Dramas Over Flowers

Dramas Over Flowers

A transnational triumvirate of Korean drama addic…

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BTS Yet to Come in Cinemas: Chasing that concert feeling

BTS Yet to Come in Cinemas: Chasing that concert feeling

June 1, 2023

Saya and Paroma went to see BTS's concert film, Yet to Come in Cinemas , which took place in Busan on 23 October 2022 and released in cinemas worldwide in February 2023. We talk about the boys, the music, the fans, and our g…

Crash Landing on You and the unbearable sadness of partition

Crash Landing on You and the unbearable sadness of partition

May 19, 2023

We finally talk about why Crash Landing on You is SO GOOD. And we discuss Anisa's master's thesis on media portrayals of love across the borders created by partition - and why CLOY's depiction of that yearning is the best we…

Patreon Bonus: The Lone Yak

Patreon Bonus: The Lone Yak

May 8, 2023

Here's a special sneak preview of something we've been doing on Patreon: The Lone Yak! We take a moment (or a few) to tell you what's on our minds, whether about a drama we've been watching, general K-drama thoughts, or life…

Our Blooming Youth is bringing back memories of Park Hyung-sik in Hwarang (Minimum spoilers!)

Our Blooming Youth is bringing back memories of Park Hyung-sik in Hwarang (Minimum spoilers!)

April 10, 2023

If you've missed Park Hyung-sik in a sageuk or if you have a fondness for tortured Crown Princes, we have the drama for you. As a pleasant surprise, you also get a capable heroine with her own heroine arc in the story. As Sa…

K-Drama Screenwriting (Part 2): TV Rating Supremacy & the Need for a Truck of Doom

K-Drama Screenwriting (Part 2): TV Rating Supremacy & the Need for a Truck of Doom

March 27, 2023

In Part 2 of our discussion on K-drama screenwriting, we talk about Kim Eun-sook, whether great acting can rescue a bad script, why dramaland has so many serial killers, and much more! Listen to Part 1 HERE . We recorded thi…

Writing in K-Dramas (Part 1): The Value of Tropes & Why Second Halves Plummet

Writing in K-Dramas (Part 1): The Value of Tropes & Why Second Halves Plummet

March 17, 2023

There is something special about the way K-dramas are written beyond the formulas and tropes. In this episode we talk about the way dialogue, story acts, and unique writing styles collide to make our favourite dramas. We rec…