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PODCAST

DramaMeans

DramaMeans is a podcast where Mel & Ryan, discuss, dive into, and dissect dramas (TV shows) from all over the world. This is an all accepting space, where there will be an infinite amount of SPOILERS!!!

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All Episodes

00:35:10

2025 Year End Review

DramaMeans ·

2025/12/22

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan take a look back at a year filled with comedies, dramas, and even a little horror. We discuss what we liked, what we didn’t, and what we never want to see again.

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00:38:42

Shine: Honest Series Review

DramaMeans ·

2025/12/15

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan dive into 2025 Thai period series, "Shine." We see if the filmmaker’s storytelling could live up to the ambitions of a politically explosive subject matter, and the skill of their very talented cast.Cast:Tanwa - MileTrin - ApoKrailert - Son YukeNaran - EuroVictor - Peter

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00:36:35

Mobius: Questionable Science, But High Stake Time Loops

DramaMeans ·

2025/12/08

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast Mel and Ryan discuss why the time loop plot device of the 2025 Chinese Drama, "Mobius," was a great evolution of the Groundhog Day concept... but at the same time doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. At least from a science perspective...Cast:Ding Qi Qi - Bai Jing TingAn Lan - Janice ManMo Yuan Zhi - Song YangJiang Yu Wen - Liu Yi Jun

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00:40:34

Reset: It's Not Sexy, No Matter How Many Times You...

DramaMeans ·

2025/12/01

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan discuss the 2025 Thai drama, "Reset," and why a main character must have a plan...even it’s a bad plan. For goodness sake, please come up with something! We also debate how romantic chemistry can sometimes skew toward creepy. Armin - PondThada - PeterpanThiwthit - BomRen - FirstPharit - WinnerVeynai - AlexanderJanine - IntanontLilly - Namyard

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00:41:30

Nero: The Assassin is Space Mountain

DramaMeans ·

2025/11/24

In a DramaMeans Podcast first, Mel and Ryan discuss a French period drama that dabbles into witchcraft and religious themes. We also wonder, aloud, why Netflix’s, "Nero: The Assassin" needed to be kinda gross in order to tell their story.Cast:Nero - Pio MarmaïPerla - Lili-Rose Carlier TabouryHortense - Alice IsaazLa Borgne - Camille RazatRochemort - Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

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00:47:01

Breaking Up

DramaMeans ·

2025/11/17

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast Mel and Ryan take a look at past dramas to examine break up scenes done right and debate whether the 11th episode curse is truly a bad trope or just lazy writing.

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00:35:00

Learning To Love: Patience Running Thin

DramaMeans ·

2025/11/10

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast we question whether the filmmakers behind Japanese drama, "Learning to Love," really understand their own show, while also asking whether a homeroom teacher is really responsible for her students 24/7.Cast:Ogawa Manami - Kimura Fumino Kaoru (Takamori Taiga) - Murakami Raul Maito Kawahara Yoji - Nakajima Ayumu Machida Momoko - Tanaka Minami Ogawa Seiji - Sakou Yoshi Ogawa Sanae - Tsutsui MarikoTakechiyo - Sakaguchi Ryotaro Sakura Eita - Mikata RyosukeSawaguchi

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00:52:53

Khemjira: 95% FLAWLESS...We Nitpicked The 5%

DramaMeans ·

2025/11/03

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast we discuss the Thai supernatural BL thriller, "Khemjira," and debate whether scary stories need to actually be really scary. We also try to figure out how reincarnation curses work while not getting too confused along the way.Cast:Khem - NampingPeem - KengJet - FirstoneCharn - TleRamphueng - Green

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00:33:48

Coroner's Diary: Romancing In The Morgue

DramaMeans ·

2025/10/27

This week, the DramaMeans Podcast dissects Chinese period drama, "Coroner’s Diary," to find out whether a room full of dead bodies really put a damper on the lead actors’ romantic chemistry.Cast:Qin Wan / Shen Wan / Wan 'er - Landy LiYan Chi (7th Prince) - Ao Rui PengYue Ning - Shen Yu JieYan Li - Yu Cheng En Bai Feng - Cheng Hong Xin Fu Ling - Wan Lu Qing

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00:38:23

Glass Heart

DramaMeans ·

2025/10/20

DramaMeans takes a look at Japanese rock music drama Glass Heart to see if it has the rhythm of a hit, or is a tragic tone deaf flop. We also question the need to wedge romance into a story where it doesn’t belong, while simultaneously wishing for romance from Mel’s favorite “ghost ship.”Cast:Naoki - Satoh TakeruAkane - Miyazaki YuSho - Machida KeitaKazushi - Shison JunToya - Suda Masaki

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00:47:18

Resident Playbook

DramaMeans ·

2025/10/13

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan give a full check up to Korean Drama “Resident Playbook,” the follow up to the highly successful “Hospital Playlist.” We discuss the differences in character and tone throughout the series, as well as coming to the realization that perhaps not even the most seasoned doctors in the hospital… really know as much as they are letting on.Cast:Oh Yi Yeong - Go Youn Jung Pyo Nam Gyeong - Shin Shi Ah Um Jae II - Kang You Seok Kim Sa Bi - Han Ye Ji Koo Do Won

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00:47:25

Revenged Love

DramaMeans ·

2025/10/06

The DramaMeans podcast is back to take a deep dive into the 2025 Chinese BL drama “Revenged Love.” Join us as we decide whether or not trying to seduce someone as part of an elaborate revenge plan is toxic, adorable, or somewhere in between.Cast:Wu Suo Wei - Zi YuChi Cheng - Tian Xu NingGuo Cheng Yu - Zhan XuanJiang Xiao Shuai - Liu Xuan ChengWang Shuo - Liu JunWang Zhen - Wang Yu QiaoYue Yue - Sun Qian Yu

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00:42:21

Break Up Service

DramaMeans ·

2025/06/30

In this episode of the DramaMeans Podcast, we take a serious look at the very unserious 2025 Thai Drama “Break-up Service,” which gives a new meaning to the phrase, “All’s fair in love and war.” We also discuss why sometimes a show is allowed to do everything from cheesy physical humor to over the top product placement and still be considered a quality drama.Summary:Desperate for work, an idealistic young woman finds employment with a company that purposely breaks up couples that are in love. To

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00:40:03

Cells At Work

DramaMeans ·

2025/06/23

This week on the DramaMeans podcast, Mel and Ryan dive into the 2025 Japanese live action adaptation of “Cells at Work” to discuss whether or not the feature film lived up to the clever anime. We also ask who the target audience is for the recent trend of live action remakes of popular animations or whether it’s just a studio cash grab.Cast:White Blood Cell (U-1146) - Satoh TakeruRed Blood Cell (AE3803) - Nagano MeiNK Cell - Naka RiisaKiller T Cell - Yamamoto KojiNiko - Ashida ManaDad - Abe

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00:48:45

Prisoner Of Beauty

DramaMeans ·

2025/06/16

This week, Mel and Ryan discuss how the 2025 Cdrama, Prisoner of Beauty, was able to execute the well-known trope of enemies to lovers. But did the use of several tried and true costume drama conventions make this drama a stand-out success or a tired attempt at doing the same old thing?Summary: Two families form an alliance through marriage, but the bad blood between their clans leads the couple to deeply distrust each other. As they begin to grow closer and learn to find love, they realize the only

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00:56:02

Secret Relationships & Top Form - Better Than The...

DramaMeans ·

2025/06/10

This week, Mel and Ryan show appreciation for two dramas that were able to overcome the shortcomings of their source material. Yes, sometimes the TV show is better than the book…or the anime. Both Korean BL drama, "Secret Relationships" and Thai BL drama, "Top Form," do a good job of demonstrating that.Secret Relationships Cast:Jung Da On - Kim Jun SeoJu Seong Hyeon - Cha Sun HyungKim Su Hyun - Cha Jung WooSin Jae Min - Kim Ho YoungTop Form CastAkin - BoomJin - Smart

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00:46:52

Love Lies

DramaMeans ·

2025/06/02

In this episode of the DramaMeans podcast, Mel and Ryan discuss the unorthodox love story of Hong Kong film, "Love Lies - 我談的那場戀愛." We also advise our listeners not to take any inspiration from the film and become online scam artists in order to find love. That kind of thing only works in the movies!Summary: A widowed doctor signs up for an online dating app and ends up falling for a hunky French engineer who always seems to say the right things. Just one problem. Her French beau is actually a

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00:38:51

Demon Hunter's Romance

DramaMeans ·

2025/05/26

As we always say on the DramaMeans Podcast: Endings are hard. Endings are important. So did the 2025 Chinese Costume Drama Demon Hunters Romance provide us an ending that was worthy of the story and world the series created? You’ll have to hear what we think on this week’s episode. And we dive deep into our favorite trope “enemies to friends” to see if this series gave us enough team building moments for us to sink our teeth into.Demon Hunter’s Romance (2025 - Chinese Costume Drama)Cast:Allen

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00:48:36

Gelboys

DramaMeans ·

2025/05/19

As we discuss the growing pains of the main quartet of characters in the Thai BL Drama “Gelboys,” Mel and Ryan reminisce about the mistakes of youth, and give thanks we didn’t grow up in an era where everything was posted online for the world to see. We also attempt to not sound old and out of touch as we try to find the answer to a very serious question: How the hell do you start a Spotify Jam Session?“Gelboys” (Thailand 2025 - BL Drama) Summary: A group of young people in Bangkok try to survive

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00:27:23

Demon City

DramaMeans ·

2025/05/12

DramaMeans dives into the action, the violence, and the folklore of Japanese revenge thriller Demon City. Mel and Ryan attempt to find out if movies like this actually need substance, or if giving a popular actor a big knife and covering him with blood is entertaining enough to keep audiences engaged. We also question whether the world of this film has anyone in the police force working forensics.Demon City (2025 Japanese Movie) Cast: Ikuta Toma Touma Ami Onoe Matsuya Il

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