Top 5 Korean TV romcoms
Episode 49 of the List Envy podcast, hosted by Anya Pearse, Mark Steadman, titled "Top 5 Korean TV romcoms" was published on April 23, 2024 and runs 49 minutes.
April 23, 2024 ·49m · List Envy
Summary
Everyone’s pretty, everyone eventually gets down to it, no-one throws up, and occasionally steam comes out of someone’s ears. Is there more to cute Korean dramas than this?Turns out yes, yes there is, as positive psychologist and K-drama stan Anya Pearse explains.(00:00) - A lot of thought wente into this (00:11) - Introduction (00:57) - What makes K-dramas different? (04:39) - Anya’s pick: Extraordinary Attorney Woo (09:02) - Mark’s pick: I am Not a Robot (12:50) - Anya’s pick: Are You Human? (16:21) - Mark’s pick: Strong Girl Bong-soon (22:03) - Anya’s pick: Navillera (25:58) - Mark’s pick: Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (30:10) - Anya’s pick: Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung (34:13) - Mark’s pick: It’s OK Not to be OK (38:27) - Anya’s pick: 100 Days My Prince (40:42) - Mark’s pick: Queen of Tears (42:31) - We’re on a break! (44:24) - Get List Envy + (45:37) - Back to the show (45:46) - Building the final list (46:45) - Honourable mentions (47:40) - Strong female leads need not apply Join List Envy + and get bonus content and an ad-free feed.If this episode has made you happy and you want to keep feeling happy, Anya’s Unlocking Happiness online summit is available to watch for free.
Episode Description
Everyone’s pretty, everyone eventually gets down to it, no-one throws up, and occasionally steam comes out of someone’s ears. Is there more to cute Korean dramas than this?
Turns out yes, yes there is, as positive psychologist and K-drama stan Anya Pearse explains.
- (00:00) - A lot of thought wente into this
- (00:11) - Introduction
- (00:57) - What makes K-dramas different?
- (04:39) - Anya’s pick: Extraordinary Attorney Woo
- (09:02) - Mark’s pick: I am Not a Robot
- (12:50) - Anya’s pick: Are You Human?
- (16:21) - Mark’s pick: Strong Girl Bong-soon
- (22:03) - Anya’s pick: Navillera
- (25:58) - Mark’s pick: Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
- (30:10) - Anya’s pick: Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung
- (34:13) - Mark’s pick: It’s OK Not to be OK
- (38:27) - Anya’s pick: 100 Days My Prince
- (40:42) - Mark’s pick: Queen of Tears
- (42:31) - We’re on a break!
- (44:24) - Get List Envy +
- (45:37) - Back to the show
- (45:46) - Building the final list
- (46:45) - Honourable mentions
- (47:40) - Strong female leads need not apply
Join List Envy + and get bonus content and an ad-free feed.
If this episode has made you happy and you want to keep feeling happy, Anya’s Unlocking Happiness online summit is available to watch for free.
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