75. What’s Up in Dramaland – Kakao’s OTT App | Lee Min-ho in Pachinko | November Premieres

It's a news and drama-filled episode this month! We go over some stories from the industry and then dive straight into upcoming dramas. We also have some exciting news of our own: we've joined the Frolic Podcast Network, and we explain exactly what that means in the episode. Enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/akdramapodcast/75-kakaos-ott-app-lee-min-ho-in-pachinko-true-beauty-in-upcoming-dramas Time Stamps: NEWS00:04:05 Mobile TV... Continue Reading →

November 9, 2020 4

65. Representation in Dramaland: Race and Identity

This is Part 1 of a special edition of What's Up in Dramaland where we discuss why representation matters, and cover depictions of race and identity specifically. We called for your input, you responded spectacularly! (See the bottom of this post for a link to everyone's comments.) We're really excited to bring you this two-part... Continue Reading →

August 2, 2020 2

63. Backstreet Rookie’s Problems | Go K-pop Fans! | Upcoming in July

It's the beginning of July, which means time for What's Up in Dramaland! This month we talk about the well-deserved backlash to Backstreet Rookie, K-pop fans leveraging their power for good, and our thoughts on the US remake of Hotel Del Luna. Plus, July K-drama premieres! https://soundcloud.com/akdramapodcast/63-backstreet-rookies-problems-go-k-pop-fans-upcoming-in-july TIMESTAMPS:NEWS00:03:25 Backstreet Rookie00:15:33 Kpop fans' activism00:18:01 Hotel Del... Continue Reading →

July 1, 2020 0

59. What’s Up in Dramaland – Upcoming in May

Once again, we're light on news, but there's a bunch of May dramas we're excited about! (And maybe a couple not so much.) Seems like a mix of workplace dramas and food-themed shows. 02:12 Soul Mechanic 05:40 Twitter conversation about Noona romances 10:18 Oh My Baby 17:20 Wind and Cloud and Rain 24:49 Mystic Pop-Up... Continue Reading →

May 15, 2020 0

53. ProduceX 101 Corruption | New 1N2D | Studio Dragon, Netflix, CJ E&M production deal | Upcoming dramas Dec 2019

We're back with news and views to wrap up 2019, though this one's a little delayed due to a combination of technical problems and the gang getting busy with our year-end fun (check out the Year-end Yak and our retrospective posts, part 1 and part 2)!). Thanks to LollyPip for joining us for this episode!... Continue Reading →

January 3, 2020 0

50. Sulli’s Death & Netizen Toxicity | Kim Ji-young, Born in 1982 | Updates & Upcoming Dramas

We're back with more news and views! I (Saya) swanned off this time, so we're joined by DOF's little sister, Zaynab, who takes over the closing joke segment with the best style (I'm still laughing!). List of November 2019 dramas here. Listen to the episode here: TIMESTAMPS: NEWS 02:12 - Sulli's death: regulating online bullying... Continue Reading →

November 16, 2019 1

48. Is viki acquiring Dramafever titles? | “Melo Suits Me” & stories worth telling | News bites & upcoming dramas

We're here, we're here, we're really here! We look back at what was up in Dramaland in September, and look forward to what's coming up in October 2019. Paroma was away scoping out our spiritual home, the Yak Cafe (a real place!), so we invited our good friend and Dramabeans' writer Helen to join us.... Continue Reading →

October 21, 2019 0

46. Gu Hye-sun and Ahn Jae-hyun divorce | Song Joong-ki gets dropped from ads | Upcoming Dramas!

We have a new guest! Fangirl JustMe joins us to chat about current headlines. whether on screen romances can last off screen, and what she's excited about from the upcoming batch of September dramas! Listen to the episode here: List of September dramas here. TIMESTAMPS: NEWS 02:22 - Gu Hye-sun and Ahn Jae-hyun divorce and... Continue Reading →

September 6, 2019 0

44. Mulan Trailer | Kang Ji-hwan Under Arrest | Korean Indian Crossover Sageuk | Casting news & Upcoming dramas!

We round up news from July and look forward to the dramas that August brings. Listen to the episode right here: TIMESTAMPS: 03:48 - Kang Ji-hwan under arrest for sexual assault 09:14 - Korea and India collaborating on a sageuk about Heo Hwang-ok 17:40 - Agency 51K taking a hard line against sasaengs 21:11 -... Continue Reading →

August 4, 2019 2

Podcast 42. Song-Song Divorce | YG Resigns | YouTube Royalties | ‘Parasite’ Inspires North Korean Propaganda

Some news and lots of new dramas to check out in July. To help everyone keep track of the massive list, we have compiled them with helpful summaries and interesting notes on our blog, right here. TIME STAMPS: 01:09 - Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki file for divorce 02:41 - YG CEO resigns amidst corruption... Continue Reading →

July 4, 2019 0