K-Drama School

by Grace Jung

Comedy Interviews After Shows TV Reviews

Season 1

K-Drama School – Ep 133: Grace Stops Defending Herself to Herself

No K-drama. Grace talks about World of the Married and why the ending of the pilot was so appealing to her. She also talks about Fight Club and the ending of that film, and what it means in terms of her mental/emotional/physical health journey up until now. Grace mentions that she is watching See You in My 19th Life and King the Land so those are two shows you can keep up with her until she discusses them in future podcast episodes. Stay tuned!

K-Drama School – Ep 132: Grace Repaints Her Self Portrait From 10 Years Ago

No K-drama today. Grace repaints a self-portrait she painted back in July 2013. What did she paint ten years later? Who is she today? Grace offers a few pointers for you to carry in your back pocket this week.

K-Drama School – Ep 131: Bloodhounds and Queer-Eyeing Sweaty Buff Korean Boys in Shorts

Grace plays with her caterpillar xylophone to honor her inner joy and talks about a baby pet pig neighbor she sees every week. She discusses the past week’s journey to taking care of her physical, mental and emotional well-being and what that’s triggered for her. Grace shows her appreciation for her friends, doctors, and figures like Tara Brach. [Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Bloodhounds (2023, Netflix) written and directed by Kim Ju-hwan AKA Jason Kim, which Grace considers the best show she’s seen in 2023. The series is based on a webtoon of the same title by Jeong Chan. Grace loves how gay this show is especially the opening of episode seven. Grace also appreciates the chemistry between Woo Do-hwan and Lee Sang-yi. Despite the hypermasculine action-packed violence and thrill on this show, Bloodhounds is full of heart which Grace observes as the only successful way to achieve cohesive balance on a show. Grace also feels differently about Super Junior’s Si-won and how he’s finally found the perfect role to play as an actor. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 130: Grace Achieves Self-Worth

No K-drama this week. Grace has decided to continue dropping new episodes every Monday regardless of whether or not she has a show to discuss. Sans make-up, Grace celebrates meeting her weight loss goal, running into angelic saviors in the most unexpected places and finally understanding what all her defensive mental dialoguing means. This episode is dedicated to Minnie and K-Drama School fans who voted for weekly updates every Monday. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 129: Lost and Winds of Change for K-Drama School Podcast

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Lost (2021, JTBC) which stars Jeon Do-yeon and Ryu Jun-yeol. The show dwells on themes of existential loneliness, hitting rock bottom, and seeking a way to love freely. The show is directed by Hur Jin-ho and written by Kim Ji-hye. Grace discusses the culture of South Korean host bars that cater to women with money and stand-in services where sex workers and entertainers pretend to be a client’s acquaintance or friend at weddings and funerals. Grace wonders whether or not she will continue K-Drama School podcast on a weekly basis to discuss just her personal life if there are no shows to discuss or more sporadically when she has shows to discuss. We’ll find out by next week on what her decision is. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 129: Lost and Winds of Change for K-Drama School Podcast

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Lost (2021, JTBC) which stars Jeon Do-yeon and Ryu Jun-yeol. The show dwells on themes of existential loneliness, hitting rock bottom, and seeking a way to love freely. The show is directed by Hur Jin-ho and written by Kim Ji-hye. Grace discusses the culture of South Korean host bars that cater to women with money and stand-in services where sex workers and entertainers pretend to be a client’s acquaintance or friend at weddings and funerals. Grace wonders whether or not she will continue K-Drama School podcast on a weekly basis to discuss just her personal life if there are no shows to discuss or more sporadically when she has shows to discuss. We’ll find out by next week on what her decision is. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

Season 1

K-Drama School – Ep 128: The Good Bad Mother and Shadow Work

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show The Good Bad Mother (2023, JTBC). Grace’s screen addiction is starting to improve while her tolerance for other people’s dramas is reducing, and she’s wondering aloud (again) how this might impact her podcasting in the future. Grace finally understands the significance of positive affirmations. Grace analyzes The Good Bad Mother and Ra Mi-ran’s character who faces her shadows and confronts them bravely. Grace also highlights Ra Mi-ran’s lead performance in the Korean indie/art house film Dance Town (2010). Grace is finally impressed by actor Lee Do-hyun’s performance and range. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 127: Chocolate and Exhausted Tears

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Chocolate (2019, JTBC). The show is written by Lee Kyung-hee who also wrote Sang-doo! Let’s Go to School and I’m Sorry, I Love You. Chocolate is Lee Kyung-hee’s second collaboration with director Lee Hyung-min who directed I’m Sorry, I Love You. Grace mentions her impression of the second male lead actor Teo Yoo, and his performance in the new film Past Lives (2023). Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 126: Black Knight and South Korea’s Air Pollution and Delivery Workers

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Black Knight (2023, Netflix) based on a webtoon by cartoonist Lee Yoon-kyoon, adapted for TV and directed by Cho Ui-seok—a former assistant director to Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho in his film Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000). Black Knight raises awareness around the plight of working-class laborers like delivery workers and environmental issues like air pollution. Grace notes how South Korea is increasingly developing narratives dealing with world crises like water shortage and air pollution to posture itself as a developed nation that partakes in world leadership as it does in globlized Netflix shows like Black Knight and The Silent Sea (2021). Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

K-Drama School – Ep 125: Birthcare Center and Kombucha Love

[Spoiler Alert] Grace discusses the show Birthcare Center (2020, tvN) written by Kim Ji-soo. The show satirizes new parents’ anxiety over being the best parent ever, and putting all their money into proving it so, when really, it’s unknowable. Grace analyzes the show’s exploration of maternal guilt over wanting to be a working mom, and how women exhaust themselves by comparing their lives to others’. Grace discusses her kombucha brewing journey, and her interview with Time magazine. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit https://www.kdramaschool.com/ to learn more.

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