Episodios

  • Prisoner Of Beauty

    Prisoner Of Beauty
    Jun 16 2025

    This week, Mel and Ryan discuss how the 2025 Cdrama, Prisoner of Beauty, was able to execute the well-known trope of enemies to lovers. But did the use of several tried and true costume drama conventions make this drama a stand-out success or a tired attempt at doing the same old thing?


    Summary:

    Two families form an alliance through marriage, but the bad blood between their clans leads the couple to deeply distrust each other. As they begin to grow closer and learn to find love, they realize the only way for their families to survive is to put the past aside.


    Cast:


    Wei Shao - Liu Yu Ning

    Qiao Man - Song Zu Er

    Wei Yan - Liu Duan Duan

    Lady Yu Lou - Xuan Lu
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    49 m
  • Secret Relationships & Top Form - Better Than The Original

    Secret Relationships & Top Form - Better Than The Original
    Jun 10 2025

    This week, Mel and Ryan show appreciation for two dramas that were able to overcome the shortcomings of their source material. Yes, sometimes the TV show is better than the book…or the anime. Both Korean BL drama, "Secret Relationships" and Thai BL drama, "Top Form," do a good job of demonstrating that.


    Secret Relationships Cast:


    Jung Da On - Kim Jun Seo

    Ju Seong Hyeon - Cha Sun Hyung

    Kim Su Hyun - Cha Jung Woo

    Sin Jae Min - Kim Ho Young


    Top Form Cast


    Akin - Boom

    Jin - Smart
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    56 m
  • Love Lies

    Love Lies
    Jun 2 2025

    In this episode of the DramaMeans podcast, Mel and Ryan discuss the unorthodox love story of Hong Kong film, "Love Lies - 我談的那場戀愛."


    We also advise our listeners not to take any inspiration from the film and become online scam artists in order to find love. That kind of thing only works in the movies!


    Summary: A widowed doctor signs up for an online dating app and ends up falling for a hunky French engineer who always seems to say the right things. Just one problem. Her French beau is actually a scammer trying to take her for everything she's worth. But can the two find love and happiness together anyway?


    Cast:


    Veronica Yu - Sandra Ng 吳君如

    Joe Lee - MC Zhang 張天賦

    Joan - Stephy Tang 鄧麗欣
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    47 m
  • Demon Hunter's Romance

    Demon Hunter's Romance
    May 26 2025

    As we always say on the DramaMeans Podcast: Endings are hard. Endings are important. So did the 2025 Chinese Costume Drama Demon Hunters Romance provide us an ending that was worthy of the story and world the series created? You’ll have to hear what we think on this week’s episode. And we dive deep into our favorite trope “enemies to friends” to see if this series gave us enough team building moments for us to sink our teeth into.


    Demon Hunter’s Romance (2025 - Chinese Costume Drama)


    Cast:


    Allen Ren

    Song Zu Er

    Xuan Yan

    Fan Shuai Qi

    Liu Ruo Gu

    Liu Qi Qi
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    39 m
  • Gelboys

    Gelboys
    May 19 2025
    As we discuss the growing pains of the main quartet of characters in the Thai BL Drama “Gelboys,” Mel and Ryan reminisce about the mistakes of youth, and give thanks we didn’t grow up in an era where everything was posted online for the world to see. We also attempt to not sound old and out of touch as we try to find the answer to a very serious question: How the hell do you start a Spotify Jam Session? “Gelboys” (Thailand 2025 - BL Drama) Summary: A group of young people in Bangkok try to survive growing up in the modern era where social media influences everything in life and love, all the while trying to find enough time to get their nails done. Cast: Fou4Mod - New Chian - Pide Baabin - PJ Bua - Leon Faifa - Paper
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    49 m
  • Demon City

    Demon City
    May 12 2025
    DramaMeans dives into the action, the violence, and the folklore of Japanese revenge thriller Demon City. Mel and Ryan attempt to find out if movies like this actually need substance, or if giving a popular actor a big knife and covering him with blood is entertaining enough to keep audiences engaged. We also question whether the world of this film has anyone in the police force working forensics. Demon City (2025 Japanese Movie) Cast: Ikuta Toma Touma Ami Onoe Matsuya Il
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    27 m
  • The Trauma Code: Heroes On Call

    The Trauma Code: Heroes On Call
    May 5 2025
    In this episode of DramaMeans podcast Mel and Ryan discuss how Korean medical drama, Trauma Code tried to stay grounded and address real life issues of the bureaucracy of modern medicine. But do the over the top comedy and mustache twisting bad guys give the show a massive tone problem? The Trauma Code: Heroes On Call Cast: Ju Ji Hoon Choo Young Woo Ha Young Yoon Kyung Ho Jung Jae Kwang Kim Won Hae Kim Eui Sung
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    47 m
  • The First Frost

    The First Frost
    Apr 28 2025
    This week we vent about all the gripes we have over the 2025 Chinese romance drama "First Frost," starring Bai Jing Ting and Zhou Ruo Nan. We discuss if the drama services each character sincerely and if good acting can really make up for a weak story.
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    48 m
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