KDMEO Episode 178 - D.P.

K-Drama My Eyes Out

LET'S JUST BURN THIS THING DOWN! Judy and Linda discuss "D.P." (Deserter Pursuit), starring Jung HaeIn, Koo KyoHwan and Kim SungKyun.

WARNING: We talk about physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as bullying and suicide.

To Stall For Fall, we are checking out some older Kdrama classics. Click on the names for the links, but some of them may not have English subtitles. Next episode, we are covering "Autumn in My Heart" (가을동화), "Winter Sonata" (겨울연가), "Coffee Prince" (커피 프린스 1호점) and "My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho" (내 여자친구는 구미호).

Digressions:

3:09 - Listener E-mails!

24:10 - Judy was a guest on a recent episode of "The InfatuAsian Podcast", hosted by Curtis, our West Coast Correspondent! Click here to check out the episode.

26:43 - Linda finished season 2 of "The Baby-Sitters Club".

27:05 - "Free Guy" was a standard fluffy light Ryan Reynolds movie.

Some Korean terms:

고로케: [go-ro-ke] taken from the Japanese (コロッケ) version of croquette.

층계: [cheung-gye] older term for stairs; not actually from Japanese, as Linda thought.

다꽝: [da-kkwang] taken from the Japanese (沢庵) word for pickled daikon radish.

아이스께끼: [a-i-seu-kke-kki] taken from the Japanese (アイスケーキ) word for ice cream bar.

다마네기: [da-ma-ne-gi] taken from the Japanese (たまねぎ) word for onion.

간지: [gan-ji] slang based on Japanese (感じ) word for "feel"; "cool".

헌병: [heon-byeong] military police.

진짜사나이: [jin-jja-sa-na-i] "Real Man", a Korean reality show where celebrities try out the military experience.

Audio credits:

So JiSub - "Pick Up Line"

So JiSub - "SO Ganzi"

Potty Mouth - "I Wanna"

Mariah Carey - "Fantasy"

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