On Episode 89 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast review the crime thriller drama Connection, starring Ji Sung, Jeon Mi-do, Kwon Yool, and more.

Jess and Caitlin talk through this underrated 2024 drama, discussing the elements that made it so addictive and thrilling, the cinematography and editing that made the watch experience so tactile and visceral, the characters and performances, the depiction of drug addiction and the paranoia of living in a society eager to condemn, every wild twist and turn, and so much more!

GUEST: Caitlin

 * NoSleep4Dramas Podcast: [https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/podcast] Available on Spotify, Google, Apple

 * Website: [https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/] nosleep4dramas.com

 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/nosleep4dramas/] @nosleep4dramas

 * Twitter: [https://twitter.com/NoSleep4Dramas2] @NoSleep4Dramas2 – Caitlin (ALL THE DRAMAS)

 * TikTok: [https://www.tiktok.com/@nosleep4dramas?lang=en] @nosleep4dramas

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Connection / Ep. 89

On Episode 88 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Emily and Raquel from the Play on K Podcast review the sports drama Hot Stove League, starring Namgoong Min, Park Eun-bin, and Oh Jung-se.

Jess, Emily, and Raquel talk through this 2019-20 Baeksang Award winner, discussing our history with sports dramas and baseball (like, what is a stove league?), the characters and performances, the depictions of ableism with disabled characters, Oh Jung-se's Joker-esque villain, a factcheck on some egregious location hopping, and so much more.

GUESTS: Emily and Raquel

 * Play on K Podcast: [http://playonk.com] Available on Spotify, Google, Apple

 * Website: playonk.com [http://playonk.com]

 * YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@PlayonK] https://www.youtube.com/@PlayonK

 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/playonkpodcast/] @playonkpodcast

 * Twitter: [https://x.com/playonk] @playonk

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Hot Stove League / Ep. 88

On Episode 87 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Liliana from Tea & Soju Podcast is on hand to review Nothing But You, starring Wu Lei and Zhou Yu Tong.

Jumping straight into spoilers, Jess and Liliana talk through this 2023 slice-of-life sports drama. The duo discuss the cast, the progression of this 10-year jiejie/noona romance, the best swoon-worthy scenes, the mommy issues, and more!

GUEST: Liliana

 * Tea & Soju Asian Drama Podcast: [https://anchor.fm/teaandsoju] Available on Spotify, Google, Apple

 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/teaandsojupod/] @teaandsojupod

 * Twitter: [https://twitter.com/tea_soju_pod] @tea_soju_pod

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Nothing But You (C-drama) / Ep. 87

On Episode 86 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guests Melissa and Nolizwe from the African Seoulmates Podcast review It's Okay to Not Be Okay, starring Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji, and Oh Jung-se.

Jess, Mel, and Noli talk through this 2020 pandemic success, discussing the themes of mental health and illness, the characters and performances, the super questionable twist, the legacy of the show in light of the recent Kim Soo-hyun scandal, and so much more.

GUESTS: Melissa and Nolizwe

 * African Seoulmates Podcast: [https://open.spotify.com/show/37uVGGlUuVlZZ0FrVRQ6B4] Available on Spotify, Google, Apple

 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/africanseoulmates/] @africanseoulmates

 * Twitter: [https://x.com/AfroSeoulmates] @AfroSeoulmates
   
    

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It's Okay to Not Be Okay / Ep. 86

On Episode 85 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast review Season 2 ofPachinko, starring Kim Min-ha, Lee Min-Ho, Youn Yuh-Jung, Jin Ha, and so many more.

Jess and Caitlin talk through the second season of the Apple TV+ American adaptation of the bestselling book, discussing the depiction of World War II, the juxtaposition of the past and present, the characters and timeline they found the most compelling, the questionable online fervor shipping Sunja with Lee Min-ho's Hansu, and so much more!

GUEST: Caitlin

 * NoSleep4Dramas Podcast: [https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/podcast] Available on Spotify, Google, Apple
 * Website: [https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/] nosleep4dramas.com
 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/nosleep4dramas/] @nosleep4dramas
 * Twitter: [https://twitter.com/NoSleep4Dramas2] @NoSleep4Dramas2 – Caitlin (ALL THE DRAMAS)
 * TikTok: [https://www.tiktok.com/@nosleep4dramas?lang=en] @nosleep4dramas
    

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Pachinko (S2) / Ep. 85

On Episode 84 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, the Drama Trio is back! Jess is joined by friends Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast and Liliana from the Tea & Soju Podcast to review The Trunk, starring Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-Jin.

Jess, Caitlin, and Liliana talk through this 2024 romance-thriller K-drama, discussing the flawed characters, the melancholia and introspective nature of the show, THOSE sex scenes that had the girlies up in arms, the online disrespect toward Gong Yoo, thoughts on the romance and mystery thriller (did they work?), Goblin, The Matrix, and so much more!

GUEST: Liliana

 * Tea & Soju Asian Drama Podcast: [https://anchor.fm/teaandsoju] Available on Spotify, Google, Apple

 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/teaandsojupod/] @teaandsojupod

 * Twitter: [https://twitter.com/tea_soju_pod] @tea_soju_pod

GUEST: Caitlin

 * NoSleep4Dramas Podcast: [https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/podcast] Available on Spotify, Google, Apple

 * Website: [https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/] nosleep4dramas.com

 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/nosleep4dramas/] @nosleep4dramas

 * Twitter: [https://twitter.com/NoSleep4Dramas2] @NoSleep4Dramas2 – Caitlin (ALL THE DRAMAS)

 * TikTok: [https://www.tiktok.com/@nosleep4dramas?lang=en] @nosleep4dramas
   
   

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The Trunk / Ep. 84

On Episode 83 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and guest Carol from Kdramas Musings team up to review When the Phone Rings, starring Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin.

Jess and Carol talk through this mega-popular 2024-25 drama, including its makjang bloodline, what went wrong (a laundry list of the illogical, plot holes the size of the Grand Canyon, too many kidnappings), favorite and least favorite characters, THOSE final two episodes, and so much more!

GUESTS: Carol

Kdrama Musings Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple

Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/kdramasmusings/] @kdramasmusings

TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@kdramamusings]: @kdramamusings

 

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When the Phone Rings / Ep. 83

The Season 6 kick-off is here! On Episode 82 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and Miguel return to talk about the worldwide phenomenon that is Squid Game Season 2, starring Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, Park Sung-hoon, T.O.P, and so many more!

Jess and Miguel talk through the hotly anticipated season 2 of the Netflix thriller, including our general thoughts and deep dive, a Netflix rant (3 years for 7 episodes? Not paying creators??), an oral history of all the actors’ scandals, pervasive theories for season 3, and so much more!

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Squid Game (S2) / Ep. 82

On Episode 81 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, the Drama Trio is on deck with Nas from the Swoon Diaries Podcast to review The Double, starring Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue.

Jumping straight into spoilers, Jess, Caitlin, Liliana, Nas talk through this 2024 sleeper hit. The group talk through this cast, the amazing acting and cinematography, the revenge plots and the deliciously vicious villains, Nas’s first experience watching a C-drama, and of course, answer big questions from the listeners re: THAT ENDING, changes from the source material, and our thoughts on this slow-burn romance.

GUEST: Liliana

 * Tea & Soju Asian Drama Podcast: [https://anchor.fm/teaandsoju] Available on Spotify, Google, Apple

 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/teaandsojupod/] @teaandsojupod

 * Twitter: [https://twitter.com/tea_soju_pod] @tea_soju_pod

GUEST: Caitlin

 * NoSleep4Dramas Podcast: [https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/podcast] Available on Spotify, Google, Apple

 * Website: [https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/] nosleep4dramas.com

 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/nosleep4dramas/] @nosleep4dramas

 * Twitter: [https://twitter.com/NoSleep4Dramas2] @NoSleep4Dramas2 – Caitlin (ALL THE DRAMAS)

 * TikTok: [https://www.tiktok.com/@nosleep4dramas?lang=en] @nosleep4dramas

GUEST: Nas

 * Swoon Diaries Podcast: Available on Spotify, Google, Apple
 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/swoondiariespod/] @swoondiariespod
 * Twitter [https://twitter.com/swoondiariespod]: @swoondiariespod
 * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@swoondiariespod/featured]



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The Double (C-drama) / Ep. 81

On Episode 80 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast finish off Spooky SZN 2024 with a review of I Saw the Devil (2010), starring Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik.

Jess and Caitlin discuss this unsettling and depraved movie, talking through the director, writer, cast, and performances, the cat and mouse storyline, the true crime that inspired the movie (shout out to Mimi Mizicko from Korean True Crime Podcast!), slightly different takes on the final scene, thoughts on the perhaps the tone-deaf revenge, fun facts, and more!

**Trigger warning: This episode and show contains content about violence, murder, and sexual assault.

GUEST: Caitlin

 * NoSleep4Dramas Podcast: [https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/podcast] Available on Spotify, Google, Apple

 * Website: [https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/] nosleep4dramas.com

 * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/nosleep4dramas/] @nosleep4dramas

 * Twitter: [https://twitter.com/NoSleep4Dramas2] @NoSleep4Dramas2 – Caitlin (ALL THE DRAMAS)

 * TikTok: [https://www.tiktok.com/@nosleep4dramas?lang=en] @nosleep4dramas

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I Saw the Devil (Movie) / Ep. 80

This is Daebak K-Rambles, where a couple of friends review Korean dramas. Jess is a K-drama veteran, and Rico is a just getting started. Join us as we watch and review K-dramas from all different genres from romance to action, Hallyu name it! (Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @daebakpod!! Jess runs wild sharing all things K-pop and K-drama OSTs, quotes, video edits, and more! Support the podcast and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/alwayscriticpod) Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daebakpod/support

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