IT'S ALLERGY SEASON. WE'RE SORRY. Judy and Linda are back to talk about episodes 9-12 of "Doctor Slump" (닥터 슬럼프), the Netflix drama, starring Park HyungSik and Park ShinHye.       Digressions:   1:17 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails! 25:40 - Judy is on a weird true crime kick lately, and she watched "What Jennifer Did" on Netflix. It's a documentary about a terrible crime in the suburbs of Toronto. 29:29 - Linda threw off Judy's calculations by taking the MBTI test...

(GUSH) Judy and Linda restrain themselves from fawning too much while discussing episodes 5-8 of "Doctor Slump" (닥터 슬럼프), the Netflix drama, starring Park HyungSik and Park ShinHye.       Digressions:   0:52 - Listener E-mails! 12:22 - Linda finished "Crash Course in Romance" (일타 스캔들). It was fine. 15:06 - Linda's watched an old drama of Park Hyung-Sik, "What Happens to My Family?" (가족끼리 왜 이래), because of course she did.     Some Korean terms: 민폐: [min-pye] public...

DO YOU KNOW YOUR MBTI CLASSIFICATION? Judy and Linda were pleasantly surprised by episodes 1-4 of "Doctor Slump" (닥터 슬럼프), the Netflix drama, starring Park HyungSik and Park ShinHye. Content warning: There is mention of mental illness, and blood.        Digressions:   1:13 - Listener E-mails! 10:39 - Judy tried playing "Palworld", a weird mix of Minecraft, Pokemon, and guns? 18:30 - Linda's still watching "Crash Course in Romance" (일타 스캔들).     Some Korean terms: 막장:...

How to use this audio track: 1) This is for episode 1 of "The Sword of Aramun" (아라문의 검-아스달 연대기), currently on Disney+. 2) Turn on this track and press play on the episode when Judy and Linda count down, "3, 2, 1!" 3) Enjoy the snark. So much snark.

ARE YOU AN A+ PATIENT? Judy and Linda were definitely puzzled by episodes 9-12 of "Daily Dose of Sunshine" (정신병동에도 아침이 와요), the Netflix drama, starring Park BoYoung. Content warning: There is discussion of mental illness.      Please check out the special audio commentary track video episode 1 of "Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun" (아라문의 검-아스달 연대기), which will be released shortly after this episode!     Digressions:   1:09 - Listener E-mails! 8:28 - Linda gives us a taste...

HAPPY 200th EPISODE!!! Judy and Linda have a sociological discussion regarding episodes 5-8 of "Daily Dose of Sunshine" (정신병동에도 아침이 와요), the Netflix drama, starring Park BoYoung. Content warning: There is discussion of mental illness and suicide. There's also crying.   Please check out our Patreon page for a special commentary track video for episode 1 of "Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun" (아라문의 검-아스달 연대기). For our regular listeners, the audio commentary track will be released on...

WHERE'S YOUR PANIC BUTTON? Judy and Linda worry about their own mental health after watching episodes 1-4 of "Daily Dose of Sunshine" (정신병동에도 아침이 와요), the Netflix drama, starring Park BoYoung. Content warning: There is discussion of mental illness and stalking.     We need a nickname for Dr Hwang. If you have one, please let us know!   Digressions:   0:57 - Listener E-mail! 2:49 - Judy watched "12.12: The Day" (서울의 봄) starring Hwang JungMin and Jung WooSung about the 1979 coup...

WISHING EVERYONE A FABULOUS 2024! Judy and Linda struggle to make sense of  episodes 13-16 of "Strong Girl Nam Soon" (힘쎈여자 강남순), the JTBC drama, starring Lee YooMi, Ong SeongWoo, and Kim JungEun. We're going to shake off the bad vibes of this drama with the remnants of 2023 and go forward into 2024 with "Daily Dose of Sunshine" starring Park BoYoung!     Digressions:   1:34 - Listener E-mails! 12:01 - Linda is halfway through the final season of "The Crown" and is feeling ill at...

IT'S FARTY TIME. Judy and Linda continue their voluntary self-torture by covering episodes 7-12 of "Strong Girl Nam Soon" (힘쎈여자 강남순), the JTBC drama, starring Lee YooMi, Ong SeongWoo, and Kim JungEun.     If this drama has such high ratings, how come we don't have 23.7 million listeners?     Some Korean terms:  나 잡아봐라: [nah-jab-ah-bwa-rah] "Try to catch me!"; this used to be a cringey cliche from Korean dramas in the 80s.  여인천하: [yeo-in-cheon-hah] literally "women's world";...

WOMEN DELIVERY PEOPLE? NO F-ING WAY. Judy and Linda continue ranting about episodes 3-6 of "Strong Girl Nam Soon" (힘쎈여자 강남순), the JTBC drama, starring Lee YooMi, Ong SeongWoo, and Kim JungEun. I struggled so hard with the headline for this episode. Here are the other candidates: WE'RE CALLING HIM "LIVER TRANSPLANT" FROM NOW ON. HIS NAME IS BREAD SONG?!?!? WHERE'S THE CUTE? YOU GOT A BOYBANDER. WOW, SO MANY WHITE PEOPLE.   Digressions:   1:30 - "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor...

THAT'S NOT HOW SCIENCE WORKS! Judy and Linda dive straight into the first two episodes of "Strong Girl Nam Soon" (힘쎈여자 강남순), the JTBC drama, starring Lee YooMi, Ong SeongWoo, and Kim JungEun. Sorry we had to abandon the First Impressions episode, but we really wanted to pick a drama and just delve into it, instead of demurring any longer. We are going to try our best to record every two weeks, we swear!   Digressions:   1:17 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mail! 18:55 - DID YOU...

HOW DO WE BURN THIS THING DOWN?!?! Judy and Linda discuss the second season of "D.P." (Deserter Pursuit), starring Jung HaeIn, Koo KyoHwan, Son SukKoo, and Kim SungKyun. WARNING: We talk about physical, and emotional abuse, as well as bullying and suicide.   Now that we're back to recording regularly, we're trying to find a drama to cover from start to finish. So we'll be back in September with a First Impressions episode to try out "My Lovely Liar" (소용없어 거짓말), "My Dearest" (연인), "Behind...

Judy and Linda are finally back to catch up on some e-mails and give their First Impressions of "The Glory" (더 글로리), "Under the Queen's Umbrella" (슈룹), and "The Interest of Love" (사랑의 이해). The next episode will be about season 2 of "D.P." (Deserter Pursuit), starring Jung HaeIn, Koo KyoHwan, Son SeokKoo and Kim SungKyun. Sorry about audio issues with Judy's microphone!   Digressions:   2:43 - New Patreon donors and Listener E-mails! 33:40 - Judy recently played the "Resident Evil 4"...

HALLO~!  Happy New Year! It's time to catch up with Judy and Linda.  Our next episode will be a First Impressions episode with "The Glory" (더 글로리) starring Song HyeKyo, "Under the Queen's Umbrella" (슈룹) starring Kim HyeSoo and "The Interest of Love" (사랑의 이해) starring Yoo YeonSeok and Moon GaYoung.    Digressions:   1:34 - Listener E-mails! 19:25 - Surprisingly, Linda is enjoying "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area" (종이의 집: 공동경제구역) and now the second season is out. 23:09 - Judy...

INCEST? IS IT INCEST?!  It's a Girls' Generation-themed episode, featuring "If You Wish Upon Me" (당신이 소원을 말하면) starring SooYoung, "Jinxed At First" (징크스의 연인) starring SeoHyun and "Good Job" (굿잡) with YuRi.    Digressions:   2:05 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mails! 20:40 - For Halloween, Judy streamed "Call of Cthulhu", a 2018 game on her Twitch channel (twitch.tv/ladyjutea). For eldritch horror that makes you question your perception of reality, check it out! 22:40 - Linda...

PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER!!! Judy and Linda were fine with "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (이상한 우영우), an ENA drama starring Park EunBin and Kang TaeOh. The drama starts off charming and showcases great acting from the cast, but definitely suffers in the latter half from some nonsensical decisions from the writer.  To celebrate their recent 15th anniversary, we'll be recording a Girls' Generation-themed episode next. So check out the first episodes of "If You Wish Upon Me" (당신이 소원을 말하면) starring...

WUTHERING HEIGHTS IS FULL OF GARBAGE PEOPLE. Judy and Linda ponder JTBC's "My Liberation Notes" (나의 해방일지), starring Kim JiWon, Lee El, Lee MinKi and Son SeokKoo.  We really enjoyed watching this quiet contemplative drama, for its realistic portrayal of depression and ennui. Even though the final episode may have been more vague than we would have liked, we definitely recommend checking this out. We're going on a summer break, but may be back if there's anything that catches our eye. Let us...

TAKE SOME TIME TO DO SOMETHING WHOLLY FOR YOURSELF. Judy and Linda mellow out to 2018's "Little Forest" (리틀 포레스트), starring Kim TaeRi, Ryu JunYeol, Moon SoRi and Jin KiJoo. Our next episode will be about "My Liberation Notes" (나의 해방일지), starring Kim JiWon, Lee El, Lee MinKi and Son SeokKoo.    Digressions:   1:32 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mails! 14:08 - ***NO SPOILERS*** Judy is starry-eyed over brooding Ewan McGregor in "Obi-Wan Kenobi". 18:19 - ***SPOILER ALERT*** Linda...

YOWZA. ANYONE ELSE NEED CHEERING UP? Judy and Linda watched a bunch of kdramas for spring First Impressions! For our next episode, we're going to watch 2018's "Little Forest" (리틀 포레스트), starring Kim TaeRi, Ryu JunYeol and Moon SoRi.    Digressions:   1:38 - Listener E-mails! 12:13 - Judy and Linda were properly destroyed by "Encanto" from Pixar.  15:11 - "Malcolm in the Middle" is on Disney+ and Judy loves it so much.  16:26 - Judy tried out "Search: WWW" (검색어를 입력하세요 WWW) and is...

We were unable to record this weekend, so here's the edited version of a Mini-Episode we posted on Patreon in May 2021 about JTBC's "Melo Is My Nature", starring Chun WooHee, Jeon YeoBeen, Han JiEun and Ahn JaeHong. "Business Proposal" (사내 맞선) will be incorporated into our Spring 2022 First Impressions episode along with "My Liberation Notes" (나의 해방일지), "Our Blues" (우리들의 블루스) and "Shooting Stars" (별똥별).   Audio Credits: 장범준 (Jang BeomJune) - "Melo Is My Nature" - "흔들리는 꽃들 속에서 네 샴푸향이...

WE HAVE THOUGHTS. Judy and Linda mourn episodes 13-16 of "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" (스물다섯, 스물하나), starring Kim TaeRi and Nam JooHyuk. It was great while it lasted.  Our next episode will be about the popular series, "Business Proposal" (사내 맞선) starring Kim SeJeong, Ahn HyoSeop, Kim MinKyu and Seol InAh. If you have suggestions for the Spring First Impressions episode, you know where you contact us!   Digressions:   1:26 - Listener E-mails! 16:22 - Both Judy *and* Linda watched the...

THEIR FORM WASN'T PERFECT BUT THEIR FOLLOW-THROUGH WAS ALRIGHT. Judy and Linda commentate on episodes 9-12 of "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" (스물다섯 스물하나), starring Kim TaeRi and Nam JooHyuk.   Digressions:   1:49 - Listener E-mails! There may be some "Boys Over Flowers" ranting. 14:15 - Linda is all caught up on "Business Proposal" (사내 맞선), which is tongue-in-cheek rom-com fun! 16:45 - Judy watched episode 7 of "Thirty, Nine" (서른, 아홉) and HOLY JEEBUS it was tedious and infuriating. We have...

ANOTHER EPISODE ALREADY?! Judy and Linda squeal over episodes 5-8 of "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" (스물다섯 스물하나), starring Kim TaeRi and Nam JooHyuk.   Digressions:   1:42 - Listener E-mails! We get some insider information about subtitle translations from our listeners. 14:28~28:43 - ***MAJOR SPOILERS*** Our thoughts on "Thirty, Nine" (서른, 아홉) episode 2-6! 37:51 - Judy could not find the pine bud drink, so she drinks what she assumes is the closest thing. 1:14:39 - Judy drinks banana...

THE WORLD IS ON FIRE. LET US DISTRACT YOU FOR AN HOUR. Judy and Linda spoil episodes 2-4 of "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" (스물다섯 스물하나) for special auditor, Brenda! Kim TaeRi and Nam JooHyuk continue to be fantastic in this nostalgic TVN drama.   Digressions:   19:07 - Jaurim is a fantastic Korean alt rock band and you should check them out if you want to try something other than Kpop. 31:39 - We run through our mind palace, trying to figure out which song Kim TaeRi is dancing to. 51:57 -...