Certified Continental Exploration: Dramas Outside of the Big Three
This week we are looking outside of the big three countries – Korea, Japan, China – and talking about dramas in the lesser-known or looked at Asian countries. We discuss the importance of branching out, where to find them, and some of our personal favorites.
Certified The Sound of Magic
This week we’re discussing the new Netflix musical, The Sound of Magic starring Choi Sung Eun, Hwang In Yeop, and Ji Chang Wook. Note: We discuss the entire series during this episode.
Book Review: Siren Queen
The new book Siren Queen by Nghi Vo is a dark fairy tale set in the Golden Age of Hollywood. The story is run through with a thread of magic that sets it apart from other similar stories. Despite the magical edge (or perhaps because of it), the story and it’s characters are so realistic that this fake Hollywood story reads as a very real memoir.
Certified Kim Hae Sook
What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with the Nation’s Mother? This week is dedicated to our favorite kdrama mother, Kim Hae Sook.
Certified Remakes
We’ve briefly mentioned remakes in several of our episodes but decided that a full episode was in order. Listen as we talk about the different remakes, some of our best and worst, and create the most epic gay mafia Boys Over Flowers recast. *Editing note: We forgot to cast Jun Pyo’s Grandmother in the drama […]
Book Review: Tokyo Dreaming
This review has been sitting on a shelf while I sorted out my thoughts about Tokyo Dreaming. The middle 70% was a really enjoyable read.
Certified What We’re Watching: April 2022
Another month means we’ve been watching more things.
Certified Bunnies in Wonderland
In honor of Easter we decided to do a laid back episode to celebrate. Listen as we talk about dramas and music with bunnies and Alice in Wonderland concepts, cast a Korean version of Alice in Wonderland, and play some Madlibs.
Livestream: Tomorrow First Four Episodes
As an extended discussion on the kdrama, Tomorrow, we held a livestream on our YouTube this past Wednesday to discuss the drama more and get a feel on how others have been enjoying the drama with the additional two episode that had come out.
Certified Tomorrow
This week we are discussing the first two episodes of the new fantasy kdrama Tomorrow starring Kim Hee Sun, Rowoon, Lee Soo Hyuk and Kim Hae Sook. Listen as we tell you our first impressions of the drama, and mostly spend our time swooning over Hee Sun. *T/CW: Due to the nature of the drama, […]