A long yak on Miracle, Again My Life (K-dramas) and Reset, Legally Romance (C-dramas)
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Saya, Anisa and Paroma talk about timey-wimey dramas Reset, Again My Life and Legally Romance, with digressions on binging C-dramas, ideal episode lengths (again), and why K-dramas are still doing romance better. Don't forget to tell us what you're watching and what you think we're missing out on! DM on Insta or Twitter! TIMESTAMP: 00:01:05 - We tease a special future episode on Boys Over Flowers! 00:02:38 - Miracle: first impressions and comparisons to K-pop novels 00:10:02 - Time loop dramas: Reset (C) vs. One More Time (K) 00:15:00 - Again My Life: ending thoughts *SPOILERS* 00:34:01 - Legally Romance (C-drama) 00:38:16 - K-dramas as "a safe playground for women's imagination". Side rant on OTP emotional damage inflicted by multi-season American shows. LINKS: Anja's blog post on Kiss Sixth Sense, feat. Legally Romance Kfangurl's review of Reset Paroma's video essay: Alchemy of Souls Is Beating Chinese Fantasy Historical Dramas in Their Own Game (video) Anisa's recap of Ms Marvel Episode 1 MORE EPISODES YOU SHOULDN'T MISS: Episode 130: Cross Fire is the best time-slip, gaming Chinese drama: Can Saya convince Paroma to watch? Episode 131: Author of K-Pop Revolution, Stephan Lee talks about the K-Pop industry THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for supporting us as we head into our SIXTH year! I can't believe we've all been together this long! ❤︎ NEWSLETTER: Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes! SOCIAL: Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_. Email us at [email protected]. Support us on Patreon, by leaving a review on Apple podcasts, or simply by telling your friends! ❤︎ This episode was edited by Saya. Dramas Over Flowers is part of the Frolic Podcast Network.
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