Dramas Over Flowers

Heart Pairing: A Korean Dating Show Anisa Recommends!

Anisa convinces Paroma to watch Heart Pairing - a reality dating show with real, normal people, with some extremely sweet and romantic story line (restored Anisa's faith in romance!). She also contextualizes why Heart Pairing is better than a lot of other dating reality shows in the market. (Low on toxicity.) Leave us your COMMENTS [https://open.substack.com/pub/dramasoverflowers/p/episode-196-heart-pairing-a-korean?r=tun5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true] here. Shows mentioned: Heart Pairing, Singles Inferno, Heart Signal, Love Is Blind. LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dramas-over-flowers/id1270514773] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ifjyru2rhf8ou1A08BWTm] | Audible [https://www.audible.in/pd/Dramas-Over-Flowers-Podcast/B08JKJHK69?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp]! MORE EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE: Episode [https://dramasoverflowers.substack.com/p/episode-191-year-end-yak-part-1-dramaland?r=tun5k]: Year-End Yak (Part 1) - Dramaland trends and K-variety recommendations! NEWSLETTER: Join our email list [https://dramasoverflowers.substack.com/] for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes! PATRONS: SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons [https://my.captivate.fm/dramasoverflowers.net/patrons] for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship! Join it here [https://www.patreon.com/dramasoverflowers]! ❤︎ You can MAJORLY support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎ SOCIAL: Follow us on Instagram @dramasoverflowers_ [https://www.instagram.com/dramasoverflowers_/]. Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com. CREDITS: This episode was edited by Paroma.

An announcement about the future of the podcast

This August, after 9 years, Dramas Over Flowers will be - as Khadija would like us to call it - reincarnating. We love you all very much. Leave us your comments here [https://open.substack.com/pub/dramasoverflowers/p/an-announcement-about-the-future?r=3lzy1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]. LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dramas-over-flowers/id1270514773] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ifjyru2rhf8ou1A08BWTm] | Audible [https://www.audible.in/pd/Dramas-Over-Flowers-Podcast/B08JKJHK69?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp]! NEWSLETTER: Join our email list [https://dramasoverflowers.substack.com/] for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes! PATRONS: SPECIAL and ETERNAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons [https://my.captivate.fm/dramasoverflowers.net/patrons]. ❤︎ You can MAJORLY support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎ SOCIAL: Follow us on Instagram @dramasoverflowers_ [https://www.instagram.com/dramasoverflowers_/]. Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com. CREDITS: This episode was edited by Anisa. Music is by Epidemic Sound.

Idol I, Undercover Miss Hong, No Tail To Tell [Long Yak]

Anisa and Paroma recorded this episode as Ramadan was starting in February. So you will get some dated references. (Like them wondering if IU and Byeon Woo-seok will have any chemistry in the upcoming modern day prince drama (Yes, yes they do!)) Leave us your COMMENTS [https://open.substack.com/pub/dramasoverflowers/p/episode-194-idol-i-undercover-miss?r=tun5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true] here. TIMESTAMPS: 00:58 No Tail To Tell (spoilers till ep 2) 21:06 Undercover Miss Hong (spoilers till ep 1) 36:55 Idol I (full review) LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dramas-over-flowers/id1270514773] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ifjyru2rhf8ou1A08BWTm] | Audible [https://www.audible.in/pd/Dramas-Over-Flowers-Podcast/B08JKJHK69?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp]! MORE EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE: Episode [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-x-dynamite-kiss-you-and-everything-else-loves/id1270514773?i=1000741634364]: Dear X, Dynamite Kiss, You and Everything Else, Love's Ambition & More [Long Yak] NEWSLETTER: Join our email list [https://dramasoverflowers.substack.com/] for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes! PATRONS: SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons [https://my.captivate.fm/dramasoverflowers.net/patrons] for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship! Join it here [https://www.patreon.com/dramasoverflowers]! ❤︎ You can MAJORLY support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎ SOCIAL: Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow [https://twitter.com/dramasoverflow] and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_ [https://www.instagram.com/dramasoverflowers_/]. Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com. CREDITS: This episode was edited by Paroma.

From Eye Love You to Romantics Anonymous: this is an era of Jdorama x Kdrama collab

Korean-Japanese crossover dramas are a phenomenon that's building steam for a few years. Taking a look at the shows we have till now with Frabby (from crabbyfordramas.wordpress.com). (Paroma recorded this livestream for her YouTube Channel: The Drama Notes [https://youtube.com/live/dqv2iqtNWNE]) TIMESTAMPS: Dramas as they first come up in the discussion: 00:00 Intro 06:00 First Love (2022) 08:45 Eye Love You (2024) 10:12 What Comes After Love (2024) 15:13 Romantics Anonymous (2025) 16:57 Kimbap and Onigiri (2026) 23:10 Winter Sonata (2002) 26:13 Marry My Husband Japan (2025) 30:30 Can This Love Be Translated? (2026) 32:40 Will You Be My Manager? (2025) 45:53 Unnatural (2018) 46:17 Full time wife escapist (2016) 47:55 Learning to Love (2025) 54:24 Orange Days (2004) 1:01:04 Friends (2002) 1:04:35 Soul Mate (2026) Leave us your COMMENTS [https://open.substack.com/pub/dramasoverflowers/p/episode-192-from-eye-love-you-to?r=tun5k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true] here. LINKS MENTIONED: Frabby's blog that convinced me to like the AMNESIA trope (not the childhood romance got that wrong): https://share.google/rwGc8VvKtOJEv8sct LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dramas-over-flowers/id1270514773] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ifjyru2rhf8ou1A08BWTm] | Audible [https://www.audible.in/pd/Dramas-Over-Flowers-Podcast/B08JKJHK69?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp]! MORE EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE: Episode: NEWSLETTER: Join our email list [https://dramasoverflowers.substack.com/] for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes! PATRONS: SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons [https://my.captivate.fm/dramasoverflowers.net/patrons] for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship! Join it here [https://www.patreon.com/dramasoverflowers]! ❤︎ You can MAJORLY support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎ SOCIAL: Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow [https://twitter.com/dramasoverflow] and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_ [https://www.instagram.com/dramasoverflowers_/]. Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com. CREDITS: This episode was edited by _____. Music is ___ by ____

Year-End Yak 2025 (Part 2) - News & Our Year in K-dramas

In Part 2 of our 2025 wrap-up, we talk about major Dramaland news stories, and each of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) K-dramas of the year. Leave us your COMMENTS [https://open.substack.com/pub/dramasoverflowers/p/episode-192-year-end-yak-2025-part?r=3lzy1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true] here [https://open.substack.com/pub/dramasoverflowers/p/episode-192-year-end-yak-2025-part?r=3lzy1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]. LINKS MENTIONED: Kim Soo-hyun press conference clip about Kim Yoo-jung [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHcfqQnIa-O/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link] DOF's favorite OSTs of 2025 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7CaDxSxrLlFxhsNQm0FHqf] Oneus Kpop Demon Hunters covers: Golden [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfwCeExQG8E], Your Idol [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu1RAs_znCo], Soda Pop [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tSNSpXhc8c] Sam Sanders' interview with a songwriter on Kpop Demon Hunters [https://www.kcrw.com/shows/the-sam-sanders-show/stories/kpop-demon-hunters-mark-sonnenblick] Video essay on the heroine's journey: Why Women Need Their Own Myth [https://youtu.be/oeVHp2DtZjg?si=JWo2xPeoapIWeDii] TIMESTAMPS: 00:01:59 News 00:36:34 Our Year in Dramas 01:48:11 Dramaland things that made us mad 01:59:45 Special interest corner Shows mentioned in order of first appearance: The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim, The Moon Embracing the Sun, Can You Hear My Heart, The Queen’s Classroom, Kiss Sixth Sense, Signal, Culinary Class Wars, Genie, Make a Wish, The Price of Confession, You and Everything Else, Queen Mantis, Love Scout, Study Group, Unmasked, Nine Puzzle, Law in the City, Spring of Youth, Undercover High School, Spirit Fingers, Pro Bono, Smile You, Mobius, Marry My Husband Japan, A Dream Within a Dream, Resident Playbook, The Winning Try, When Destiny Brings the Demon, The Potato Lab, Romantics Anonymous, Moon River, The Best Thing, Love in the Clouds, Our Unwritten Seoul, Ms Incognito, The Witch, Nice to Not Meet You, Doubt LEAVE US A REVIEW: Apple podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dramas-over-flowers/id1270514773] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ifjyru2rhf8ou1A08BWTm] | Audible [https://www.audible.in/pd/Dramas-Over-Flowers-Podcast/B08JKJHK69?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp]! MORE EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE: Episode 191: Year-End Yak 2025 (Part 1): Dramaland trends and K-variety recommendations! [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/f37c5390-18ab-44b2-839a-aa971b1184bf] NEWSLETTER: Join our email list [https://dramasoverflowers.substack.com/] for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes! PATRONS: SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons [https://my.captivate.fm/dramasoverflowers.net/patrons] for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship! Join it here [https://www.patreon.com/dramasoverflowers]! ❤︎ You can MAJORLY support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎ SOCIAL: Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow [https://twitter.com/dramasoverflow] and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_ [https://www.instagram.com/dramasoverflowers_/]. Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com. CREDITS: This episode was edited by Anisa. Music is by Epidemic Sound.