Just Kiss Already!

It's straight up Gaslighting, Gatekeeping, and Girlbossing over at Lobelia HQ today. We're guilt tripping our heroine into her first musical theatre show just to steal a smooch. Not just any smooch though, her FIRST smooch!! (SPOILER: it's definitely not her first smooch). Meanwhile, we bet any of the host boys could get tickets to Hamilton like... any night. Kyoya probably knows Lin-Manuel Miranda personally. He pretty much knows everyone.   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

This episode, we've got a lot of questions about our second favorite third year! So like, is Thanksgiving at the Haninozuka estate technically a tournament? If they work in the same building do they have to duke it out every time they bump into each other?? Or do they fight it out in the parking lot before clocking in??? What if one family member is already fighting another and they see a THIRD family member????? Geez, imagine not being able to care for a sick loved one because you're obligated to fight them with your full strength every time you see them. Such is the life of this delightful little glucose gladiator.    Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready    Follow us for updates and other fun stuff! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justkisspodcast    Twitter: https://twitter.com/justkisspodcast    New episodes every Sunday!

Jeron is this season's biggest loser, because we finally have a Kyoya episode!! Y'all ever just bring your friend to the mall even though he obviously wants to stay home, and then abandon him as soon as you get the chance? Yeah us neither, that would be REALLY uncool. Luckily for Kyoya, Haruhi is here and she's got cash to spare!    Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

Like a beautiful flower, we start peeling away the layers of Hikaru's insecurity only to find HE CAN'T HEAR US BECAUSE HE'S WEARING AIR PODS ON OUR DATE!? Geez, after Kaoru goes through all the trouble of setting him up with Haruhi, Hikaru's walls are so massive that he can't even see all the hints Haruhi is dropping. Maybe he's just upset because Haruhi is WAY better at dates than him, even when she has no idea she's even on a date. All is well that ends well I guess- if you can call huddling sopping wet in a church under a sheet a happy ending. Anyways, we can't stay and chat, we've gotta get back to work!!   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

This episode is like wearing a new pair of socks on your indoor porch while drinking an ice cold Sprite on the first morning of a new year: Refreshing. Well, unless you're Haruhi, then it's like when your rowdy friends visit you at your job and order off-menu, just because they can. Today we've all learned a valuable lesson: just because it's summer vacation doesn't mean you can catch a break!   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready    Follow us for updates and other fun stuff! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justkisspodcast    Twitter: https://twitter.com/justkisspodcast    New episodes every Sunday!

It's hard work being the worst- such is life for the president of the Ouran's extremely unpopular newspaper club. You know he has no redeeming charms because Renge never appears to point them out!! We should follow her lead because he's the type of guy to start beef with someone based on a hunch, and then spread it to all of his two followers. But hey, who are we kidding, Tamaki's so helpful this episode he would probably help them do it!!  Anyways, have y'all seen like an actual newspaper lately?? Do they still exist??? Also does anyone know how to do like a good Newsie impression (asking for a friend)?????   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

Losing consciousness? More like losing my patience! This time on Haruhi in Wonderland: Haruhi is just trying to enroll at Ouran High School, but she gets sucked up into the antics of all these carefree, larger than life characters who live in a fantasy world with no conseque- WAIT IS THIS EPISODE A METAPHOR FOR THE WHOLE SHOW???? The best kind of filler episodes are those that were never even filler to begin with!! Also fantasy AU because it's FUN and we LIKE IT, OKAY???   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

Honey wakes up from his sweet dreams and into a bitter nightmare! Will a single cavity strain his friendship with Mori past the point of no return? Why doesn't he just go to a dentist??? Why isn't everyone of this boy's teeth individually insured, he's RICH?!!???!?!?!? Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

Two children cursed with completely opposite aesthetics bound together by… having the same parents. Can they overcome their fears with the help of the host club's wildly inappropriate exposure therapy? Will Haruhi face any repercussions for reading nothing but debauchery to a child for three days straight?? DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT THE FACT THAT RENGE LIVES UNDER THE SCHOOL???? Let's leap through the second story window of our emotions and into the arms of our goth big brothers to find out! (Please don't actually leap through the second story window, that's very dangerous and frankly unnecessary)   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

We're moving on up in friendship levels this episode! A classist nightmare prompts Tamaki and the rest of the gang to just show up at Haruhi's place unannounced and turn her day off into a circus. She literally goes grocery shopping twice in one day because of these fools; can you imagine?? And just when Tamaki shows Haruhi that he doesn't always say the worst possible thing, he meets Haruhi's dad and struggles to explain: “It's okay sir, my feelings for you daughter aren't romantic or platonic- they're PATERNAL!” NICE SAVE THERE, BUDDY!!!   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready     

A club of musical theatre maidens spins into Ouran and attempts to rescue Haruhi from the clutches of all these smelly boys! It seems like a really easy choice to make, which totally terrifies Tamaki and begs the question: “Was it worth selling Haruhi's stuff online to make a quick buck?” Yikes guys, not cool!! Before Haruhi can get fitted for her bee costume, the gang will reach deep into the anime hijinks playbook for one last ploy to keep her to themselves!   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

Grab your crab-crackers and your thunder blanket because we're cashing in our beach episode coupon!! Everything is Beachy-keen until the Host Club decides to reinvent Fear Factor and make Haruhi their contestant. I'll tell you one thing though, she's not afraid of heights apparently because she goes cliff-diving! All the boys try their best but maybe Kyoya misunderstood the assignment and tried to make the audience afraid instead? Tune in for our takes on what just might be Ouran's most controversial episode! Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready 

It's time for a pool day!! Tamaki orchestrates a kidnapping and flushes Honey miles away from his BFF Mori, but that's not even the worst thing these affluent adolescents do in this episode. We blame the parents honestly; it's like “stop designing swimsuits and teach your kids how to survive gator attacks already.” Trekking through the jungle really builds up your appetite, but that's okay because Honey's here to flip fools like pancakes to protect his friends! Wouldn't you do the same if you were secretly super buff? Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready  

What do you think I LIKE you or something??!?!?! This week a piano playing BRAT named Shiro joins the Host club, only to put every member on blast for their gimmicks. The little fool doesn't know that you're the only one who can do you! Who does this salty shrimp think he is?? If you want to confess your crush to someone who's moving away either write a letter and hide, or stand tall in your finest shorts and tell them yourself!!   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready 

We've got double trouble this week, because the twins are fighting and boy is it awkward for everyone!! Also, this is the first episode where we don't meet a new wacky character with a problem for our favorite boys to solve! Will Jeron be able to win the Which One Is Hikaru game?? Tune in to find out! Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

I guess when you're rich, your crush can transcend continents? This time we meet Renge- much like Kara, a connoisseur of romance tropes! She's here to maximize the appeal of the host club boys by giving each of them their own Tragic Backstory™ whether they want one or not. What're the odds of her choosing Haruhi's route in the process?! Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready 

We love it when a plan falls apart! In this episode, Jeron divulges a secret recipe from his childhood, we debate which of the host club boys carries the snacks for the group, and talk about how this show loves to say ‘SIKE!' Today's life advice: make sure you know where your kid goes to school before you try to pick them up! Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready 

Let's get Blushy! Put on your dancing shoes and warm up the searchlights because we're having a ball! Kyoya spills the tea on a patron's love life, one thing leads to another and she gets a tuna breath kiss from Haruhi. I'm not jealous, you're jealous! In this episode, we finally discuss our podcast contract, fight over who's the REAL daddy of the friend group, and officially submit our thesis on the host club's mission statement! Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

We're boldly going where we haven't yet by featuring our first anime: Ouran High School Host Club! You too can be a poor, gender-neutral being in a land of rich folks! In this episode, we out ourselves as huge weebs, meet our main cast of boys(?), and start to lap up all the tropey goodness. It's time to KISS KISS FALL IN LOVE!! Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justkissalready

After seventeen hours of Coffee Prince, we have a lot of feelings to talk about. Join us as we ask each other some burning questions, debate which coffee boy belongs in the dirty waffle water bucket and which one gets The Big Spoon, and reflect on our wonderful coffee journey! Plus, you can hop over to YouTube to watch along as we rank every single character, ESPECIALLY Sweeper!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8npho2weQY0

Sometimes you have a nice afternoon in a coffee house while enjoying a drink. The staff is hot, the manager is dating an employee, and the old man behind the counter really knows his stuff. You like the art on the wall and the music they play here- but you can't help but feel sadder the more empty your cup becomes. It's easy to forget that if the cup is empty, it only means the drink is inside you now.

This episode's title is so long that it didn't quite fit, so here's a completely reasonable and fun acronym for you to use in your daily life! Use it with your work friends! If our Coffee Prince journey has taught us anything, it's to not be a big ol' jerk, both in your romantic endeavors and as the matriarch of your family!

In this episode, we talk about the inherent romanticism of buying another person food. Consequently, we observe the inherent eroticism of fiercely independent girlfriend vs. rich protective boyfriend! Have you ever given up your dream job overseas to stay with your girlfriend who is considering pursuing her dream job overseas? Don't make me count to FOUR, Eun Chan! Looks like we're kissin' the ring of the Kongfather on this, the day of Yoo Joo's wedding, and callin' out all the external factors that prevent our main couple from committing to a marriage!!

Fold up your future plans like a paper airplane and cast them into the night, because it's big decisions and big feelings this time on Coffee Prince!! Eun Chan makes peace with the statue of liberty while Han Gyul makes peace with his non-biological papa. No peace can last forever though since you've gotta take the salt with the pepper, and nothing says ‘Bad Times Ahead' like the worst couple realizing that they're going to be jointly responsible for raising a child. But ugh, we can't not be happy for them! I mean just look at how happy they are!!

This week y'all get a little behind the scenes action- getting to see us come up with the episode title in real time! Speaking of behind the scenes, this episode we learn that the customers of Coffee Prince are totally in on all the hot gossip that the staff does nothing to deter them from hearing. Also, we FINALLY get the first example of latte art thirteen episodes into our coffee romcom!! If you wanna play along back home, grab a dirty waffle bucket and take a shot every time you learn the truth about your parentage!

The gloves come off this episode! There's a lot of punchin' and we get held captive like two kids in the backseat of the worst ride to the airport imaginable! Han Seong enters the Santa-zone while Sun Gi dips his toes into democratic socialism. If the hate train can question whether it's justified in its mission, perhaps we too can find it in our hearts to let go of our grudges. Whatever happens in a relationship you have to ask yourself “is it pastable for me to live without them?"

This episode is a long one because we have a lot of feelings just like Han Gyul and Eun Chan, except different because we actually talk about those feelings! Our staycation in Cute Town is interrupted by a layover in Trope City, which reroutes our whole flight through Depression Country. I know you're supposed to take the good with the bad but c'mon, there's a limit! Don't make us like characters and then show them bullying each other at work!! Apparently to avoid hurting people you shouldn't lose sight of what it is that you wa- IS HE PUTTING RAW TOMATO ON A WAFFLE?? **This episode contains mentions of sexual assault, as well as discussion about its use as a trope in romance media. We've included a warning in the episode before the section where it's discussed, so you can skip it if this topic makes you uncomfortable. Thanks for listening, and stay safe!

This is it, this is THE episode! FINALLY, WE MADE IT!! Man or alien- it's all good! It's only gonna be good vibes and Java Jives from here on out! No amount of tropes can diminish our shine because this episode left us smiling like a couple of love idiots! There's absolutely no way to sidestep this plot development! Right? Right?!? RIGHT?!??!!??!?!?

This episode hurt us emotionally and we are very sad!! CB's gotta carry the boxes so Eun Sae can help him unpack their toxic relationship, and Sun Gi heel clicks in traffic while Ha Rim's busted ankle reminds us of Han Seong's busted relationship. Pro tip: don't let the old woman know you got your ears pierced, or she'll dissect your relationship drama with terrifying accuracy! Also, maybe Han Gyul has another dad?? I guess?????

Jeron's expectations get sidestepped fast enough to give him whiplash, leaving us with a lot of questions! Would you let go of what you have to reach for what you want? Do you even have time to contemplate that after you've seen Han Gyul's weird shirt? Would you accuse a sickly old woman over a few dollars? Can you afford not to?! How the HECK do you hide those titties?!?!

What do you need to build a pyramid? Three love triangles and denial! Happy episode Shreven! Sadly, no Shrek this time around (unacceptable, we know!!!) Instead, you can tune in as we take coffee orders in the emotional crossfire! The only way out? Get your heart JACKED by practicing eyes-closed hugs and drinking with a dog in public. We sincerely hope none of your coworkers ever act like Eun Chan and Han Gyul!!

A lot of things happened in this episode, but we really aren't sure what any of them are because we're too focused on the fact that Shrek the Third is canonically part of the Coffee Prince universe! Maybe Han Seong did something bad again? He usually does that. If we had to guess, this episode we might've accidentally opened a portal to Bizarro World Coffee Prince? Also we're not sure but we might've heard some valid criticisms and explored some EXTREMELY WELL KNOWN and CLASSIC tropes. If we're lucky, maybe just maybe some of the build up from previous episodes will pay off!

We made a big slippy, so this week the audio quality is lacking BUT the content is slapping!! In this episode, CB becomes a knight of Eun Chan and we wonder what kind of peanut butter he is. Then we hop in the company vehicle, the Car-fee Prince, and boogie on down to the orchard where Han Gyul goofs with someone's livelihood in a major way, yikes! We also get more allusions to the unplumbed depths of Mr. Hong's unique and beautiful human soul that we love very much!!

It's so good AND we love it! How will our favorite coffee boys solve the Big Bean Debacle™? Shake both of your dog's paws and set your bean machines to “Roast,” because this episode we discover Han Seong's true age and add waffles and male bonding to the menu!

Professional grandma's boy, Han Gyul, is told to get a job and there's only three people he trusts to get the job done: A hot waffle boy, a questionable (but also hot) interior designer, and the suspiciously hot Eun Chan. Will the writers reanimate Han Seong and Yoo Joo's dead relationship? Will Eun Chan's secret be discovered?? Find out on Coffee Prince! There can only be one sun under the sky!!

We carry our sins on our backs and wear our hearts on our sleeves in this episode! Eun Chan hangs ten on an active highway while The Han Seong Hate Train™ fully departs the station! Donkey Kong joins the battle, and we discover this show has very low TTK (Time to Kiss™).

Kara is a romcom connoisseur, Jeron has no idea what a “meet-cute” is, and we've joined forces to watch silly romance stuff and have feelings about it! We're kicking things off with the Korean drama Coffee Prince, a 2007 TV series about love, gender, and coffee! In this episode we meet most of our main cast, realize we're actually watching a racing drama, find a strong correlation between plot progression and whether or not the dick is out, and set forth on a gender-bending adventure!