this is my first podcast i'm listening to and it's really soothing (i'm multitasking with studying) thanks so much for all the recaps too. These podcasts are super fun :)

yay! But do I want to think back on CITT? How much things have changed. Before the previous podcast, Cheese is the reason I was looking forward to the next podcast. Wish there was SFD. A lot of dramas I haven't seen.

Was just thinking it was time for a podcast can't wait to listen.

Loved listening to this! Your podcasts make me feel like you guys are my girlfriends.

Oh great. This doesn't make me want to finish Descendants. I've been trying hard to love this. Trying to watch it in different ways. Trying to find some sort of special meaning (is there or am I just making it up?).... But should anyone have to work this hard? My thought for this drama is the same one that I have for a lot of dramas, so it's funny that you guys mention it here. It feels like it's a bunch of cute moments surrounded by a lot of nothing. Well, I'm still happy that it's doing so well. I just wish I was loving it too.

As for Ahjussi, Oh Yeon-seo was my favorite part of the drama. Unfortunately, I had to drop it because of lack of time, but the first 3 eps were a fun watch. Actually, I wasn't even planning on watching this so I'm surprised how interesting it turned out to be.

I'm saying Goodbye to Mr. Black... Goodbye to Kim Kang-woo. I wanted you to be the perfect villain like you were in A Man's Story. Honestly, I was worried after watching the teasers. And then when I saw that the writer had written Missing You. Oh well. Moving on.

Signal! And LJH,JJW and KHS. Btw it would be awesome if Heads will do a guest podcast and gush about SFD. Just my wish!

I hope you continue to watch Ms. Temper. I think it finds its footing about the fourth episode. I wouldn't call it a rom-com per se but it does have a strong voice concerning small businesses being oppressed by corporate giants.

I totally agree with your comments on DOTS especially the part that KES builds the whole hour only around the romantic moments.

I remember I've commented on one of the first recaps that the scene when Si Jin pulled Mo Yeon's leg and told her she's stepped on a land mine which ended in her laying on top of him, totally feels as if KES has just stick a note with "FIRST SKINSHIP IN URUK" on her storyboard, that's it. How we're getting there is trivial as long as the content of the post-it is accomplished. Lol

But unlike you I never had too high expectations (ok, let's be real, I had none after watching The Heirs and Secret Garden of this writer XD ) and just took it as a fluffy pretty drama from the get go.
And truthfully, I'm just glad that at least here all the main and second leads are likeable characters (i.e. no jerky chaebol who force-kisses the heroine no matter how much she despises him and then falls in love with him because......yeah ummm....whatever lol) because if Si Jin were anything like Kim Tan et al. I don't think I could sit through this no matter how much I adore SJK.
So at the end I'm happy that I can turn my brain off with a clear conscience and switch on the swooning squealing fangirl mode while wishing for shirtless jogging soldiers every episode. Kekeke

Okay. I'm in the 20min. mark and "The person who must leave" started playing and I'm just tearing up here, overwhelmed with feels. I guess you just never completely get over Signal.

This podcast came at the PERFECT time, I've been so stressed out so thank you two so much for brightening my week even just a little bit. Just hearing you two talk about dramas for an hour and a half puts my mind at ease for some reason.

I love you, javabeans and girlfriday!

Yayayayayay!!! Thanks, ladies! Listening now. ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks you guys for another wonderful podcast. The sound sounds great! Keep up the good work :)

I agree with your comment about the English-speaking scenes in DOTS! I kept cringing when I was watching it and it's so distracting. Basically it's understandable if a Korean actor speaks with an accent in English, as long as it's evident that they understand what they're saying (pace, pause at the right places, tone etc), but it's not alright if a native English-speaker in the show speaks like a robot. And same problem for Chinese lines in dramas. For example Judy (No, Zhu Di) in Six Flying Dragons. He's a Ming emperor, surely you can find a Korean actor who is more fluent in Chinese..?

The ratio thing in Signal didn't really bother me at all. I actually wouldn't even notice if gummi didn't mention on her recap. I was just so concerned about Jo Jin Woong losing so much weight but it was actually the screen ratio. lol.

The only omg you're so awesome episode of OMHE for me is episode 1. It started out so good! Jang Nara and Jung Kyeonho have oozing chemistry when they're together but the drama decided to not put them beside each other as much as possible. I liked Dajung's arc coz it actually cured me of my trauma from Kim Taehoon (when he was in Angry Mom). I dropped the show midway coz I lost interest on the drama as a whole.

Same thing for CBM. Whenever Lee Minjung is on screen, it just gets unnecessarily depressing. I kept wanting to skip to Oh Yeon Seo and Honey Lee's scenes. I'm behind on this but comments on recent episodes make me feel like not continuing.

It's already April and the only dramas I've finished watching are Signal and Dragons. I hope Marriage Contract would be the third.

Thanks for the podcast, ladies!!

Yay! Podcast! Thank you, ladies ??

A podcast YAY! I was waiting for this.

Cheese in the trap, AGH, I'm still not over it, being an avid webtoon reader I just can't help feeling disappointed with how the drama ended! my love for Park Hae-Jin is what kept me watching it till the end, and my love for him is what makes me go back and watch it again sometimes, first 8 episodes, the back hug scene, episodes 11 and 12 and then some cute moments of Jung-Seol from the last 4 episodes!

Descendants of the sun, I feel exactly how you guys feel, I mean, I like it, I like watching it for all the cute and romantic moments it has, I'm enjoying it but then I don't know what is it exactly about!

I do understand that people love it, but come on, they don't have to attack you guys for not being the ones recapping it, I mean it is being recapped here, you guys are giving them a space where they can talk about their love for the drama and Song Joong-ki (He is really cute) they should be thankful!

Come back ajusshi, I still don't know what I feel about it! it's funny, it really is laugh out loud funny but then it feels all over the place! I'm watching it just for the laughs!

Mrs. cop 2, I like it, I didn't watch Mrs. cop 1 and not really planning to but I'm enjoying season 2, it's funny and Kim Sung Ryung is killing the Ajumma cop role!

Thanks for the podcast!

I love listening to these podcasts and getting snippets about dramas I did not watch and hearing plots and your impression of them. These podcasts always make me chuckle because your opinions can be so true it's scary. I may not always agree or like your's or someones opinion of a drama (rare) but I like that you guys are fair in your assessments where even if I do not think so and so was horrible or whatever I can still see the other side.

The only drama's I am watching right now are DOTS and GMB. For the longest time though, there was something about DOTS that was not making me addicted and I thought it was weird. Every time I did get around to watching the latest episode, I thought it was really good, but not to the point where I was like OMG is it next week yet. I mean if the show was already completed, I think I would have binged it nonetheless. GMB though has that addicting factor where I want to know what is going to happen next week, but at the same time, it is frustrating cause what I want to happen is not happening. But through this podcast I have come to understand why I have been feeling this way about both dramas.

Oh and as a side note, for the next podcast, don't forget page turner!

Oh, JB, I do hope you'll eventually watch Marriage Contract. Even though there's nothing original about the set-up, and LSJ's character is very LSJish, there's something very special about this drama that isn't necessarily apparent right off the bat. I think the writer and director must have a lot of emotional intelligence. There was a rather large chorus of Beanies singing its praises when MC first started to be recapped, and many of us commented on how surprised we were to have become so invested in these characters' lives.

A few reasons to watch: 1) UEE is so good in this-- it's by far her best performance yet; 2) After the first few eps, you can't help but fall in love with little Eun-sung (played by the amazingly talented Shin Rin-ah)-- it's a delight to watch her melt the ice around "Ajusshi's" heart; 3) It has one of the best kiss scenes EVER; 4) Despite the makjangy set-up, the main characters and their emotions feel surprisingly real, and it makes you root so hard for this found-family of wounded souls to be able to come together and heal one another through the power of lurve.

I didn't think I'd fall in love with another drama so soon after Signal, but this gem has won my ?. I just hope it doesn't leave me with a ?.

Thanks to you, I just found out that in Korea, I'd be considered "glamorous"! That's a good one!

New podcast! Yippie!! Thanks JB and GF!
Just listened to the first minute and OMG JB sounded like a completely different person for a second... lol.. congrats on the new equipment, you guys sound great! :) *rushes off to listen to the rest*

The only good actor whose first language is English I have seen was actually in To the Beautiful You. The main girl's brother was actually a good actor who even spoke some Korean not badly (though I don't speak it, but it didn't sound bad to me).
There was this one girl who was like the token American friend in a number of k-dramas who was soooo bad. I always wondered how she kept getting jobs.

I also noticed re: English speakers in Kdramas that they deliver their lines a little bit slower. As if paying attention to diction and pronunciation.

Enjoying Marriage Contract and Come Back Ajusshi. I'm watching DOTS to see shirtless soldiers jog and SJK of course. And so that my friends will not curse me for not watching. Hehe

Thanks for the podcast! I enjoyed listening to it (as always).

yayy! podcast! I really agree about DoTS. I've TRIED to watch DoTS and I really want to love it especially since it's SJK's comeback drama, but I just can't. I guess you're right about how the writing is written from Z to A, not the other way around. it's really just a romantic squeal worthy drama but it can't get me hooked or even keep watching.
And yes, SOME hardcore DoTS fans play part on why I can't love the show too. but well really glad for Song Joongki and the popularity he got now, he deserves it.

haha..The aspect ratio thing in Signal didn't really bother me at all..

But yeah..I was questioning at first why didn't they just use black and white for the past timeline..

But the color for the past timeline they used worked for me after some time..It felt nostalgic and almost uncanny especially with the added soundtrack..

Yaay! I just started listening, and had to pause a second to give love to the new sound system!! What a difference!

Thank you.

Thanks for the podcast! Enjoyed it a lot. It also gave me a chance to reflect on the dramas I have watched/ am watching. I watch/watched them all mentioned. The one I liked the least was Madam Antoine. The one I liked the best? Signal. No crack drama currently.
Cheese in the Trap: Really enjoyed (Best was Kim Go-eun/Seul) except the last 4 episodes.
Moorim School: Enjoyed later episodes. Reveal at the end was disappointing though.
One More Happy Ending: Enjoyed first few episodes-so funny and cute.
Madam Antoine: So disappointed but liked Han Ye-seol.
Signal: Awesome.
Neighborhood Hero: Enjoyed later episodes. Loved Lee Soo-hyuk, detective and male lead's hair style.
Descended From the Sun: Enjoying some cheezy lines and scenery.
Come Back, Ajusshi: Love funny scenes. Even serious characters became less-depressing now.
Marriage Contract: Extremely cliche (I can even tell what will be next line many times), but Enjoying it(Loved ep 9 fighting INR writer!)
Mrs. Cop 2: It is ok, Enjoying more than first season.
Goodbye Mr. Black: Enjoying scenery and plot is never boring, even though it does not make sense.
Memory: Lee Sung-min is killing it, but story is dark and not pulling.
Ms. Temper and Nam Jung-ki: Enjoying it so far and Lee Yoo-won is great for her role.
Vampire Detective: I like bromance.
Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho: It is ok, but don't know why show is loved this much.
Jackpot: It is ok, but acting is not balanced(Some are very good, others are very bad)

I also watch -
Monster which got interesting and I am amazed the show has so many veteran actors.
Pied Piper: Some episodes are really good.

Small technical note! The sound quality is very clear but the actual volume is quite low. I had to max my PC's sound (which meant pings from other things in the background were louuuuud). I think about 35% more loudness would be ideal.

LOL at your "...the irony is that I actually quite like it (dots), but because people are assuming that I hate it, it makes me to not want to like it" JB! (something along that line). I can relate with this one because I experienced similar thing in a different case. Anyway, I hope the offensive emails will stop flooding your inbox.

The sound of this podcast is much clearer than the previous ones (Since I'm not a native English speaker) it feels easier to listen to. Thanks. and Love your podcast!

Small technical note! The sound quality is very clear but the actual volume is quite low. I had the on page volume at max and still had to turn my PC's sound way up (about 85% of max). I think you should amp yourselves about 35% next time.