K-Drama Feuilleton

In this episode Celi and Maksu are discussing the current hit drama "Kings Affection".In addition to reviewing the drama as per usual (yes including the category in which Maksu is ranting about what anachronisms you can find in this historical drama - you guessed right it's football yet again) they'll also be focusing on Judith Butler's theory of gender performativity and HOW AMAZINGLY QUEER THIS DRAMA IS!Of course there will also be much of the obligatory swooning and nerdy references. Until 1500 banter on ancient languages from 1600 synopsis of the plot and intro to the drama (banter ensues)from 3600 Judith Butler... Continue

WE'RE BACK!We apologise for the longer break but we're back with our long-awaited first ever GUEST EPISODE. And we're talking about Squid Game! If you were wondering what Marx and Lancan have to do with Squid Game then you're in the right place. Maksu and I have had the pleasure to talk through the global phenomenon of Squid Game with our resident Marx expert James! Let us know how you liked the episode, lots of k-drama love and stay critical,Celi and Maksu Continue

We don't have an episode for you this week, as we are gearing up for our extraordinary HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, which you can expect next Thursday, 28 October 2021. It's definitely worth the wait, we promise. Until then we'll be carving some pumpkins and watching some more kdramas (as always very critically)... Lots of kdrama-love and solidarity from Maksu and Celi Continue

Today's episode is about Celi's current obsession namely the very popular and very current drama “Hometown Chachacha”!In the first part Maksu and Celi talk a bit about their week (until 1600 min).In the second half Maksu is interviewing Celi about Homecha, as he hasn’t seen it yet, so if you want to avoid spoilers, you can skip this part (until min 4600).And finally in the third part Maksu and Celi discuss the age old divide between the city and the countryside or the center vs the periphery, in our modern capitalist nation states and the implications of this divide during... Continue

Helloo lovely listeners, we're back! We hope you didn't miss us last week, but out of scheduling and quality concerns we decided to release our episodes every two weeks instead of every week.Now in this episode we are reviewing the classic k-drama "Reply 1997". We are discussing the depiction of queer characters in this drama, as well as very shady grooming practices by older men, and more generally identity struggles of teenagers. Enjoy everyone! PS We always love to hear from you - you can reach us via twitter, facebook, or directly through our email kdramafeuilleton@gmail.comLots of k-drama love from Maksu... Continue