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Dramas Over Flowers

Saya, Anisa, and Paroma

Destined friends and professional fans Saya, Anisa and Paroma yak—at length—about Korean dramas. Expect a healthy mix of subjective critique and objective fangirling.

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01:13:40

K-Drama Screenwriting (Part 1): The Value of Tropes &...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2023/03/17

There is something special about the way K-dramas are written beyond the formulas and tropes. In this episode we talk about the way dialogue, story acts, and unique writing styles collide to make our favourite dramas. We recorded this episode during a livestream discussion in 2022. If you here us speaking about comments, it's from the attendees of the stream. In Part 2, you can hear some of their voices in the final segment of the show as they jump in to give their own takes on drama writing.Leave

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33:19

Love to Hate You: A Friendly Battle of the Sexes With...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2023/03/10

Understanding deeply that nobody wants a brutal analysis of this candyfloss, I have stuck to talking about two things that I found really interesting:(ONE) how the drama tries to equate the female lead's wariness of men to the male lead's shallow beliefs and hostile reactions to women... and then undermines its own thesis(TWO) how the male leads in romantic k-dramas go through an emotional journey, whereas the female leads go through social onesLeave me your thoughts in a voice note here:

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59:44

2022 in Dramaland: Year-End Yak Part 3 (Underrated Gems)

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2023/03/03

In Part 3 of our year end yak, friends of the podcast visit to give us a heads up on dramas that have gone unnoticed or underappreciated in 2022. Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMESTAMP:01:48 - Our Blues (Frabby and Yunah)12:12 - Kiss Sixth Sense (Anja)15:27 - Summer Strike (Just Me) 17:53 - Bloody Heart (Mimi)22:00 - Law Cafe (Minal)24:28 - Love All Play (Minal)29:11 - Pachinko (Tina)33:38 - Green Mother’s Club (Abdul)38:25 - All of Us Are Dead (Cedarbough

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01:59:26

2022 in Dramaland: Year-End Yak Part 2 (Our Year In...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2023/02/27

In Part 2 of our annual Year-End Yak, we first give out our personal Goguma Awards, and then we chat about our current relationship with k-dramaland. Part 3 (finale!) coming out next week.Leave us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Paroma's YouTube ChannelTIMESTAMP:# ANISA’S PERSONAL GOGUMAS 00:01:15 - Lee Min-ki Award For Being Lee Min-ki00:02:31 - Sight For Sore hearts00:05:04 - Real, Real, Real House Envy00:06:55 - Most Unfulfilled Yearning # PAROMA’S

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55:59

The Interest of Love: A Glorious Misery

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2023/02/19

Anisa, Paroma and guest Frabby chat about the miseries and joys of relationship melodrama The Interest of Love, which gently, brilliantly destroyed us every week—and we loved it all. Expect major spoilers in this one!Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Read Frabby's wonderful reviews of The Interest of Love.MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:Episode 137: F4 Thailand and the Boys Over Flowers Extended Universe, where Frabby joined us to talk about the many

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02:07:56

2022 in Dramaland: Year-End Yak Part 1 (Trends +...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2023/01/08

In Part 1 of our massive (as usual) Year-End Yak, we talk first about trends in K-drama and our general thoughts on 2022. Then we break down the winners of our Audience Gogumas (some silly, some Very Important). Part 2 Part 3 Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>TIMESTAMPS:00:00:57 Trends and general thoughts00:58:36 4th Annual Goguma Awards!01:03:11 Craziest Premise/Best Execution01:03:37 Best First Half/Worst Second Half01:04:17 Most Iconic Heroine01:05:11 Best Hero

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53:02

Shooting Stars: Wholesome Romance With Problematic...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2023/01/03

Shooting Stars (aka sh**ting stars) starring Lee Sung-kyung and Kim Young-dae was one of the more entertaining dramas of 2022. We liked it a lot, but it also deserved all the thrashing it got online on certain subplots in the story. We talk about all of it in this spoiled yak.Tell us your thoughts on the episode here: <Recording Page>LINKS MENTIONED:Paroma's reasons to watch Shooting Stars [Video Link]TIMESTAMP:00:30:31 - the racism problem00:38:48 - the workplace harassment sceneMORE EPISODES

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31:13

If You Wish Upon Me: Ji Chang-wook Healing Us Again

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/12/12

Anisa sits down with Paroma to convince her to watch If You Wish Upon Me, an unexpectedly healing drama with a wonderful ensemble cast and moving depictions of grief, redemption and reconciliation. Ji Chang-wook is finally in the kind of role he deserves, Choi Soo-young brings her unique brand of incandescence, Sung Dong-il is giving FULL DAD, and Anisa can't help but be reminded of SNSD's Genie every time she sees the title. Because, this meta was clearly intentional.Tell us your thoughts in a

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01:52:55

Arsenal Military Academy: Xu Kai's Magnetic Appeal &...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/11/26

This episode started as a spoilery discussion of Arsenal Military Academy (a 2019 chinese drama set in the early 20th century, starring Bai Lu and Xu Kai), but became a longer conversation on the history of imperialism and china's use of underdog stories to ignite national pride. But it's still a dramas over flowers episode, so expect lots of fangirling and explosive laughter.Send us your thoughts on the episode in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS:KOBO PLUS is available in Italy |

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01:11:46

Youth MT: The Reality of Korean Variety (Ft. In the...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/11/11

In this second part of our conversation about celebrity, authenticity and Korean variety, we talk about the miracle of entertainment that is Youth MT, and the lovely, warm experience of watching In the Soop: Friendcation. (And its 2017 ajusshi predecessor, Dragon Club.) Spoiler warning: You may want to catch a few episodes of Youth MT before you listen, because we discuss specific scenes—and also because it is SO GOOD. Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>LINKS

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49:26

BTS: The Cost of Authenticity

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/10/31

A beginner friendly discussion of K-pop sensation BTS and how idol groups connect deeply with fans by opening up about their vulnerabilities.Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: <Recording Page>MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:Episode 138: The Red Sleeve Episode 137: F4 Thailand and the Boys Over Flowers Extended UniverseNEWSLETTER:Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes!PATRONS:SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year of

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01:08:06

The Red Sleeve: A King's Favourite Concubine Who...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/10/09

The Red Sleeve is a story of a woman's wish to belong to herself and the man who couldn't let her go. It's also about a king who couldn't trust his grandson and a crown prince who survived against all odds so he could some day be a good ruler to his people.Mimi from The Talking Cupboard joins Paroma in a very spoilery episode where they wonder at the superior storytelling, the strength of conviction of the creators, and the exceptional performance by the entire cast, but most especially by Lee

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01:17:21

F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers Extended Universe

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/09/18

At last Dramas Over Flowers talks about Boys Over Flowers! With our amazing guest Frabby, we discuss the latest adaptation of the memorable Hana Yori Dango, and how it stacks up against the Korean version that is a guilty watch for many.Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! LINKS MENTIONED:Book Recommended: The Unmatchmakers by Jackie LauThe scene in Meteor Garden - !! Trigger warning for sexual assault !! Find Frabby's recaps of F4 Thailand here

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45:05

Extraordinary Attorney Woo | The Spoiled Yak (Part 2)

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/09/09

The second part of our extra long discussion of extraordinary attorney woo is here! (Find Part 1 here.)Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! LINKS MENTIONED:Register for the Writers on Writers livestream here.For REPLAY of the live sign up to our newsletter here.MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:Episode 135: Extraordinary Attorney Woo Spoiled Yak (PART 1)Episode 133: Extraordinary Attorney Woo MID SEASON REVIEWTHANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year

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49:57

Extraordinary Attorney Woo | The Spoiled Yak (Part 1)

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/08/27

The first part of our spoiler discussion of Extraordinary Attorney Woo (season 1). We also covered our early impressions of the show on episode 133.Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! LINKS MENTIONED:The interview with writer & director of EAW (translated by Anisa)Park Eun-bin answers 10 questions about EAW (video)Redeemed for the wrong sin: Paroma's post on Kwon Min-woo Interesting recent article Saya came across: ‘A lot fell into place’: the

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47:20

Lee Min-ki Before My Liberation Notes (Actor Spotlight)

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/08/14

We loved Lee Min-ki in My Liberation Notes and decided to talk about all his dramas and movies that we sought out over the years cause you can never have enough of this guy. Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! TIMESTAMP:01:19 - Important announcement02:46 - All about Lee Min-ki <3LINK:What Would Dramaland Do?MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE:Episode 133: Discussing first half of Extraordinary Attorney WooEpisode 129: We yak about My Liberation NotesTHANK

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54:42

Extraordinary Attorney Woo is dominating the hearts...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/07/29

Our love for Extraordinary Attorney Woo is as deep as our dislike of Kwon Min-woo is high. Anisa and Paroma talk about all that has happened in the first half of this excellent show about a rookie autistic lawyer who learns how the law really works while making new friends, battling workplace discrimination, and entering true adulthood.Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on Insta or Twitter! TIMESTAMP:00:00 - Non-spoilery discussion16:46 - SPOILER segment startsLINKS WE

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52:20

A long yak on Miracle, Again My Life (K-dramas) and...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/07/15

Saya, Anisa and Paroma talk about timey-wimey dramas Reset, Again My Life and Legally Romance, with digressions on binging C-dramas, ideal episode lengths (again), and why K-dramas are still doing romance better.Don't forget to tell us what you're watching and what you think we're missing out on! DM on Insta or Twitter! TIMESTAMP:00:01:05 - We tease a special future episode on Boys Over Flowers!00:02:38 - Miracle: first impressions and comparisons to K-pop novels00:10:02 - Time loop dramas: Reset

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02:06:21

Author of K-Pop Revolution, Stephan Lee talks about...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/07/02

Stephan Lee talks to us about his books, K-pop Confidential and its sequel K-pop Revolution, which follow a Korean American teenager chasing her dreams as a trainee idol in Seoul. We discuss his writing process for each book, the relationship between art and activism, his personal experience of anti-Asian violence, and his trip to Seoul during his time as an entertainment journalist for Entertainment Weekly, and more.LINKS:Buy Stephan's wonderful books!Stephan's viral thread about his experience of

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43:07

Cross Fire is an epic story of bromance across time!...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2022/06/24

Saya is here for a Wild Yak to convince Paroma to watch 2020 Chinese drama CROSSFIRE, about two young men who meet each other in a game - but are eleven years apart in time. A spoiler-free intro to the show. PS. Saya really, really loved it.We talk about:The Signal conceitThe rise of pro-gamingGaming dramas as an emerging genre in C-dramasThe trials of watching dramas in a totally unfamiliar language with horrible subtitlesSide discussions on: dealing with addictions, C-drama Sweet Combat, actors

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