Minal is joined by another resident guest of this podcast - Vipula to discuss the 2024 KDrama When the Phone Rings which took the world by storm in December. The episode is full of spoilers so we suggest you watch the drama before listening to this episode.

The drama was 12 episodes and telecast from November 2024 - Jan 2025. The director is Park Sang-Woo and the writer is Kim Ji-Woon. The drama is based on a web-novel/webtoon and stars Yoo Yeon Seok and Chae Soo Bin as the lead pair.

Plot Summary (Source: Asian Wiki)

Paik Sa-Eon (Yoo Yeon-Seok) comes from a prestigious political family and he becomes the youngest presidential spokesman in Korea. His background also includes time spent as a war correspondent, hostage negotiator, and main anchorman. He ismarried to Hong Hee-Joo (Chae Soo-Bin) since 3 years in a marriage of convenience. She is the step-daughter of a major Korean newspaper proprietor. She has selective mutism due to an accident she sufferred in childhood. She works as a sign language interpreter in court and on television. For the past 3 years, they haven't communicated with each other. One day, Hong Hee-Joo is kidnapped by an unidentified person and this changes their marriage life.

Favourite Scenes mentioned:

E1: HeeJoo curses Baek Saeon

E3 : She is my wife

E3 : Baek Saeon learns his wife can make sounds

E4: HeeJoo is brand new language

E5: Interview scene

E6: Basek Seon searches for HeeJoo

E7: First confession and kiss

Mr Kang bringing all the laughs

Saeon and HeeJoo scene compilation

Yoo Yeon Sook Dramas: Mr Sunshine, Hospital Playlist , Interest of Love

Minal’s KDrama Romance Recommendations: Suspicious Partner, The Law Cafe , Crash Landing on You , Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo and Love All Play

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Double Feature: Queen of Tears and Love Next Door

Hello Listeners, welcome to the first episode of a new season in the new year. Minal is joined by our resident guest Mun who is the co-host of Witchaar Podcast.

Mun and Minal discuss two the most anticipated and hyped dramas of 2024 Queen of Tears and Love Next Door. The lead pairs of both dramas are amongst our favourite actors/actresses. The writers and directors of these dramas are behind some of the most popular Kdramas such Crash Landing on You, Vincenzo, Hometown Cha Cha Cha.

To find out if these two hyped dramas managed to live up to to our expectations - tune in to our latest episode.

Other KDrama recommendations for the leads:

1. Kim So Hyun - My Love from Another Star, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, One Ordinary Day (Remake of Criminal Justice)
2. Kim Ji Won : Descendants of the Sun, Lovestruck in the City, Fight for My Way
3. Jung Hae In: Something in the Rain, While You Were Sleeping, DP , One Spring Night, Prison Playbook
4. Jung So Min : Because this is my first life

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Previous Episode : Jane Austen of KDramas featuring Park Ji Eun writer of Crash Landing on You , My Love from Another Star, The Legend of the Blue Sea, Queen of Tears Favourite Scenes:

• Did I ever tell you not to be by my side
• Kim Soo Hyun - Best Crier Award
• Hae In tells Baek Hyun Woo if she were reborn a 100 times she would marry him every time

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Kdrama - Bollywood Crossover: Mun mentions Shahrukh Khan who is one of the superstars from Bollywood. Minal mentions this famous SRK scene from the movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. The scene’s famous background music was used by fans to edit the scene where Kim Soo Hyun is running on the bridge.

Queen of Tears - Love Next Door Crossover: Kim Soo Hyun calls Haein (Jung)

Other Dramas mentioned in the episode

1. 2024 Dramas: Mr Plankton, BlackOut,When The Phone Rings, LightShop
2. Dramas pre-2024: King the Eternal Monarch, Mr Sunshine, The Law Cafe

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This is the finale of our special showcase on Moving Kdrama. Our host Minal is joined with our two wonderful guests Benny and Vipula.

In this episode, we cover the final 4 episodes 17 to 20 which capture the final battle between the superheroes/spies from North Korea and South Korea and the battleground is the school. We discuss what we loved about the finale , what we would like Season 2 to cover and what the show could have done better. A big thank you to all of our listeners who tuned in!

Have a wonderful new year and I hope to be more regular with this podcast in 2025.

Episode Outline:

• 2 battlegrounds at School and Gym
• North Korean agents vs Juwon, MiHyun and the teacher Choi Ill Hwan
• MiHyun’s take down of the NK agent (Janitor lady) and the Ace shooter
• JaeMan comes to the rescue of his son Kang Hoon
• JuWon and Yongdeok fistfight
• Bongaeman comes to the rescue
• Gym : Hisoo, Bongseok and the NK Flying man
• Dusik’s missions in NK - The slow motion gunfire scene which reminded Minal of the Quicksilver scene in X Men Days of the Future Past in terms of the slow-motion shots
• The backstories of the the North Korean soldiers - YeongDuk and Jae Seok
• The parallels between Deok Yoon the NK commander and DuSik
• The NK soldiers revolt
• Reunion - Dusik reunites with his family & Yeongduk finds a family with HiSoo and Juwon

Episode Clips: Episodes 18-20 Trailer

What we would like to see in S2:

• DukSik - Juwon Reunion
• Dusik - Bongseok relationship
• Bongseok - HiSoo love story
• Kang Hoon’s journey in NIS
• Frank’s backstory
• CIA angle

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Your host Minal is back with our guests Benny and Vipula. In this episode we cover Episodes 8 and 9 of Moving Kdrama. These two episodes narrate the story of the ‘parents’ and we are joined by a very special guest - Paroma. Paroma is well known in the KDrama podcast and online circles as she is the co-host of Kdrama podcast Drama Over Followers. You can also follow her on instagram and twitter where she posts about all things KDramas as TheDramanotes.

Episodes 8-9 takes us back to the 90s where we discover how BongSeok’s parents Lee MiHyun (Han Hyo Joo) and Kim Dusik (Jo InSung) meet and fall in love. Moving moves into the ‘Romance’ genre while keeping the spy thriller brewing in the background. Again, spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.

Episode Outline:

• Kim DuSik’s entry and his superability - opening scene
• Director Min sets up MiHyun for a special mission
• Dusik - JungWon Bromance
• MiHyun - Dusik - A perfect slow burn romance
• Operation Seagull

Episode summaries in 5 mins

1. Episode 8 ‘Black’ main scenes
2. Episode 9 ‘Humanists’ main scenes

Beyond Moving [Key Themes Emerging]

• Underlying sexism in the agency
• The Genetics - BongSeok is totally his parents’ kid imbibing the dorkiness of his father and the kindness/empathy of his mom along with their super abilities.
• Love Confessions in Moving - The writer has consistently aced these.
• The Color Purple - The second date, the curtains, the roof of her restaurant.
• Weaving true events into fiction to build the NK angle - The opening scene is based on the Korean Air Flight Bombing (1987) and DuSik’s mission is aligned to Kim Il Sung’s death (1994)
• People with superpowers are more vulnerable and exploited by the state.
• Super Heroes choosing morality vs loyalty to NIS

Other dramas/movies discussed in episode: Paroma mentioned her early KDrama viewings - Shining Inheritance (Han Hyo Joo) and You are beautiful (Park Shin Hye)

Call out to Characters & Actors: Park Byung Eun - Plays MaSang Gu the rogue SK NIS Agent. Other notable performances - Kingdom S2 and Because This is My First Life.

Our favourite love stories (Series/Movies):

1. Paroma: Boman Irani/Shabana Azmi in Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd.
2. Vipula: Ethan Hawke/Julie Delpy in Before Trilogy
3. Minal: Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle in Pride and Prejudice (BBC 1995 Series) , Swapnil Joshi/Mukta Barve in Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta
4. Benny : Irrfan Khan/Nimrat Kaur in The Lunchbox

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The Host Minal, is back with our guests Benny and Vipula to take the story of Moving KDrama forward. In this episode we discuss the stories behind 2 lonely men covering episode 6 & 7 of Moving.

Episode 6 is all about Bungeman’s origin story, and in episode 7 we complete Frank’s murderous arc. Again, spoilers from the drama, so we suggest you watch it first and then listen to this Deep Dive.

Episode Outline:

• Bungaeman’s early life
• High School’s role in the conspiracy becomes clearer
• Bungaeman fixes a bus and changes his life
• Teenage love triangle begins
• The CIA involvement angle
• Bad foreign actors syndrome
• Nail-biting cliffhanger, will Frank get to MiHyun
• Bungaeman chases Frank in what is a homage to ‘Speed’
• Frank races through Seoul in a brilliantly shot sequence
• The matchup of 2 Wolverines - Frank & Hulk clash
• Bongseok’s rebels against his weighty shackles and confronts MiHyun
• Drama moves into espionage genre - NK is now interested in the school.

Episode summaries in 5 mins

• Episode 6 main scenes
• Episode 7 main scenes

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Beyond Moving [Key Themes Emerging]

• Superheroes have real life struggles that make them more human
• Difference in parenting styles
• ‘Small actions of kindness can be life changing’ is a recurring theme
• Benny lays out why the drama is aptly titled ‘Moving’

Other dramas/movies of the cast discussed in episode:

• Watch Cha Tae Hyun in My Sassy Girl - Benny’s first K Movie and amongst his favourite romcoms. Listen to Benny and Minal discuss it on Talking Talkies
• Shaktimaan is an iconic TV character from India. An Indian superhero who was wildly popular in the 1990s and 2000s.
• Watch Speed for the ultimate traffic chase action experience.
• My Name - Park Hee Soon is the main antagonist in this thriller (plays the NK captain in Moving)

Call out to Characters & Actors

Kim Joon - Excellent child actor who was very watchable in Hospital Playlist.

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