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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
Fight For My Way: Off the Charts Chemistry
Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won kiss each others' boo boos and we loved every minute of it. Find out why we think Ko Dong Man is a beta hero and also why this…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Coffee Prince: Gong Yoo and His Towel
Gong Yoo makes drying his ankles sexy. Yoon Eun Hye as Eun Chan steals our hearts. And honorable mention to butter voice Han Sung. Join us as we deep dive…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Imaginary Cat: A Drama For Cat Lovers
Amy and Megan go full crazy cat lady while watching Imaginary Cat, a drama starring another cat lover--Yoo Sueng Hoo. We talk about why this drama hit us in…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Strangers From Hell and Creeptastic Lee Dong Wook
Everyone is sweaty. The eggs are bloody. The meat is raw. And Eden Residence is Hell. Listen as Lia and Megan discuss the 2019 drama Strangers From Hell where…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Our Favorite Heroines
What characteristics do we think make a great heroine? Spoiler: She's got to be complicated! We discuss the ladies we love from Into The Ring, Coffee Prince…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Suspicious Partner Deep Dive
We discuss the 2017 K-drama Suspicious Partner and how there are multiple Ji Chang Wook hairstyles for every fan. We get spoiler-y as we fangirl over one of…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
When the Camellia Blooms: Big Drone Energy
We break down all the marinated crab eating, joker serial killing, Young Sik flirting goodness of When the Camellia Blooms, a drama that surprised all three of…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Boys Over Flowers, Heirs, and Feminism
We discuss the complicated feelings on Boys Over Flowers and how it relates to a common critique of romance books. Is it okay to like problematic content? We…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
The Case for I Am Not A Robot
We give love to a criminally underrated drama that features one of the best romances we've ever seen. A human allergy? A life-like robot in friend mode? A…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
My Love From Another Star: Why Do Min Joon is a Boomer Alien
We deep dive into the classic K-drama My Love From Another Star. Take a shot every time we mention Kim Soo Hyun's pillow lips. We discuss how we wanted more…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
The King: Eternal Monarch Deep Dive: Woo Do Hwan deserves the World
Was The King: Eternal Monarch fantastic or a flop? We discuss why this Kdrama has our favorite scene of all time (hint: it involves a white horse), why Woo Do…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Favorite Villains: Imugi Wants Your God Bod
There's nothing better than a great Kdrama villain, from the toe-sock wearing gangster in LawLess Lawyer to creepy-eyed Intern Imugi in Tale of the Nine…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Run On Deep Dive
Did this quiet drama work for us? We discuss Run On, why the second lead romance gave us heart flutters, and why we felt subtitles didn't necessarily do this…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
A Delight Snack: Endings We Want to Rewrite
Loved a K-drama but felt it fell a little flat at the end? Yeah, so did we. In this short episode, we talk about three drama endings we wish we could change --…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Second Male Lead SOS
*Calling 119* "Yes, this is AfterNoona Delight and we'd like to report an emergency. These second male leads did not get their happily ever afters and our…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Her Private Life Deep Dive
A drama about fangirling? Can't relate since we didn't start a podcast just to fangirl over K-dramas or anything. *Ahem* Anyway, join us as we dive into Her…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Mr Queen Deep Dive
Is Mr. Queen a romance? We have our first major disagreement of the podcast, but don't worry we aren't breaking up. We discuss body swaps, what we love or…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Healer Deep Dive (Part 2): The Tale of Elder's Mole
Who was the biggest villain of Healer: Elder, Moon Sik, or... Elder's Mole? (If you know, you know.) We talk about how Moon Ho was total eye candy and why…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
A Delight Snack: Antique
A sweets-hating cake shop owner, an ex-boxer, a star baker, and a bumbling bodyguard. What do you get? The South Korean remake of Antique, a movie we all had…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Healer Deep Dive (Part 1)
Parkour montages, white sheets, and the best bumbling intern around: Why Healer is a 5-star drama. We get into everything from Healer's many disguises, to that…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
A Delight Snack: Color Rush
We discuss the short series Color Rush, which features an interesting premise, a lesson on the color wheel, and a Grandpa Kid we could have used in 100% more…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Train To Busan: Seok Woo and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
We take a quick detour from romance and go all out in a deep dive of the hit Korean zombie movie, Train to Busan, starring Gong Yoo. The movie might be…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
A Delight Snack: Favorite Cliches
Drunken love confession? Back hug? Piggy-back ride? We discuss our favorite and least favorite K-drama cliches. Also, we start a new Build-Your-Own-Kdrama…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
It's Okay Not To Be Okay Deep Dive
The Show of Emotional Wounds. We get real about mental health issues in relation to this thought-provoking series. We also discuss the best brotherhood of…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
9 WTFs and 9 Yes's about Tale of the Nine Tailed
A sassy fox, a centuries-old demon turned intern, and an epic brother grudge make for a wild ride of a show that left us with plenty of questions as well as…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
A Delight Snack: What's the Beef?
Do K-dramas make you hungry? We talk about how our favorite shows have us craving beef bulgogi, fried chicken with beer, and a piping hot Americano. ★ Support…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Goblin Deep Dive (Part 2)
We continue our Goblin deep dive and discuss why the secondary romance (and Lee Dong Wook) stole the show, how we don't want to be stink bugs in our next…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Goblin Deep Dive (Part 1)
Join us as we delve into the popular Korean Drama Guardian, The Lonely and Great God. In the midst of our fangirling, we discuss Lia’s horse phobia, the hunch…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
A Delight Snack: Ratings and Reviews
Learn about our incredibly rigorous rating system (or not), why we might disagree on dramas but never want to yuck anyone’s yum, and how we experience the…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
Appropriation vs. Appreciation
What is the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation? Since we are three white American romance writers doing a show centered on…
- AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives
A Delight Snack: Wounded heroes
A snack-size episode about our current obsession: Wounded heroes and heroines nursing them back to health (inspired by our current buddy watch, Tale of the…
AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep DivesCrash Landing on You Deep Dive (Part 2)
Join Amy, Lia, and Megan as we continue to explore our gateway Kdrama romance Crash Landing on You. On today's pod we'll be taking a closer look at the drama's…
AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep DivesCrash Landing on You Deep Dive (Part 1)
On this episode, we discuss why Crash Landing on You (available on Netflix) is the perfect gateway Kdrama to hook new fans and give seasoned ones something to…
AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep DivesMeet your Unnis!
K-Dramas are the self-care balm to our quarantined souls. Whether binging or savoring, we fangirl over plots and performances, writers and actors, which are…