Book Review: The Stand-In
I got to visit Toronto and a Canadian character in Lily Chu’s new book The Stand-In. The book itself is fairly standard with a few twists thrown in to keep it fresh.
Certified A Show of Pride: LGTBQ+ in Asian Dramas
We are celebrating the start of Pride Month by sharing our favorite LGBTQ+ dramas and characters.
Certified What We’re Watching: May Trio
This week 3/4 of the Noonas tell what they’ve been watching in dramaland.
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.