Wow, so early in the morning....I've only seen the first drama discussed on the podcast. I like the Coffee House intro OST btw.

I love Goong, it's one of my all time favourites despite the flaws! Btw is that a picture of Moon Chae Won?

Sam soon is one of my favourite dramas ever.

sam soon is sooo likeable! She reminds me of my own mother (except my mother cant bake)

Did I mention that I luuurvvee hearing both of your voices?

And is it crazy to say that I may or may not have constructed both of your faces in my mind?

I'm not a stalker, I swear
*shifty eyes*

funny, i was just thinking last night that a podcast about now would be great :)

I have loved all the dramas discussed except for GOong S. It was too slow phased for me...
samsoon love love love their chemistry...
Goong had me rooting for the 2nd male lead from start til end. But still loved shin!
what's up fox was just so adorably funny.
Especially loved SOULMATE

aw, I get sentimental just thinking about these dramas(except Goong2 of course). Thanx java and gfriend for another enjoyable podcast!

aaah...goong!one of my favorites :D

The last episode of Baker King hit 50.8%, higher than Samsoon, whose highest rated episode was 50.5%. (This is based on TNms ratings, so it might be different for AGB.)

It would be a good idea/bet to give one another a drama you think is bad but have not seen it... that way you may end up with a funny punishment (if its bad)...or a nice drama that slip true the cracks (if its ok). But this month- who will have the time for one more....

currently re-watching KSS, supeeer love she is !

Woo, new podcast! I just wish they came out on a Monday so I could wedge it in between NPR stuff while working. Yeah..nerd...

This was a great podcast, thanks! I've seen Kim Sam Soon, though its been a few years now, and listening to this makes me want to see it again! I loved Soulmate as well, it was an excellent drama! I had started watching What's Up Fox? but for some reason, never finished it, but maybe I should give it another go. I was totally on the Goong bandwagon :) but I never bothered with Goong S because I didn't hear good things about it. I really liked what you said about the KDrama heroine, especially with how Kim Sam Soon kind of broke the mold as far as that had been established so far. I haven't seen a lot of older dramas, but I've been watching some now, just to see what they were like. Right now I am watching Wedding with Jang Nara, but its kind of boring :( I have to say that this is the first time I really like none of the characters, and after seeing Jang Nara in Successful Story and My Love Patzzi, this character is just sooooo different for her, its disappointing. I like her when she does spunky and hot-tempered, not this apologetic crybaby sap she is in Wedding. OK, I digressed enough :)

For some reason the podcast cuts off at 20 minutes for me! I wanted to hear the rest of it...

And the commentary continues! Thanks ladies for your insights on some of my fav dramas.

("What's Up Fox" being my favorite thing of all time.)

:)

Oh yay! i'm going to listen to this in the morning, seeing as its like 3am... can't wait! I love KSS, Soulmate and Whats Up Fox, so excited to hear some other thoughts on them =)

gosh now i'm gonna have to go look for and download the whole Kim sam soon OST. lol... i want more She is..

The drama MNIKSS was my beginning, and I was astonished at how much heart the drama revealed and how honest a portrayal Samsoon brought to the table. Social commentary, wit, heart, drama, yearning, loss, hope, conflict, just... Everything.

I wanted to share the drama with others but I had but one dvd set. My only solution was to purchase another dvd set so that I would never be without MNIKSS.

:)

There may be better dramas out there, but the first and the most special is still samsoon.

Soulmate is one of my all time favourit dramas. The story was soooo good. I loved all the pairings and characters and the soundtrack is my favourite one.

Goong was for me very painful to watch. I didn't like the main characters at all.
Actually I especially didn't like the two main actors. They were both just selfish and I kind of remember them as wimps.

Anyway. Thank you for this podcast. It was very funny and interesting to listen to both of you. Have a nice weekend! ^^

Yay! Another podcast~ =D

I have seen 4 of the 5 dramas and...

Totally loved Kim Sam Soon. I love the sassy assertive female leads way more than the passive ones which is why I was more forgiving of Suzy's character in Dream High early on when she was all bitch and had very little empathy because constantly I was saying (well at least she's not a carpet and won't get walked all over)

I was also really really bummed about Goong S. I also watched all the episodes. The thought of rewatching it sends shivers down my spine. I think every episode as it was airing was more of a "plz plz get better.... there's potentially good stuff here" along with maybe 5 min an episode of a sign of something that could have been but never got there.

Dramas with the definitely male leads don't come as often as ones with the definitely female leads (at least the ones I watch) and it just really really sucked it dropped the ball in the execution department pretty much the whole way.

Especially the Goong universe is so fun, because they have the Avatar's Pandora effect where half the fun is just seeing the world portrayed so believably the whole time.

Awesome podcast. Honestly the first one I've listened to but totally gonna go back in time and get the first 5.

Oh also. Soulmate was amazing. Once in 5 years kind of drama for sure (maybe longer... definitely rare quality in all aspects of it.)

I'm so FOR the bet!!! make someone watch a bad drama!! (after May and June of course ;))

Soulmate is one of my all time favorites, i'm still hoping/praying for a second season, and the soundtrack was AMAZING!

I just want to ask, do you girls ever, uh, rest? :D

Gee, girls, you cured me from my pseudo-hangover! Thanks! XD

A bit more seriously now, I enjoyed listening to all your thoughts, and made me want to re-watch Sam Soon and What's up fox <3 I'm from Latinamerica, and actually, there's a TV channel over here that's broadcasting Sam Soon, and I'll be watching it tonight~

Just wanted to say, though, that the angst in Goong wasn't all that bad - It's not one of my favourite dramas for sure, but I do like the manhwa (I bulk-read it every few months, hahaha) and I was expecting *more* angst, as the manhwa is actually more serious and sadder than the drama version; for example, in the manhwa the girl's grandpa dies, and *she's not allowed to go and see him*, due to the Palace's rules. The thing is, much of the princess' suffering comes from the strenuous life style she is forced upon - I always kind of compare it to Diana's life. It made her loving the prince also that much more difficult and heart-breaking, because she quite literally loved *and* hated him at more than one point, and he went to great lenghts to try and extinguish her love towards him because he wanted her to be free from the Palace.

So... at the end, Goong was boring instead of angsty, sometimes :P Still, it's beautiful to look at and I don't regret watching it.

Is it weird that i haven't watched Sam Soon yet? I tried twice.....never got past the embarrassing Hotel scene in the 1st episode. :P

Spare me!

Did anyone else want Shin and Chae Kyung to be together? I did...Shin slowly changed over the course of the show. I thought Yul was just sad.

Awwwwww.... you didn't talk about Brilliant Legacy. You only mentioned it a bit, and I actually really want to hear your thoughts on it... but I completely agree with what you said about Sam Soon & Soulmate. Two great dramas!

I'm always going to have a soft spot for Goong, mainly because it was the first Korean drama I ever saw. I think I actually rooted for Shin in it, despite the fact that Yul was a MUCH better person until he went wack-o in the end and burned that room down.. talk about a lobotomy. So out of character. But because it was the first I saw, I think I was a lot more forgiving than I am now (and I was only 16, so I think my view of the world was a lot more idealized back then).

I wish I had the time to go back and watch the old ones, but I seriously don't. Perhaps in the summer.. but seriously, who sits in and watches dramas all day during summer holidays?

Ah well, thanks so much for this podcast :D I like!

love the podcast!! thanks, it made my day!! =)

Am I the only one who was sad that they said they would talk about Full House later and then it never happened? It's one of my old favorites, so I was a little disappointed.

This podcast makes me want to watch MNIKSS again! I watched it with my mum and we both loved it but Ive forgotten alot about it so I will definitely be revisiting. I have to agree I didnt get the hyun bin love even today with secret garden being such a hit. On the other hand, I love Kim Sun Ah! She is by far my top 3 Korean actresses. I love her!

Soulmate and What's up fox sounds really interesting, together with Coffee House will be in my 'To watch' list ! I find your taste in dramas spot on.

As Goong, I heard so many good things about it but after the first 2 episodes, I didnt quite like it. I dont hate it or think it sucks, just didnt appeal to me. I can relate to JB as I didnt care for Shin, didnt think he is good looking and his character just wasnt worthy of her. I also preferred the 2nd lead until they wrote him out the last few episode which was just blahhhhh.... I didnt bother watching Goong S. To be honest , its in my pile of 'garage sale items'. Maybe the the expectations was too high.. maybe because I just finished Coffee Prince which I simply adore that's why it just fell flat for me.

I always appreciate your podcast. I cant wait for the 2nd postcast! Thanks JB & GF for all your hardwork!

YES A PODCAST!! I have been waiting for this one. I actually loved Goong and Goong S, even though a lot of people didn't like Goong S as much, but for me I loved both equally. They're both dramas I would watch over and over.

Great, entertaining podcast as always, girls!

Only seen Soulmate from that cluster and the ending? Is IMO, one of the best endings, ever! Loved it.
They did an alternate ending which felt kinda flat, I will always love that ending... There was something so breathtakingly atmospheric and romantic about the bright, twinkling night lights of Tokyo.

suggestions for next podcast:
the slew of new exciting dramas!!! i'm still waiting for a baby faced beauty recap! or thoughts on "can you hear me"! and between lie to me, romance town, city hunter, and ripley, there's definitely no shortage of dramas to gab about!

aahh! new podcast?? *does happy dance around currently disaster stricken dorm room* I've been waiting for this since i discovered the last 5... and listened to them all straight. I immediately regretted it of course, because then i had no more to listen to until now. BUT YAYY!!! my weekend just got happier :D (now if only subs for best love would come out...)

I seriously rewatched Kim Sam-Soon like 6 times, all the way through, and hearing the songs again made me want to watch it again :)

You know when I was listening to the part about second leads, I realized that one drama that had me rooting for the second lead was Lee Jun Ki 's character, Jung Woo, in My Girl. I can't remember any other dramas...

Sam Soon: What I really loved is the fact that she kissed him first. And not a "whoops I was drunk out of my mind/tripped" she chose to kiss him first. That is so rare. And it sort of sums up the character of Sam Soon, brave, fearless and sometimes a bit "act-before you think".

What's Up Fox: Her being a virgin actually bothered me too, I'm glad I'm not the only one. It just seems so contrived and really irrelevant. Sometimes I feel like dramas focus soooo much on whether or not something is "the first" (anything; receiving flowers, kiss, going somewhere etc.) more so than what it actually means for the couple involved.

MLKSS is my all time favorite and I became a fan of Clazziquai because of it. I thought the drama was extremely witting. I loved that Sam Soon never let herself fall apart (zombie stares and s l o w walking) when things didn't go her way. She knew how to pick herself up and carry on. No crying buckets of tears for her! One of my favorite parts was when she was conversing with Daniel Henney at the hotel in Jeju. Too funny! I will always have a soft spot for this drama.

Spring Music and now a Podcast!!! Thanks for a wonderful Mother's Day present :D Yup, I have seen all these dramas :D