of Second Lead SOS where we take a beloved second lead from a drama, one who did NOT get a…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Monster Mash Up: Kdrama Version
Happy Almost Halloween! Lock your doors because today we're sinking our teeth into K-drama's most terrifying offerings. From a sexy Imugi "why choose" to that…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
No Gain No Love Deep Dive
In today's episode, we discuss No Gain No Love, a rom com starring Shin Min Ah and Kim Young Dae. Do we spend a lot of this episode talking about our…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Trope Talk: Second Chance Romance
It's trope time, and today we're talking about Second Chance Romance! Join us as we share some of our favorite books and movies that showcase the trope, tackle…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Noonas Catch Up
The Noonas are back together, and we did a little catch up with each other--Megan tells her tale of woe about flying to Scotland, and we discuss some of the…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Deep Dive: Justice for Vincenzo
Join Sarah from Afternoona Asks, Megan from Afternoona Army and Lindsay from our Patreon, as they dive into a drama that has divided watchers since its debut…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
September Uncensored
Good afternoon, good evening, and good night, everyone! It's September Uncensored time where we discuss what dramas we've rewatched, hate watched, or DNF'd…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Across Borders and Beyond K-Dramas
Join Lia and special guest Susan Lee for a candid conversation encompassing migration, belonging, and home. They'll explore how romance novels and Korean…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Fun With Tropes: 10 K-Drama Tropes and the Dramas That Do Them Well...Or Not
Today, while Megan is off frolicking in Scotland, Lia and Amy draw inspiration from Screen Rant's list of 10 Common Tropes Seen in K-Drama. We discuss whether…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
My Sweet Mobster Deep Dive
All three noonas are back with a review of this year's sleeper hit, My Sweet Mobster. We talk about why Um Tae Goo has the voice of romance writer dreams, how…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
August Uncensored
On today's episode we unleash some of your noonas' deepest, darkest secrets...like Amy being a cheerleader in high school, Lia's questionable behavior at a…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
K-Con and Special Guest, Lynne Martens!
Today Amy and Lia have the pleasure of talking to costume designer/maker Lynne Martens who scored a press pas to L.A.'s K-Con and got to breathe the same air…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
All About Angst
When someone whispers "angsty" about a drama, buckle up! You're in for a ride that could twist your insides like a pretzel and possibly leave you ugly-crying…