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Kdrama Convos: A Mother Daughter Duo

Kdrama Convos: A Mother Daughter Duo

By Kdrama Convos

Hi everyone! We’re Maii and Anica, and welcome to Kdrama Convos: A Mother Daughter Duo. We’re a Mom and daughter who love all things Asian dramas. Here we’ll talk all about our favorite Asian shows and characters, the amazing actors and actresses, memorable moments, and the best songs. Every now and then we’ll explore the world of Cdramas and Jdramas. Come join the fun as we chat about the hottest actors and the world’s best dramas. Connect with us on our socials @Kdrama Convos.
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Ep. 71: Kdrama Convos 2022 Awards

Kdrama Convos: A Mother Daughter DuoJan 05, 2023

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Ep. 99: Concrete Utopia

Ep. 99: Concrete Utopia

We’re back with a movie this week, Concrete Utopia. We had been wanting to watch this movie for so long now and it finally became available in North America. We don’t usually go for disaster movies but it was a very interesting watch. Even though there are quite a few shows exploring human nature this one still was able to be unique in it’s portrayal. We hope you enjoy listening!

Mar 03, 202401:06:32
Ep. 98: My Demon

Ep. 98: My Demon

This week we're reviewing another recent drama, My Demon. This drama had some very odd aspects for us. We really loved some parts but got so tired of some other we skipped past them. We hope you enjoy listening!

Feb 18, 202401:18:34
Ep. 97: Welcome to Samdal-ri

Ep. 97: Welcome to Samdal-ri

We’re back with our first drama that finished airing in 2024! This drama takes quite a few tropes/themes like friends to lover, love triangle, and small town and portrays them in their own unique way. We weren’t quite sold in the first few episodes of this drama but really grew to enjoy it as we went and we hope you enjoy listening!

Feb 04, 202401:17:03
Ep. 96: Scarlet Heart: Rewatch

Ep. 96: Scarlet Heart: Rewatch

We finally got to rewatch Scarlet Heart! It was really interesting watching this show again after multiple years and many dramas in between. Since it was our second watch we really got to look at the characters and their relationships in a new way. We’re so glad we finally got to review this drama so we hope you enjoy listening!


Jan 21, 202401:27:57
Ep. 95: A Year In Review

Ep. 95: A Year In Review

Today we're sitting down for a little chat about our drama watching and podcasting in 2023. We'll talk a little about why we unfortunately didn't upload as much this past year as well the best and worst dramas we watched in 2023. We hope you enjoy listening!

Jan 08, 202401:19:59
Ep. 94: Dramatic but Dull: Heartbeat

Ep. 94: Dramatic but Dull: Heartbeat

We’re finally doing our full review on Heartbeat. We had really high hopes for this show when we started but unfortunately it didn’t quite live up. In the end we have a lot of mixed feelings but we hope you enjoy listening!


Dec 21, 202347:24
Ep. 93: Past and Present: Heartbeat First Impressions

Ep. 93: Past and Present: Heartbeat First Impressions

We're back with another first impressions and this time we're talking about Heartbeat. We were pretty excited to start this show because Taecyeon and vampires! In this episode we're only giving spoilers for the first two episode of Heartbeat. We hope you enjoy listening!

Dec 11, 202329:57
Ep. 92: Love and Lies: Why We Dropped My Dear Donovan

Ep. 92: Love and Lies: Why We Dropped My Dear Donovan

This is the second episode we're talking about a drama that we dropped. Even though we didn't finish this drama we still had a lot of thoughts that we wanted to share. We hope you enjoy listening!

Nov 27, 202357:01
Ep. 91: Music and Memories: Soundtrack #1

Ep. 91: Music and Memories: Soundtrack #1

Today we're talking about the Kdrama Soundtrack #1. We had been meaning to watch this drama for a awhile and finally got around to it. In the end we had some mixed feelings about the show but we did still enjoy it. We hope you enjoy listening!

Nov 15, 202333:50
Ep. 90: Likeable and Lighthearted: Takane and Hana

Ep. 90: Likeable and Lighthearted: Takane and Hana

The drama we’re reviewing this week is the Jdrama Takane and Hana. This drama is based on a manga and is a very fun story. It’s a pretty short show and is a nice easy watch. We hope you enjoy listening!
Oct 22, 202349:32
Ep. 89: Dystopian and Disappointing: Black Night

Ep. 89: Dystopian and Disappointing: Black Night

Sorry we’ve been gone for so long but we’re finally back with another episode. Today we’re talking about the post-apocalyptic Kdrama Black Night. We were very excited to start this drama because we’re Sci-Fi fans, but unfortunately it didn’t quite work for us. The drama had a lot of potential but just didn’t do the story justice in our opinion. Even though this review isn’t quite as fun we hope you still enjoy listening!

Oct 09, 202355:56
Ep. 88: Boxers and Blood: Bloodhounds First Impressions

Ep. 88: Boxers and Blood: Bloodhounds First Impressions

This week we’re talking about our first impressions of Bloodhounds. We’ve had a lot of stuff going on recently so unfortunately we were never able to record a full review of this show but we still wanted to share some of our thoughts on it. We started this drama on a whim and it turned out very intense but it was still interesting. We hope you enjoy listening!


Sep 10, 202341:51
Ep. 87: Heartfelt and Hardship: Summer Strike

Ep. 87: Heartfelt and Hardship: Summer Strike

Today we're doing our full review on Summer Strike. We really enjoyed a lot of different things about this show, the setting, characters, pacing, and more. We're glad we decided to try this show and we hope you enjoy listening!

Aug 13, 202301:04:02
Ep. 86: Fluffy and Funny: The 3Bs You Shouldn't Date

Ep. 86: Fluffy and Funny: The 3Bs You Shouldn't Date

Today we’re talking about the 2021 Japanese drama The 3Bs You Shouldn’t Date. This drama is very cheesy and lighthearted which made it a very easy watch. If you’re looking for a good serious romance this show isn’t it but it’s was still a fun in it’s own way. We hope you enjoy listening!


Aug 06, 202348:26
Ep. 85: Intriguing and Introverted: Summer Strike First Impressions

Ep. 85: Intriguing and Introverted: Summer Strike First Impressions

It's been forever since we've done a first impressions episode but we're finally bringing it back with Summer Strike. We just stumbed across this drama and had no idea what to expect. It turns out so far it's a really nice mix of slice of life, some drama, and a little mystery. We're really liking this drama so far and we hope you enjoy listening!
Jul 30, 202345:17
Ep. 84: Fantasy and Failure: The Bride of Habaek Rewatch

Ep. 84: Fantasy and Failure: The Bride of Habaek Rewatch

We once again decided to rewatch a show and this time it was The Bride of Habaek. We haven't seen this show in a few years and honestly didn't remember that much about it. In the end it unfortunately didn't turn out how we thought it would. We hope you enjoy listening!
Jul 09, 202301:04:49
Ep. 83: Likeable but Long: Why We Dropped New Life Begins

Ep. 83: Likeable but Long: Why We Dropped New Life Begins

This week we’re talking about the Cdrama New Life Begins. This episode is going to be a little different because it’s the very first time we’re having an entire episode dedicated to a drama that we’ve dropped. It’s unfortunate that we ended up not finishing this drama but we still had a lot of thoughts on it. This is a bit of an odd episode but we hope you enjoy listening!


Jul 02, 202301:12:26
Ep. 82: Tragic and Touching: Tomorrow

Ep. 82: Tragic and Touching: Tomorrow

This week the Kdrama we’re talking about is Tomorrow. This show is very unique with it’s subject matter and story telling. Just a warning that in this episode we do mention some heavy topics that the show touches on. We found it a very interesting watch and enjoyed talking about our thoughts on the characters, storyline, and some of our favorite episodes. We hope you enjoy listening!


Jun 18, 202301:01:40
Ep. 81: Contract and Chemistry: 1% of Something Rewatch

Ep. 81: Contract and Chemistry: 1% of Something Rewatch

Today we are talking about the 2016 Kdrama 1% of Something. We've ended up watching this show multiple times and we're so glad we finally did an episode about it. This show definitely isn’t perfect but it somehow keeps us coming back. We hope you enjoy listening!

Jun 11, 202356:28
Ep. 80: Shows and Shenanigans: 2 Year Anniversary

Ep. 80: Shows and Shenanigans: 2 Year Anniversary

It's hard to believe it's already been two years since we started this podcast! In this episode we recommend some of our favorite shows from the past year and play a fun game at the end. For the game portion we did make a video so if you want to see that it's on our YouTube. We hope you enjoy listening!
Jun 05, 202301:06:57
Ep. 79: Development and Devotion: Love Between Fairy and Devil

Ep. 79: Development and Devotion: Love Between Fairy and Devil

We are finally back with a new episode! So sorry we haven’t uploaded anything for about 2 months, we just got super busy but we’re excited to be back! This is a very special episode because we will be talking about Love Between Fairy and Devil our first xianxia. We were a little hesitant to start this show because it was a high fantasy and the length scared us a bit but were so glad we gave it a chance. We ended up loving every second of this show and even though this episode is over two hours I’m not sure if we did it justice. Even though this episode is really long we hope you enjoy listening!


May 14, 202302:18:06
Ep. 78: Food and Friendship: The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House

Ep. 78: Food and Friendship: The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House

This week we’re talking about the Jdrama The Makanai: Cooking For The Maiko House. This show has a few things that are a little different about it like the pacing and setting. It was very different than anything we have watched before but overall it was pretty enjoyable. We hope you enjoy listening!

Mar 21, 202351:51
Ep. 77: Unfortunate and Underwhelming: Crash Course in Romance

Ep. 77: Unfortunate and Underwhelming: Crash Course in Romance

Today we’re talking about the very recent drama Crash Course in Romance. The main reason we started this show was because of Jung Kyung Ho, who did not disappoint. Unfortunately this show didn’t end up being what we expected. We have very mixed feelings about this show and are not quite sure what to make of it. We hope you enjoy listening!1

Mar 12, 202301:14:01
Ep. 76: Cute and Comedic: My Cuteness Is About to Expire!?

Ep. 76: Cute and Comedic: My Cuteness Is About to Expire!?

Today we’re talking about the Jdrama My Cuteness Is About to Expire!? We just kinda stumbled across this drama and it has a pretty funny concept. This drama turned out be really funny and not take it self seriously at all which made it work. We had a lot of fun talking about this one and we hope you enjoy listening!

Mar 06, 202339:05
Ep. 75: Sweet and Simple: Once Upon a Small Town

Ep. 75: Sweet and Simple: Once Upon a Small Town

Today we’re talking about the short Kdrama Once Upon a Small Town. We decided to start this drama because it sounded like a nice slice of life. This drama was pretty straight forward but that was part of what made it enjoyable. We hope you enjoy listening!

Feb 20, 202349:08
Ep. 74: Games and Gore: Alice in Borderland Season 2

Ep. 74: Games and Gore: Alice in Borderland Season 2

This week we’re talking about season 2 of Alice in Borderland. We were looking forward to seeing how they would continue the story and they did not disappoint. Overall we really enjoyed this season and the ending was very unexpected and was better then we ever imagined. We hope you enjoy listening!

Feb 13, 202301:12:26
Special Episode: Forestella Concert

Special Episode: Forestella Concert

Today we are talking about our experience at the Forestella concert in New York! We’ve been to a few concerts but this one was very unique so we thought it’d be fun to share our experience. This is a very different episode then what we usually do but we hope you enjoy listening!

Feb 06, 202357:48
Ep. 73: Emotional and Endearing: Silent

Ep. 73: Emotional and Endearing: Silent

This week we’re reviewing the 2022 Jdrama Silent. This show was the last show we finished in 2022 and it was a great way to end the year. There were so many aspects of this show that we liked and it was just overall a great watch. We’re so glad we ended up watching this show and we hope you enjoy listening!

Jan 23, 202301:14:57
Ep. 72: Funny and Fantastic: My Roommate Is a Gumiho Rewatch

Ep. 72: Funny and Fantastic: My Roommate Is a Gumiho Rewatch

This episode is Maii’s birthday special! She decided that we were gonna rewatch one of our favorite shows My Roommate Is A Gumiho. This is the first show that we’re reviewing for a second time on our podcast. It was interesting watching this show again and seeing what things we noticed this time around. We had a lot of fun talking about this show and we hope you enjoy listening!

Jan 16, 202301:13:16
Ep. 71: Kdrama Convos 2022 Awards

Ep. 71: Kdrama Convos 2022 Awards

Welcome to the very first Kdrama Convos Awards! This episode isn’t just awards we also talk a little about the podcast and what shows we watched this past year. We also created a slideshow type video for this episode so it’s a little easier to follow along, so go watch it on YouTube and Spotify. This episode marks the end of 2022 and we can’t wait to keep creating in 2023! We hope you enjoy listening!

Jan 05, 202301:19:52
Ep. 70: Underwhelming and Unsatisfying: Mismatched

Ep. 70: Underwhelming and Unsatisfying: Mismatched

This is the last episode of our year long challenge! This month we watched season 1 & 2 of Mismatched. This show is very different from what we unusually watch and unfortunately we ended up with very mixed feelings. We hope you enjoy listening!

Dec 23, 202201:12:08
Ep. 69: Silly and Serious: My Love From The Star Rewatch

Ep. 69: Silly and Serious: My Love From The Star Rewatch

For Anica’s birthday special, we decided to rewatch My Love From The Star. We haven’t seen this show in maybe three years, so we were interested to see what we thought of it now. It was really fun seeing what things we noticed watching it the second time. We hope you enjoy listening!

Dec 12, 202201:34:00
Ep. 68: Crime and Comedy: Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation

Ep. 68: Crime and Comedy: Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation

It is once again the end of another month and today we’re talking about the 2020 kdrama Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation. We only had one genre left on our list and it turned out to be Crime/Mystery. We were supposed to watch a different drama but unfortunately we don’t have access to it anymore so we ended up stumbling upon this one. This show has a interesting mix of genres and we talk a lot about the characters, pacing, mysteries, and more. We hope you enjoy listening!

Nov 28, 202250:29
Ep. 67: Realistic and Romantic: 20th Century Girl

Ep. 67: Realistic and Romantic: 20th Century Girl

This week we’re talking about the new movie 20th Century Girl. We really didn’t know what to expect when we started this movie but it turned out really good. It was such a good romance and we really liked the characters. We really liked this movie and we hope you enjoy listening!
Nov 14, 202201:11:59
Ep. 66: Comedic and Cheesy: Emperor or Boss

Ep. 66: Comedic and Cheesy: Emperor or Boss

Today we’re talking about the 2021 Chinese drama Emperor or Boss. We found this drama because the male lead from The Killer Is Also Romantic is in this one and we wanted to see more of his stuff. This drama wasn’t the best we’ve ever seen but it was a quick and fun watch. We hope you enjoy listening!

Nov 07, 202249:43
Ep. 65: Precise and Pleasant: Put Your Head On My Shoulder

Ep. 65: Precise and Pleasant: Put Your Head On My Shoulder

We’re back with another drama from our watch challenge. This month we decided to watch the Thai version of Put Your Head On My Shoulder. This drama is based off of the same novel that the Chinese version is but apparently they have slightly different stories. We weren’t sure how this drama was going to be after the first few episodes but it turned out very enjoyable. This show is pretty lighthearted and fun and we ended up really enjoying it and we hope you enjoy listening!

Oct 31, 202201:11:26
Ep. 64: Comedy and Chemistry: The Killer Is Also Romantic

Ep. 64: Comedy and Chemistry: The Killer Is Also Romantic

Today we’re talking about the short Chinese drama The Killer Is Also Romantic. We haven’t seen a lot of Chinese dramas but we really haven’t seen many Chinese historical dramas so we weren’t sure what to expect. But it turned out to be even better then we thought it would. We really enjoyed the comedy, costumes, and the characters and it was a nice and easy watch. We had a lot of fun talking about it and we hope you enjoy listening.

Oct 16, 202248:29
Ep. 63: Fine and Frustrating: If You Wish Upon Me

Ep. 63: Fine and Frustrating: If You Wish Upon Me

So sorry we missed last week but now we’re back with a new episode. Today we’re talking about If You Wish Upon Me which just recently finished airing. We were really looking forward to seeing Ji Chang Wook in another drama and he did not disappoint. We unfortunately have mixed feelings about this show and it ended up being pretty different then what we expected. We hope you enjoy listening!

Oct 10, 202201:13:04
Ep. 62: Rallies and Relationships: Racket Boys

Ep. 62: Rallies and Relationships: Racket Boys

This episode we’re talking about Racket Boys which is the ninth drama of our year long challenge. This month we had to pick from our genre list and we decided on comedy. This is the first Korean sport drama we’ve seen so we were very excited to start it. This drama was so fun and a nice change of pace. We had a lot of fun talking about this drama and we hope you enjoy listening!

Sep 26, 202201:21:19
Ep. 61: Short and Sweet: To. Jenny

Ep. 61: Short and Sweet: To. Jenny

This week we are actually on vacation which is why this episode is a little late. The drama we’re talking about is To. Jenny which is a short 2 episode drama. This is a music drama so we were very excited to see what they’d do with the music and they didn’t disappoint. It turned out to be really cute and we’re glad we checked it out and we hope you enjoy listening!

Sep 21, 202252:48
Ep. 60: Comedy and Conflict: Confidential Assignment

Ep. 60: Comedy and Conflict: Confidential Assignment

This week we’re talking about the 2017 Korean movie Confidential Assignment. This episode is the very first time that we have a guest with us! Since we watched the movie all together we somehow convinced my dad to join us for this episode! We decided to watch this movie in prep for Confidential Assignment 2 coming out, which we are definitely looking forward to. We had a lot of fun with our very first guest and we hope you enjoy listening.

Sep 12, 202259:24
Ep. 59: Funny and Fluffy: My Little Lover

Ep. 59: Funny and Fluffy: My Little Lover

This week we’re talking about the 2015 Japanese drama My Little Lover. This drama has a funny concept but it turned out to be really cute. We discussed all different things like the adaptations, characters, visuals, clothing, and much more. This drama was really innocent and fun and we hope you enjoy listening to us talk about it!
Sep 05, 202259:12
Ep. 58: Amusing and Average: Triad Princess

Ep. 58: Amusing and Average: Triad Princess

This week we are talking about Triad Princess which is the eighth drama of our year long challenge! This month we had to pick from our regions list and decided on Taiwan. We haven’t seen many Taiwanese dramas so we were looking forward to it. This drama turned out a little bit different then what we were hoping. We had a lot of mixed feelings but we hope you enjoy listening.
Aug 29, 202252:48
Ep. 57: Sweet and Satisfying: Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Ep. 57: Sweet and Satisfying: Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Today we are talking about the popular kdrama Extraordinary Attorney Woo. We haven’t seen many legal dramas at all so it was interesting seeing how they portrayed the cases in this drama. This show is also very unique because it’s main character has a disability and it was really cool to see how they showed and delt with that throughout the story. We also shared our thoughts on a season two for this show so make sure you stick through to the end to hear what we think!

Aug 22, 202201:21:46
Ep. 56: Pleasant and Peaceful: Would You Like A Cup of Coffee?

Ep. 56: Pleasant and Peaceful: Would You Like A Cup of Coffee?

We are back this week and today we’re talking about the 2021 kdrama Would You Like A Cup of Coffee? This drama is a little different than what we usually watch because it’s a slice of life and it’s episodic. This drama has a very different atmosphere than a lot of dramas we watch so it was very refreshing to watch. We liked many different aspects of this drama, including the characters, setting, pacing, coffee, and life lessons. We had fun talking about all the little details that made this drama work and we hope you enjoy listening!

Aug 14, 202258:14
Ep. 55: Unsettling and Unknown: The Silent Sea

Ep. 55: Unsettling and Unknown: The Silent Sea

Today we are talking about the seventh drama of our year long challenge. This month we had to pick from our genres list and decided on Sci-Fi which meant we were finally watching The Silent Sea! We were really looking forward to seeing this drama because we have never seen a Korean Sci-Fi drama! This drama also had thriller and mystery elements which kept it very interesting. We found this drama super interesting to talk about and we hope you enjoy listening.

Aug 02, 202201:12:04
Ep. 54: Pleasant and Problematic: Yumi's Cells 2

Ep. 54: Pleasant and Problematic: Yumi's Cells 2

Today we are talking about our thoughts on the second season of Yumi’s Cells. After doing an episode talking about our first impressions of this season we were very interested to see where it went. Some aspects we expected and others kept us guessing about what would happen next. Overall we really enjoyed this season and the first one as well. We enjoyed talking about the different relationships, the multiple breakups, our predictions, and the ending. We hope you enjoy listening!

Jul 25, 202201:17:13
Ep. 53: Easygoing to Earnest: The Roles of Park Seo Joon

Ep. 53: Easygoing to Earnest: The Roles of Park Seo Joon

This episode is going to be a little different, because today we are talking about all the roles we’ve seen Park Seo Joon in. We’ve been thinking about doing episodes on specific actors and actresses and we decided to go ahead and try it! We have seen Park Seo Joon in 9 different things including dramas and shows. So we’ve seen him in a lot of different roles which is what we are talking about this episode. This was very different for us but we hope you enjoy listening!

Jul 18, 202259:07
Ep. 52: Bittersweet and Beginnings: Yumi's Cells 2: First Impressions

Ep. 52: Bittersweet and Beginnings: Yumi's Cells 2: First Impressions

This week we are finally doing another first impressions! We watched the first two episodes of Yumi’s Cells 2 and are enjoying it so far! A lot of kdramas don’t have more then one season so it’s a slightly different experience. The first two episodes were very good and had the same feel as the first season. There were some things we didn’t expect and we are looking forward to see what is gonna happen next!

Jul 11, 202251:13
Ep. 51: Happiness and Heartache: Thirty Nine

Ep. 51: Happiness and Heartache: Thirty Nine

We are very sorry this episode is a day late, but we are finally talking about the 2022 Kdrama Thirty Nine. We were very excited to watch this drama because there are multiple people we know in it and they did not disappoint. There are so many different aspects that make this show so good and so believable. We are so glad we watched this show and we hope you enjoying listening to our thoughts on it!

Jul 05, 202201:19:23