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PART 2 In this episode we are discussing the 2018/19 K-Drama classic Skycastle. Interestingly enough, recent discussions in Korean politics and media focus on the education sector once again, as one politician bribed professors to help his child publish an academic paper that would get her into a good university. One journalist is even using Skycastle as a reference, which highlights the big impact this drama had. In our analysis we focus on the different characters in the ‘castle’ and the education system in Korea but also more in general. Delve into the fascinating world of Skycastle with us.  Enjoy everyone!  Shownotes Shows / Movies - High Society (movie, 2018) - Reply 1988 (drama, 2016) Books / Articles  - Pierre Bourdieu (1986): Forms of Capital. - 천정환 (2019): 드라마 스카이캐슬과 신재민 사건에 나타난 학벌계급가족. 역사비평, 423-450. http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE07617343 - Yim Yeonsu (2022) ‘Fake geniuses’ highlight S. Korean elite’s obsession with top schools http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220512000619

PART 1   In this episode we are discussing the 2018/19 K-Drama classic Skycastle. Interestingly enough, recent discussions in Korean politics and media focus on the education sector once again, as one politician bribed professors to help his child publish an academic paper that would get her into a good university. One journalist is even using Skycastle as a reference, which highlights the big impact this drama had. In our analysis we focus on the different characters in the ‘castle’ and the education system in Korea but also more in general. Delve into the fascinating world of Skycastle with us.    Enjoy everyone!    Shownotes Pierre Bourdieu (1986): Forms of Capital. 천정환 (2019): 드라마 스카이캐슬과 신재민 사건에 나타난 학벌계급가족. 역사비평, 423-450. http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE07617343 Yim Yeonsu (2022) ‘Fake geniuses’ highlight S. Korean elite’s obsession with top schools http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220512000619

CW/TW: Suicide/Death/Depression In this episode Celi and Maksu are back discussing the representation of after life and supernatural beings in Korean dramas, such as Hotel del Luna, Tomorrow, Uncanny Counter, and Goblin/The Guardian Great And Lonely God.  They are pondering over how the after life often seems to be represented as a cooperation or bureaucracy that deals with the fates of souls just like any other product is dealt with here on earth. We also touch upon some philosophical ideas behind concepts of life and death and morality.  Enjoy everyone! 

In this episode Céli and Maksu share their thoughts on the recent drama 'Business Proposal' with some discussion on Chaebol and capitalist life style, as well as a possible alternative story lines. Enjoy everyone! Note: This episode was recorded in a public park with both hosts finally being in one place, so please excuse all the background noises.  Dramas / Shows mentioned What's wrong with Secretary Kim?

PART 2 In this episode our fabulous guest Snigdha shares parts of her recent research on representation of gwinong / gwichon women and marriage migrant women in the countryside. While many recent shows feature the gwinong women’s return to the countryside in search for a new life and self-fulfillment away from the city, the marriage migrants are largely underrepresented and stereotyped in Korean drama. We mostly discuss the movie ‘Little Forest’’ and the drama ‘Heaven’s Garden’, but many other, (more) recent dramas are mentioned and connections to our former episodes are made for example Hometown ChaChaCha, Squid Game and It’s Okay not to be Okay.  Enjoy everyone ! Dramas / movies mentioned  Little Forest Heaven’s Garden Where the Camelia Blooms Namchon Over the Mountain Hometown ChaChaCha Squid Game  It’s Okay not to be Okay

PART 1  In this episode our fabulous guest Snigdha shares parts of her recent research on representation of gwinong / gwichon women and marriage migrant women in the countryside. While many recent shows feature the gwinong women’s return to the countryside in search for a new life and self-fulfillment away from the city, the marriage migrants are largely underrepresented and stereotyped in Korean drama. We mostly discuss the movie ‘Little Forest’’ and the drama ‘Heaven’s Garden’, but many other, (more) recent dramas are mentioned and connections to our former episodes are made for example Hometown ChaChaCha, Squid Game and It’s Okay not to be Okay.  Enjoy everyone! Dramas / movies mentioned  Little Forest Heaven’s Garden Where the Camelia Blooms Namchon Over the Mountain Hometown ChaChaCha Squid Game  It’s Okay not to be Okay

TW/CW: Abuse, Rape, Sexual Violence In this episode it's aaaalll about sex and power and politics and BDSM and Michel Foucault and Silvia Federici and witches and capitalism and soooo many other things!  Celi and Maksu are discussing the very hot BDSM romantic comedy "Love and Leashes" and are discussing the political significance of sex in a "Western" and also Korean context.  Now get your whips ready, you're in for a ride... Enjoy everyone! Books:  Silvia Federici: Caliban and the Witch (MUST READ) PS: this is definitely an "explicit" episode

TW: Abuse and Rape  Firstly let me apologise for being a day late but yesterday, just as I was about to upload this episode, any podcasters worst nightmare happened and everything suddenly got deleted and hours of editing work just disappeared into the ether. After the breakdown that ensued I needed a small break from editing. But thanks to all your support and compassion I managed to edit everything again and so here it is our episode for this week where  Maksu and I are taking a break from all the shiny new kdrama productions and give some well deserved love to a k-drama classic, namely: DREAM HIGH!  Maksu and I try and (let’s be honest fail) to give a concise overview of the plot and all characters involved, which is to be fair quite an impossible endeavour. Beyond that we discuss problematic power dynamics that are prone to abuse in the creative industries, we discuss activism around body image and Kim Soo Hyun's 3-Step-Evolution in the drama. Finally there's a small rant on Prussian cultural imperialism and dialects by me, because why not… Enjoy everyone! 

K-DRAMA FEUILLETON PODCAST X HALLYUREVIEWS SPECIAL COLLABORATION We are so psyched about this episode because it’s a special collaboration with Lina from (you guessed it right!!) HallyuReviews, the coolest blog around, bringing you all the goss and updates on all things K.  https://hallyureviews.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @hallyurev In this special collaboration episode Lina, Maksu and I are discussing a very common K-drama trope, namely the “met-your-true-love-as-a-child” trope. Have you ever felt a sense of despair realising that your life partner wasn’t among your childhood friends after watching a k-drama? If so you’ve come to the right place and also you’re not alone…  You can look forward to lots of banter around the childhood trope and Maksu’s Freudian analysis of it. Let’s dive right in shall we? Enjoy everyone!  Shows mentioned: Hometown Chachacha City Hunter You Are Beautiful What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim The Heirs The Reply Series My Love From The Star Legend Of The Blue Sea Chicago Typewriter Goblin Tale Of The Nine-Tailed Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo Doom At Your Service It’s Okay Not To Be Okay Beautiful Life Wonderful Life Lovely Writer 

In this episode Maksu and Celi review the newest K-Drama "Our Beloved Summer". You can look forward to discussions about what it means to go and grow through your twenties, evolving relationships, and yet again maany many coats (and sweaters this time as well...) Enjoy everyone!

First things first:  HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!  We’re so happy to be back with our very first episode of 2022 and boooy it’s a good one! Have you ever wondered how it would feel like to be an actor* in South Korea? Well we certainly have (!) and in this episode we (and you) get to find out everything about it! We had the absolute pleasure talking to Pillip, who, not only speaks perfect Korean (what a star), but also was already on Korean TV and acted in not one, but two theatre plays during his time in Korea. This being THE K-drama Feuilleton Podcast, of course you can expect much critical discussion on the topic of how waegukin/foreigners are portrayed in Korean productions and what this tells us about identity and stereotypes, even Slavoj Žižek gets a mention (cause why not?!). In any case we hope you enjoy this episode, do get in touch with any comments, questions or critique (always)! You know where to find us (twitter, facebook, email)... Lots of K-Drama love and solidarity to you all! ---- Link to a trailer of Pillips theatre play: https://youtu.be/BVaJhQwc9Yw Links to two badass articles that Maksu is talking about (on Multi-Culturalism in TV Productions and the re-Articulation of the Korean self): https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002114281 https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/eapc/2020/00000006/00000002/art00008;jsessionid=90bo5sq49norf.x-ic-live-02 Link to the youtube channel that Pillip hypes: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCL_8O4S2CTAOTo7a_KAbJAg

In this episode Maksu and Celi discuss the very controversial Netflix production HELLBOUND.  You can look foward to lots of philosophical banter about free will, fear and cults.  But of course not without swooning over Yoo Ah-In.  Enjoy everyone!