YESSS!! A PODCAST!!
I've been waiting for this, I love the vlogs but podcasts are longer and it seems like this one is going to be a lot of fun. Thank you ❤

Wow, the list is impressive!
Thank you for this lovely Xmas present 😘... and I'm off to listen 😃

I love the podcasts, so this is like a special Christmas present! Looking at the duration of this podcast, I think I better have a glass of wine to the ready. Thanks javabeans and girlfriday!

Thank you javabeans and girlfriday!

Happy Holidays to both of you also!

It's feels crazy how I've pretty much watched everything on that except a few shows. Can't wait to hear the podcast 😀

Yey! A holiday podcast~

Awww for some reason I can't download it. Instead of a download link I get "upgrade to mediafire pro" when I click on the link. Does anyone know how to fix this please?

Yey! A PODCAST!
Got me squealing when I saw the post.
Then when I saw the things discussed OMG it's a long podcast. Clap Clap Clap! 👏👏👏👏
Thank you girlfriday and javabeans! Saranghae! 😍🤣😁❤😄

Woah!! Merry Christmas indeed!! Can’t wait to cosy up and listen! Thanks ladies!!

Oh wow! What a surprise! This must be our Christmas present from you guys. Thanks so much!

Bravo, Guys. You are troopers.

Oh! Thank you for fixing the MF link :) The first one was from the previous podcast. I think I got the right one now *downloading*

I can't wait to hear your thoughts about the dramas this year <3

*cries/sings along to If Spring Comes*
A correction, the song wasn't actually written for Rebel haha. It was written by Ahn Ye Eun for her audition in Kpop Star way way back in 2016. :)
A link to her audition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR2Vg8WHH1k

Wowwww. I completed 21 of the shows of the list 😭. I think I need to re-evaluate how much time I spend on kdramas

It's a Festivus Miracle! Something to keep me warm and cozy while I shovel the 3" of snow that fell overnight here in Seattle. Happy Christmas to all the DB Crew and Beanies scattered across the world! 🎄🎄🎄

Yikes! This podcast made me realize how little I watched this year, lol

One good thing about the podcasts is a list of the Korean names that is not done by some computer auto-translate....
.... or is it a bad thing? Nothing to make fun of.

Yay, another podcast!!
And whew... what a loo~ng list of dramas. Thank you, ladies. 😀

@javabeans and @girlfriday, I know FoS seems daunting to start but it really isn't a show that you would traditionally binge. It took me somewhere around 15-20 days to finish. It's not a show where you just watch it all in one setting. Each episode is like a full course meal; you will want it to settle in your stomach before you watch another episode. At least that's how it was for me. So really, you only have to commit to one hour at a time. Give it a try, but like you said about Circle, javabeans, if you hate it don't tell me lol.

Santa Claus' didn't even stop by for a review this year😨. We must have all been on his naughty list lol.

OK, so I haven't had a drink in years, but I really want to try peanut butter stout now. That sounds fabulous.

Please do watch Forest of Secrets. There is no way you two won't like it. I actually signed up for another free trial of Netflix just so that I can rewatch it in peace. 😂 That show by itself made this year amazing.

Am I the only one who misses the old "Year in Review" format? I don't mind podcasts in general but the end-of-year posts were one of my favorite things here! looked forward to reading each category every year. Call me lazy or old fashioned but I'd rather be reading this kind of review than listening to it.

My record for the year...
8 shows - unfinished
6 shows - finished
2 shows - just read all the recaps here on dramabeans

*adds Lookout to to-watch list*

Yaaaiii.. podcast!!

Thank you so much for this podcast! I've listened to it twice already while staring into nothing, imagining I was also there talking with you amazing ladies about kdramas, although you know, in my head. Hahaha! Also, I need to search for this peanut butter stout you're raving about.

I know a lot of people found 2017 meh in terms of its kdrama offerings but it was the year that I got back to watching kdramas so I'm happy about it. Hopefully 2018 fulfills us more!

wow! I'm hooked by the mention of all the dramas that has had me visiting dramabeans again and again. Can't wait to finish work and head home to listen to this podcast of my favorite topic.

Thank you for the podcast! Listening to the both of you while commuting to and from work had me laughing and nodding along like a crazy woman in my car. Now I just need to make a trip to Bevmo to find that peanut butter stout!

You two are so warm and fuzzy! I was smiling through the whole podcast like a fool 😅 Thank you so much! Happy new year!! 😊❤️

Hahaha: cider and sweet potato. I actually first heard about it from Buamdong Revenge Club. I had assumed it was teen-only slang since the teen characters were explaining it to the ahjumma characters.

I appreciate all your thoughts on all the dramas that you didn't get to weigh in on too much this year. I think 2017 was a weak year in terms of romance - the mainstay of kdramas. The other genres did pretty well. There weren't many couples that I passionately shipped. Even in the biggest romance of the year - Goblin, I wasn't all that into the Shin + Eun Tak couple, though I was into secondary romance of Reaper and Sunny. In Age of Youth - I shipped Ji Won and Sung Won, but the drama was a coming-of-age type drama that was light on the romance (and it threw cold water into our faces with that ending of the future).

This was the year that it really struck me how much the writing of a character matters in how much an actor is able to demonstrate their skills. There were some great actors who didn't get a chance to shine much through their roles this year, and there were some who were considered the middle or bottom of the pack and were able to shine a lot this year or had enough moments where I can see why they were particularly cast. And it also struck me how casting is a talent - it's not about picking the actor with the best skills, but the right one to match the character.

You comments about Yoon Shi Yoon reminded me of this segment in Happy Together (summary: YSY is a sweet bf, but he's too over-the-top in the amount of effort he makes, which can feel burdensome): https://youtu.be/GxMtfo5y_hc?t=1m20s

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Loved this podcast! Now I would really like to give Mystery Queen, and Lookout a shot. Thank you so much for sharing your opinions, comments, and reviews of this year's dramas!! :)

Thank-you javabeans and girlfriday for going through all of the dramas for the year. Excellent effort - it was really enjoyable to listen to your thoughts about all of them as an end of year summation.

I miss the podcasts T.T

I'm writing from 7 years in the future and nobody new will probably find these but I just wanted to praise this podcast - the quality of production was so good (putting the songs from each kdrama in as the intro for each segment ((not this one bc it's a year wrap up but usually))), putting the names mentioned in each podcast as well as the songs is so cool and helpful even though probably tedious. And of course I absolutely love and miss Javabeans and Girlfriday so much. I just went and downloaded all these podcasts as an archive in case they ever go down. <3