Chasing K-Dramas

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama!

Sarangees, it’s time for Episode 12 of Dynamite Kiss! We’re coming to you LIVE from BlerdCon in Washington, D.C. with special guest Thot Squad.

First, we put Thot Squad’s K-drama knowledge to the test before jumping into our chaotic Episode 12 recap. We live-react with the audience to some of the wildest moments, including Da-rim and Ji-hyeok fully leaning into their cheesy dating era, Ha-yeong’s mom catching feelings for Seon-woo, and a vicious slap that leaves the entire room shook.

We also break down this week’s DK Trope Tracker and wrap things up with audience Q&A.

Announcements:

We’re on our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube. Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! 

Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! 

Live Shows:

Saturday, March 21 at 7:30pm at The Improv Lab in Los Angeles

Tickets 

Recorded on 3/7/26

0:00 - Intro

3:18 - Thot Squad Intro & Questions

12:44 - Recap begins

15:57 - Fakeout scene

19:21 - MotherTF team develops new product

22:02 - Ji-hyeok tells Da-rim the truth about Ji-hye’s plan

23:43 - Jun’s school performance

28:00 - Seon-woo rejects Ha-yeong

31:42 - Da-rim confesses to her team

35:40 - Ji-hyeok and Da-rim’s first night

38:09 - Live React: Ji-hyeok and Da-rim cheesy dating era

44:09 - Live React: Ha-yeong’s mom falls in love with Seon-woo

54:37 - Live React: The Slap

58:24 - DK Trope Tracker

1:00:40 - Audience Q&A

1:08:23 - Closing 

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!
For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com
Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.
For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.
Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi
Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions
Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama! 

We’re back with Episode 11 of Dynamite Kiss, and we only have three episodes left!

Ji-hyeok and Da-rim officially enter their dating era after Da-rim saves him from the museum fire. Meanwhile, Seon-woo pulls the most unserious move possible…he decides to take back his confession to Da-rim and claims it was all just a prank?! WHAT?!

Ji-hyeok begins investigating the suspicious museum fire, while Da-rim and Ha-yeong unexpectedly bond over drinks… and get very drunk. 

At work, Ji-hye continues her sabotage campaign by transferring the MotherTF team to the Customer Service department. And as if this drama wasn’t already chaotic enough, the episode ends with the most ridiculous scandal yet: a chicken bone found in a Natural BeBe diaper, forcing Da-rim to save the day once again.

We wrap it all up with this week’s DK Trope Tracker.

Announcements:

We’re on our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube. Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! 

Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! 

Live Shows:

Saturday, March 21 at 7:30pm at The Improv Lab in Los Angeles

Tickets 

Recorded on 3/2/26

0:00 - Intro

6:26 - Recap begins

10:45 - Opening Scene: Fire aftermath

14:56 - Ji-hyeok and Da-rim dating era

23:50 - Ji-hyeok starts investigating

26:13 - Seon-woo takes back confession

38:20 - Ji-hye sends MotherTF team to CS

43:58 - Chicken bone diaper scandal

53:26 - Ji-hyeok and Da-rim confront woman

57:27 - Final Thoughts

1:00:39 - DK Trope Tracker

1:03:03 - Closing 

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!
For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com
Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.
For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.
Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi
Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions
Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama! 

It’s time for Episode 10 of Dynamite Kiss, and the over-the-top chaos just keeps escalating. After that very hot kiss, Da-rim starts questioning whether Ji-hyeok is actually being honest… does he really like her?! Meanwhile, Seon-woo tells Ha-yeong that he confessed to Da-rim, and Ha-yeong is excited that he’s about to get rejected. Ji-hye continues teaming up with trash-ass Tae-young to plot a takeover of Natural BeBe. Ji-hyeok’s mom ends up staying with Da-rim’s house, which somehow turns into a full-blown affection competition between Ji-hyeok and Seon-woo. And then, as if we didn’t have enough shenanigans, the episode delivers a completely unhinged, unbelievable fire at Ha-yeong’s museum during the Natural BeBe photo exhibition. Ji-hyeok gets trapped inside, and Da-rim becomes the hero.  We wrap it all up with this week’s DK Trope Tracker, because this drama refuses to miss a single one.

Announcements:

We’re on our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube. Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! 

Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! 

Live Shows:

Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  

Check out blerdcon.org for more information! 

Saturday, March 21 at 7:30pm at The Improv Lab in Los Angeles

Tickets 

Recorded on 2/23/26

0:00 - Intro

9:06 - Recap begins

11:11 - Opening Scene: Kiss Fallout

17:09 - Da-rim misunderstands Ji-hyeok

25:43 - Seon-woo tells Ha-yeong he confessed to Da-rim

30:50 - Ji-hyeok’s mom moves into Da-rim’s house

36:45 - Ji-hyeok vs. Seon-woo

40:02 - Ji-hye continues plotting with Tae-young

43:40 - Family trip to park

48:06 - Da-rim realizes Ji-hyeok really likes her

50:10 - Girl What: Ridiculous fire at photo exhibition

59:29 - Final Thoughts

1:01:59 - DK Trope Tracker

1:02:40 - Closing

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!
For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com
Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.
For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.
Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi
Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions
Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama! 

Sarangees! We’re back with Episode 9 of Dynamite Kiss and y’all… THIS. IS. IT.  THIS is the episode where Ji-hyeok finally finds out the TRUTHHH. It needed to happen. 

But before he confronts Da-rim, he has to go through his engagement party with Ha-yeong, which is gloriously derailed when his mom fake-faints and single-handedly pauses the pending nuptials. She then decides to divorce his father for real and plans to move in with Da-rim’s mom once they’re discharged. When Ji-hyeok finally confronts Da-rim, he wastes no time. Feeling betrayed, he fires her on the spot and Da-rim begs for forgiveness. 

Then, Seon-woo confesses his feelings and tells her to “think on it.” The two men then face off in the most ridiculous showdown at a photo exhibition interview, because of course they do. Ji-hyeok accepts his feelings for Da-rim and makes his move with a VERY hot kiss that leaves her completely stunned. 

We also dive into the show’s addictive OST and close things out with the DK Trope Tracker!

Announcements:

We’re on our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube. Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! 

Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! 

Live Shows:

Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  

Check out blerdcon.org for more information! 

Saturday, March 21 at 7:30pm at The Improv Lab in Los Angeles

Tickets 

Recorded on 2/23/26

0:00 - Intro

4:31 - Lunar New Year

8:31 - Recap begins

10:50 - Opening Scene: Ji-hyeok discovers the truth

14:19 - Engagement party

20:26 - Ji-hyeok’s mom plans to divorce

25:22 - Ji-hyeok’s mad at Da-rim at work

29:13 - Segment: OST Deep Dive

36:09 - Ji-hyeok fires Da-rim

40:07 - Seon-woo confesses to Da-rim

43:59 - Ji-hye plots with Tae-young

46:19 - Ji-hyeok and Seon-woo fight

51:08 - Ji-hyeok kisses Da-rim

54:24 - Final Thoughts

58:19 - Winners and Losers

1:01:49 - DK Trope Tracker

1:02:35 - Closing

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!
For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com
Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.
For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.
Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi
Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions
Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾

Welcome to YOUR Korean podcast drama! 
Hello Sarangees! We’re back with Episode 8 of Dynamite Kiss, and things again spiral in every direction. Before we jump into the chaos, we kick things off with some free-flowing banter with our very special guest, Rek Lee (Rekstizzy), including K-drama preferences, hot takes, and hilarious cultural observations.
From there, the drama hits hard as Ji-hyuk’s forced engagement to poor Ha-yeong changes everything and forces some very messy decisions. We break down Ji-hyuk’s noble idiot behavior, complicated love triangles, family pressure, and why this episode feels like a major turning point.
Things only escalate on the island, where forced proximity, unresolved feelings, and an unforgettable spider POV scene push tensions to the edge. And when kids start spilling secrets, all hell breaks loose.
We wrap by calling out who’s winning, who’s losing, our beloved DK Trope Tracker, and why Episode 8 might be one of the wildest yet. Timestamps are in the show notes if you want to jump straight to the recap — but if you’re here for the banter, the unnies got you!
Announcements:
We’re on our “Road to 10,000 Sarangees” campaign! Our goal is to hit 10k subscribers on YouTube. Please help us by subscribing on YouTube, and following us on your favorite podcast platform! 
Join our official fan club - Club Sarangees - on Substack! For $6/mth, you’ll receive exclusive content, including a bi-weekly newsletter penned by yours truly, AND all the extended cuts and BTS content! Join at chasingkdramas.substack.com! 
Live Shows:
Saturday, March 7 at BlerdCon in Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)  
Check out blerdcon.org for more information! 
 
Saturday, March 21 7:30pm at The Improv Lab in Los Angeles
Tickets
Recorded on 2/3/26
0:00 - Intro
1:18 - Our guest, Rek Lee!
4:17 - Rek’s favorite K-drama
10:56 - Are K-dramas realistic?
14:53 - Rek’s first impressions on Dynamite Kiss
16:18 - Episode 8 recap begins
24:25 - Ji-hyuk forces engagement to Ha-yeong
32:05 - Everyone reacts to engagement news
38:07 - Da-rim acts weird around Ji-hyuk
43:43 - Ji-hye and Mr. Ma’s island plot
45:22 - Banter Break: NYC vs LA
50:00 - Da-rim and Ji-hyuk watch babies
52:57 - Da-rim and Ji-hyuk stuck on island
57:00 - Girl What Moment: Unhinged spider scene
1:03:01 - Ha-yeong tries on engagement party dress
1:06:57 - Ji-hyuk confronts Seon-woo and Ha-yeong
1:10:06 - Seon-woo tries to confess to Da-rim
1:12:32 - Ji-hyuk mopes at karaoke
1:14:24 - Engagement Party 
1:15:37 - Final Thoughts & Winners & Losers
1:20:57 - DK Trope Tracker
1:23:14 - Closing 

For video episodes, watch us on YouTube!
For bonus content, newsletter, and other goodies, join our CLUB SARANGEES fan club for $6/month! chasingkdramas.substack.com
Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and all of our socials.
For live events, merch, and updates go to chasingkdramas.com.
Got comments, suggestions, or just want to say hi? Want to sponsor our chases? Email us at [email protected].

Hosted and executive produced by Dulcé Sloan and Chrissy Choi
Editor: Chrissy Choi
Production: Thomas Yuan (TY Media) & Go Get Em Productions
Artwork: yaicecream

사랑해!! 🫰🫰🏾