K-Drama Feuilleton
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTwo friends casually discuss and review K-Dramas from a leftie politics and historical-societal perspective. Max is a current PhDer in Korean Studies, while Celi holds a Master's in Modern Middle Eastern Studies. They met during a field trip to St Petersburg during their history undergrad and immediately bonded over their shared interest in all things Korean and all things history. There will be much laughter and banter, some legit stanning and swooning over all the gorgeous actors and of course some serious historical, political, societal, and fashion analysis by both of them. Some episodes will feature special guests ranging from music experts giving some analysis on OST and fashion specialists to Marxist economists penetrating through the swoony superstructure. Everything will be addressed and everything will be rooted in a shared and steadfast love for K-Dramas.
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Episodes
THE K2/Of Fairy Tales, AI's, And The Privatisation Of War
January 26, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBIn this episode Celi and Maksu are discussing the action drama "The K2" and bitch about the privatisation of war under capitalism, private military contractors and why their use is very problematic, fairy tales, AI's, and of course the catholic church! Prepare for a wild ride! TW: DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS IF YOU'RE A FAN OF THE LATE POPE BENEDICT (R.I.P.) you might get offended... PS: If you want to learn more about all the crimes Blackwater committed in Iraq and beyond, check out Jeremy Scahi...
THE GLORY 1/On Reverse Confucian Rebels And Violent Women
January 12, 2023 19:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBCeli and Maksu are back from the deep and dark pit of wage-slavery induced k-drama podcast exile with a fresh out of the oven episode on The Glory! Join us for a recap of the drama, a rant on Netflix profit-greedy obsession with having to rip dramas in two parts and such the joy out of life, as well as Maksu's interesting philosophical take on a son who kills his father with too many flower bouquets (WILD!). Enjoy everyone! xxx
EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO/Of Kang Tae-Oh, Killer-Whales, and Kimbap
October 07, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBK-Drama Feuilleton Podcast is BACK! Strap yourselves in for season 2 with Maksu and Celi - carrying on with their banter on all things K-Drama and leftie politics. In this episode we're discussing THE drama of the summer is discussed: EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO. We're talking neurodiversity, representation, and swoon over Kang Tae-Oh. Enjoy everyone!
FIRST SEASON FINALEEEEE/So Long And Thanks For All The Drama
July 24, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this final episode of season 1 Celi and Maksu reminisce about the past year and all the dramas they've watched. Also in this episode: WWCW and a sneak preview of what you can expect in season two, which will start airing in October! Enjoy everyone and have a great summer (filled with kdramas and ice cream obsvly) !!
PART 2 SKYCASTLE / Indeed We All Lie
June 09, 2022 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBPART 2 In this episode we are discussing the 2018/19 K-Drama classic Skycastle. Interestingly enough, recent discussions in Korean politics and media focus on the education sector once again, as one politician bribed professors to help his child publish an academic paper that would get her into a good university. One journalist is even using Skycastle as a reference, which highlights the big impact this drama had. In our analysis we focus on the different characters in the ‘castle’ and the ...
PART 1 SKYCASTLE / Indeed We All Lie
May 26, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBPART 1 In this episode we are discussing the 2018/19 K-Drama classic Skycastle. Interestingly enough, recent discussions in Korean politics and media focus on the education sector once again, as one politician bribed professors to help his child publish an academic paper that would get her into a good university. One journalist is even using Skycastle as a reference, which highlights the big impact this drama had. In our analysis we focus on the different characters in the ‘castle’ and t...
TOMORROW/On Love Triangles With Ghosts And The Chaebol After Life
May 12, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBCW/TW: Suicide/Death/Depression In this episode Celi and Maksu are back discussing the representation of after life and supernatural beings in Korean dramas, such as Hotel del Luna, Tomorrow, Uncanny Counter, and Goblin/The Guardian Great And Lonely God. They are pondering over how the after life often seems to be represented as a cooperation or bureaucracy that deals with the fates of souls just like any other product is dealt with here on earth. We also touch upon some philosophical ide...
BUSINESS PROPOSAL/Our Good Capitalist Chaebol
April 29, 2022 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBIn this episode Céli and Maksu share their thoughts on the recent drama 'Business Proposal' with some discussion on Chaebol and capitalist life style, as well as a possible alternative story lines. Enjoy everyone! Note: This episode was recorded in a public park with both hosts finally being in one place, so please excuse all the background noises. Dramas / Shows mentioned What's wrong with Secretary Kim?
PART 2 GWINONG/On Representation Of Women In The Korean Countryside
March 31, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBPART 2 In this episode our fabulous guest Snigdha shares parts of her recent research on representation of gwinong / gwichon women and marriage migrant women in the countryside. While many recent shows feature the gwinong women’s return to the countryside in search for a new life and self-fulfillment away from the city, the marriage migrants are largely underrepresented and stereotyped in Korean drama. We mostly discuss the movie ‘Little Forest’’ and the drama ‘Heaven’s Garden’, but many ot...
PART 1 GWINONG/On Representation Of Women In The Korean Countryside
March 31, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBPART 1 In this episode our fabulous guest Snigdha shares parts of her recent research on representation of gwinong / gwichon women and marriage migrant women in the countryside. While many recent shows feature the gwinong women’s return to the countryside in search for a new life and self-fulfillment away from the city, the marriage migrants are largely underrepresented and stereotyped in Korean drama. We mostly discuss the movie ‘Little Forest’’ and the drama ‘Heaven’s Garden’, but many o...
LOVE AND LEASHES/Let's Talk About Sex Baby (Aaaand Politics...)!
March 17, 2022 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBTW/CW: Abuse, Rape, Sexual Violence In this episode it's aaaalll about sex and power and politics and BDSM and Michel Foucault and Silvia Federici and witches and capitalism and soooo many other things! Celi and Maksu are discussing the very hot BDSM romantic comedy "Love and Leashes" and are discussing the political significance of sex in a "Western" and also Korean context. Now get your whips ready, you're in for a ride... Enjoy everyone! Books: Silvia Federici: Caliban and the Witch ...
DREAM HIGH/On Giraffes and Kim Soo Hyun's 3-Step-Evolution
March 04, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBTW: Abuse and Rape Firstly let me apologise for being a day late but yesterday, just as I was about to upload this episode, any podcasters worst nightmare happened and everything suddenly got deleted and hours of editing work just disappeared into the ether. After the breakdown that ensued I needed a small break from editing. But thanks to all your support and compassion I managed to edit everything again and so here it is our episode for this week where Maksu and I are taking a break fro...
✨HallyuReviewsSpecial✨/The Having-Met-Your-Love-As-A-Child-Already-Possibly-In-A-Traumatic-Context-Trope
February 17, 2022 16:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBK-DRAMA FEUILLETON PODCAST X HALLYUREVIEWS SPECIAL COLLABORATION We are so psyched about this episode because it’s a special collaboration with Lina from (you guessed it right!!) HallyuReviews, the coolest blog around, bringing you all the goss and updates on all things K. https://hallyureviews.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @hallyurev In this special collaboration episode Lina, Maksu and I are discussing a very common K-drama trope, namely the “met-your-true-love-as-a-child” trope. Have you ...
OUR BELOVED SUMMER/Our Traumatic Twenties...
February 03, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBIn this episode Maksu and Celi review the newest K-Drama "Our Beloved Summer". You can look forward to discussions about what it means to go and grow through your twenties, evolving relationships, and yet again maany many coats (and sweaters this time as well...) Enjoy everyone!
WAEGUKIN/Tales Of A Foreign Actor In Korea
January 20, 2022 15:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBFirst things first: HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! We’re so happy to be back with our very first episode of 2022 and boooy it’s a good one! Have you ever wondered how it would feel like to be an actor* in South Korea? Well we certainly have (!) and in this episode we (and you) get to find out everything about it! We had the absolute pleasure talking to Pillip, who, not only speaks perfect Korean (what a star), but also was already on Korean TV and acted in not one, but two theatre plays dur...
WAEGUKIN/Tales Of A Foreign Actor In Korea
January 20, 2022 15:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBFirst things first: HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! We’re so happy to be back with our very first episode of 2022 and boooy it’s a good one! Have you ever wondered how it would feel like to be an actor* in South Korea? Well we certainly have (!) and in this episode we (and you) get to find out everything about it! We had the absolute pleasure talking to Pillip, who, not only speaks perfect Korean (what a star), but also was already on Korean TV and acted in not one, but two theatre plays dur...
HELLBOUND/If You Thought Covid Was Bad...
December 09, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBIn this episode Maksu and Celi discuss the very controversial Netflix production HELLBOUND. You can look foward to lots of philosophical banter about free will, fear and cults. But of course not without swooning over Yoo Ah-In. Enjoy everyone!
KINGS AFFECTION/Gender Banter With Judith
November 25, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBIn this episode Celi and Maksu are discussing the current hit drama "Kings Affection". In addition to reviewing the drama as per usual (yes including the category in which Maksu is ranting about what anachronisms you can find in this historical drama - you guessed right: it's football yet again) they'll also be focusing on Judith Butler's theory of gender performativity and HOW AMAZINGLY QUEER THIS DRAMA IS! Of course there will also be much of the obligatory swooning and nerdy references. ...
SQUID GAME/James On Why You Should Never P*** Off A Capitalist
November 11, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBWE'RE BACK! We apologise for the longer break but we're back with our long-awaited first ever GUEST EPISODE. And we're talking about Squid Game! If you were wondering what Marx and Lancan have to do with Squid Game then you're in the right place. Maksu and I have had the pleasure to talk through the global phenomenon of Squid Game with our resident Marx expert: James! Let us know how you liked the episode, lots of k-drama love and stay critical, Celi and Maksu
HALLOWEEEEEN SPECIAL TRAILER/It's worth the wait!
October 21, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBWe don't have an episode for you this week, as we are gearing up for our extraordinary HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, which you can expect next Thursday, 28 October 2021. It's definitely worth the wait, we promise. Until then we'll be carving some pumpkins and watching some more kdramas (as always very critically)... Lots of kdrama-love and solidarity from Maksu and Celi
HOMETOWN CHACHACHA/Who Stole Them Slippers?!
October 07, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBToday's episode is about Celi's current obsession namely the very popular and very current drama “Hometown Chachacha”! In the first part Maksu and Celi talk a bit about their week (until 16:00 min). In the second half Maksu is interviewing Celi about Homecha, as he hasn’t seen it yet, so if you want to avoid spoilers, you can skip this part (until min 46:00). And finally in the third part Maksu and Celi discuss the age old divide between the city and the countryside or the center vs the p...
REPLY1997/Where is that sheep hiding?!
September 23, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBHelloo lovely listeners, we're back! We hope you didn't miss us last week, but out of scheduling and quality concerns we decided to release our episodes every two weeks instead of every week. Now in this episode we are reviewing the classic k-drama "Reply 1997". We are discussing the depiction of queer characters in this drama, as well as very shady grooming practices by older men, and more generally identity struggles of teenagers. Enjoy everyone! PS: We always love to hear from you - yo...
ON THE SOFT POWER OF HALLYU/Ahjussi Gramsci And BTS Walk Into A Bar...
September 09, 2021 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode Maksu and Celi are talking about the effect of Hallyu on international politics. They will be discussing this mainly through the theoretical lense of Joseph Nye's concept of soft power in International Relations. And also their favourite Ahjussi Gramsci gets a mention, enjoy everyone!
THE HEIRS/On Classism, Privilege and Almonds
September 02, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBIn this episode Maksu and Celi are reviewing the classic Kdrama "The Heirs" or "Inheritors". They discuss the asymmetric power dynamics between the lead couple and the impact and importance of classism and privilege on the the working class hero female lead. Also they discuss the portrayal of US-Americans in this drama and the USA as a place of exile and longing at the same time. Furthermore, hairstyles are (very) critically assessed and the co-hosts wonder why almonds feature so prominently...
VAGABOND/The Sexy Arms Lobby and ROK vs. Lee Seung-Gi and Suzy
August 26, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode Celi and Maksu review the political thriller drama "VAGABOND". After a brief summary and introduction to the plot, they discuss the drama in light of the global arms trade, actual corruption cases linked to the Sewol Ferry catastrophe in 2014, as well as the US Military Industrial Complex and its relevance to Korean history. Enjoy everyone! References: - Heinrich von Kleist: Michael Kohlhaas. - Shadow World Documentary: https://shadowworldinvestigations.org/shadow-world-fi...
HWARANG/Park Seo-Joon the Revolutionary?!
August 19, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this episode Maksu and Celi are reviewing the very well-known historical Kdrama "Hwarang". After giving a brief summary of the plot (first 10 min), they delve deeper in the historical background of "Hwarang" and discuss a few anachronisms they spotted in the drama. If you wanna know why restaurants, showers and chairs are a bit out of place in the ancient kingdom of Silla and why Park Seo-Joon's role can be considered pretty revolutionary, give this episode a listen, enjoy everyone!
Hybrid Masculinities in KDramas/Abs with a Side of Emotions
August 12, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBIn this episode Celi and Maksu are discussing different types of masculinities and how they are portrayed in Kdramas. After characterising each type, they move on to reflect more broadly on masculinity and gender in our neoliberal capitalist world toward the end of the episode. Do let us know what you think about the portrayals of masculinity in Kdramas and what makes them so special. You can reach us either, here, over the comment section or on facebook and twitter. We'd love to hear from y...
DOTS/GET TO DA CHOPPA!!
August 05, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBIn this episode Celi and Maksu are reviewing the famous and much loved kdrama "Descendants of the Sun". Themes, such as whether Korean productions can be orientalist or suffer from a "white saviour complex" will be discussed, as well as the intertwined dynamics of masculinity and nationalism in the military. But first and foremost there will be much talk about helicopters, so GET TO DA CHOPPA and enjoy everyone!
Descendants of the Sun/Can Koreans be Orientalist?!
August 05, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBIn this episode Celi and Maksu are reviewing the famous and much loved kdrama "Descendants of the Sun". Themes, such as whether Korean productions can be orientalist or suffer from a "white saviour complex" will be discussed, as well as the intertwined dynamics of masculinity and nationalism in the military. But first and foremost there will be much talk about helicopters, enjoy everyone!
MINE/Female Solidarity Rules And Colonialism Sucks!
July 29, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBIn this episode Maksu and Celi are reviewing the Kdrama MINE. They discuss topics, such as motherhood, the stigma around the queer community in Korean society and what colonialism might have to do with it, as well as power relationships between chaebols and their loyal (or not so loyal) servants. Enjoy everyone! References: - Skycastle - Parasite - The Favourite - Reply 1997
K-Drama for Beginners/WHY ARE THERE SO MANY COATS??!
July 22, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBIn this episode Maksu and Celi give their own personal introduction to K-Drama for everyone new to this genre. They discuss not only the characteristics of production, editing and typical content features, but also strive to find explanations for k-dramas current global popularity. And last but not least why it is worth analysing it in their podcast (and why you should listen to it). Shows mentioned: My Love from the Star Legend of the Blue Sea Start-Up Goblin/The Guardian The Heirs It's ...
The Tale of Nokdu/Kings Have Daddy Issues Too
July 15, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBIn this episode Maksu and Celi review the historical drama "The Tale of Nokdu" and discuss among other things, female solidarity and the concept of widow villages, kings with daddy issues, and why you should avoid consulting a shaman at all costs! Let us know what you thought of the drama in the comment section or on our social media. Also if you have any drama or topic you want us to discuss, we'd be more than happy to, just drop us a message! Widow village in Syria: https://www.independen...
IOTNBO/Kim Soo-Hyun And Foucault Walk Into A Bar...
July 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBIn this episode of K-Drama Feuilleton, Maksu and Celi are discussing the drama "사이코지만 괜찮아" or "It's Okay To Not Be Okay". The drama addresses issues such as neurodiversity, mental health, and family relationships. Most importantly, however, it stars Kim Soo-Hyun as a male lead after a very long break and oh boy, it was worth the wait! Make yourself a nice pot of tea and join Maksu and Celi on their deep dive into the drama and the issues around it. And hey, even Michel Foucault gets a men...