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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
Today's Topic: Tomorrow
Today, we're talking about Tomorrow (sorry for the Dad joke), a 2022 drama about grim reapers tasked with saving lives of people who are suicidal. We discuss…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Kinn/Porsche: Hedgehogs, Jumper Cables, and So Much Steam
What do you get when you add the brooding heir to a mafia empire, a free-spirited bartender with a heart of gold, a hedgehog with medical issues, a villain…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Snack with a Descendants of the Sun Super Fan
Do you have a comfort drama? One you re-watch to lift your spirits, or check out clips of when having a bad day? Most of us do...however have you rewatched…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Why We're Suckers for Tsundere Characters
In case you're wondering if your noonas have a type--in K-Drama life and maybe even real life--it's the cold-on-the-outside, marshmallow-on-the-inside…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Twenty-Five Twenty-One Deep Dive
Megan and special guest Sarah from @kdramathis team up to discuss Twenty-Five Twenty-One, a popular kdrama from this year available on Netflix. We discuss our…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Prison Playbook Deep Dive
Imagine having your dream within reach--a major league baseball debut right around the corner--when you end up in prison for aggravated assault. Hey, sometimes…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Does Product Placement Work?
Will a $5 foot long bring meaning back into our lives? Will Vans sneakers save us from a flying knife bridge in hell? And will the CELLRETURN mask turn us into…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Saved By The Sell
As much as we love to join forces and deep dive a K-drama, sometimes your Afternoonas have to follow their hearts. This usually means Lia is seeking a slice of…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Travel (Virtually) to Korea with Us
Today we talk about some of the locations in South Korea that are on our bucket list to visit: We highlight important landmarks, interesting facts, and yummy…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Discussing Heat Levels in K-dramas
Sweet? Steamy? Closed door? Fade-to-black? How do we define sexy times in K-Drama, and is sex necessary for romance to be--well--romantic? Join us as we put on…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
My Mister: Hardships and Healing
Soggy Wonder Bread? The Eyore of K-dramas? A poignant look at middle class disappointment and the formation of unlikely soulmates? My Mister has been one of…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Sound of Magic: Butterflies, Trap Doors, and Urban Neglect
Sound of Magic is a six-episode Netflix series that left us a little baffled. While we love Ji Chang Wook in a top hat and cape, we still aren't quite sure…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Parasite: Metaphors, Secret Bunkers, and Exploding Toilets
We take a break from our regular programming to bring you the funny, dark, bleak, violent, and brilliant Academy Award winning Korean film, Parasite. Join us…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Second Lead SOS: Edition 3.0
Romance writers to the rescue! It's time for another Second Lead SOS, but this time we take on the much needed task of righting the wrongs for our favorite…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Thinky and Thirsty about BTS: An AfterNoona Army Special
What happens when four members of Afternoona Army gather around the proverbial podcast campfire to discuss BTS? Things get thinky...but also thirsty. Come for…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Feeding Your Addiction: K-Drama Comps
"If you like x...you're gonna like y." There's a statement that's music to any K-drama fan's ear holes. Let's face it, we're all chasing the next hit of the…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Crush Catching with Semantic Error
Today we cover Semantic Error, the Korean BL drama that has stolen hearts. We discuss Jay Young's best outfits, the drama's swooniest moments, and invent a new…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Business Proposal: The Romcom We All Need
Can you say archaeopteryx? No? Neither can we. But that doesn't stop the bird-like dinosaur from being one of our favorite parts of Business Proposal! Today we…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
K-dramas with Supernatural Elements: Featuring Guest Author Piper J. Drake
We welcome bestselling author Piper J. Drake on the podcast to discuss our favorite K-dramas with supernatural elements. Piper explains how Asian dramas…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Mr. Sunshine: Love Pentagrams, Pain, and Perseverance
Romance, bromance, revolution--oh my! Megan and Amy finally got their act together and made Lea's dreams come true. Join us on the wild, picturesque…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Our Tastes: Why We Like What We Like
A Listener Requested Episode: It’s been more than a year already since the Afternoona Delight podcast came to be, and while we hope you’re getting to know us…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Our Beloved Summer: Art Mimics Life
We watched Our Beloved Summer and asked ourselves the important questions: Is Choi Woo Sik beddable? How much did we love the OST? And did we want more, ahem…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Reply 1988: I Have Questions
It's time for another deep dive into Reply 1988, this time with an "I have questions" episode to which we reply with our research findings. See what we did…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Singles Inferno Recap: Pecs, Cardigans, and That Time Lia was on Top Chef
In today's episode, Lia and Megan try to convince Amy why Nextflix's Korean reality dating show, Singles Inferno, is better than its American counterparts and…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Love and Leashes: How Did This K-movie Handle Kink?
Love and Leashes, the Netflix K-movie that got everyone talking, hurt so good. Did Lia manifest this film into being after putting in her year-end K-drama…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Reply 1988: Twenty Episodes to Break You Apart and Put You Back Together
FINALLY, your noonas are here with our take on the much beloved, Reply 1988. And worry not--we loved every minute of it! So join us on a journey back in time…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Sisters Before Misters: Celebrating Our Fave Female Friendships
In this episode, we reminisce about our own friendships, debate the Bechdel test, and get into all our favorite on-screen female besties, something Kdramas…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Never Too Much of a Good King: A Deep Dive into King's Affection
Let's be real...Afternoona Delight Podcast needs more sageuk content! Resident historical co-host, Lia Riley, joins forces with Sarah from Kdrama This, to…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Valentine's Day Special: A Love Letter to Mature Heroes
A much-requested listener topic has been for us to discuss our favorite mature heroes (we debate what age we consider mature), and we aim to please. Get into…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Happiness Deep Dive: We Got a Virus Powerpoint
All any of us want out of life is to be happy...even if we're quarantined in an apartment building as neighbors slowly contract "madman rabies," a zombie-like…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Bonus Snack: Ateez Concert Recap
Megan and her daughter give a recap on seeing Ateez live in New Jersey. We fangirl over Mingi, give props to the venue for a smooth experience, and confirm…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Mad For Each Other and Quirky Kdramas
We love quirk, and fortunately, Kdramas are full of it. We discuss Mad For Each Other, a 2021 Netflix drama with unconventional leads and surprising depth…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
My Name Deep Dive
My Name is one of Netflix's newer K-drama offerings and takes a compelling look at the complex psychology of revenge. The compact eight-episode series is…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
The Silent Sea: The Good, the Bad, and...Well, Mostly the Bad
We tried, folks. We really did. But our highly anticipated first drama of the new year, sadly, did not live up to our expectations. While this drama is…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Universal Fantasies In Kdramas: Why We Like What We Like
We rewatch some of our top dramas (Goblin, Healer, and Reply 1988) and discuss why we like them using the popular T. Taylor book, 7 Figure Fiction: How to Use…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Bonus Snack: Good or Grrrreat? Episode One Recap of The Silent Sea
Full deep dive to come, but we had to pop in to give you our initial reaction to the first episode of this highly anticipated drama. Will there be Imugi eggs…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Best of 2021 from your AfterNoonas
Join your AfterNoonas for an episode where we discuss our favorite podcasting moments, Kdramas tropes that we loved the most in 2021, and our hope for next…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Permission to Fan: A Recap of BTS Concert--The Good, The Bad and The Biases
Afternoona Delight attended Day 3 of BTS's Permission to Dance concert at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles and watched the Bangtan Boys bring the fire and set the…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Go Back Couple Deep Dive
We deep dive into Go Back Couple, a listener-recommended drama that we all loved and consider an underrated gem. We explain why a certain scene is surprisingly…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Hospital Playlist Deep Dive: Part Two Marry/Mate/Murder Edition
We're back at Yulje Medical center with our fab five doctor-musician-besties and the rest of the amazing ensemble cast of Hospital Playlist. We've got more…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Hospital Playlist Deep Dive: Part One
Welcome to part one of two as we deep dive the feel good, slice of life drama that has all things we never knew we loved--surgeries and singing--in a Kdrama…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Hometown Cha Cha Cha Snack: Hot Takes from A Real-Life Dentist
Lia interviews dentist Dr. Charlene Lim about Hometown Cha Cha Cha's choice to make Yoon Hye-jin a dentist. Learn what the drama got right, and where there was…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Hometown Cha Cha Cha: Battle of the Dimples
With special guest listener Sarah, we deep dive into the popular 2021 K-drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha. We discuss why this drama nailed the pacing, how it gave us…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Start-Up Deep Dive: How I Married Nam Do San
We dig into Start-Up, the divisive 2020 drama with a flipped Cyrano trope starring Nam Joo-Hyuk and Bae Suzy. Megan explains why Nam Do San resonated with her…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
All About Kissing in Kdramas
We are excited to welcome our guest Corinne from Love. Sex. Literature Podcast as we explore our favorite kiss scenes in Kdramas, our favorite actors who know…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Second Male Lead SOS: Edition 2.0
Afternoona Delight is back with another installment of our Second Male Lead SOS because our poor, lovelorn SMLs deserve their own happily ever afters…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Halloween Special: Zombie Detective
In our first Halloween special, we discuss the 2020 mystery drama Zombie Detective, starring Choi Jin-hyuk as the hottest zombie we've ever seen. This episode…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Into the Ring Deep Dive
We discuss why the 2020 Kdrama Into the Ring is a hidden gem with a fantastic beta hero and an alpha heroine. We explain why this drama is about so much more…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim Deep Dive
Secretary Kim gave us incredibly chemistry, Park Seo Joon as a narcissistic but damaged chaebol, and Park Min Young as a capable secretary with unlimited…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Squid Game Understands the Assignment
Squid Game. Everyone and their pet cat is talking about this drama that’s taking the world—and TikTok by storm. So what is it? Over-hyped horror? Compelling…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
I Have Questions...
Over the course of our Kdrama watching, we have made a list of references that we want to understand better, so we dedicated an episode to a little research!…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Midnight Runners and Kang Ha Neul's Big Stick
The 2017 action film Midnight Runners has everything we love about buddy cop movies: Action, comedy, some sweaty abs, and big sticks. We dive into what made it…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Move to Heaven Deep Dive
We deep dive into Move to Heaven, a short drama about trauma cleaners packed with emotional punch... and real punches. We get a little personal in this one…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Lawless Lawyer: Rise of the Toe Socks
We deep dive into Lawless Lawyer, where Lee Joon Gi kicks some major butt, and Ahn Oh Ju gives us feelings we were not ready for -- him and his toe socks. We…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
The Episode 11 Climax Phenomenon
It might not be an official THING, but in our extensive, very fun research, we have determined MAJOR STUFF happens in Episode 11 of most dramas. Amy and Megan…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
I Ship It
We discuss (relation)ships we are sailing on, ships we want to sail on, and our thoughts on fandoms. We make up some inter-drama character mashups that we'd…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
First Episode Watch: Love it or Leave it
We watch the first episodes of three dramas: Doom At Your Service, My Roommate is a Gumiho, and Reply 1997, and then discuss whether we were hooked or not. We…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Pretty When He Cries
K-drama heroes cry, from Lee Joon Gi, to Yoo Seung Ho to Hyun Bin, and frankly... we're into it. We chat up our favorite crying scenes and discuss who is the…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Flower of Evil: Lee Joon Gi can EMOTE
Turns out we love murder in our K-dramas, especially when Lee Joon Gi is the hero. Get into all the twists, turns, and yes--romance--with us as we deep dive…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Marry, Mate, Murder: Kdrama Hero Edition
Lia completes a Mr. Sunshine hero trifecta, Amy surprises us with her Lee Minho choices, and Megan talks about how Ko Dong Man would absolutely go downtown…