Chasing K-Dramas

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama! Happy New Year, Sarangees! We’re kicking off 2026 with Episode 2 of Dynamite Kiss and WOW, it is already doing the absolute most. Fresh off that explosive first kiss, our leads waste zero time falling hard and heading off on a swoony Jeju-do date. Things get real heated (it’s only episode TWO, y’all!!! 🔥) until the romance comes to a screeching halt when Da-rim gets devastating news: her mom has suffered a heart attack, thanks to her sister being on the run from loan sharks. Chaos!! Da-rim rushes back to Seoul, leaving Ji-hyuk heartbroken and frantically searching for her everywhere. We also learn about Ji-hyuk’s chaebol family drama. Meanwhile, broke and desperate, Da-rim applies for a job at Natural BeBe—yes, that Natural BeBe, owned by Ji-hyuk’s family—while lying that she’s married… with a child. The episode ends with Da-rim and Ji-hyuk locking eyes at her job interview and honestly? ABSOLUTE. CHAOS.We also dig into fun facts about the drama and wrap things up with our beloved DK Trope Tracker. Buckle up—this chase is just getting started Announcements:We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows:Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information! Recorded on 12/16/250:00 - Intro8:36 - Recap begins11:41 - Opening Scene: First Kiss16:33 - Couple falls for each other 27:12 - Ji-hyuk saves Da-rim30:21 - Segment: Fun Facts34:09 - Da-jung’s wedding and loan sharks39:41 - Da-rim runs to the airport45:15 - Ji-hyuk’s family55:52 - Da-rim applies to Natural BeBe47:18 - Final Thoughts59:36 - Trope Tracker1:01:31 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.comFollow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials. For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected]. Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em ProductionsArtwork: yaicecream 사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to the Genie, Make A Wish After Party, hosted by your fave unnies! 🎉 It’s time to roll out the red carpet for the Chasing K-Dramas Drama End Awards 🏆.  Then, Dulcé and Chrissy play casting director with Who Would You Cast in the American Remake? 🇺🇸🎬 Drop your picks in the comments!👇Announcements:We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows:Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information! Recorded on 12/8/250:00 - Intro0:31 - Chasing K-Dramas Drama End Awards18:27 - Who Would You Cast in the American Remake?  For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.comFollow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials. For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected]. Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em ProductionsArtwork: yaicecream 사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama! Hello Sarangees! It’s time to start chasing our NEW drama, Dynamite Kiss! Since airing earlier this fall, Dynamite Kiss has become a bona fide hit in Korea and around the world, and it’s easy to see why. This is rom-com heaven, with every episode stuffed to the brim with tropes we love.We meet Go Da-rim, our happy-go-lucky but down-on-her-luck heroine, and Gong Ji-hyuk, a handsome, icy chaebol heir who doesn’t believe in love. After a very drunk Da-rim tries to save Ji-hyuk’s life on the cliffs of Jeju-do—while he’s convinced she’s completely unhinged—their fates collide again. Da-rim runs into her ex-boyfriend, now married to her high school friend, and surprise! He’s the very man Ji-hyuk is trying to recruit. What starts as a convenient alliance turns into a contract relationship, but things quickly spiral when their “fake” romance bleeds into reality, culminating in a first kiss that is truly dynamite. We wrap up the episode with our brand-new DK Trope Tracker. Let the chase begin! 💋🔥Announcements:We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows:Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information! Recorded on 12/16/250:00 - Intro8:02 - Recap begins10:25 - We meet Go Da-rim18:38 - We meet Gong Ji-hyuk30:36 - Jeju-do35:47 - Da-rim sees ex-boyfriend and friend39:56 - Couple meet at the cliff48:04 - Dating contract51:12 - Girl WHAT: Ji-hyuk apologizes57:58 - First kiss59:20 - Final Thoughts1:01:54 - Segment: Trope Tracker1:07:10 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.comFollow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials. For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected]. Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em ProductionsArtwork: yaicecream 사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama! Happy Christmas Eve, Sarangees!  We’re covering the final two episodes of Genie, Make A Wish, and we are not ready to say goodbye to Ka Young, Genie, and the Cheonpung crew. In Episode 12, everything comes to a head with the final battle between Ka Young, Genie, and the immortals. With help from the village leader and Cheonpung’s marine corps, Khalid is finally defeated, but the victory comes at a devastating cost. Halmoni, Sade, and Shadi are killed, Genie disappears, and the village is left in mourning. As Minji and the villagers grieve Halmoni, Ka Young struggles to process her emotions in the aftermath.The final episode opens with Ka Young finding Genie in the deserts of Dubai. After a tearful reunion, she makes her final wish – to finally be able to feel. Genie dissipates and Ka-young forgets him entirely…until Irem returns her memories. Ka Young dies mourning Genie and Halmoni, but is magically reborn as a Jinniya, reunited with the people she loves—including Genie. The series closes with the two of them, happily ever after, waltzing through the desert as Minjii looks on.We loved this series so much, and we’re so grateful you chased it with us. 💖Next Wednesday (12/30), join us for our special After Party episode, featuring our End of Drama Awards and American Remake Casting. Don’t miss it!Announcements:We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows:Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information! Recorded on 12/8/250:00 - Intro3:16 - Episode 12 recap begins10:06 - Key Moment #1 - Genie blames himself for Ka Young’s death13:40 - Key Moment #2 - Other wishes get resolved21:03 - Key Moment #3 - Final battle begins33:53 - Key Moment #4 - Halmoni’s sacrifice45:57 - Key Moment #5 - Halmoni’s funeral50:56 - Episode 13 recap begins57:04 -  Ka Young makes her final wish1:03:53 - Irem gives Ka Young her memories of Genie1:10:40 - Ka Young is a Jinniya1:11:08 - Minji makes her wishes1:16:03 - Genie comes back! 1:21:26 - Ending scene1:22:38 - Final Thoughts1:27:07 - Drama ranking1:29:50 - Closing For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.comFollow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials. For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected]. Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em ProductionsArtwork: yaicecream 사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama! Dearest Sarangees. For the final stretch of Genie, Make A Wish, we’re switching things up and combining episodes 10 & 11 into one action-packed recap, especially episode 11, because WOW.In episode 10, young Halmoni begins preparing for her own death, Minji uncovers the truth about Miju’s identity, and the immortals edge closer to an inevitable confrontation. Genie experiences unsettling flashbacks… and then episode 11 drops the emotional bomb we’ve been waiting for: the truth behind Genie’s 20-year memory gap. We learn that Genie and Ka-young fell deeply in love in Old Dubai, only for their love to be torn apart by human greed. Back in the present, young Halmoni, Minji, and the villagers are forced to witness a devastating tragedy. We also wrap up our actor deep dives, spotlighting Kim Mi Kyung (Halmoni), Ko Kyu Pil (Sade), and Woo Hyun Jin (Irem).Next week—on Christmas Eve—we’ll conclude our chase with the final episodes, 12 and 13. Don’t miss it, Sarangees!Announcements:We just launched our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube by our one-year anniversary on February 5, 2026! Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! Live Shows:Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  Check out blerdcon.org for more information! Recorded on 12/8/250:00 - Intro4:01 - Scheduling announcement 7:45 - Episode 10 recap begins10:04 - Key Moment #1 - YouTube couple’s wish14:00 - Key Moment #2 - Halmoni’s secret exposed18:52 - Key Moment #3 - Ka Young meets Jinniya and Ka Young & Genie’s date in Dubai27:39 - Thoughts on episode 10 29:52 - Segment: Kim Mi Kyung, Ko Kyu Pil, & Woo Hyun Jin Deep Dives39:27 - Episode 11 recap begins41:46 - Key Moment #1 - Genie’s missing 20 years58:32 - Key Moment #2 - Wrath of Iblis: Ka Young’s death and Genie’s transformation1:08:47 - Key Moment #3 - Genie learns the truth and chaos in the village1:16:46 - Thoughts on episode 111:22:47 - Closing  For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.comFollow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials. For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected]. Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi Editor: Chrissy ChoiProduction: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em ProductionsArtwork: yaicecream 사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾