I’m delighted to join Saya in her foray into diary-writing (is this a support group now?), which like Mi-joo in Run On, I haven't done for many years. But it's a super fun way for us to keep up with what we’re watching in between Yaks. We’re already covering Sisyphus week to week, so I... Continue Reading →
I spent most of Episode 1 more confused than anything else, and with SO MANY QUESTIONS. We did get a few answers this hour, although they mostly led to more questions, but hey, it’s premiere week. I’m so glad we jumped into the action instead of having 1000 voiceovers explaining what’s going on. And I... Continue Reading →
Mr. Queen just ended, and I find my head nearly exploding with thoughts, so here’s my manifesto review. I NEED to talk about that ending, but I’ll give my general thoughts on the drama before jumping into spoilers. (A note about pronouns: I’ll refer to Bong-hwan as "he", So-yong as "she", and So-bong, which is... Continue Reading →
This Spoiled Yak is a very special throwback to a drama all three of us watched early on in our K-drama journey, and which we still love to this day: You're Beautiful. As an extra treat, Anisa's mom agreed to come talk to us about her experience watching this show recently. Join us as we... Continue Reading →
Thanks for spending this awful, trying, ridiculous and neverending year with us. For all the dark times, we also laughed a lot, had some milestones, and had an unprecedented year of interaction with you, our beautiful community! Here's some thoughts (...okay, a lot of thoughts, hours of thoughts) about what our year in dramas was... Continue Reading →
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Yak Tea on Christmas Day! We had a lovely time, and we hope you all did too. One of our segments was a live advice column with my mom called "Ask Ammi", which we had attendees anonymously send questions in for ahead of time, and she answered... Continue Reading →
Anisa and Paroma chat about Start-Up, the first twelve episodes of Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (i.e. before that disastrous, bafflingly bad ending), and 18 Again. We also gush over Avatar: The Last Airbender, which Anisa finally watched—and loved, obviously—only fifteen years late. https://soundcloud.com/akdramapodcast/80-tly-start-up-do-do-sol-sol-la-la-sol-18-again Time Stamps: 03:33 Start-Up10:02 Do Do Sol Sol La... Continue Reading →
In this first Long Yak about what we watched in November, Paroma and Anisa talk about Kairos, The Spy Who Loved Me, and The Tale of the Nine-Tailed, all of which we're enjoying a lot. Plus a bonus K-variety recommendation from Anisa: Love Naggers 3. https://soundcloud.com/akdramapodcast/78-tly-kairos-the-spies-who-loved-me-tale-of-the-nine-tailed Time Stamps: 01:32 Kairos09:28 The Spies Who Loved Me27:59... Continue Reading →
Paroma and our friend Anja de Jager talk about how much they loved Do You Like Brahms?, why they almost dropped it, and why the ending was perfect! As always with our Spoiled Yaks, this episode is FULL of spoilers, so proceed with your eyes open. https://soundcloud.com/akdramapodcast/77-the-spoiled-yak-do-you-like-brahms Find Anja's mystery novels here. Find us on... Continue Reading →
We're still loving this drama, so Paroma and I sat down to enumerate the many ways we keep falling for Joon, Ra-ra, and the gang. Do Do might seem lightweight at first glance, but it's actually surprisingly thoughtful, and does a great job of balancing its darker elements with the characters' inherent optimism, and the... Continue Reading →
