K-Drama School

por Grace Jung

Entrevistas de comedia After Shows Criticas de Televisión

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K-Drama School – Ep 104: Reborn Rich and National Self-Reflection

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Reborn Rich (2022, JTBC) starring Song Joong-ki, Shin Hyun-been, and Lee Sung-min, and how the show has a couple of overlaps with HBO’s Succession although writer San Kyung wrote the web novel Reborn Rich a year prior to Succession airing. Grace dives into how K-dramas that display a giant ego meltdown is what makes it a K-drama. Grace also mentions a category of K-dramas that fall under the "National Self-Reflection" umbrella like Reborn Rich, the Reply series, and Twenty-five Twenty-one. Finally, Grace names her top 4 best K-drama series of the year 2022. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School - Ep 103: My Secret Terrius and Marry Me So Jisub

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show My Secret Terrius (2018,MBC) starring So Ji-sub and Jung In-sun. She delves into Jung In-sun’s versatile career starting out as a child actor in some dark films like Memories of Murder by Bong John-ho and Han Gong-ju by Lee Su-Jin. Jung In-sun was also on the show Baek Jong-won’s Alley Restaurant as an emcee. Grace is impressed by Jung In-sun’s ability to draw out So Ji-sub’s comedic side in spite of his usual struggle with comedic roles. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 102: One Ordinary Day and Inevitably Insufficient Justice

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show One Ordinary Day (2021, Coupang Play) which is a show produced for streaming starring Kim Soo-hyun and Cha Seung-won. Grace discusses the metaphysical meaning behind the characters’ diseases like eczema and asthma, how the show makes hints at the 2016 Gangnam Station femicide Post-it Note protest, and the inevitably insufficient justice system in the face of a lost life. Grace praises Cha Seung-won’s performance. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School - Ep 101: Under the Queen’s Umbrella and Veterans and Newcomers

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Under the Queen’s Umbrella (2022, tvN) starring Kim Hye-soo, Kim Hae-sook, Choi Won-young and Moon Sang-min. Grace admires Kim Hye-soo and Kim Hae-sook’s veteran performances go head-to-head on this show. She wonders why the actor Moon Sang-min is suddenly popping off. Grace is disappointed by the soundtrack composer of Under the Queen’s Umbrella for copying Rupert Gregson-Williams who composed the soundtrack for season 1 of The Crown—particularly the score “Duck Shoot.” Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

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K-Drama School - Ep 100: Moon Embracing the Sun and Badass Bitches with Julieta Degese

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Moon Embracing the Sun (2012, MBC) starring Kim Soo-hyun and Han Ga-in. Grace’s guest is Berlin-based comedian Julieta Degese (@dgcjulieta on Instagram). They discuss unicorn outfits, drinking vermouth, how inflation is impacting their shopping and traveling habits, the advantages of being labeled a “bitch,” and how to cope with urban loneliness. The two friends celebrate K-Drama School’s 100th episode. Cheers! Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 99: Was it Love? and Regularity

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Was it Love? (2020, JTBC) which stars Song Ji-hyo and Son Ho-jun. She commends both actors’ versatility and mentions how the show points to the stigma that single mothers live with in Korea society. Grace also talks about where all her energy’s been focused on in the month of November. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School - Ep 98: Avengers Social Club and the Most Feminist K-Drama Ever

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Avengers Social Club (2017, tvN) which stars Lee Yo-won, Ra Mi-ran, and Myung Se-bin. This is an ajumma drama based on a webtoom that was published on Daum back in 2014. Grace dives into Ra Mi-ran’s career post Reply 1988, the supreme feminism of Avengers Social Club, her love for her favorite neighborhood in Seoul—Buam-dong, and the greatness of Kim Hyang-an who was once married two great modernists Yi Sang and Kim Whanki in her lifetime. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 97: Tomorrow and Quantum Physics with Rosie Tran

[Spoiler Alert] Grace is back from San Diego and she’s back to drinking coffee! Grace discusses the show Tomorrow (2022, MBC) starring Kim Hee-sun, Ro-woon, Lee Soo-hyuk, Yun Ji-on and Kim Hae-sook. Grace appreciates the show’s camp aspects particularly the episode in Tomorrow with a suicidal dog while the rest of the show felt a bit redundant. Grace delves into the prolific career of actress Kim Hae-sook who has spent the bulk of her career playing a mom on screen. Grace’s guest is LA-based comedian and author of the book 52 Weeks to Meditation Rosie Tran (@outoftheboxrosie on Instagram). They discuss positive self-talk, trauma, quantum physics, religion, spirituality, meditation, writing a book, and crypto currency. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 96: My Roommate is a Gumiho and Adrenaline Rush with Cat Min

[Spoiler Alert] Grace takes a moment to reflect on the tragedy that took place in Itaewon leaving 153 people dead and many others wounded. Her thoughts are with them. Grace discusses the show My Roommate is a Gumiho (2021, tvN and iQIYI) starring Jang Ki-yong and Hyeri, and iQIYI's production on a K-drama since THAAD. She analyzes Shin Woo-yeo’s characteristics as metaphors for male struggles with restraint and just how much the show rips off of Goblin, just like all the other fantasy K-dramas that have been coming out the last few years. Grace also mourns the overuse of Hyeri’s iconic scream on the show. Grace’s guest is Cat Min (@thecatpark on Instagram)—a children’s book author of Shy Willow and her highly anticipated new book The Little Toymaker which hits shelves on November 1, 2022. Cat’s third book entitled The Shadow and the Ghost is already slated for spring 2024 release. The two discuss reframing fear as adrenaline and excited anticipation for what’s to come including uncertainty, how a single word cannot possibly reduce a person down to its meaning because of the wholeness and complexity of an individual, the clearer pathway that comes with a second book, the power of images, the importance of diversity in children’s books, becoming more boldly oneself, therapeutic catharsis that comes with one’s own creative choices, and unconscious creative guidance of the divine. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 95: A Gentleman’s Dignity and Politely Following Up with Prateek Srivastava

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show A Gentleman’s Dignity (SBS, 2012) written by hit-maker Kim Eun-sook (Secret Garden, Descendants of the Sun, Goblin: The Lonely and Great God, etc) starring Kim Ha-neul and Jang Dong-gun. Grace admires Kim Ha-neul’s comedic performance on this show, placing her up on the mantle alongside Son Ye-jin and Jun Ji-hyun while problematizing Jang Dong-gun’s character Kim Do-jin as pervy, immature, and toxic. Grace’s guest is LA-based comedian Prateek Srivastava (@prateekcomedy on Instagram) whose album “Nick and Sheila’s Kid” was #1 on iTunes and Amazon. They take a deep-dive into the world of comedy as a business and the fine line between following up politely versus following up annoyingly. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

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