KDMEO Episode 38 - First Impressions

Published: June 21, 2017, 2:05 p.m.

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Judy and Linda talk about six different dramas this week!\\xa0

0:02:16 - Linda has been\\xa0watching "Signal" (\\uc2dc\\uadf8\\ub110), which is a 2016 TVN drama, starring Lee JeHoon, Kim HyeSoo and Cho JinWoong. Judy hasn\'t started yet, but is very intrigued by the premise and Linda\'s recommendation.

0:09:00 - Judy has been watching "Chief Kim" (\\uae40\\uacfc\\uc7a5), which is a KBS2 drama from early 2017. It stars Nam GoongMin, Nam SangMi and Lee JunHo.\\xa0

0:14:37 - Linda and Judy were not very impressed by "Ruler: Master of the Mask" (\\uad70\\uc8fc: \\uac00\\uba74\\uc758 \\uc8fc\\uc778), an MBC drama, starring Yoo SeungHo and Kim SoHyun. Recently, some dramas have been airing two half-hour episodes per day. Linda fell asleep during the first episode. Judy managed to power through the second episode, but only because she fell down a Wikipedia hole.\\xa0

0:36:13 - "Suspicious Partner" (\\uc218\\uc0c1\\ud55c \\ud30c\\ud2b8\\ub108) is an SBS drama, starring Ji ChangWook and Nam JiHyun. Linda enjoyed this drama, while Judy was initially extremely annoyed with the female lead.\\xa0

0:47:33 - Linda predicted that Judy would love "Fight My Way" (\\uc308 \\ub9c8\\uc774\\uc6e8\\uc774). This is a KBS2 drama, starring Park SeoJoon, Kim JiWon, Ahn JaeHong and Song HaYoon. She was right, of course.

1:05:23 - Linda and Judy are way harsh on "Seven Days Queen" (7\\uc77c\\uc758 \\uc655\\ube44), another KBS2 drama, starring Park MinYoung, Yeon WooJin and Lee DongGun. We understand that historical dramas sometimes have to craft fictional elements to make the story work. However, recent dramas are either trying to cram nonsensical elements ("Ruler: Master of the Mask", "Saimdang: Light\'s Diary") or ignoring key characteristics of a prominent figure, like in this drama.\\xa0

1:30:27 - There is a digression about YeonSanGun (\\uc5f0\\uc0b0\\uad70), who is played by Lee DongGun in "Seven Days Queen". Click here\\xa0to read the Wikipedia entry about him.

1:34:10 - There is another digression about Crown Prince Sado (\\uc0ac\\ub3c4\\uc138\\uc790), who is played by\\xa0Yoo SeungHo in "Ruler: Master of the Mask". Click here to read with Wikipedia entry about him.\\xa0

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Some Korean terms:

\\uae30\\ub7ec\\uae30\\uc544\\ube60: [ghi-ruh-ghi-ah-ppa] "goose" + "dad"; term to describe a father, who supports his wife and children living overseas.

\\uc9c4\\ub2ec\\ub798: [jin-dal-le] azalea.

\\uac80\\uc0ac: [gum-sa] prosecutor.

\\ub300\\ub9ac: [deh-ri] assistant manager.

\\ub3c5: [dok] poison, sounds like "dog";\\xa0In case you missed it when Robert sent his pun at 1:16:00, Bori is Judy\'s dog. Get it? GET IT?!?!?!

\\ud138\\ud138\\ud558\\ub2e4: [tul-tul-ha-da] easygoing.

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Audio Credits:

Crush - "Beautiful"

Bell Biv Devoe \\u2013 \\u201cPoison\\u201d

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We\'ve decided to continue watching "Fight My Way". That was an easy decision! Next Wednesday, we\'re releasing episode 39 about episode 2 and on Thursday, we\'ll be talking about episodes 3 and 4.

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