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Need I say more? This week, Grace (@purplepolaroids) and I are talking about the BIGGEST Netflix Kdrama to date: Squid Game! Follow us as we try to navigate around spoilers and stuff that everyone's already talking about. We're sorry for the spoilers in advance D:  Squid Game might be the phenomenal, record-breaking Netflix Original, but some claim that the drama isn't that original? Squid Game copied key elements and styles from predecessors such as Battle Royale (2000), As The Gods Will (2014), Money Heist (2017-), and Alice in Borderland (2020-). Why, then, is Squid Game such a big hit?? . . .  You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic). She also did the instrumental cover of Cho Jung-suk's "I Like You"! Please show Fernice mani sarang chuseyooo! Backing tracks that I used today include (and I do not own any of them): George Michael - Careless Whisper Joo Won - Fly Me To The Moon (Ig: @jo0_w0n | https://www.instagram.com/jo0_w0n/?utm_medium=copy_link) Lee Kwang Soo - 안돼 TXT's Soobin and Beomgyu's VLIVE (https://fb.watch/8nUj2b0PK_/) 

Grace (@tinygracesings) and I deep-dive into the finale of Hospital Playlist Season 2! Ah what to do now, my "healing" drama and my weekly dates with Got7's Jinyoung have come to an end ;_; Lucky for us tho, we have Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-ah (aka Dimple couple) from Hometown Chachacha to help us tide over Monday blues and mental trauma from watching Squid Game.... BUT THAT'S FOR THE NEXT PODCAST. Obviously I watched the biggest Netflix Kdrama phenomenon of 2021. Hang tight folks, my Squid Game podcast episode is in the works~! You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic). She also did the instrumental cover of Cho Jung-suk's "I Like You"! Please show Fernice mani sarang chuseyooo! Backing songs that I used today include (and I do not own any of them): JEON MI DO (전미도) - Butterfly (Hospital Playlist Season 2 OST Part 12) Car The Garden(카더가든) - Romantic Sunday [로맨틱 선데이] (Hometown Cha Cha Cha OST Part 1) Car The Garden - Romantic Sunday instrumental cover by a Ismail Bergitar (https://youtu.be/LWI7DMyEyuA) BOIS - Scar (Secret Garden OST)

What does Hospital Playlist mean to us? Buckle up kids, it's a mid-season review! I've got Hospital Playlist's biggest fan, Grace, on the show today! Since I'm such a big fan of GOT7, it's only right that I do a plug for Jinyoung... So! I'll be convincing Grace to check out The Devil Judge too - not just because Jinyoung's in it, but also because the content's really similar to Vincenzo... :O You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic). Check her out pls! Backing songs that I used today include (and obviously, I do not own any of them): SOLAR (마마무) - Adrenaline (Vincenzo 빈센조 OST) 김대명 (Kim Dae Myeung) - 가을 우체국 앞에서 [슬기로운 의사생활 시즌2 OST Part 2] 조정석 (CHO JUNG SEOK) - 좋아좋아 (I Like You) [슬기로운 의사생활 시즌2 OST Part 5] 미도와 파라솔 (Mido and Falasol) - 슈퍼스타 (Superstar) [슬기로운 의사생활 시즌2 OST Part 6] 미도와 파라솔 (Mido and Falasol) - Me to You, You to Me [슬기로운 의사생활 시즌 Hospital Playlist OST Part 12] Sondia (손디아) - 악몽 (Nightmare) (악마판사 OST) [The Devil Judge OST Part 2] 진영 JIN YOUNG (GOT7) - DIVE

TTEOK SHOW IS 1! Happy birthday to us - and a tremendous THANK YOU to everyone who has supported me through this journey :') Today, Beni is joining me again to talk about THE HOTTEST K-drama, Vincenzo (starring my first love, Song Joong-ki). Vincenzo Cassanova is so bad, but that's what makes the drama soooo good!!! Stay tuned to hear us talk about our rebound K-drama, Law School, and about why I thought Sisyphus: The Myth wasn't as bad as everyone was making it out to be. You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic). Check her out because she amazeee~ Backing songs that I used today include (and obviously, I do not own any of them): 생일축하곡 Happy Birthday To You by 터보(Turbo) Adrenaline by SOLAR (마마무) (Vincenzo 빈센조 OST) Stay (tempus) by GSoul (지소울) (Sisyphus: The Myth 시지프스 OST) We Are by Lee Seung Yoon (이승윤) (Law School 로스쿨 OST)

Which horror is better? Alice in Borderland, or Sweet Home? This episode, we're talking about how horror is good for you :) Also, both Alice in Borderland and Sweet Home have season 2 in the works, so look forward to that! If you haven't seen the dramas, I suggest you give it a watch before listening to this podcast. You can also check out part 1 of this podcast! You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic). Check her out! You can also find Grace on Instagram @purplepolaroids! She's a legit photographer, so be sure to check out her works!

Excuse me - Lee Si-young, the badass firefighter from Sweet Home, did WHAT???! Alice in Borderland and Sweet Home vied for first place on Netflix since they debuted in December 2020. But which drama was more horrifying? Tune in as Grace Ho and I talk more about that. If you haven't seen the dramas, I suggest you give it a watch before listening to this podcast cause LOTSA SPOILERS everywhere. Part 2 coming to you next Thursday! My Medium article is here: https://annabellekyon.medium.com/horror-is-the-best-genre-to-watch-during-a-pandemic-cce4d96c7374 You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic). Check her out!

"Big hands"? Honestly if you've seen Start Up but dunno what this is, I highly suggest... listening to my podcast hehe! Benita Lim and I will be finishing up our review on Start Up. We'll talk about what we appreciated in the drama, what we didn't quite understand, and of course we're gonna scrutinise how the most wonderfully-written character had to partake in the WORST love triangle EVER. #RIPhanjipyeong If you haven't seen the drama I suggest you give it a watch before listening to this podcast cause lotsa spoilers everywhere. But if you have some intense feelings about how Start Up ended, this is the podcast for you~ Link to the Facebook Start Up essay I found on the group, Subtle Asian Traits: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1343933772408499/permalink/2756737227794806/?comment_id=2757595821042280 You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic). Check her out!

For this merry Christmas episode, Benita Lim and I will be talking about episodes 1-9 of the hit K-drama, Start Up! Yesyes, the drama has concluded - but the drama has raised so much contention on social media that we just gotta give it a go! I tried not to include any spoilers, but if you're really sensitive about spoilers I suggest you give the drama a watch before tuning in to my podcast.  Look forward to part 2 of this podcast! You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic). Check her out pleaseee!!!

More HOT TAKES this episode! Makoto, Chris and I are continuing our list of the TOP 3 MOVIES that greatly disappointed us. If you haven't listened to part 1, you might wanna give that a listen first. May contain a couple of spoilers!!! You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic).

DISAPPOINTED!!! This episode of Tteok Show, we talk about the TOP 3 MOVIES that greatly disappointed us - PART 1! I've got Nicholas Makoto back on the show, and Christopher Kee's joining us for the ride. Lotsa HOT TAKES, this episode. How many times can we say "Disappointed" in one episode? We shall see. You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic).

Nicholas Makoto and I talk about our "guilty pleasures" - movies that we thought were great but others seemed to hate or weren't impressed by them. There shouldn't be any spoilers, but we do talk about details of the movies! Check out my instagram post to see a snippet of the films we'll be talking about today :D (https://www.instagram.com/bellethefreeelf/) You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic).

(if you're here for Nat's interview, it starts at 29:50!)  Grace Charis and I are back to talk about the finale of Record of Youth. Is Sa Hye-jun too stubborn? Was the ending disappointing? Tune in to find out what we and the Internet think! This week, I've also included an interview with Natalie Lim - a creative who grew up in an Asian family. Tune in at 29:50 to hear our interview with her! Nat is a dancer, and you can find her on Instagram @_natalielim and on YouTube (Natalie Lim/ Nat Pilates - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-oTYRlSvmT5DntzTmxc4g). Grace is a musician! You can find her on Instagram (@tinygracesings) and on Spotify (Grace Charis - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0UijJBwOi2OHNBLf0LEVBc). And you can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic).

"Opppaaaaaaa!!!!" - Ahn Jeong-ha (2020). I've invited Grace Charis to talk about episodes 1-11 of Record of Youth. We'll be talking about why we like Record of Youth (2020) so much, which characters we can relate to, and of course our experiences as young adults in the creative industry. There shouldn't be any spoilers, but if we accidentally spoiled (we're sorry)... Look forward to part 2 of this podcast! Also, Grace is a musician! You can find her on Instagram (@tinygracesings) and on Spotify (Grace Charis - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0UijJBwOi2OHNBLf0LEVBc). You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic). Check her out because she's amazeeee!!

How YOU doin'? Took a short break, but I'm back with new ideas, new shows to review, unfortunately I don't have new friends - but I think I'm getting better at this podcasting thing. Kinda. To kick off season 2 of Tteok Show, I've invited my OG guest Jacq (@jacqhx). We tell you what's our #1 top rated K-dramas and why YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO WATCH THEM. Also yeah Jacq says *September in the podcast. That's cause we recorded in September but I hadn't got my life together yet back then. Leave me alone ._. Immense gratefulness to Fernice Goh, Deborah Eu, and of course Jacqueline Tan. Y'all da best. You can find me on Twitter (@TteokShow) and on Instagram (@bellethefreeelf). Music is "Could I get you a drink?" and "Time to go home" by Fernice Goh (ig: @fer_nicemusic). Check her out because she's amazeeee!! 

We've finished our review on Hospital Playlist - now what? Today's episode is very different! I've invited my friend Grace Charis Tan and we're going to be groovin' to some songs from our teens (2000s).  Due to copyright and limited time, it pains us that we could only choose a few songs to cover :( We still hope you enjoy the covers! This episode is also the end of Tteok Show's season 1! Thank you for everyone's support, but I gotta take a short break to apply for jobs and stuff :( When I get back though, I promise you guys that I'll work hard to upload even better content. Till then, please be patient and wait for my return (cue "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion) Grace's social media: @tinygracesings (ig); Grace Charis Tan (Spotify); https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/gracecharis/hindsight Where you can find meeeee!: @tteokshow (Twitter); @bellethefreeelf (ig) Today's podcast can also be found on Youtube: https://youtu.be/KZeR9_2nlMY

I've been working so hard on this podcast that I'm beginning to have dreams in a hospital #send #help. I'm finally able to do research for this episode and - what's this about people being disappointed with Hospital Playlist? Tune in to find out :) Today's podcast is part 3 of my Hospital Playlist review, guest starring soon-to-be Dr. Crystal Lee!  This episode, I've again referenced a fellow Kdrama reviewer, Dani. Check out Dani's super in-depth analyses on social media (Twitter: @namjhyuns; Tumblr: namjhyun.tumblr.com). This week's music, "Lonely Night" by Kwon Jin-ah, was proudly produced by my talented friend, Grace Tan (Ig: @tinygracesings)!

Today's podcast is part 2 of my Hospital Playlist review, guest starring soon-to-be Dr. Crystal Lee! We're still not done with the series yet, so I can't do any research... Nonetheless! These episodes were quite interesting, and so we've made some predictions and expectations for the final arc.  I referenced some thoughts from a fellow Kdrama reviewer, Dani. She's more in-depth in her analysis than I am. You can find Dani on social media (Twitter: @namjhyuns; Tumblr: namjhyun.tumblr.com).  This week's music, "Lonely Night" by Kwon Jin-ah, was proudly produced by my talented friend, Grace Tan (Ig: @tinygracesings)!

Yes alright fine - I sold out. Due to popular demand, today's podcast is part 1 of my Hospital Playlist review, guest starring soon-to-be Dr. Crystal Lee! This week's music, "Lonely Night" by Kwon Jin-ah, was proudly produced by my amazingly talented friend, Grace Tan (Ig: @tinygracesings)!

Grace, Jace and I talk about the finale of The King Eternal Monarch. We finally answer the question: To binge or not to binge the drama? Super thankful to my friends for joining me on this journey to find out of this drama will be a good one - and thank you to our wonderful listeners for listening to our review!! Check out my lovely guests on instagram! Grace's instagram is @purplepolaroids and Jace's instagram is @j.a.c.e.k.i.m ! Credits: @justtey (The instagram account Grace referenced) can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBLWJFqHVdd/?igshid=193yf49p6vqbs [RE-MUSIC] 나만, 봄 반주 새로 만들어보기 BOL4 - Bom Remake MR - Corner Gong (https://soundcloud.com/gongcorner/re-music-bol4-bom-remake-mr) Audio editing credits to Timothy Belen

After tons of oddly placed sponsorships, bad CGI, and an awkward romance between the leads, are we finally getting good content from the drama? Grace is joining Jace and I today and we're talking about what we hope for The King Eternal Monarch's finale episode (airing on 12 June - TOMORROW!!!) Grace is a photographer! Check out Grace's instagram @purplepolaroids ! Music credits: 위너 아예 (Winner ah yeah) MR - Corner Gong (https://soundcloud.com/gongcorner/winnderahyeahmr) Audio editing credits to Timothy Belen