Ep 40: Autumn in My Heart and Catcallers’ Ignorance with Elbert Danger Kim

[Spoiler Alert] In this episode of K-Drama School, Grace discusses the show Autumn in My Heart (KBS, 2000)—the show that launched Song Hye-kyo, Song Seung-hun and Won Bin into international hallyu fame. Grace breaks down the show’s highly camp dramatic theatrics that threw her into a pit of adolescent despair for a full year, how Y2K K-dramas ruined beaches for her, the intense fire of K-drama netizens of South Korea, and the significance of affective attachments between viewers and television characters. Grace then has a discussion with LA-based comedian Elbert Danger Kim (@elbertdangerkim on Instagram) about death, tuberculosis, fear, Zen retreats, why Elbert has “Danger” as a middle name, the importance of tending to the inner child, and the late Norm Macdonald’s deep sensitivity to art. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.