Kchat Jjigae Podcast

PART TWO! Stephanie is back for a short visit! After the Kpop wasteland of the last few years, they're back in full force! With so many fun shows and so many weird experiences happening at these shows, Stephanie and her partner in Kpop Concert crime, LizC felt some of these stories MUST BE TOLD. We kick it off with ATEEZ and the emergence of the high wave, the mystery of BZ Boys, the flaming dumpster that was Kamp Los Angeles, the whirlwind trip to The Rose and SO MUCH MORE. Plus, gift with purchase, how Stephanie gets boozed up by a for-real BL star.  Thanks for joining!

Stephanie is back for a short visit! After the Kpop wasteland of the last few years, they're back in full force! With so many fun shows and so many weird experiences happening at these shows, Stephanie and her partner in Kpop Concert crime, LizC felt some of these stories MUST BE TOLD. We kick it off with ATEEZ and the emergence of the high wave, the mystery of BZ Boys, the flaming dumpster that was Kamp Los Angeles, the whirlwind trip to The Rose and SO MUCH MORE. Plus, gift with purchase, how Stephanie gets boozed up by a for-real BL star. (Part 1 of 2)

It's our very last episode! Before we get to that very important end, we have some very important things to talk about! Finishing the drama Happiness, finally starting Strong Woman Do Bong Soo and the angsty Rain or Shine. We'll also talk about Stephanie's favorite songs of 2021, do our last series of 'Who Would Yous' provided by Xe, and then find out... who exactly is our second lead soulmate! (The answer may shock you.) All this before saying the final goodbye. Thanks, friends. 

We all thought this was going to be our last episode, but after looking at the schedule, Stephanie decided to squeeze in an extra one before the end of the year! This episode is a 'what we're watching' episode, finishing up Medical Examiner: Dr Qin, movie night with SaraG and Park Seo Joon in Divine Fury, and binging the new drama Happiness! After, it's time to figure out what dramas to watch over the Christmas holiday!

The original idea that the discussion of this episode would be about all the shows coming up in December, but after the realization that this is our last episode about upcoming shows.... we should probably broaden that to shows in December and the exciting ones that have been announced for 2022! 

In this thanksgiving themed episode, we're taking our best dog bud, Lucy, along on a walk to our favorite area in order to talk the very important news, the decision to shut down Kchat Jjigae. Well, talk about it after a lot of waffling. Its hard! Then in order to shake all those weird emotions off, let's talk about allll the things that Stephanie watched while away. Including being THAT person on a plane, laughing to Going Seventeen and jumping while watching the special episode of the zombie series, Kingdom: Ashin of the North. 

Stephanie's been doing a lot of commuting lately, which means that Stephanie has been listening to a lot of Kpop lately, care to join her for a ride and a chat about all the new music coming out, music that has been out that we missed, concerts that are coming back, and most importantly, the recent Miyavi concert which blew through Denver??? To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

First off, this is NOT an episode about Miyavi. Spoiler Alert. No, this episode is about all the shows up on shows currently being watched. Hospital Playlist, NOT Squid Game, Go Go Squid, You Are My Spring, Bite Me, Don’t Say No, and more but it's also about the decision of whether to go to the Denver Miyavi show. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

As Stephanie paces her house attitude pumped by the power of a new haircut and lipstick, let's celebrate a very important Kdrama anniversary! Ten Years of Watching! Ten years is a very long time and we can't help but notice the changes that have occurred not only in the genre but in drama watching habits themselves...mostly all for good. Also, in the aftermath of experiencing the first post COVID concert, it seems like a pretty good time to discuss the differences between Kpop and non-kpop concerts!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

While this isn't an episode Stephanie's talking about what she's watching, she can't help but talk about binging Hospital Playlist... all in the name of a challenge with Korean fried chicken on the line! No, this episode is really about the new app, Kpop Library and allll the new upcoming Netflix shows. Its beginning to look a lot like some really good tv!    To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Welcome back, guys! In this episode Stephanie fills you in on what’s been going on this year, talks about the biggest and best A.C.E party to ever exist, and then works her way into dramas. So many dramas. Binging Hospital Playlist, swimming through Go Go Squid (yes she’s late to both parties), and then talking about all the disappointing endings to the BLs she’s been watching lately. New trend? Hope not!  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Realizing that Ji Chang Wook has a new show that's coming out brought the other realization....we haven't checked out upcoming shows in a while! The end of August through September is jam-packed with kdramas to fit everyone's tastes! High action with The Veil and D.P, comedy with You Raise Me Up and Yumi's Cells, and romance with Lost and Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha....plus so much more! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

What's happening? Oh, just chilling with Lucy the Lab while chatting about what is currently on the watching plate! While there was sobbing through Move To Heaven, groaning through the terrible Stuck On You, and some reaching backwards in time to the shouty Go Go Squid, really we're excited to have finished the possible zombie drama Dark Hole and look forward to spoiling it while trying to figure out exactly what was going on in that thing! (Don't worry, that show isn't talked about until the very end so you won't get spoiled if you haven't seen the show yet!)  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Recently it was brought to our attention that Kpop fans of a certain age are weird or creepy. For some reason, it really struck a chord so we're exploring the possibility. Is there some truth to it? Or are these dumb people we should never listen to? Let's talk this out. To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Even with extracurricular non-drama watching activities, there is much drama to talk about in this episode! There were attempts made on many a drama including School Nurse Files, Stuck on You and YDestiny. Fish Upon the Sky has finished and Be Loved In House is headed in that direction. This weekend we picked up the possible KinnPorche knock-off Golden Blood, and then to top it all off there were zombies and monsters and serial killers (oh my!) in the OCN horror suspense series, Dark Hole! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Concerts are coming back which seems like the perfect time for Stephanie and SaraG to tipsily talk about the concerts we've been to, who we regret not seeing, and making a plan for all the kpop concerts we're sure are going to come flooding back at any time... Come on boys, we're ready for you!    To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

Stephanie was VERY surprised at the number of dramas she’s either currently watching or finished since our last podcast! So many things have happened this month: Lee Ji Hoon made her uncomfortable...and not in a good way, texting coworkers at 11:30 at night to squee about a show, finally finding NCT’s Doyoungie in his acting debut, and the foretold news of A.C.E’s upcoming release! Chatting Love Is Science?, Move to Heaven, My Unicorn Girl, Lovely Writer, We Best Love: Fighting Mr. Second, and literally so many more.  To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

This episode we’re taking our favorite gal Lucy for a walk and while she sniffs, pees on things, eats grass and tries to dive bomb into a lake, we’re going to talk about the Monsta X announcement, ponder who we’d like to have a Kconversation with vs staring at creepily from across the room, talk cup sleeve events, and surprisingly a whole bunch more!   To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.  

Stephanie learns sometimes when a girl gets a covid shot, the best drama to watch is one you don’t care about! Otherwise known as Ghost Runner. The watching time was better served with a non-pronounceable Japanese drama, catching up with HIStory 4 and Lovely Writer, before diving into the new YDestiny and Fish Upon The Sky! To read the complete show notes, please visit the official website.

This episode newbie Kpop/Drama watcher, power crafter, and all-around swell gal, Val joins the podcast. We chat about all the things that are currently tickling her fancy and how she got into them. Her new desire to learn ATEEZ, her deep and abiding love for Got7, how this has morphed into a fair amount of drama watching, and a killer collection of Kpop inspired pottery. During this time of the pandemic, it's been so nice to meet a new friend and help turn them into a raving Kpop fan...you know, a little bit of normal!