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A deep dive into the classic Kdramas that have hooked fans around the world and across decades. Are you crazy for Coffee Prince? In love with My Lovely Sam Soon? Can't get enough of Boys Over Flowers in all its incarnations? This is for you! Hosted by the F4, aka the Flower Fans 4. Vickey and Katherine are longtime Kdrama fans while Melanie and Alisa have just jumped into the Kdrama pool. But we all share a love of good storytelling, epic romance, shower angsting, piggyback rides, back hugs ...
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I'll be reviewing my favorite books and interviewing incredible authors like Alisa Kwitney, Ben Phillipe, and Dhonielle Clayton. All interviews are arranged with the incredible Oblong Books & Music in Rhinebeck, New York!
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S3 Ep1: Be My Favorite: The Best BL You've Never Seen
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After an extended break we're back with our discussion of the underrated BL gem Be My Favorite starring Krist & Gawin/Fluke. Kudos to director Waasuthep Ketpetch for producing one of the best BLs we've ever watched and one of our fave dramas of any genre from 2023.By Alisa Rivera
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There are SPOILERS for 2022 dramas in this episode. Check out the timestamps below to avoid discussions of specific shows. Our podcast team had a mixed 2022. Some of us felt fed, some of us felt seriously let down by Korean shows this year and some of us fell in love with dramas in countries outside of Korea. 5:35 My Liberation Notes 10:53 Extraord…
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S2 Ep4: Love in Contract: the weirdest "romcom" you'll ever watch
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Hi folks, in a departure from our usual deep dives, we start out the podcast with a non-spoiler discussion. Spoilers start at 32:45. You can find RK on Twitter at @roh_tweets. Here's where to follow us! Our new channel on the Asian Dramas Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rpCg4JnTNy Twitter: @daebakpodcast1 Instagram: @daebakpodcast1 Reddit: www.r…
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TW/CW for non-consent, sexual assault, and intimate relationship violence Spoiler alert: This episode contains spoilers for scenes from the following dramas: Boys Over Flowers, F4 Thailand, Coffee Prince, My Lovely Sam Soon, Theory of Love, The Heirs, Cheese in the Trap, 2gether, KinnPorsche, Business Proposal, Her Private Life, Bad Buddy, Into the…
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S2 Ep2: F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers Episodes 10-16
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TW/CW for sexual assault, intimate relationship violence and bullying Spoiler alert: This episode contains spoilers for F4 Thailand, 2010 Boys Over Flowers, 2005 Hana Yori Dango and 2001 Meteor Garden. A year after we recorded our Boys Over Flowers episode, we’re back with our second deep dive on F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, the latest addition …
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S2 Ep1: F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers Episodes 1-9
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TW/CW for sexual assault, intimate relationship violence and bullying Spoiler alert: This episode contains spoilers for F4 Thailand, the 2010 Boys Over Flowers, the 2005 Hana Yori Dango and the 2001 Meteor Garden. A year after we recorded our Boys Over Flowers episode, we’re back with a deep dive on F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, the latest additi…
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S1 Ep7: My Mister/My Ahjussi: An Instant Classic
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As always, there are MAJOR SPOILERS in this episode so if you haven’t seen it yet, go watch it and then come back and listen. 1:05: We celebrate a big milestone for our little podcast: 10,000 listens! When we started, we never imagined we'd have listeners worldwide in places like India, Malaysia, Turkey, Indonesia, Brazil, Finland, Nigeria, and man…
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S1 Ep6: Reply 1988: The Warm Embrace of Memory
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We are back after a two month break! And we’re celebrating by diving deep into the beloved drama Reply 1988. As always, there are MAJOR SPOILERS in this episode so if you haven’t seen it yet, go watch it and then come back and listen. Here’s some recommended viewing and reading if you want to learn more about the events and social changes we discus…
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S1 Ep5: My Love From the Star and Our Love for Jun Ji Hyun
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Spoiler Alert! We're doing a deep dive on My Love From the Star so this episode is filled with spoilers (as usual). 1:05 We introduce our guest podcaster, Drama Mara, who creates video analyses of Kdramas that are a must-watch. Check her out on YouTube and Twitter. 1:45 We take a moment to acknowledge the current Covid surge. We know that the coron…
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S1 Ep4: Crash Landing On You and the Making of a New Generation of Kdrama Fans
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Spoiler Alert! We're doing a deep dive on Crash Landing on You so this episode is jam-packed with spoilers (as usual). 1:16 We give a shoutout to the power of Boys Over Flowers. Our last episode had four times the number of listens of our previous two episodes combined. 😲 Pretty powerful for a 12-year-old drama based on a 30-year-old franchise. Tha…
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S1 Ep3: Boys Over Flowers: A Problematic Classic
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TW/CW for sexual assault, bullying, gun violence Katherine hates Boys Over Flowers with a white-hot passion. Alisa has seen three adaptations of Hana Yori Dango and counting but has what could best be described as a conflicted relationship with this story. Melanie thinks Boys Over Flowers is a must-watch drama just so you understand the references …
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S1 Ep2: My Lovely Sam Soon and the Launch of Hyun Bin
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CW: Just a heads up that we have some mild swearing in this episode and some bleeped out not-mild swearing. Seems appropriate for this drama with a heroine who is fond of not-mild swearing. Highlights: 1:23 Listener responses to our last episode—as in we got some! Thank you! 10:10 Start of our Sam Soon discussion 14:20 This drama has been compared …
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S1 Ep1: Coffee Prince and the Making of Gong Yoo
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Coffee Prince is the story of Eun-chan, a young woman who pretends to be a man in order to get a job, and her romance with Han-gyul, a rich young man who falls in love with her despite not knowing she’s actually a woman. Things we cover this episode include: A very detailed analysis of just how hot Gong Yoo is in this (oh okay, we also talk about h…
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Welcome back! Today, I'll be interviewing Huda Fahmy, author of the Yes, I'm Hot in This comics! Huda's website is https://yesimhotinthis.com and her Twitter/Insta is @yesimhotinthis. Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes. Find me on Twitter @babblinglily! Ramadan Mubarak!
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Welcome back! Today, I'll be interviewing LL McKinney, author of A Blade So Black! Her website is llmckinney.com and her Twitter is @elleonwords. Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes. Find me on Twitter @babblinglily!
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Welcome back and happy MLK Jr. Day! Today, I'll be interviewing Gabby Rivera, author of Juliet Takes a Breath! This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks)! Gabby's website is gabbyrivera.com and her Twitter is @quirkyrican. Music is "Aspire" by Scot…
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Welcome back! Happy holidays & happy New Year to all. Today, I'll be interviewing Mary HK Choi, author of Emergency Contact and Permanent Record! This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks)! Mary's website is choitotheworld.com and her Twitter is @c…
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Today, I'll be interviewing Elizabeth Keenan, author of Rebel Girls! This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks)! Elizabeth's website is elizabethkeenanwrites.com and her Twitter is @badcoverversion. Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes. Find me on Twi…
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Today, I'll be Skype-interviewing Margaret Owen, debut author of The Merciful Crow! (Apologies for the less-than-ideal audio quality.) Margaret can be found on Twitter and Instagram as @what_eats_owls! Music is "Aspire" by Scott Holmes. Find me on Twitter @babblinglily!
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And I'm back! Today, I'll be interviewing Nancy Furstinger, author of many, many books about the animals in our lives & how we should treat them. This interview was hosted by my very own school's book fair! Our books were supplied by the Golden Notebook in Woodstock New York, where I am now employed. (https://goldennotebook.indielite.org) My equipm…
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Today, I'll be interviewing Rebecca Kim Wells, author of "angry bisexual YA" book Shatter The Sky! This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks)! My equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check the…
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Today, I'll be interviewing Rory Power, author of New York Times bestseller Wilder Girls! This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their Twitter is @oblongbooks)! All my equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them out…
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Regular every-other-Monday episodes are starting again! Today, I'll be interviewing Gretchen Primack, a fantastic poet. Gretchen has written a book I neglected to mention in my introduction called Doris' Red Spaces. She also wrote The Slow Creaking of Planets and cowrote The Lucky Ones with Jenny Brown. This interview was hosted by my very own scho…
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Hello! (Still in Greece, if anybody is wondering. It's wonderful.) Today I'll be talking with my very own cousin Fiona about Norse mythology. (She's a little quiet sometimes!) Fiona can be contacted through Twitter @hatsonbread! You can find me on Twitter @babblinglily. All equipment from RadioKingston, whose website is radiokingston.com. Music is …
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I am currently in Greece. It is sunny and beautiful. And yet... my podcast listeners come first. :) Today, I'll be interviewing Andrew Moore. Is he an author? No! He's the first photographer I've gotten the pleasure of interviewing! This interview was hosted by my very own school's book fair! Our books were supplied by the Golden Notebook in Woodst…
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My voice is currently recovering from a bout with allergies. Argh. Today, I'll be interviewing Jennifer Donnelly, author of many YA and adult books! Her titles include the Tea Rose trilogy, the Seafire trilogy, the new Stepsister, and many more incredible books! This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their webs…
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Do I sound out of breath? Do I? DO I? Well, I am. (I keep thinking if I breathe it'll mess everything up!) Today, I'll be interviewing Lynne Cherry, author of many, many successful children's books! (Like The Great Kapok Tree, which means a lot to me as it was the first play I ever did!) We'll be talking about writing, illustrating, and her Young V…
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Today, I'll be interviewing Ben Philippe, author of The Field Guide to the North American Teenager! We'll be talking about writing, outlining, and possibly Gilmore Girls (slight spoiler alert). Special guest is my brother Oliver. This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (their website is oblongbooks.com and their …
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Today, I'll be interviewing Carol Goodman, author of many successful novels! We'll be talking about her first story (hint: horses are involved), and more literature- and writing-related things! This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (Here's their website: oblongbooks.com) All my equipment is from Radio Kingston.…
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Today I'll be interviewing the amazing Dhonielle Clayton about her new book, The Everlasting Rose, and writing in general! This interview was hosted by Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, New York. (Here's their website: oblongbooks.com) All my equipment is from Radio Kingston. Their website is radiokingston.org, and I encourage you to check them …
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Welcome to my podcast, Babbling Books! Music is "Problems" by Oliver and "Aspire" by Scott Holmes. Oblong Books and Music is located in Rhinebeck, New York. Their website can be found here.
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