Just wanted to say that you totally got me when you mentioned Kim Sam Soon and Bad Family as your favourite rainy drama. It goes the same with me. MNIKSS is so far the best k-drama I have ever seen and which I watch repeatedly.

And the scene from BF you describe made me cry as well. It’s not that the story of Bad Family is so brilliant (it’s not), but the characters are and they work so fantastic together and I loved every episode for seeing their interactions. And everytime I have this funny mixture of bursting laugh and sentimental weeping

Just catching up now on the podcast, but I had to comment on the whole BOF/Hana Yori Dango platonic soulmate concept. Whereas, I agree that it was done rather clumsily in BOF, it was executed quite nicely in MG2. As HORRIBLE as that entire drama turned out to be, I appreciate the development in HZL/SC dynamic. Their relationship was sentimental and doomed in the prequel, but MG2 did a really good job of exploring the “soulmate/friendship” aspect of their relationship in an understated way (cause DMZ was out of the picture?). It was interesting how HZL easily understood all of SC’s motivations at any given time and while SC seemed generally oblivious, there were instances where you could tell she knew what HZL was thinking on an instinctive level. That kind of dynamic just did not come across on screen in BOF. Regardless of it’s redeeming points, however, I still can’t forgive MG2. BOF was a better executed in my opinion, but MG1 was more of a heart-tugger on personal level.

i just found and listened to the podcasts, and they were a lot of fun. you should do more.

and i have a question which hopefully will be answered in an upcoming podcast (if this is the wrong place to ask this, well *runs away again*), what dramas did you absolutely hate?

Hi, just wondered where the ‘aja aja fighting’ phrase came from because I first heard it in Full House and have since been hearing lots of people using it. Did it originate from dramas or is it a common phrase Korean people use for encouragement?
Thanks, love the podcast, this is actually my first time listening to a podcast ever, and its quite interesting, so I’ll be looking forward to your next ones.