Kingka Podcast - K-Drama and Language Learning

The host discusses the drawbacks of using romanizations for Korean and emphasizes the importance of learning Hangul, sharing a personal experience from a KTV outing to illustrate the issue.

Reaches emotional and informational climax

“Shuru” is an old Korean word, and Rome says the English title “Under the Queen’s Umbrella” is not a direct translation.

Under the Queen's Umbrella is a “saga” with “a lot of Confucian things” and historical footnotes.

Rome or Handojun reviews Park Chan-wook’s 헤어질 결심, or Decision to Leave, and describes it as a Korean romantic mystery film that also feels “a little bit traumatic.” He talks about detective Hae-jun, played by Park Hae-il, and the lead character Seo-rae, played by Tang Wei, whose Korean vocabulary is limited in the story.

Rome debriefs his long-delayed episode with updates on moving out, recording from a new room, and why the sound may feel different.