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S1 E8 / Brett Battles, thriller author and Kdrama fan, joins me this week to talk about Kdramas with emotional depth and a healing vibe.

🚛 We also delve into subtitles vs. dubbing as well as some tried and true tropes, like white dump trucks of doom.

♥️ 🌊 If you’re looking for new titles to add to your watchlist, check out Brett’s recs for heartfelt dramas, which for some reason are often set in seaside town. 😉

⚠️ Our conversation touches on the following shows, mostly discussing the general set-up of shows, but there are a few spoilers for older shows.

• Squid Game
• Crash Landing on You
• Something in the Rain
• It's Okay to Not Be Okay
• Our Beloved Summer
• Run On
• Moving
• Like Flowers in Sand
• Call It Love
• Tell Me That You Love Me
• Gaus Electronics
• Perfect Marriage Revenge
• Marry My Husband
• Twinkling Watermelon
• Lovely Runner
• Signal
• Goblin
• Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
• Strong Girl Nam Soon
• A Shop for Killers
• Welcome to Sandal-ri
• Love Scout
• Motel California
• When the Stars Gossip
• Beyond Goodbye
• Twinkling Watermelon
• The Glory
• Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
• Twenty-Five Twenty-One
• Attorney Woo
• Beyond Goodbye

Brett’s website:

https://brettbattles.com/

NoSleep4Dramas podcast with mention of Like Flowers in Sand: https://www.nosleep4dramas.com/post/top-10-kdramas-of-2024

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