Repost: A Short History of the KDrama Industry – A podcast by Dramas Over Flowers

Image borrowed from Dramas Over Flowers, of course. 😁

You guys. You know I don’t often repost anything, right?

In fact, this is only my second repost in more than 11 years of blogging, the first being 3 whole years ago, which was when my friends Saya, Anisa and Paroma, who are the the voices, hearts and brains behind the Dramas Over Flowers podcast, did a deep-dive into the issue of bullying in Korea (you can check that out here!).

This time, Saya, Anisa and Paroma, whom you may recognize from their work on Dramabeans, did a fantastic deep-dive podcast episode on the the history of Korean dramas (this is part 1, with part 2 in the works as I type this!).

To give you more context around how special I think this episode is, I knew, at just the 11-minute mark, that this would be a fantastic episode, that would be illuminating and interesting, not only to the kdrama newbie, but to more seasoned watchers as well.

I texted Paroma right away, she gave me the go-ahead, and here we are! 🤩 Put it on while you’re in the car, on the train, on the treadmill, or walking your dog – you won’t be sorry, I promise! 😉

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