97. Why Is No One Talking About Uncle Samsik?

Our favorite actor, award-winner Song Kang Ho, is finally in a Kdrama! But despite this buzz, Uncle Samsik, Disney+’s period drama about the politics of 1960s South Korea, has gone under the radar. In this episode, we talk about our thoughts and feelings about the show, Song Kang Ho’s performance as Uncle Samsik, the politics that still resonate in our times, and how a few people’s dreams and ambitions can shape a nation. Episode Content: (00:00) Intro (01:34) Hellos and shoutouts (05:19) Episode brief (08:53) About Uncle Samsik (11:00) Cast and director (19:30) Why did Trency not finish the drama? (24:19) History involved in the show (27:12) Unpopular opinion? Why Pia absolutely loved the show (31:09) Politics never change (33:40) How did Monica feel about the drama? (37:39) Uncle Samsik, food, pizza (42:11) Is Samsik good or bad?45:59 On performances (49:30) Why is no one talking about this drama? (56:34) Did Song Kang Ho do the right thing of entering the kdrama world? (01:02:30) Storyline pitch for Song Kang Ho's next kdrama (01:08:52) Last thoughts and ratings (01:10:35) Thank yous (01:11:48) [GAME] The Pizza Game (01:11:14) Bye bye! ------- New episode every Wednesday 8PM! ------- Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DJ ERPAT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ------- Connect with us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💌 [email protected] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠