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Emily and Raquel

Emily and Raquel are two average American citizens who enjoy critiquing the things they love: specifically, Korean dramas. They started a podcast for those who would like to critique along with them and encourage you to watch the shows, listen to this podcast, then let them know what you think!

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00:45:09

Episode 151 - 'My Mister' Eps. 1-4

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2021/06/01

We have started a new drama! This week we watched the first four episodes of 'My Mister' and we are ready to start chatting about this very beautiful and very melancholy drama. Join us as we discuss potentially redeemable but currently toxic characters, irredeemable and forever toxic characters, and the small emotional bribes that will keep us coming back to this drama no matter how much it is already hurting us.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a

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00:56:42

Episode 150 - 'Mystic Pop-up Bar' Bonus Episode

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2021/05/25

We're ready to do some bonus talk about 'Mystic Pop-up Bar'! Listen here as we bonus episode the heck out of this wonderful show, play our classic game of "Who's That Face," begin to feel like we have any amount of expertise in the K drama community (even though we really don't), and enthuse at length about characters with zero toxic traits to be found.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter

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00:48:32

Episode 149 - 'Mystic Pop-up Bar' Eps. 9-12

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2021/05/18

This shorter series made for a finale that crept up on us really fast, but here we are to discuss the final four episodes of 'Mystic Pop-up Bar'! Listen along as we discuss our confusing need to be hurt more by K dramas, analyze villain motives, and find a way out of life threatening situations we will likely never actually encounter.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram

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00:56:15

Episode 148 - 'Mystic Pop-up Bar' Eps. 5-8

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2021/05/11

Here we are again with our second episode reviewing 'Mystic Pop-up Bar' and it's some of the best fun we've ever had watching a K drama! This week we avoided talking about the episode that hurt so good for as long as we could, made too many predictions to keep track of, and considered what it takes to truly own a glittery dance outfit.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram

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00:46:24

Episode 147 - 'Mystic Pop-up Bar' Eps. 1-4

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2021/05/04

It's time to start a new drama! This week we watched the first four episodes of 'Mystic Pop-up Bar' and it has already thoroughly warmed our hearts. In this episode we chat about appropriate after-life rewards for being a good person, taking down the bourgeoisie, and traditional fashion.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a rating and review on

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00:52:31

Episode 146 - 'The Guest' Bonus Episode

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2021/04/27

We've had some time to process the beautiful and horrific entirety of 'The Guest' and we're ready to present our bonus review! Listen here as we recognize actors from other dramas very late in the game, share our not so secret fear of dark water, and talk at length about Detective Kang who we love very muchLeave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a

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00:53:04

Episode 145 - 'The Guest' Eps. 13-16

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2021/04/20

We watched the final four episodes of 'The Guest' and we're ready to review the finale! Join us this week as we give tips on how to confront a dangerous and maybe haunted person, reminisce on the most upsetting horror scenes, and wonder what it was about some Saturday that made an okay dude go so bad. Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a rating

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00:50:47

Episode 144 - 'The Guest' Eps. 9-12

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2021/04/13

We're back for our third episode covering 'The Guest'! This week we watched episodes 9-12, and we're here to review them. Listen as we relish a satisfying origin story, discuss the fascinating but possibly problematic union of Shamanism and Catholicism, and ask unanswerable questions.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a rating and review on

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00:59:41

Episode 143 - 'The Guest' Eps. 5-8

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2021/04/06

This week we watched episodes 5-8 of 'The Guest' and we're here to review them! Join us here as we clear up self made confusions in the storyline for each other, discuss potential red herrings and plot twists, and talk about what Ghost Busters would look like if it was much much darker.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a rating and review on

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00:54:51

Episode 142 - 'The Guest' Eps. 1-4

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2021/03/30

It's time to start a new drama! We watched 'The Guest' episodes 1-4 and we're reviewing it here. This one is a horror drama, and we definitely recommend you heed the reasons for the rating, but we can also assure you that we are enjoying it immensely. Listen here as we talk about unique plot devices, big time spookiness, and much needed comic relief!Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk)

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Episode 141 - 'Mr. Sunshine' Eps. Bonus Episode

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2021/03/23

We have one last bonus episode for 'Mr. Sunshine' here because what our hearts really want is to keep talking about this show forever! Join us here with our special guest who is known for many things including being Emily's husband, my other best friend, and a big big history nerd. That's right, it's Jason! He helps us talk about history that he knows, history none of us know, and favorite moments from the show.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey

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00:55:09

Episode 140 - 'Mr. Sunshine' Eps. 21-24

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2021/03/16

We have finished 'Mr. Sunshine' and we're as ready as we can be to talk about the final four episodes of this heartbreakingly beautiful drama! Listen here as we talk about things we expected that didn't happen, things we didn't expect that did happen, satisfying endings for even the most tertiary of characters, and crying one million tears over this portrayal of historical events.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email

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Episode 139 - 'Mr. Sunshine' Eps. 17-20

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2021/03/09

We must be the luckiest K drama fans because 'Mr. Sunshine' just keeps going and we love it so much! This week we review episodes 17-20 and talk about iconic sass we used to take for granted, bad hair cuts, and the beginning of emotional goodbyes.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a rating and review on iTunes to get a shoutout on the

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Episode 138 - 'Mr. Sunshine' Eps. 13-16

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2021/03/02

It's time to review episodes 13-16 of 'Mr. Sunshine'! This week we're talking about a new and unexpected way that flashbacks in K dramas can effectively make us feel sad, a mountain that is definitely haunted, and the best morally gray character we've ever seen.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a rating and review on iTunes to get a shoutout on

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Episode 137 - 'Mr. Sunshine' Eps. 9-12

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2021/02/23

It's time for episodes 9-12 of 'Mr. Sunshine'! This week we celebrate the begrudging birth of a beautiful bromance, lament the abandonment of adult decisions, and worry about every character's well-being because now we're attached and we want to keep them all forever.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a rating and review on iTunes to get a

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Episode 136 - 'Mr. Sunshine' Eps. 5-8

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2021/02/16

This week we are back to review episodes 5-8 of 'Mr. Sunshine'! It's early in the drama, but we're feeling pretty confident that this is one of the best K dramas we've ever watched. Join us here as we discuss poetry that isn't poetry, the origin of the word "wierdo", and the development of every single person because there is no such thing as a one-off character.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter

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Episode 135 - 'Mr. Sunshine' Eps. 1-4

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2021/02/09

We've started a new drama! This week we watched episodes 1-4 of 'Mr. Sunshine', where an American military officer returns to his homeland of Korea in the early 1900's and becomes entangled with a young noble woman who is fighting to free Korea from the powers attempting to colonize the nation. Join us this week as we review our first ever historical drama, fail to accurately learn any of the real history, and mostly just try to wrap our heads around anything that is happening in this beautiful

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Episode 134 - 'Tale of the Nine-Tailed' Bonus Ep.

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2021/02/02

It's time for our bonus review of 'Tale of the Nine-Tailed'! This week we give our overview of the show, talk about actors talking about acting, Emily shares some surprisingly intense folk lore, and we send some fashion to the thrift store.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a rating and review on iTunes to get a shoutout on the podcast!

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Episode 133 - 'Tale of the Nine-Tailed' Eps. 13-16

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2021/01/26

We've watched the final four episodes of 'Tale of the Nine-Tailed' and we're back to talk about Lee Rang...and other finale stuff too, if it happens to come up! Join us here as we talk about letting the world die for one person, Deep Cut Granny, and our favorite fox brother.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a rating and review on iTunes to get

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Episode 132 - 'Tale of the Nine-Tailed' Eps. 9-12

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2021/01/19

It's our third week of reviewing 'Tale of the Nine-Tailed'! We've got a lot to talk about, so catch us here as we lament watching characters make the same mistakes twice, rewrite the whole drama as a one-woman-show, and delight in continuity errors.Leave a comment or sign up for our newsletter on our website (playonk.com), give us a hey by email (playonkpodcast@gmail.com) or on Twitter (@playonk) or Instagram (@playonkpodcast), or leave a rating and review on iTunes to get a shoutout on the

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