Kchat Jjigae Podcast

PART TWO! Stephanie is back for a short visit! After the Kpop wasteland of the last few years, they're back in full force! With so many fun shows and so many weird experiences happening at these shows, Stephanie and her partner in Kpop Concert crime, LizC felt some of these stories MUST BE TOLD. We kick it off with ATEEZ and the emergence of the high wave, the mystery of BZ Boys, the flaming dumpster that was Kamp Los Angeles, the whirlwind trip to The Rose and SO MUCH MORE. Plus, gift with purchase, how Stephanie gets boozed up by a for-real BL star.  Thanks for joining!

Stephanie is back for a short visit! After the Kpop wasteland of the last few years, they're back in full force! With so many fun shows and so many weird experiences happening at these shows, Stephanie and her partner in Kpop Concert crime, LizC felt some of these stories MUST BE TOLD. We kick it off with ATEEZ and the emergence of the high wave, the mystery of BZ Boys, the flaming dumpster that was Kamp Los Angeles, the whirlwind trip to The Rose and SO MUCH MORE. Plus, gift with purchase, how Stephanie gets boozed up by a for-real BL star. (Part 1 of 2)

It's our very last episode! Before we get to that very important end, we have some very important things to talk about! Finishing the drama Happiness, finally starting Strong Woman Do Bong Soo and the angsty Rain or Shine. We'll also talk about Stephanie's favorite songs of 2021, do our last series of 'Who Would Yous' provided by Xe, and then find out... who exactly is our second lead soulmate! (The answer may shock you.) All this before saying the final goodbye. Thanks, friends. 

We all thought this was going to be our last episode, but after looking at the schedule, Stephanie decided to squeeze in an extra one before the end of the year! This episode is a 'what we're watching' episode, finishing up Medical Examiner: Dr Qin, movie night with SaraG and Park Seo Joon in Divine Fury, and binging the new drama Happiness! After, it's time to figure out what dramas to watch over the Christmas holiday!

The original idea that the discussion of this episode would be about all the shows coming up in December, but after the realization that this is our last episode about upcoming shows.... we should probably broaden that to shows in December and the exciting ones that have been announced for 2022! 

In this thanksgiving themed episode, we're taking our best dog bud, Lucy, along on a walk to our favorite area in order to talk the very important news, the decision to shut down Kchat Jjigae. Well, talk about it after a lot of waffling. Its hard! Then in order to shake all those weird emotions off, let's talk about allll the things that Stephanie watched while away. Including being THAT person on a plane, laughing to Going Seventeen and jumping while watching the special episode of the zombie series, Kingdom: Ashin of the North. 

Stephanie's been doing a lot of commuting lately, which means that Stephanie has been listening to a lot of Kpop lately, care to join her for a ride and a chat about all the new music coming out, music that has been out that we missed, concerts that are coming back, and most importantly, the recent Miyavi concert which blew through Denver??? To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

First off, this is NOT an episode about Miyavi. Spoiler Alert. No, this episode is about all the shows up on shows currently being watched. Hospital Playlist, NOT Squid Game, Go Go Squid, You Are My Spring, Bite Me, Don't Say No, and more but it's also about the decision of whether to go to the Denver Miyavi show. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

As Stephanie paces her house attitude pumped by the power of a new haircut and lipstick, let's celebrate a very important Kdrama anniversary! Ten Years of Watching! Ten years is a very long time and we can't help but notice the changes that have occurred not only in the genre but in drama watching habits themselves...mostly all for good. Also, in the aftermath of experiencing the first post COVID concert, it seems like a pretty good time to discuss the differences between Kpop and non-kpop concerts!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

While this isn't an episode Stephanie's talking about what she's watching, she can't help but talk about binging Hospital Playlist... all in the name of a challenge with Korean fried chicken on the line! No, this episode is really about the new app, Kpop Library and allll the new upcoming Netflix shows. Its beginning to look a lot like some really good tv!    To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Welcome back, guys! In this episode Stephanie fills you in on what's been going on this year, talks about the biggest and best A.C.E party to ever exist, and then works her way into dramas. So many dramas. Binging Hospital Playlist, swimming through Go Go Squid (yes she's late to both parties), and then talking about all the disappointing endings to the BLs she's been watching lately. New trend? Hope not!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Realizing that Ji Chang Wook has a new show that's coming out brought the other realization....we haven't checked out upcoming shows in a while! The end of August through September is jam-packed with kdramas to fit everyone's tastes! High action with The Veil and D.P, comedy with You Raise Me Up and Yumi's Cells, and romance with Lost and Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha....plus so much more! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

What's happening? Oh, just chilling with Lucy the Lab while chatting about what is currently on the watching plate! While there was sobbing through Move To Heaven, groaning through the terrible Stuck On You, and some reaching backwards in time to the shouty Go Go Squid, really we're excited to have finished the possible zombie drama Dark Hole and look forward to spoiling it while trying to figure out exactly what was going on in that thing! (Don't worry, that show isn't talked about until the very end so you won't get spoiled if you haven't seen the show yet!)  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Recently it was brought to our attention that Kpop fans of a certain age are weird or creepy. For some reason, it really struck a chord so we're exploring the possibility. Is there some truth to it? Or are these dumb people we should never listen to? Let's talk this out. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Even with extracurricular non-drama watching activities, there is much drama to talk about in this episode! There were attempts made on many a drama including School Nurse Files, Stuck on You and YDestiny. Fish Upon the Sky has finished and Be Loved In House is headed in that direction. This weekend we picked up the possible KinnPorche knock-off Golden Blood, and then to top it all off there were zombies and monsters and serial killers (oh my!) in the OCN horror suspense series, Dark Hole! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Concerts are coming back which seems like the perfect time for Stephanie and SaraG to tipsily talk about the concerts we've been to, who we regret not seeing, and making a plan for all the kpop concerts we're sure are going to come flooding back at any time... Come on boys, we're ready for you!    To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Stephanie was VERY surprised at the number of dramas she's either currently watching or finished since our last podcast! So many things have happened this month: Lee Ji Hoon made her uncomfortable...and not in a good way, texting coworkers at 11:30 at night to squee about a show, finally finding NCT's Doyoungie in his acting debut, and the foretold news of A.C.E's upcoming release! Chatting Love Is Science?, Move to Heaven, My Unicorn Girl, Lovely Writer, We Best Love: Fighting Mr. Second, and literally so many more.  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

This episode we’re taking our favorite gal Lucy for a walk and while she sniffs, pees on things, eats grass and tries to dive bomb into a lake, we’re going to talk about the Monsta X announcement, ponder who we’d like to have a Kconversation with vs staring at creepily from across the room, talk cup sleeve events, and surprisingly a whole bunch more!   To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.  

Stephanie learns sometimes when a girl gets a covid shot, the best drama to watch is one you don’t care about! Otherwise known as Ghost Runner. The watching time was better served with a non-pronounceable Japanese drama, catching up with HIStory 4 and Lovely Writer, before diving into the new YDestiny and Fish Upon The Sky! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

This episode newbie Kpop/Drama watcher, power crafter, and all-around swell gal, Val joins the podcast. We chat about all the things that are currently tickling her fancy and how she got into them. Her new desire to learn ATEEZ, her deep and abiding love for Got7, how this has morphed into a fair amount of drama watching, and a killer collection of Kpop inspired pottery. During this time of the pandemic, it's been so nice to meet a new friend and help turn them into a raving Kpop fan...you know, a little bit of normal! 

Sometimes you need a little help to watch a drama and then sometimes you need someone to tell you to sit your butt down in front of that tv and just watch that show! I think we all know where Stephanie is currently living. Talking about Devil Punisher, My Unicorn Girl, A Tale of 1000 Stars, Lovely Writer, Color Rush, Shall We Dance and the slightly horrifying HIStory 4. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.  

Podcast week! Since last time there was drama watching chat, this episode, not so much. Talking (ranting) the cancellation of Joseon Exorcist, debating the idea of JB being a better fit for H1ghr Music vs AOMG as a soloist, and some fun new shows that are coming up!  Also, let's all bask in the success of Stephanie finally becoming a Choice. She loves them so much she put a ring on it! (Or paid shipping and handling) To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Do you ever count up the hours of dramas you watch? Episode here, an episode there, then you realize, in the last month you watched ALL of Manner of Death, We Best Love, Hours of Tale of a Thousand Stars, Run On, Let's Fight Ghost! Let's count them all up and see how many hours...no, never mind, let's not do that, bad idea. Eventually, we'll have to admit to how much 'screen time' it amounts to and you'd just embarrass yourself. If you don't count, you don't know, right?Do you ever count up the hours of dramas you watch? Episode here, an episode there, then you realize, in the last month you watched ALL of Manner of Death, We Best Love, Hours of Tale of a Thousand Stars, Run On, Let's Fight Ghost! Let's count them all up and see how many hours...no, never mind, let's not do that, bad idea. Eventually, we'll have to admit to how much 'screen time' it amounts to and you'd just embarrass yourself. If you don't count, you don't know, right?

In the last-ditch of winter here in Colorado, a cold and rainy night, we're going to sit here under a cozy blanket, drink hot coffee and talk about stuff. First on the list the recent breakup between Spotify and Kakao M and then a foray into all of the awesome-sounding new kdramas coming in this month. Seriously, so many! Gotta get watching! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Thanks to various birthdays the watching field is pretty varied this week! We have mini-dramas like the idol-packed Convenience Store Fling, movies with Midnight Runners, old school Kdramas with She Would Never Known, and of course, our favorite BLs with the odd Win Jamie's Heart and the surprisingly addictive Gen Y.  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Muuurder At The Broncos Stadium... or, Stephanie takes a walk to the only quiet place in the neighborhood, which happens to be the deserted stadium, and gets her 10k steps while talking about the shows she's watching, the coworkers who are watching too, and upcoming exciting shows!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

PART TWO OF THE BL AND BUBBLES AWARDS! As promised, with Stephanie's partner in BL crime Alix, we present to you the 2020 BL and Bubbles Awards! Where we talk to you all about our favorite, least favorite and craziest shows BL shows of 2020! This year we have entries from all over Asia from Thailand with Why R U and En of Love, Taiwan and Craving You, South Korea with Wish You and Mr. Heart, Japan and Cherry Magic, Vietnam with SOL and surprise favorite,  the Philippines with shows like Gameboys, My Day, and Like In The Movies! With special appearances by Lucy the Lab and Alix's heater!

As promised, with Stephanie's partner in BL crime Alix, we present to you the 2020 BL and Bubbles Awards! Where we talk to you all about our favorite, least favorite and craziest shows BL shows of 2020! This year we have entries from all over Asia from Thailand with Why R U and En of Love, Taiwan and Craving You, South Korea with Wish You and Mr. Heart, Japan and Cherry Magic, Vietnam with SOL and surprise favorite,  the Philippines with shows like Gameboys, My Day, and Like In The Movies! With special appearances by Lucy the Lab and Alix's heater!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

New Year, new watching? Talking about some of the highlights of 2020...song-wise. There were some great ones! Then talking about all of the shows currently being ingested and Stephanie is happy to report non-bl dramas almost equal bl! (Not really, but it's closer than it has been!) Dramas mentioned? Mystic Pop Up Bar, Devil Punisher, Cherry Magic, Meet Me Outside, and more!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Recorded on the last day of 2020 for release the first day of 2021, it seemed only right to spend some time talking about good things that happened in 2020, because, if we squint real hard, there were some! And then talk about hopes for the upcoming year, the hopeful return of concerts, what that means, new groups to learn, travel, and hopes for new shows. Hopes, not plans because we all know what comes of plans!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

In the last week before the holiday, Stephanie decides to sit down, drink some hot chocolate in front of her tree and 'fire', wrap presents and talk about the dramas she's watching. Well, she didn't get any gifts wrapped but shows the likes of Uncanny Counter, Boys Lockdown, the upcoming Thai remake of Boys Over Flowers, Thonlon Chonlatee, Lost Romance.... and maybe the Great British Baking Show. Cozy man, it's all about the cozy!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

It has come to HR's attention that SaraG has not been formally introduced to her newest Kpop coworkers, the newbie group MCND and has tasked Stephanie to facilitate the meeting via a lunch and learn. OR stay tuned as SaraG and Stephanie play take a long lunch, eat ramen, enjoy the last moments before stricter lockdowns, as Stephanie attempts to teach Sara MCND.  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Turns out, for better or worse, Stephanie has learned how to just sit there and just watch TV for hours on end! This means she has so many dramas to talk bout she actually has to narrow it down just to the shows she's finished since the last time she talked about what she's watching and shows she's LOVED like Hey Sensei, Still 2Gether, Love By Chance 2, The Devil Punisher, and one she'd really like for you to watch, Like In The Movies. (She told you she's watching a lot!)  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Somehow, Cherry and Stephanie were able to guess that we’d need something fun and happy to take our mind off of… things. So we’re focusing on the fun! Talking about our top dramas or movies that made us laugh to remember them, then take a quiz to figure out probably the most important question of the year… just which SuperM members are we? To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Class is back in session...tipsy session that is! This week Professor SaraG teaches newbie Val all about the Dewey Decimal System of NCT, ie, the ever-growing, ever-changing mishmash of groups that are NCT 127, NCT U, NCT Dream, NCT 2018, NCT 2020, and WayV. Ever try to wrap your brain around this subject and throw your hands up? Don't worry, we have you covered... possibly... as we were pretty tipsy.  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

As promised in honor of ookie spookie Halloween, we've got special guest and member of the #zombiesupportgroup and zombie watcher, LizC joins us to talk all about the zombie spectacular #Alive! Seriously though, so many spoilers! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

In a surprise twist, both Stephanie and Cherry actually watched/are watching the new drama School Nurse Files! So we’ll talk about that, and how crazy My Day is, and how the Philippines are really killing it with BLs right now, despite how crazy My Day is! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Biases! We all have them. If you're lucky you have lots of them! If you're really lucky you have a bias list at the ready to whip out at any chance. Well, this is your chance! In this special episode, SaraG and Stephanie chat our ever-changing lists and do a few MFKs some Hero, B-lead, Villian, and maybe a little who would you. So grab your own bias list and play along!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

After the disappointing Marie Claire Kdrama recommendations, we decided to give it another go and work our way through Buzzfeeds suggestions of Kdramas to get you through the pandemic. Did they do any better? We’re also going to take a quiz to see what idol we’re spending Choseok with! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Hey everyone! It's been a few weeks since we talked about what we’re watching, and we know this as we haven’t talked about #Alive, which we watched together. So let's do that. Until we realize we want to spoil it and decide to do it on its own episode. Instead, we talk about the other things we’re watching! A Chance To Love, Game Boys, Secret Forest, Mystic Pop up Bar, and Oxygen, to name a few! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

We're back! And by 'we' we mean SaraG and booze. It only can mean one thing! Return of the Tipsy With SaraG Kpop School. Today we're auditing A.C.E. Who they are, where they came from, the hot pants, completion shows, and their steady rise in kpop. Essentially a podcast on why we love them and we'd really like it if you did too. So join us as we sip mojitos and soju and laugh our way through some A.C.E facts.  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Happy official 250th episode everyone! Cherry and Stephanie are like an old married couple who barely remembered the momentous occasion was upon us. We’re chatting the new Marie Claire article about popular kdramas or binge-worthy kdramas or who knows what they change it to next. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Are you watching Kdrama? Yes? Me too! Let's talk about them, and have a podcast! While we’re at it, why don’t we talk about the kdramas coming in September? Sounds like a good plan to me! In this episode, we’re talking Ghost Bride the audiobook, Twenty-Twenty, Stephanie’s new Kpop fervor, Hello Stranger, and Mystic Pop Up Bar! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

It's been a minute since we caught up on all the Kpop and Kdrama news hasn't it? Who's military bound? Who's back? Who's getting married? COVID and Kdrama? Sad The Rose news. And all the BLs set to premiere in September. So much news!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

It's been so long since we did a what we're watching episode, we may have forgotten what we watched in the meantime. Between the two of us, we manage to figure out some of the highlights (Ghost Bride, Mystic Popup Bar, Hello Stranger, and Twogether) and some of the lowlights (So many things Stephanie watched!) To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Are multifandoms a healthier approach to Kpop? In the second half of the Tipsy With SaraG podcast episode, we come off our tipsy high and talk about loving groups, as many groups as we can hold in our arms. We all go through phases of Kpop fandom, the first crush, the first love, your first breakup, and moving on into other (musical) relationships. And we're going to talk about all of them. Plus, apparently, Ten's nipples. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

This episode, Stephanie and special guest SaraG drink and talk about Nu'est. Okay. After editing, Stephanie realized though most of the podcast it was just her who was still actively drinking. It happened. What else happened? They finally do the greatly anticipated (by them) podcast where they talk bout the inception, rise, fall, and rise again of Nu'est. We also attempt to talk about the importance of multifandom, but turns out? That part is being broken off for its own episode.  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

In this episode, where Stephanie and Cherry chat about what they’re watching, Cherry talks about how she and the fam are all into Gameboys, and Stephanie is all into that bit of news. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website. 

In response to a couple of listener questions, and Stephanie’s still-burning desire to leave her apartment, we’re talking about travel! Tips and tricks we’d recommend for planning your upcoming trip to Korea! Also, as promised we tell the story of a loved ones fall down the BL rabbit hole... To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website. 

Sickness and famine can’t keep us away! Oh wait, it did ! But we’re back this week with a new “what we’ve been watching episode!’ This week, we’re hitting so many different countries, China, Philippines, Korea, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam! It's an Asian extravaganza! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website. 

At the start of this episode we take a moment to talk about what’s going on in our country, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and what we can do as individuals. Then we jump back into some drama talk, touching on all the things that are coming back to us, Jang Geun Suk, Kim Woo Bin and Chanyeol (yes, Chanyeol). We top it off with a quiz which should tell us just what collection of Kdrama hotness we should be safer at home with. Are we going to get the same house? Listen and find out!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.