We are delighted to welcome Busan-based artists Silas Jennings and Ryan Estrada to the show to discuss the 2025 South Korean drama Tempest. Silas and Ryan share their experiences as extras on the show as well as other insights about being Western actors on South Korean drama productions. We also discuss the drama's target audience, its highlights, our quibbles, and whether it lived up to high expectations for its esteemed writer/director team. Join us for a fascinating look behind the scenes!

Find a further introduction to Ryan Estrada from his first guest appearance here:

Banned Book Club and the South Korean Culture of Protest with Ryan Estrada

Find our guests on Instagram:

@liquidartsnetwork

@ryanestradadotcom

Ryan's website:

www.ryanestrada.com

We are delighted to welcome our fellow Patreon member Lorna to share her latest Seoul trip with her. Lorna went to Seoul primarily to try their skincare and beauty treatments, following months of extensive research! We are lucky that she's happy to come and discuss them on the podcast with us. She also took an MBC studio tour and tells us about that and her other experiences in Seoul. Join us for a virtual trip to Seoul this January!

Show Notes

• Color analysis at Color Lab. Included face shape, glasses shape rec, skin tone, season, etc. $48. 8/10. A little rushed but very interesting.
• LeeKaja Hair Salon. $30, Consult, great shampoo, haircut, blowdry, style. 10/10.
• Half-day Hanaro health checkup. $475. Treated well, 15 different tests, no non-Koreans, 9/10.
• JW Dental teeth cleaning. $35. Just like US. Beautiful office.
• Moclock Scalp Treatment 5/10. Meh. More $ than SF. Paid $85
• Insadong Sauna & Spa. Great, local experience. 2 hr package $90. Body scrub is incredible. Very naked.
• Karin Clinic in Myeongdong. Did Shurink 300 shots (high intensity ultrasound device). Rushed. Smoe upselling. Lovely office. $90 7/10.
• Ocean Clinic in Gangham, Pico toning laser, Genesis V laser and IPL (intense pulsed light). $95. Modeling mask, next big thing. “Factory,” I guess, but nice. 9/10.
• Orta Clinic in Gangham. Pico toning neck, LDM (ultrasound) hydration mode, Aqua Peel, masseter botox 50 units $15. Total $120. Lovely space, efficient, good consult, no upselling. Great first-timer prices. 9/10.
• Repic Clinic in Gangham. 3 areas botox $35! Botox in general is around $1/unit vs $15-18 in US. Chose Korean brand, Great skin analysis. Limited in botox areas offered. 8/10.
• MBC Studio tour booked via Viator (also available via Klook)
• Hotel - Maker Hotel in Jongno

Patreon Guest hosts take over the podcast to discuss the year in BL dramas!

We welcome Nicole, Alison, Heather, and Gavin to discuss the highs and lows of BL in 2025, while asking and answering questions like what country had the best year in the world of BL? Is Heesu in Class 2 underrated? Which of us are My Stubborn stans and who is Team Khemjira? Listen and find out the answers to these questions and more in this BL recap episode of Afternoona Asks.

Show notes:

BLs talked about by country:

Chinese BLs:

Revenged Love

ABO Desire

Secrets Happened on Litchi Island

To My Shore

Korean BLs:

Secret Relationships

Heesu in Class 2

Ball Boy Tactics

Thundercloud Rainstorm

My Bias is Showing

Match Play

Peach Trap

Checkered Shirt

Thailand:

Khemjira

My Stubborn

Top Form

Reset

Shine

Boy Next World

ThamePo: You Steal My Heart

The Wicked Game

My Magic Prophecy

The Ex Morning

The Next Prince

Mystique in the Mirror

Lover Merman

Me and Thee

Pit Babe 2

Sangmin Dinaew

My Golden Blood

Goddess Bless You From Death

Burnout Syndrome

Taiwanese BLs:

Secret lover

A Perfect Match

Japanese BLs

School Trip: Joined A Group I’m Not Close To

When It Rains, It Pours

10 Dance

Love Begins in the World of If

Punks Triangle

10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40

Therapy Game

Proper Way to Write Love

Join us for our annual Year End Review of Korean and other Asian dramas for 2025! As with our previous year end episodes, Sarah and Grace are joined by Afternoona Delight Patreon guests to discuss the drama year. We are delighted to be joined by Kate B and Jimmy this year. In this Part 2 episode, Jimmy and Grace discuss their faves, their misses, and the winners of their own drama awards.

Hope you have fun reliving 2025 with us!

Other podcast episodes mentioned in this episode:

Afternoona Delight - Our Blues

Daebak Pod - I Am Not a Robot

Korean History for Kdrama Viewers Part 1

Our Unwritten Seoul

Spoiler alerts:
Spoilers for Love Alarm at 8:10-9:20
Spoilers for Dear Hongrang at 1:18:12-1:20:24

Join us for our annual Year End review of Korean and other Asian dramas for 2025! As per previous episodes, Grace and Sarah are joined by an Afternoona Delight Patreon guest to discuss their drama year. We are delighted to be joined by Kate B and Jimmy this year and in this part 1 episode, Kate B and Sarah discuss their faves, their misses and the winners of their own drama awards.

Have fun reliving 2025 with us!

Show Notes
Podcast Episodes mentioned
2024's Year End Reviews Part 1 and Part 2
2025 Chinese Drama review with Tea and Soju Podcast
Our Unwritten Seoul Deep Dive
First Love Deep Dive

Kate B's Instagram @mixedcheesehoagie_

For the third year, we are welcoming back Liliana from Tea and Soju Podcast to discuss all things Chinese dramas in 2025. This has been a great year for Chinese dramas so we are discussing some of our faves. Liliana also highlights some dramas we may have missed, tells us about Zhao Lusi's 2025 and what to look forward to for 2026.

Show Notes:
Restaurants in London:
My Old Place, Liverpool St

Nan Hotpot, Leicester Square

Previous Podcasts mentioned:
2024 Year End CDrama Review with Tea and Soju Pod

Chinese Dramas 101 with Tea and Soju Pod

First Frost Deep Dive

Prisoner of Beauty Deep Dive

History of Wuxia

Nirvana in Fire meme

Chinese Dramas mentioned:
Meet Yourself (Li Xian)
Will Love in Spring (Li Xian)
First Frost
Prisoner of Beauty
Mobius
Love's Ambition
Love in the Clouds

Such a Good Love

Twelve Letters

A Dream Within a Dream

Scarlet Heart

Reborn

Popular Dramas in China

• Legend of Zhanghai
• This Thriving Land
• In The Name of Justice
• Moonlight Mystique
• Coroners Diary

Dramas for 2026

• Love Beyond the Grave
• Mo Li
• Unveil Jadewind
• Zhu Yu
• How Dare You

Social media links for Tea and Soju

Tea and Soju Podcast on Instagram and Linktree for all platforms

Sarah and Grace are back together to discuss our mutual favorite 2025 K-drama to date, the slice of life rom-com Our Unwritten Seoul. If you have not seen this drama yet, join us as we discuss the meaningful themes, thoughtful details, and story-telling devices that made this drama so relatable and impactful, in the spoiler-free section. And if you've watched, relive the drama with us as we heap praise on the incredible acting performances delivered by the stellar ensemble cast, get misty-eyed while sharing our favorite moving scenes, and squee over the adorkable romances.

K-Drama Comps

Reply 1988
Our Beloved Summer
Our Blues
Do You Like Brahms?

#kdramapodcast #kdramapodcasts #kdramas #koreandrama #koreandramapodcast #korean #asiandrama #asiandramapodcast

Konnichiwa! Welcome to our latest episode, and our first Deep Dive for a Japanese Drama. We are discussing the 2022 Japanese drama First Love, starrring Satoh Takeru and Mitsushima Hikari and inspired by the songs by Hitada Ukaru. We are delighted to welcome Amy, from our sister podcast Afternoona Delight as well as fellow Patreon Gavin on to the show to disucss all the things we loved about this drama - and we really loved this drama!

If you haven't yet seen this, join us for the first section of our podcast when we discuss it spoiler-free to see if it might be for you. Or if you've already watched join us to chat the drama feels, whose performances we loved, spaghetti naporitan and roundabouts!

Show Notes
To check out Gavin's previous podcasts with us:
A Costuming Conversation with Gavin Dietz

Sungkyungkwan Scandal - A Confucian Deep Dive

KDrama 2024 so far - A Catchup with guests