Certified Newsnas: September
Another round of news from the music and dramaland. NOTE: There are spoilers for History 3 at 1:31-4:48
How to Get Started on MyDramaList
[Many Asian drama watchers already use MyDramaList, this post is for the folks that still have yet to do so.] We discuss MyDramaList (or MDL for short) all of the time on the podcast when we’re talking about dramas. We even joke that we’re not sponsored by them despite how often we bring them up. […]
Certified ph-1
It’s Amanda’s birthday month, and she chose a Korean rapper near and dear to her heart to gush over and make the rest of us deep dive: ph-1! We also give you some recommendations of songs that are perfect for the upcoming Autumn season, as well as hang out and talk about life.
Certified Seconds: What Watching/Listening September
Bonus episode time! We decided to combine what we’re listening to and what we’re watching into one full episode.
Certified One Hundred
We’re 100! And to celebrate we decided to take a load off our old bones and hang out, talk about some of our favorite moments of the past episodes, and go over the top 100 Asian dramas (per MDL).
Quiz: Can you Name that Number?
Certified Numbers
Today we are getting oddly specific in our genre picking by talking about our favorite dramas with numbers in the titles. We also lean into our age and dive into the world of numbers in kpop group names, and finally figure out how to pronounce some of those names.
Certified Unlucky
This week we are talking remakes and looking at the Thai drama, Unlucky Ploy, a remake of the Korean drama. We spend some time going over what we liked and didn’t like about the episode we watched and discussed the similarities and differences between the two.
Lovers in a Dangerous Time: Social Media Storytelling in the Days of Covid
In recent weeks several Korean drama sets announced that they would be pausing their filming due to Covid-19 concerns. In these confusing times many dramas have been postponed or seemingly even cancelled altogether. So what is Dramaland doing to stay afloat? Some smaller production groups have found new success creating social media web series.