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🎉Our podcast turns ONE today! 🎂 To celebrate, we dropped a special minisode with bonus content from the sixth episode of Dynamite Kiss. Enjoy! If you want more bonus content like this (including our newsletter), be sure to join our fan club, Club Sarangees for $6/mth at chasingkdramas.substack.com!  For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SARANGEES! 🎉 We’re officially ONE YEAR OLD on February 5, and what better way to celebrate than breaking down Episode 6 of Dynamite Kiss together? We kick things off with some reflections on turning one, then dive straight into an episode that sends everyone into a full spiral. Ji-hyuk witnesses that kiss between Seon-woo and Ha-yeong and immediately starts questioning everything…including whether he should finally tell Da-rim the “truth.” Meanwhile, Ji-hyuk and Da-rim’s moms have an ultra-awkward run-in at the hospital (K-drama fate strikes again). Back at work, the MotherTF team defeats the marketing team to launch their tree-planting campaign, which naturally calls for a celebratory team dinner — where Da-rim almost makes a move on Ji-hyuk. Elsewhere, Ha-yeong invites Seon-woo to celebrate her first birthday together, Da-rim collapses at work, and Ji-hyuk enters full hero mode, rushing her to the hospital and making a truly fateful decision. For our segment, we deep-dive into Woo Da-vi, who plays our beloved chaebol queen Ha-yeong, and of course, we wrap things up with the Dynamite Kiss Trope Tracker! Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Saturday, March 21, 7:30pm at The Improv Lab in Los AngelesGet your tickets here. Recorded on 1/19/26 0:00 - Intro 04:10 - Reflections on turning one year old 15:31 - Recap begins 21:39 - Ji-hyuk saves Da-rim 32:05 - Seon-woo almost confesses to Da-rim 37:11 - Moms meet at hospital 39:09 - Segment: Woo Da-vi Deep Dive 42:59 - Seon-woo tries to doll up for Da-rim 48:13 - Ji-hyuk takes care of Da-rim 52:48 - MotherTF team wins project 56:08 - Da-rim confesses to Ji-hyuk 59:35 - Ha-yeong has her first birthday 1:03:10 - Da-rim faints and Ji-hyuk takes her to hospital 1:05:40 - Final Thoughts 1:10:01 - DK Trope Tracker 1:11:34 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  We’re back with Episode 5 of Dynamite Kiss, and the stakes are even higher as the full love square converges at Natural Bebe. After Ji-hyuk heroically saves Da-rim from the loan sharks, he’s left spiraling over his growing feelings for the very “married” Da-rim, while Seon-woo’s jealousy starts to bubble over. Back at Natural Bebe, Ji-hyuk rescues his team from the disastrous livestream, and the MotherTF crew launches a new project: planting trees at the company park. Ji-hyuk ropes Ha-yeong into finding a photographer, and naturally, she recruits Seon-woo. He joins without hesitation, eager to get closer to Da-rim and keep a close eye on Ji-hyuk. The team heads off on a retreat, chaos ensues, and the episode ends with a surprise kiss and Ji-hyuk once again swooping in to save Da-rim. We also deep-dive into Kim Mu-jun, who plays our bestie, Seon-woo. Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Recorded on 1/19/26 0:00 - Intro 5:12 - Recap begins 10:28 - Opening Scene: Ji-hyuk saves Da-rim 17:05 - Seon-woo sees Ji-hyuk dropping Da-rim off  21:42 - Ji-hyuk saves MotherTF team from livestream 26:37 - Da-rim offers contract to Ji-hyuk 30:33 - Girl What: Ji-hyuk “owns” Da-rim 35:39 - Segment: Kim Mu-jun Deep Dive 40:32 - MotherTF team field trip 46:49 - MotherTF new project launches 52:07 - Seon-woo comes to Natural Bebe 59:13 - MotherTF team retreat 1:01:44 - Ha-yeong kisses Seon-woo 1:03:36 - Final Thoughts 1:10:24 - DK Trope Tracker 1:12:39 - Closing  For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  Sarangees! Episode 4 of Dynamite Kiss might be the tropiest episode yet, with every scene PACKED with ridiculously fun moments as Ji-hyuk flip-flops between wanting Da-rim to stay… and wanting her gone. After Ji-hyuk saves Da-rim from her “drowning” incident at the pool, both he and Seon-woo step in to rescue her from some truly unhinged loan sharks. Despite saving her (and nearly kissing her in a very random closet), Ji-hyuk still insists she resign — until a surprisingly tender bonding moment over their shared love for their moms finally cracks him. Meanwhile, the MotherTF team is forced to pull together a chaotic commerce livestream, all thanks to the scheming J-hye, delivering peak workplace shenanigans including A KISS BETWEEN DA-RIM AND JI-HYUK! The episode ends on full chaos mode: Da-rim is kidnapped, a wild car chase ensues, and Ji-hyuk offers to “buy” Da-rim with his black card. Naturally. We also deep-dive into Jang Ki-yong, the actor behind our ultimate softboy chaebol.  Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Recorded on 1/5/26 0:00 - Intro 4:57 - Recap begins 9:31 - Opening Scene: Ji-hyuk saves Da-rim from drowning 15:08 - Loan shark chase 17:01 - Almost kiss in closet 25:26 - Seon-woo visits Ha-yeong 29:20 - Segment: Jang Ki Yong Deep Dive 35:25 - Ji-hyuk’s sad family past 40:34 - Ji-hyuk and Da-rim bond 45:21 - MotherTF team livestream 47:21 - Bebeza competition 51:42 - Da-rim and Go-eun host the livestream 55:14 - Da-rim gets kidnapped by loan sharks 58:12 - Final Thoughts & DK Trope Tracker 1:02:37 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  Sarangees! Your unnies are back with Episode 3 of Dynamite Kiss, and this is the episode where everything shifts. Ji-hyuk, our sweet, soft-boy chaebol (with EQ!), suddenly flips the switch into bad-boy chaebol, and honestly? We’re not sure how we feel about it! Da-rim officially lands the job at Natural BeBe, and her long-awaited reunion with Ji-hyuk does not disappoint. He’s shocked, furious, and—let’s be real—secretly thrilled to see her. Cue peak workplace drama as Ji-hyuk launches a full-on mission to get Da-rim fired. But our Rimmie is not going down without a fight. Determined to keep her job, she throws herself into the baby bottle testing project with everything she’s got. Meanwhile, Sun-woo discovers that Da-rim lied about being married… to him, just as Ha-yeong starts crushing on him. The episode crescendos with Da-rim presenting her team’s baby bottle report, only for Ji-hyuk to dramatically toss it into the pool. Naturally, Da-rim jumps in after it, and yes, he jumps in to save her. Because of course he does. We also share fun facts about the writers and director, and wrap things up with our DK Trope Tracker. Let the chaos continue!  Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Recorded on 1/5/26 0:00 - Intro 4:48 - Fan reactions on drama ending 9:00 - Recap begins 14:35 - Da-rim gets the job 22:09 - Da-rim and Ji-hyuk meet again! 27:04 - Ha-yeong visits Sun-woo 32:08 - Segment: Writers and director of DK 35:54 - Da-rim tries to save her job 39:35 - Ji-hyuk tries to fire Da-rim with baby bottle project 44:15 - Ji-hyuk walks away from Da-rim  47:15 - Da-rim and Sun-woo get caught by colleague 48:10 - Da-rim and TF team work on baby bottle project 50:00 - Da-rim begs Ji-hyuk at the pool 54:24 - Final Thoughts 57:35 - DK Trope Tracker 1:01:27 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  Happy New Year, Sarangees!  We’re kicking off 2026 with Episode 2 of Dynamite Kiss and WOW, it is already doing the absolute most. Fresh off that explosive first kiss, our leads waste zero time falling hard and heading off on a swoony Jeju-do date. Things get real heated (it’s only episode TWO, y’all!!! 🔥) until the romance comes to a screeching halt when Da-rim gets devastating news: her mom has suffered a heart attack, thanks to her sister being on the run from loan sharks. Chaos!! Da-rim rushes back to Seoul, leaving Ji-hyuk heartbroken and frantically searching for her everywhere. We also learn about Ji-hyuk’s chaebol family drama. Meanwhile, broke and desperate, Da-rim applies for a job at Natural BeBe—yes, that Natural BeBe, owned by Ji-hyuk’s family—while lying that she’s married… with a child. The episode ends with Da-rim and Ji-hyuk locking eyes at her job interview and honestly? ABSOLUTE. CHAOS. We also dig into fun facts about the drama and wrap things up with our beloved DK Trope Tracker. Buckle up—this chase is just getting started  Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Recorded on 12/16/25 0:00 - Intro 8:36 - Recap begins 11:41 - Opening Scene: First Kiss 16:33 - Couple falls for each other  27:12 - Ji-hyuk saves Da-rim 30:21 - Segment: Fun Facts 34:09 - Da-jung’s wedding and loan sharks 39:41 - Da-rim runs to the airport 45:15 - Ji-hyuk’s family 55:52 - Da-rim applies to Natural BeBe 47:18 - Final Thoughts 59:36 - Trope Tracker 1:01:31 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to the Genie, Make A Wish After Party, hosted by your fave unnies! 🎉 It’s time to roll out the red carpet for the Chasing K-Dramas Drama End Awards 🏆.  Then, Dulcé and Chrissy play casting director with Who Would You Cast in the American Remake? 🇺🇸🎬 Drop your picks in the comments!👇 Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Recorded on 12/8/25 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Chasing K-Dramas Drama End Awards 18:27 - Who Would You Cast in the American Remake?  For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  Hello Sarangees! It’s time to start chasing our NEW drama, Dynamite Kiss! Since airing earlier this fall, Dynamite Kiss has become a bona fide hit in Korea and around the world, and it’s easy to see why. This is rom-com heaven, with every episode stuffed to the brim with tropes we love. We meet Go Da-rim, our happy-go-lucky but down-on-her-luck heroine, and Gong Ji-hyuk, a handsome, icy chaebol heir who doesn’t believe in love. After a very drunk Da-rim tries to save Ji-hyuk’s life on the cliffs of Jeju-do—while he’s convinced she’s completely unhinged—their fates collide again. Da-rim runs into her ex-boyfriend, now married to her high school friend, and surprise! He’s the very man Ji-hyuk is trying to recruit.  What starts as a convenient alliance turns into a contract relationship, but things quickly spiral when their “fake” romance bleeds into reality, culminating in a first kiss that is truly dynamite. We wrap up the episode with our brand-new DK Trope Tracker. Let the chase begin! 💋🔥 Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Recorded on 12/16/25 0:00 - Intro 8:02 - Recap begins 10:25 - We meet Go Da-rim 18:38 - We meet Gong Ji-hyuk 30:36 - Jeju-do 35:47 - Da-rim sees ex-boyfriend and friend 39:56 - Couple meet at the cliff 48:04 - Dating contract 51:12 - Girl WHAT: Ji-hyuk apologizes 57:58 - First kiss 59:20 - Final Thoughts 1:01:54 - Segment: Trope Tracker 1:07:10 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  Happy Christmas Eve, Sarangees!  We’re covering the final two episodes of Genie, Make A Wish, and we are not ready to say goodbye to Ka Young, Genie, and the Cheonpung crew. In Episode 12, everything comes to a head with the final battle between Ka Young, Genie, and the immortals. With help from the village leader and Cheonpung’s marine corps, Khalid is finally defeated, but the victory comes at a devastating cost. Halmoni, Sade, and Shadi are killed, Genie disappears, and the village is left in mourning. As Minji and the villagers grieve Halmoni, Ka Young struggles to process her emotions in the aftermath. The final episode opens with Ka Young finding Genie in the deserts of Dubai. After a tearful reunion, she makes her final wish – to finally be able to feel. Genie dissipates and Ka-young forgets him entirely…until Irem returns her memories. Ka Young dies mourning Genie and Halmoni, but is magically reborn as a Jinniya, reunited with the people she loves—including Genie. The series closes with the two of them, happily ever after, waltzing through the desert as Minjii looks on. We loved this series so much, and we’re so grateful you chased it with us. 💖 Next Wednesday (12/30), join us for our special After Party episode, featuring our End of Drama Awards and American Remake Casting. Don’t miss it! Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Recorded on 12/8/25 0:00 - Intro 3:16 - Episode 12 recap begins 10:06 - Key Moment #1 - Genie blames himself for Ka Young’s death 13:40 - Key Moment #2 - Other wishes get resolved 21:03 - Key Moment #3 - Final battle begins 33:53 - Key Moment #4 - Halmoni’s sacrifice 45:57 - Key Moment #5 - Halmoni’s funeral 50:56 - Episode 13 recap begins 57:04 -  Ka Young makes her final wish 1:03:53 - Irem gives Ka Young her memories of Genie 1:10:40 - Ka Young is a Jinniya 1:11:08 - Minji makes her wishes 1:16:03 - Genie comes back!  1:21:26 - Ending scene 1:22:38 - Final Thoughts 1:27:07 - Drama ranking 1:29:50 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  Dearest Sarangees. For the final stretch of Genie, Make A Wish, we’re switching things up and combining episodes 10 & 11 into one action-packed recap, especially episode 11, because WOW. In episode 10, young Halmoni begins preparing for her own death, Minji uncovers the truth about Miju’s identity, and the immortals edge closer to an inevitable confrontation. Genie experiences unsettling flashbacks… and then episode 11 drops the emotional bomb we’ve been waiting for: the truth behind Genie’s 20-year memory gap. We learn that Genie and Ka-young fell deeply in love in Old Dubai, only for their love to be torn apart by human greed. Back in the present, young Halmoni, Minji, and the villagers are forced to witness a devastating tragedy. We also wrap up our actor deep dives, spotlighting Kim Mi Kyung (Halmoni), Ko Kyu Pil (Sade), and Woo Hyun Jin (Irem). Next week—on Christmas Eve—we’ll conclude our chase with the final episodes, 12 and 13. Don’t miss it, Sarangees! Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Recorded on 12/8/25 0:00 - Intro 4:01 - Scheduling announcement  7:45 - Episode 10 recap begins 10:04 - Key Moment #1 - YouTube couple’s wish 14:00 - Key Moment #2 - Halmoni’s secret exposed 18:52 - Key Moment #3 - Ka Young meets Jinniya and Ka Young & Genie’s date in Dubai 27:39 - Thoughts on episode 10  29:52 - Segment: Kim Mi Kyung, Ko Kyu Pil, & Woo Hyun Jin Deep Dives 39:27 - Episode 11 recap begins 41:46 - Key Moment #1 - Genie’s missing 20 years 58:32 - Key Moment #2 - Wrath of Iblis: Ka Young’s death and Genie’s transformation 1:08:47 - Key Moment #3 - Genie learns the truth and chaos in the village 1:16:46 - Thoughts on episode 11 1:22:47 - Closing  For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  Sarangees, we’re BACK with episode 9 of Genie, Make A Wish — and the plot twists are twistier than ever! Genie and Ka Young are inching closer to uncovering the truth behind Genie’s mysterious 20-year memory gap. We learn that Genie’s brothers Shadi and Zahara pulled the ultimate forbidden move: they swapped the soul of Shadi’s son, Khalid, with the immortal soul of young Hunbish. Now Khalid is gunning for Ka-young’s final wish so he can level up into a supreme being. Angel-nim (or psycho angel ajusshi) confronts young Halmoni/Miju and tells her she can’t avoid death even in a younger boyd. Minji finally uncovers Miju’s true identity, Ppoppi/Kim Gae makes his final wish, and Genie and Ka Young launch a time-travel heist to catch Sangtae in the middle of his LAST murder. And then?? A soft, squeal-worthy moment between Genie and Ka Young to end the episode. We were kicking our feet! We also dive deep into our chaotic Angel-nim himself — Noh Sang-hyun / Steve Noh! Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Recorded on 11/17/25 0:00 - Intro 6:12 - Recap begins 9:12 - Girl WHAT: Angel faces off Khalid 13:55 - The truth about Khalid and Hunbish 18:27 - Kim Gae/Ppoppi meets his family 19:36 - Angel confronts Halmoni 25:11 - Ka Young gets her money from Bokyung 27:07 - Khalid wants Ka Young’s final wish 29:02 - Segment: Noh Sang Hyun Deep Dive  32:57 - Genie visits Shadi 37:36 - Ppoppi’s final wish 42:19 - Cherry blossoms with Genie and Ka Young 45:21 - Minji discovers Miju’s identity 48:59 - Sangtae makes his final wish 55:13 - Genie and Ka Young make out 56:48 - Final Thoughts 59:51 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  Sarangees! We’re back from our Thanksgiving break and diving into Episode 8 of Genie, Make a Wish! The mystery gets even twistier as we dig into Genie’s bizarre 20-year memory gap, and he and Ka Young are scrambling to piece the truth together while Angel-nim (aka our psycho angel ajusshi) does EVERYTHING to keep those secrets buried. We finally learn what’s really going on with that creepy kid Hunbish, the squad packs their bags for Dubai, and suddenly we’re meeting more genies than we can keep track of — including Genie’s EX, Jinniya, and his brother Sahara. We learn more about Minji’s love life, Imseon makes her final wish, and Ka Young gets shoved off her favorite cliff and discovers FEAR for the first time. PLUS, we do a deep dive on Ahn Eun-jin, our young Halmoni AND the leading lady from Dynamite Kiss. Queen of range!!! Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information!  Recorded on 11/17/25 0:00 - Intro 7:46 - Recap begins 8:33 - Opening Scene: Genie warns Hunbish 16:40 - Ka Young confronts Sangtae 20:22 - Squad goes to Dubai 21:48 - Jinniya  27:01 - Angel visit Sahara 28:54 - Girl What: Angel burns Irem 30:24 - Segment: Ahn Eun Jin Deep Dive 35:52 - Genie sees past 40:32 - Halmoni sees Ka Young’s mom 42:21 - Imseon makes final wish 47:52 - Ka Young gets pushed off cliff 51:22 - Final Thoughts 56:05 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  The unnies are BACK with Episode 7 of Genie, Make A Wish, and Cheonpung is absolutely unhinged this week. Ka Young travels to the past with Angel-nim and walks away with even MORE questions about Genie’s feelings, her hourglass, and why she suddenly needs a crash course in Goryeo history. Meanwhile, Genie approaches YouTuber Heyong Hyeon and grants his first wish… which somehow leads to the discovery of a dead body. The whole village freaks out and immediately blames Ka Young, their “resident psychopath.” Genie then attempts the most chaotic K-drama seduction plan of all time, we uncover the real murderer behind the dead boy, AND we finally get a wild new connection between the genie Shadi and little boy Hunbish. PLUS: we go full deep dive on mega star Kim Woo-bin, who plays our Genie.  It’s messy, it’s dramatic, it’s hilarious. Tune in, Sarangees!  Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows: Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City). Check out blerdcon.org for more information! Recorded on 11/10/25 0:00 - Intro 6:15 - Recap begins 7:10 - Opening Scene: Ka Young in the past 10:55 - Genie realizes he has lost memories 16:00 - Genie reenacts K-dramas 20:15 - Imseon fired from her job 21:44 - Daniel Henney as dog 22:30 - Youtuber discovers dead body 25:20 - Villagers freak out about dead body 28:21 - Segment: Kim Woo Bin Deep Dive 34:21 - Bokyung confronts Ka YOung 38:30 - Minji sees Miju at Ka Young’s house 40:22 - Sangtae makes his 2nd wish 42:38 - Murder mystery 47:09 - Ka Young doesn’t want Genie to die 50:41 - Shadi ties Genie 53:25 - Girl What: Chopping off Genie’s hand 56:48 - Hunbish confronts Shadi 57:53 - Final Thoughts 1:04:11 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  We’ve got a very special episode for our Sarangees today!  Nick Cho — aka Your Korean Dad — joins us to share his favorite K-dramas and help us unpack Episode 6 of Genie, Make A Wish! We kick things off with questions for Nick, then dive into another wild episode. The wishers continue their chaotic path toward “human corruption,” the village ajummas start getting real suspicious about Halmoni’s “trip to Hawaii” (and the sudden arrival of Miju), and Ka Young takes Angel’s offer to visit her past life — triggering the mysterious hourglass in Genie’s lamp. Buckle up, Sarangees — this one’s packed with laughs, theories, and all the K-drama chaos we love!  Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Recorded on 11/10/25 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Nick’s Interview Begins 8:13 - “Do you watch Korean dramas?” 12:17 - “What’s your favorite Korean drama? 14:41 - “Why do you think K-dramas are so popular?” 21:03 - “If you had a genie, what would be your wish?” 23:26 - Recap begins 25:05 - Opening Scene: Angel’s offer to Ka Young 30:16 - Murder mystery 33:58 - Angel isn’t nice 37:52 - Genie saves underwater Ka Young 45:11 - Ajummas are suspicious of Halmoni’s trip 52:09 - Girl What: Gambling den moment 56:33 - Bokyung makes second wish 1:01:28 - Ka Young tries to fix her watch 1:04:37 - Ka Young goes back in time 1:08:19 - Past Ka Young’s wishes 1:12:44 - Final Thoughts 1:16:33 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!  Sarangees!  We’re BACK with Episode 5 of Genie, Make a Wish — and this show just keeps getting wilder!  Ka Young makes her second wish of wanting her Halmoni her age! Cue chaos as Grandma transforms into a young hottie named Miju and immediately starts living her best life. Meanwhile, Genie’s out here connecting with his next “victims” Sangtae and Bokyung, and we finally learn more about that mysterious little boy and his super sketchy dad — who, plot twist, went to college with Ka Young?! Plus, Genie and Angel are back at it again with their ridiculous sibling squabbles. Ka Young starts having flashbacks to her past lives, Miju and Minji form an unlikely bond, and Angel tempts Ka Young with secrets about her history with Genie. We also deep dive into our leading lady Suzy.   Announcements: We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Recorded on 10/29/25 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Recap begins 5:08 - Opening Scene: Ka Young’s 2nd wish 8:14 - Im Seon regrets wish 10:18 - Halmoni becomes young 15:01 - Angel gets updates on Ka Young 18:33 - Angel visits Genie 20:05 - Daniel Henney dog 23:47 - Girl What: Being mean to dogs 26:45 - Halmoni’s glow up 30:42 - Deep Dive: Suzy 35:58 - Genie appears to Sangtae 39:09 - Sleazy and Ka Young’s past 44:07 - Bokyung makes her wish 50:29 - Ka Young hugs Genie 52:22 - Ka Young’s flashback 56:31 - Minji and Halmoni bond 59:43 - Angel and Genie fight in soju bottle 1:02:15 - Angel offers Ka Young information 1:02:41 - Final Thoughts 1:07:12 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube! For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.  For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com. Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].    Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi   Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions Artwork: yaicecream    사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾