Now that we have 200 episodes out of the way, it’s time to really get down to business. Changing things up, shaking them around, trying new stuff...or we can talk about dramas and kpop? Creatures of habit says option b, so we’re talking about the dramas we’re watching, Stephanie displays her NCT 127 prowess (sorry Johnny), we discuss how idols with puppies might be the cure for all the worlds ills, before stopping off in the new blech in the Kdrama world and what that means for his currently air...
Jul 20, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 201
Congrats everyone, we made it to 200 episodes! Which, handily, turns out it comes right around another big anniversary for us here at Kchat Jjigae. We’re celebrating this big milestone with some fun topics. We look back at how dramas have changed between now and when we first started. Stephanie, frankly, DELIGHTS in driving Cherry crazy with a fun game of This vs That, and finally play a twist on our Hero B-Lead Villain. Seriously guys, thanks for listening all these years, we want to backhug yo...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 26 min
Summertime has hit which means we have a rash of our finest actors and idols headed off to do their military service, even better? Some big names are on their way out. Let’s discuss! Oh, we also take a quiz to find out who is our ATEEZ bias. Stephanie is...unsurprised. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Jul 05, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 199
While Cherry broke her vow for the week, we continue the trend of watching the crap out of some dramas, we’re talking about all the stuff we’re watching, Theory of Love , HIStory 3 , Shan Shan Let’s Eat , Great Men Academy , Seven Days , and surprisingly, much more! Stephanie can’t wait to tell you all about the professional biking/chaebol/time travel drama she found. It’s cracktastic! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website ....
Jun 28, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 198
Just when you think that everything has calmed down in Kpop, that you can finally take a breath and not be afraid to open the new sites...everything falls down. We're talking about BI and YG, what happened and what it means. Then we're moving on and talking ghost dramas in honor of the Hong Sister's new drama Hotel Del Luna. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 197
Stephanie’s breaking her proud, short tradition of creating a title made up of the names of dramas they’re watching as, so many dramas are being watched right now, it's had to keep up. We’re visiting Asia, with dramas from Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and hmmm what’s the other one? Oh right, Korea! It’s really wreaking havoc with the schedule! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Jun 14, 2019•59 min•Ep. 196
In the time where we were apart, Cherry and Stephanie went to a whole bunch of Kpop Concerts (okay, three). This episode they talk about their experiences at the BTS stadium tour, all the acts at KTMF including Taemin and Super Junior, and important lessons learned at the Stray Kids Houston concert including, phones are evil and Houston is not a bad place to see a concert. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Jun 07, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 195
The game of trying to cram as many of the drama names into the title continues! (Answer? 5!) We’re back, and we’re talking about all of the dramas we’re watching. (Answer? 10!) As usual, our dramas vary greatly, but we did happen to find one that we’re both watching, Mystery Queen. What else made the list? Listen and find out! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
May 31, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 194
Sometimes one must go it alone, and this is one of those times. Schedules being a thing, Stephanie is left to her own devices to entertain you —with some help from Xe’s direction of topic choices. So she’s taking her big decision on ultimate verses regular biases, ideal K-merch, disappointment in the BTS merch popup, music to jazz up that commute and more! Then she takes the quiz to answer the burning question….Whats her relationships with NCT 127? To read the complete show notes, please visit t...
May 17, 2019•41 min•Ep. 193
Tonight, special guests and fellow travelers SaraG and Leila (KpopontheDL) join to finally talk about our travels to South Korea! We were there had a lot of adventures, good and bad, a lot of surprises, good and bad, and, unsurprisingly, have a lot to say! This episode we're going to cover our first days, flying into Incheon, taking a Train To Busan, and spoiling ourselves on hotteok. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website ....
May 10, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 192
We’re watching so many dramas! New dramas! Currently airing dramas! Older dramas! It’s almost like we have a podcast where we talk about Kdramas! Also featuring, as promised the new microphone, some last minute twitter shout outs, communing with Bizzy, and introducing...The Cherry Bomb. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
May 03, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 191
This episode we’re listening to the demise of Stephanie's Snowball (p.s. Don’t buy snowballs) while Cherry and Stephanie trample their way through newsy topics. Who the military is snatching and who it’s spitting out, casting news, tVN disappoints, BTS and the announcement of a Korean artist FINALLY deeming Denver worthy of a concert tour stop! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Apr 19, 2019•44 min•Ep. 190
After last week’s episode of ugh, we’ve decided to get back to business — the business of being light and happy drama watchers. With that in mind, we’re talking about the dramas Cherry’s been watching while we’ve been away and the drama Stephanie picked up once the jet lag dropped off. We’re also trying to figure out what drama trope best encapsulates our personalities with a quiz and are happy/sad about Up10ion’s ticket sales. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website ....
Apr 13, 2019•59 min•Ep. 189
As we talked about in our last week’s episode, this week we are delving into the muck that is going on in Kpop right now. We’re, ugh, talking about Burning Sun, ugh hidden chatrooms, police coverups Seungri, Jung Joon Young, and a bad, bad, Mr. Kim. Allegedly. Featuring Stephanie’s disgust, Cherry Cordial’s calming presence, and one bad-ass spreadsheet. Due to content and language, this episode might not be for everyone. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website ....
Apr 05, 2019•1 hr 20 min
We’re back! And we’re so, so sorry for having missed TWO weeks! Now that Stephanie is back in the states and mostly back in the brain, it’s time to talk the next adventure, all the upcoming Kpop Concerts! Unfortunately, with the rise of popularity in the US, it’s getting harder and harder to get your hands on those good seats...or sometimes? Any seats at all. Which means it’s time to gather up the posse and make some tough decisions. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official web...
Mar 30, 2019•33 min•Ep. 187
Pop quiz! How many members of Seventeen are there? What piece of matching jewelry do they all wear? Who is Hoshi's enforcer? In this episode, as promised, we have special guest SaraG wearing her very finest Kpop teacher hat in honor to teach us all about Seventeen! How they started, their rise, and about each of the members. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Mar 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 186
Podcast up! In this episode, Cherry and Stephanie take on the concept of HEA vs HFN and how it applies to Kdrama. (Finally, something we don’t agree on!) Stephanie questions what to bring for dramas for the 16-hour plane ride she has coming up and then, as a leftover from last week, they find out the answer to a very important question… Which male idol born in the year off the pig is their soulmate? To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website ....
Mar 03, 2019•47 min•Ep. 185
What we may or may not be watching! What we may or may not be crafting! What we may or may not be thinking of upcoming dramas. Who we may or may not be dreaming of when we go to sleep tonight….though Stephanie still highly doubts the validity of this particular quiz. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Feb 22, 2019•50 min•Ep. 184
In this B Side episode, Stephanie and Cherry delight themselves to realize how similar they are during a rousing game of Would You Rather? Which is a better description than Stephanie making Cherry make terrible decisions and possibly breaking her heart. They also catch up on the mailbag with Comments on Comments, which includes a nice email from Patricia regarding her recent Winner concert! They also give the rundown of Stephanie’s upcoming trip to South Korea, what’s going to happen to the pod...
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 5 min
It’s the A-Side which means we’re talking about what we’re watching and since we binged Kingdom together with LizC, it seems only fitting we have her on the show to help us break down this edge of your seat drama! Don’t worry folks who haven’t seen it (though seriously, go out and watch it) we save Kingdom for the end and clearly say SPOILER HERE so you won’t be tricked into knowing who gets eaten. We’re also talking about Cherry’s surprise watch, surprises found in Stephanie’s rewatch of Like L...
Feb 08, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 182
Brrrrr….it’s cold outside! So, we’re trying to think of all of the best wintertime dramas! Then, we’re talking about signals to find the hidden Kpop/Kdrama fan. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Feb 03, 2019•57 min•Ep. 181
ALL THE DRAMAS! Stephanie has watched all of the dramas and she’s pretty excited to share the spoils of her misbegotten weekend and Cherry Cordial indulges her once again. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Jan 25, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Now that Stephanie is officially taking part in 2019, we’re ready to catch up on all the newsy topics that are happening around us. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Jan 18, 2019•49 min•Ep. 179
As promised we have Teacher SaraG with us to give us a much-needed lesson in Winner! Ooh, maybe we should have called this episode Winning With Winner! Oh wait, we have that power! We take a moment to let SaraG put us to shame with all the dramas she’s currently watching. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Jan 12, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 178
It’s a new year, it’s a new us! Well… it’s a not really a new us, but it is definitely a new year. In this episode, thanks to a random comment from Mrs. McFeeley, we’re checking out Buzzfeed’s post on the 30 top songs of 2018, we do a few quizzes to find out important information, such as who our new year’s date should be, what our 2019 anthem should be, and hear from some listeners and comments from our own peanut gallery! Happy New Years, Guys! To read the complete show notes, please visit the...
Jan 07, 2019•59 min•Ep. 177
After the holiday, we are back and ready to talk about what we watched over our time away. We also talk about KChristmas Crafts and enjoy a voicemail from someone who could not keep silent after listening to our Friends recasting. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Dec 29, 2018•58 min•Ep. 176
So much watching was had over these last two weeks! KDramas, Variety, Drama Specials, Chinese dramas — and that is just Stephanie’s list! Come join Stephanie and Cherry as they talk about what they’re watching before jumping into some comments on comments! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Dec 14, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 175
So much watching was had over these last two weeks! KDramas, Variety, Drama Specials, Chinese dramas — and that is just Stephanie’s list! Come join Stephanie and Cherry as they talk about what they’re watching before jumping into some comments on comments! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Dec 07, 2018•55 min•Ep. 174
It’s an episode chock full of newsy topics! Let’s see how many of them we’re somehow able to connect to It’s Dangerous Beyond The Blankets. Answer? Surprisingly, a lot of them! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Nov 30, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 173
For a special holiday, we have a special guest! Straight from the wilds of New Hampshire, former Kdrama/Kpop naysayer-turned-fan, our friend Kate! We’re talking about the dramas we’ve watched, the dramas we’re watching, and the dramas we should watch for the holiday! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website .
Nov 25, 2018•52 min•Ep. 172
