Noona's Noonchi Podcast

It was super interesting to hear from a K-Drama insider on the chrystallization of K-Dramas!  Producer-Director (PD) Christine Ko chrystallizes on the making of K-Dramas and the overall process. She also shares about her own PD journey with K-Dramas like Law School and Forecasting Love and Weather.  Plus, you'll hear about how she's making in-roads as a female PD in the K-Drama business.  This episode gives you an inside look into the world of K-Drama filming and more! You can also watch the episode on my YouTube channel.   

It was fun to get a healthy dose of Fran McMahon!  She first reached out to me a while ago about her love of K-Dramas and of course we became fast friends!  K-Pop was her way into K-Dramas and she has stayed put.  Enjoying listening to this episode from a Brit who found her grit through K-Dramas like It's Okay To Not Be Okay and Run On.   You can also watch the podcast on my YouTube Channel. 

Who's taking Korean language classes?  Korean teacher extraordinaire Yoon Ssam 쎔says it's no surprise how popular they've come with the boom in K-Culture.  He's busier than ever and been expanding for a while now with his Korean language classes around the world!  You'll enjoy learning about Yoon Ssam's teaching method.  Think engineering!  (Yoon Ssam was a former engineer). By the way, I'm sure you figured out that Ssam is slang for teacher (선생님 ) in Korean.   Of course we also talk K-Dramas.  Get this, one of his favs is also one of my favs, My Mister!  Listen to what he has to say about this beautiful Korean drama.   You can also watch this podcast episode on my YouTube channel.   

I take any chance I can get to talk about Hometown Cha Cha Cha, one of my favorite K-Dramas in recent years! And,  what better way to do a deep dive on it with bestselling author Christie Golden! She's an avid fan of this K-Drama and Kim Seon Ho who played Hong Banjang.  We had so much fun talking about the story, the characters we grew to love, and what this K-Drama is really all about.  Hear it from her, an esteemed writer herself how highly she thought of the writing. This was a charismatic conversation, indeed!   You can also watch the episode on my YouTube channel. 

What a delightful conversation this is with Deema Loves Drama.  Deema shares the hard work it takes to be a content creator, and she's proud of how she's built her social media presence in the K-Drama world since 2019.  Her favorite part of being a content creator is the community and the relationships she's gained the last couple years.  Join us as Deema Loves Drama talks delightfully about her K-Drama favorites!  You can also watch the episode on my YouTube channel. 

A K-Pop homage this episode is indeed!  It was a lot of fun speaking with Haley Yang, K-Culture reporter for media outlet, Korea Joongang Daily. We reflect on the history of K-Pop around the world and how K-Culture is making its mark!  Join us as we take a trip down K-Pop memory lane from its start and origins to Psy's Gangnam Style to Exo and BTS, and where we are now.  Of course we also talk K-Dramas! You can watch this podcast on the Noona's Noonchi YouTube channel. 

There's really no need to justify how K-Dramas can benefit our lives!  TikTok content creator Jane Park says K-Dramas like Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) helped improve communication with her husband. Jane is a popular TikToker, well known for documenting her life as a Korean American mother of two.  She did a TikTok last year talking about racism with her kids which went viral and that's how we got to know each other.   We both spoke about anti-Asian racism on an on-air news segment nearly a year ago. I've been a huge fan of hers since!  Join us for this fun chat between two Korean American mothers bonding over K-Dramas and K-Culture.  You can also watch this episode on the Noona's Noonchi YouTube Channel. 

Some soulful sharing from Samuel Hyun kicks off Season 2!  Sam Hyun is a speaker, advocate and currently the political director of Sonia Chang-Diaz's gubernatorial campaign in Massachusetts. He's also quite the content creator, especially on TikTok.  Sam's shares vulnerably about how K-Dramas remind him of his  upbringing, especially the difficult time his father left the family when he was young. Join us for this touching conversation on how K-Dramas have been part of his life since childhood. It was such a pleasure hosting Sam who I first met through our work with the Council of Korean Americans empowering young Korean American leaders!  You can also watch the podcast on the Noona's Noonchi YouTube channel. 

Welcome to my last episode of Noona's Noonchi's podcast season 1! Can't think of a better way to end by getting unplugged with Beauty Unplugged's Sophia - @beauty_unplugged. Join us for a beauty of a conversation on forgiveness and K-Dramas like Something in the Rain and Hometown Cha Cha Cha. Plus, I finally found someone around my age who loves the 1992 K-Drama "Jealousy" with the cute actress Choi Jin-sil who I adored. Sadly, she died by suicide in 2008 so her K-Dramas are even more special to me. Try to watch her K-Dramas if you can. They are classic! You can also listen to the episode on Noona's Noonchi's YouTube.  #somethingintherain #hometownchachacha #kimseonho #shinminah #sonyejin #junghaein #choisjinsil #starinmyheart #kdramalover #kdramas #kdramakiss #kdramascenes #kdamaedit #kdramaactor #emotion #podcast #youtube #youtubechannel #youtubevideos #subscribe #forgiveness #kbeauty #noonasnoonchi

The sexy K-Drama actors are called heartthrobs for a reason! it's because they make our hearts flutter when we watch them in love scenes or better yet, seeing the long-awaited kiss with their love! Ever feel tingly all over when you see your fav K-Drama star on-screen being oh so romantic? Hear from my next podcast guest, serial entrepreneur and start-up CEO Susan Kim who shares she gets hand tingles when watching K-Drama love scenes! Her hands just happen to be where she feels those lovey dovey emotions. Join us for an enlightening conversation on how K-Dramas got her through an emotionally and physically challenging tine. You can also watch the podcast on our YouTube Channel.  #hospitalplaylist #kimwoobin #leeminho #boysoverflowers #dramalover #kdramas #kdramakiss #kdramascenes #kdamaedit #podcast #sronggirlbongsoon #searchwww #inheritors #kdramaactor #emotion #youtube #youtubechannel #youtubevideos #subscribe

If you've watched Hometown Cha Cha Cha and Squid Game, you're an INSSA in Korea. Haven't watched those K-Dramas? Then you're considered an ASSA. What do they mean? Tune into my latest podcast episode to find out! I did some jammin' with Jae-young Jen Park, a content producer for YouTube in Korea. She gave an inside look into current Korean pop culture, mental health stigma in Korea, and also shared her fav K-Dramas like IOTNBO. And YES. We talked about Kim Seon Ho and her point of view on cancel culture in Korea. You can also watch the podcast on my YouTube Channel.  #hometownchachacha #kimseonho #squidgame #leejungjae #junghoyeon #gongyoo #kimsoohyun #parkhaesoo #itsokaytonotbeokay #seoyeaji #seonhokim #cancelcancelculture #cancelculture #kdramalover #kdramas #kdrama

There's no doubt our K-Dramas can be so healing. In the case of Cdramamama, true to her IG handle, C-Dramas got her through her cancer treatment the last year. That therapeutic experience led her down the path to K-Dramas. And the rest is history! Hear her touching story and how she was able to fight through stage 4 cancer in the latest podcast episode. You can also watch the podcast on my YouTube channel. #doomatyourservice #eternallove #kdrama#cdrama #chinesedrama #koreandrama #cdramamama #netflix #netflixkr #subscribe #youtube #koreandrama #kdramas #cancer #chemo #therapy

Imagine bonding with someone over a K-Drama you love and you become like BFFs, right? That's exactly what I mean when I talk about having a sense of belonging in our K-Drama world! I 'met' my next podcast guest, Katherine Bourne Taylor on IG via a K-Drama chat group. We totally bonded over Hometown Cha Cha Cha and started our own thread just to talk about it while it was airing. It was super cool to hear her angle as an actor, director, producer on K-Dramas like Goblin, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, and more! Join us for a fun conversation on my latest podcast episode: "K-Drama Kit and Caboodle with Katherine Bourne Taylor." You can also watch the podcast episode on the Noona's Noonchi YouTube channel!  #hometownchachacha #goblin #kimseonho #shinminah #gongyoo #kimgoeun #netflix #netflixkr #subscribe #youtube #koreandrama #kdrama #healing #trauma #grief #seonhokim #podcast

What's more fun than a Noona's Noonchi deep dive? A Noona's Noonchi podcast deep dive with one of the original Asian American podcasters! Ken Fong, host of "Asian America: The Ken Fong Podcast'" joins us for this next podcast episode! Squid Game Sensations. Join us as we talk pathology, capitalism, and of course how 'disturbing' this #1 Netflix show is. Yes, it's the most talked about K-Drama ever, but still gotta admit Squid Game wasn't easy to digest. You can also watch the podcast on our YouTube channel.  So, how 'disturbing' was Squid Game for you? Podcast Guest: Ken is widely recognized as one of the original Asian American podcasters. His “Asian America: The Ken Fong Podcast” has garnered a national and global audience since 2015, and he has interviewed well over 300 Asian American culture-makers and -shapers. Before retiring in 2017, he helped pastor a very impactful English-speaking pan-Asian American church in the LA area. #kdramas #squidgame #leejungjae #junghoyeon #parkhaesoo #netflix #netflixkr #subscribe #youtube #koreandrama #kdrama #leebyunghun #gongyoo #capitalism #pathology

If there's one thing to brag about, then it's introducing your friends to K-Dramas and getting them hooked like there's no tomorrow! After all, the more the merrier to share in our K-Drama passion, right? Ya'll know that this is our favorite method of self-care and no guilty pleasures here. Noona's Noonchi's gal pal WRAL News (NBC NC Affiliate) Anchor Renee Chou says watching K-Dramas is a great return on investment. Tune into our latest podcast episode: K-Drama Rational Realizations with Renee Chou to hear what this newswoman says about how much K-Dramas mean to her.

We all know K-Dramas help us express emotions! I loved chatting with my pal from NAAAP (National Association of Asian American Professionals), Anthony Hsu, a K-Drama newbie who started watching CLOY and hasn't looked back. It's been fun watching his K-Drama journey and I can't wait for more. You can also watch the episode on our YouTube channel~ 

What do K-Dramas bring you? JOY! Especially K-Drama rom coms. That's what aspiring writer Elle Houston @kdramasarethebest101 exclaims after discovering K-Dramas earlier this year. She first learned about them from one of her fav writers who loved, 'What's Wrong with Secretary Kim.' So, Elle decided to check it out and loved it. But then, she went on to Boys Over Flowers and she fell in love....with Kim Hyun-joong (step aside Lee Min-ho)! Check out our latest podcast episode: K-Drama JOY with Elle Houston. It is indeed a JOYful conversation! You can also watch our podcast on the Noona's Noonchi YouTube channel.

A great thing about K-Dramas is how much it helps us sort through our own emotions and experiences.  Listen to how the K-Drama, Goblin (a fan favorite!) helps Tam Luc, Founder of Women with Vision International, express grief over her mother's death.  Grief is difficult to navigate since it has no timeline. It's also great to hear Tam's perspective on how men are portrayed in K-Dramas. Let's put it this way. She was so excited to introduce her husband (a Chinese American) to K-Dramas so he could see what "real men" were like.  You can also watch the podcast on our YouTube Channel!    

Interviewing folks for the Noona's Noonchi podcast is so affirming! But what's even more affirming is having your guests/viewers affirm the concepts you talk about. In this episode, Alex San Diego, Chief Marketing Officer of Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) where Noona's Noonchi is President and Board Chair, shares fondly how Jeong is shown in K-Dramas, which she of course absolutely loves! In fact, she studied concepts like Jeong in school and wants to do more to promote them through research and her work. You can also watch our podcast on our YouTube Channel! 

What do you get when you combine Gong Yoo and Lee Je Hoon? A fabulously fun K-Drama podcast interview with the ultimate podcaster Sheena Yap Chan! She does some major shout-outs to her fav K-Dramas like Goblin and Taxi Driver or anything with Lee Je Hoon in it! Like a lot of folks, Sheena went down a rabbit hole during the pandemic discovering K-Dramas. She enjoys the depth of storytelling and talks about how she learned more about expressing emotions, which she connects directly to mental health. Great correlation! You can also watch the podcast on our YouTube channel, Noona's Noonchi!  #kdramas #taxidriver #goblin #gongyoo #leejehoon #kdramas #kdramalover #podcast #noonasnoonchi

When was the last time you got to hear a sociologist's perspective on K-Dramas? Well, hold on to your seats because here's Dr. Chinyere Osuji, PhD! On Clubhouse, we call her Dr. Chi for short. In this next podcast episode, Dr. Chi examines how capitalism is portrayed in K-Dramas and talks about her appreciation for how well it's done. I found this super fascinating and really enjoyed hearing her unique perspective! She also shares how she turned to K-Dramas in a great time of need during the pandemic, revealing something about herself that came as a surprise. Enjoy listening to how she deciphers K-Dramas like Chocolate, Nevertheless, and all things Park Seo Joon. You can also watch the podcast on our YouTube Channel!    #kdramas #parkseojoon #itaewonclass #chocolate #songkang #nevertheless #sociology #capitalism #multiplesch#kdrama #kdramalover #kdramaaddict #kdramaworld #fangirling #kdramafans #kdramalove #koreandrama #koreandramas #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #podcasts #noonasnoonchi #clubhouse #netflix #viki #asianhustlenetwork #yourchangeprovider

Here's another reason why we there are so many commonalities through the world of K-Dramas! Kat Turner is back for more and shares her personal journey on being a Korean American adoptee (KAD) after watching Crash Landing on You (CLOY) last year. We got to chat with Kat Turner last week on an IG Live on Her Private Life. It was a wonderful convo so please check it out on our IGTV~. In this latest podcast episode, Kat talks about how she kickstarted her love for K-Dramas amidst the pandemic which sent her down a reflective journey as a KAD. Aside from CLOY and Itaewon Class, Kat has seen quite a few K-Dramas in a short period of time. Ask her how many if she can keep count! You can also watch the podcast on our YouTube channel!  

This podcast episode is unique, y'all! Ever been given K-drama homework before being interviewed for a podcast?

"Fangirling knows no age." That's according to Daisy Dimacli - aka Noona's Chronicles - on Facebook and Instagram. And don't ya'll agree?

Welcome to Episode 8: K-Drama Countin' with Counting Stars Marianna Baroli!

It's time to get kickin' with The K Three…your K-Drama BFFs! This podcast interview was super fun since the guests were together in Los Angeles. !

Loving this podcast episode with @iyeloveslife

For several years, I've enjoyed reading the K-Drama articles from “Binahearts!” (Aka Bina Lee)

Witty, he sure is! I recall the first time I heard Wayne Boatwright speak in one of the K-Drama rooms on Clubhouse. I was blown away by what he shared regarding his experience watching K-Dramas!

They're baaack!

Girls, who run this mutha?!

Noona's Noonchi welcomes Korean American Chil Kong, Artistic Director of Adventure Theatre MTC in Maryland.  You'll really get all the feels in our premiere episode!  Listen in as Chil gets emotional sharing about one of his favorite K-Dramas, "My Mister" and how K-Dramas affect and touch him they way they do.   Welcome to our premiere podcast episode!