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S3 E37 / Jess from the Daebak K-Rambles podcasts joins me to deep dive the beloved classic Japanese drama, Long Vacation.

🏠 We discuss the tropes that make this 1996 drama feel familiar: cohabitation, opposites attract, and age gap—not to mention the slow burn romance and sparky tension between the green flag male lead and the chaotic female lead.

🌀 We detour into why you shouldn’t sleep on older dramas. Then we focus on Long Vacation’s themes of happiness and the frustration of being stuck in a seemingly endless loop. One of our favorite aspects of the drama was how the element of circling around is found in everything from the character dynamics to mirror moments in the story.

📼 And we couldn’t forget the nostalgia the show invokes for the 90s with answering machines, VCRs, and phone booths.

Currently Watching:

• Long Vacation
• Band of Brothers
• The Pacific
• Come and Hug Me
• Love Generation
• Beach Boys

Links:

S1 E7 - Jess from Daebak K-Rambles on Rewatchable Kdramas plus Recs for Every Tastehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2435348/episodes/16648449

Daebak-Krambles Podcast:https://daebak-krambles.com and Instagram, Facebook, & TikTok: @daebakpod

Trivia/Background from: https://baike.baidu.com/en/item/Long%20Vacation/1515939#:

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S3 E36 / Let’s talk about color in Kdramas!

🌈 You can find a rainbow of symbolism and connotations in how dramas use color to subtly reinforce character and foreshadow story arcs.

🎨 In this episode I dig into atmospheric color across a handful of dramas, focusing on how color conveys story concepts and relationship changes.

☂️ And then I go deep on umbrella color symbolism because the color of an umbrella is often a visual cue for where a relationship is headed.

⚠️ Light spoilers

Episodes mentioned:

S3 E32: Turn to Me, Mukai-kun (Spotlight): https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435348/episodes/18752474

S2 E29: Just Between Lovers (AKA Rain or Shine):

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435348/episodes/18346455

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S3 E35 / Belinda Kroll, indie author and illustrator (cozy romantasy for Jane Austen fans!) and OG Kdrama lover, joins me to talk about slow burn romance, the Hallyu wave, and kimchi-making.

🎯 We explore the parallels between Kdramas and classic Jane Austen—yearning romances and the creative tension that comes from societal constraints.

🥇And we have a list of comfort-watch dramas. Plus we discuss tropes like the competent heroine, the yearning hero, the dreaded forced separation.

✅ Spoiler Free episode. Enjoy!

Currently Watching:

• Tastefully Yours
• Perfect Crown
• Reply 1988

Dramas Mentioned:

• Rooftop Room Cat
• Coffee Prince
• Full House
• I Am Not a Robot
• My Holo Love
• Because This is My First Life
• Mystic Pop-up Bar
• Goblin
• Hotel del Luna
• Oh My Ghost
• Atypical Family
• Romance is a Bonus Book
• Sailor Moon
• Nodame Cantabile (possibly - let me know if this isn’t the correct title. We we weren’t sure of the title)
• Turn to Me, Mukai-Kun (S3 E32: Turn to Me, Mukai-kun, A Slice of Life Jdrama https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435348/episodes/18752474)
• Quartet
• Business Proposal
• K-pop Demon Hunters
• AustenLand

Links:

Belinda Kroll’s website: https://worderella.com/

Sara Rosett's Jane Austen-inspired mystery series: Death in the English Countryside (Book 1 in the Murder on Location series): https://books2read.com/countryside/

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