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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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26:28

Squid Game: Episodes 1-3 | The Wild Yak

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/10/07

Squid Game really took over the world, huh? We talk the whys and wherefores of it becoming the biggest show ever in next week's What's Up in Dramaland, but for now, have Saya and Anisa's spoilery thoughts on Episodes 1-3. Let us know what you thought of this bonkers, brilliant setup to the deadly game. Other Episodes We Think You'll Like:Episode 105 - where we first hear about Squid Game and speculate on what it might be likeEpisode 54 - where we review the Korean movie, ParasiteJoin our newsletter

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01:27:43

TLY - D.P. | Hometown Cha Cha Cha | Police University...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/09/30

The Long Yak is back! After a bunch of spoiled yaks and wild yaks, we’re back with the classic yak flavor! ...Okay that sounded weird - we’re not eating Goguma, don’t worry. In this episode, we talk about some shows we’ve started and finished over the last couple of months. A heads up that we discuss spoilers for episodes one and two of Hometown Cha Cha Cha, and Anisa gives away the broad strokes of how Mad For Each Other ends. So use the time stamps wisely! LINKSListen to Saya and Anisa's new

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45:39

Shang-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | The...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/09/28

We bring you another spoiler-filled movie chat with Anisa and Paroma. The last time we did this, we had just watched Black Panther and couldn't stop ourselves from recording an episode. You can find that episode here. (Episode 10) No time stamps on this one since it's a super casual chat, but we focus 70% of the conversation on the perfection of casting Tony Leung as an immortal warrior as well as husband-in-mourning. You've been warned. Sign up to our mailing list for announcements and monthly

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43:56

Actor Seo In-guk in Pipeline, Doom At Your Service,...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/09/17

Here's another foray into the wilds of Dramaland on the back of our yak - specifically a "shigan yohaeng" (time travel) into Seo In-guk's filmography, from his recent film, Pipeline, all the way back to the impression he made as Yoon Yoon-jae in Reply 1997 (aka Answer Me 1997)...and even further back than that. What was your first Seo In-guk? We'd love to know!LINKSSaya's 2016 end-of-year review of Police Unit 38 (scroll down): (Saya has reread it, and is crying at the mauling, so much

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01:02:58

September Premieres | Yumi's Cells | Squid Game |...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/09/09

Eight new dramas releasing in September! TimeStamps!NEWS00:03:16 - 'Imitation' boy band song gets on real world chart00:05:56 - Lee Jun-young helps police catch a drunk driver00:09:29 - Seungri's sentencing and what happens next00:11:06 - 'Hospital Playlist' actress Ahn Eun-jin (Min-ah) signs up with UAA00:12:18 - Casting speculations!PREMIERES00:15:02 - Lost00:19:32 - High Class00:22:38 - One the Woman00:27:50 - Squid Game00:33:24 - Yumi's Cells00:38:32 - The Veil00:45:47 - Dalli and the Cocky

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42:54

August Premieres | Hometown Cha Cha Cha | Lovers of...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/08/27

Welcome to the August What's Up in Dramaland! Here we take you through some industry news, give you our take on them, and then move on to upcoming dramas, which is MY favourite segment cause it's all about wild speculations and mixing up actor names while we try to figure out if we're willing to give these show a chance on our watchlist. TIME STAMPS:02:43:17 Covid updates from S. Korea04:17:16 MBC apologizes for idiotic representation choices09:31:04 Kwon Eun-bin's interview11:19:01 The 'No K-Pop on

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13:13

The Wild Yak - Navillera

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/08/08

Welcome to our first outing of The Wild Yak! In this episode, Saya gives her closing thoughts on this little jewel of a drama that ran March-April, starring Song Kang and Park In-hwan. Spoilers inside!Our Beloved Patrons:Egads, Steven, Lia W., Hades, Gracefulegg, Divina, Saoirse10, MCG, Humbledaisy, Eunice Choi, Jojo, Rue, k8ekol, mindy, Liliana, Edyth, Marcia, unatuna, Dr. Chi, Lesley H, G. K, Lynette, Vani, Helena, Staci, Hanna, Eazal, Natalie, Sarah Hope, Frances, David F, Yu Jin Young, Julia,

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01:53:10

TLY - Hospital Playlist 2 | Mad for Each Other |...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/07/26

This month, we have the return of the wooly mammoth! We’ve had more reasonably sized yaks lately, but we had a lot of dramas to talk about when we sat down to record this, so settle in for a long one. This yak is premiere-heavy—we discuss our first impressions of a LOT of shows, as well as some ongoing and final thoughts on other dramas.Time Stamps:00:02:37 Monthly Magazine Home00:10:57 Nevertheless00:18:35 Voice 400:26:09 At a Distance, Spring is Green00:33:50 So Not Worth It00:45:44 Doom at Your

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41:39

Park Seo-joon in The Marvels? | Upcoming July Dramas

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/07/22

Welcome, welcome, we are back to our regularly scheduled programming now that we've gotten over our plague of technical hiccups! A small note: since recording, the last drama we mention as upcoming in July 2021, POLICE UNIVERSITY, has been postponed to August. (Saya is disappointed.)TIMESTAMPSNews:00:01:50 Park Seo-joon in The Marvels?Upcoming Dramas:00:11:19 Devil Judge00:19:51 You Are My Spring00:24:39 Witch's Diner00:32:23 Police UniversityLeave us your thoughts under our show notes here!Follow

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01:40:44

Mailbag | We Answer Listener Questions!

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/07/18

Welcome to the first Q&A with Dramas Over Flowers! We decided to answer some interesting email questions on the podcast in celebration of our 100th episode. We have loved taking this journey together and we appreciate every listener who's joined us on the way. Please keep sending us these wonderful questions, so we can do another mailbag soon!Time stamps (for the full questions, please visit the extended show notes here.)00:02:55 - Dr Chi's first question00:34:00 - Frances' question00:44:00 -

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10:34

Some Announcements!

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/07/04

Some announcements about upcoming events, as well as some boring administrative stuff about Patreon and episode names (you wouldn't know it by how much we giggle though).Register for KPSN to come see our panels on July 11th: https://solo.to/kpsnfunSee you in the next Yak of miscellaneous description, and thanks to all our listeners & patrons as always!

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01:10:10

99. TLY - Oh Master | Vincenzo | L.U.C.A. | Scripting...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/07/01

In this episode of the Long Yak (which was recorded on the same day as the last long yak and is therefore technically Part 2 of a very, very Long Yak), we discuss some dramas we finally completed, and some we rewatched.TIME STAMPS: 1:56 - Oh Master 13:35 - Vincenzo 30:12 - Hello Me 37:36 - L.U.C.A. 40:34 - Scripting Your Destiny 42:54 - Use For My talent/Clean With Passion For Now 56:03 - Bring it On, Ghost 01:07:06 - The Riddle Anisa's review of Hello Me:

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01:13:51

98. TLY - Doom at Your Service | Taxi Driver |...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/06/22

We're back for a long Long Yak! It's been a while, but we hope you enjoy our drama catch-up as much as we did, though as you can see, we are still working our way back up to current shows. Nevertheless, we bring you all our customary digressions (including once again, a discussion on the necessity of angst), little love-squees about our underrated favourites, and of course, lots of giggling. (Listen out for the canine cameo!) TIME STAMPS: 00:02:36 Patreon welcomes! 00:07:47 Doom at Your

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01:03:00

97. June Premieres - Penthouse 3 | Hospital Playlist...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/06/15

In this belated preview of June K-drama premieres, we discuss what we're looking forward to this batch (spoiler alert - Paroma is SLIGHTLY anxious to see our merry band of doctor friends again). We also have some fun digressions on how the colors blue and green aren't always differentiated in Korean, and the Friends Reunion. *A note on the Penthouse scandal is in the intro, since this episode was recorded before that broke. TIME STAMPS: 5:48 Penthouse 3 9:33 Love (ft. Marriage & Divorce) featuring

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01:44:19

96. Interview With Kfangurl of The Fangirl Verdict

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/06/10

This episode is part of a special series where we interview well known names from the K-drama fandom, so we can get an understanding of the unique struggles and joys of being a fan-creator. Today's guest is the prolific writer and drama reviewer, 'kfangurl' of The Fangirl Verdict blog. Find her excellent writing and recommendations here: https://thefangirlverdict.com/ Timestamp: 00:02:16 How kfangurl started watching K-Dramas 00:10:39 How dramas comfort and support us 00:21:20 How kfangurl's

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57:23

95. May Premieres - Youth of May | Doom at Your...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/05/14

This month, Saya and Anisa skip news and talk solely about the ten(!) K-drama premieres of May. TIME STAMPS: 02:57 Bossam: Steal the Fate 07:39 Youth of May 15:06 Imitation 18:19 Mine 25:25 Doom at Your Service 32:24 Move to Heaven 36:47 Fly, Butterfly 41:46 Racket Boys 45:41 Crazy X in Town 50:28 My Roommate is a Gumiho Anisa's review of A Taxi Driver: https://www.dramabeans.com/2017/08/movie-review-a-taxi-driver-showcases-the-heroism-of-ordinary-people/ Our Incredible Patrons are: Egads,

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01:36:58

94. TLY - Vincenzo | Hello, Me | Go Back Couple

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/04/24

In this Long Yak, Anisa & Paroma discuss why Anisa dropped Sisyphus, our love for Vincenzo despite the show's problematic morality, the poignancy of Hello, Me, and the 2017 gem Go Back Couple. Plus, we compare the Korean remake of A Love So Beautiful to the Chinese version. TIME STAMPS: 00:01:39 Sisyphus: The Myth 00:15:14 Vincenzo 00:55:33 Hello, Me 01:14:39 Go Back Couple 01:18:21 A Love So Beautiful You can find Anisa on twitter @anisakhalifa_ and Paroma on twitter & instagram

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01:01:20

93. The Spoiled Yak - True Beauty

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/04/11

This week we bring you a light hearted review of True Beauty, the breakout webtoon adaptation, high school romance drama that sparked a lot of discussions and a lot of love for rising actor, Hwang In-yeop. Joining us for our conversation is Rai, an avid consumer of webtoons and Asian dramas, who is also the creator of the YouTube channel, helloxrai. You can watch her excellent video about the webtoon vs the drama here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2X0JoA1ZO8 You can also catch up with her on

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01:31:35

92. Anti-Asian Racism | Joseon Exorcist Cancelled |...

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/04/03

We recorded this episode soon after the recent shooting of eight people, six of whom were Asian, in the US state of Georgia. We talk about our anger & sadness over what happened, the discourse around anti-Asian racism & racism in general, and practical strategies. We also try to bring some context to last week’s cancellation of Joseon Exorcist. Links & full show notes: https://wp.me/p99pCS-16H TIME STAMPS: 00:02:31 Anti-Asian racism 00:34:55 Joseon Exorcist 00:52:10 River Where the Moon Rises

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56:07

91. The Spoiled Yak - Mr Queen

Dramas Over Flowers ·

2021/03/29

In this episode we discuss the utter joy and subtle heartbreak that was Mr. Queen. Joining us for this discussion is Just Me, a friend of the podcast and very perceptive drama watcher. You can find her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JustEpicness Read her Drama Addict's Diary on 'More Than Friends': https://dramasoverflowers.net/2020/10/18/drama-addict-diary-more-than-friends-episodes-1-4-overview/ Paroma's video essay on Mr Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tw6EfGyIMo Anisa's review of

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