Listen to host Faith with guests Ayumi and Alisa gush about the Japanese version of Cherry Magic: 30 Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard and dive into its LGBT, gender, and Japanese workplace representation.   

Accidental Kiss is finally back with a special new episode! This is the super collab you've all been waiting for. Listen to Faith (@accidentalkiss on IG) team up with Alisa (@daebakpodcast.bsky.social), Melanie (Paradesi Reviews), and Katherine (TotallyFilmi.com) from Daebak Podcast and extra special guest RK (@rohtweets.bsky.social) compare the Korean and Japanese versions of the critically acclaimed drama, Marry My Husband. And of course, there is some discussion of gender representation as well. Which version of Marry My Husband will come out on top? Well, you gotta listen to find out!

Logo Credit: Alyse S. Opening Song Lyrics: Faith Opening Song Music: Wathanya Closing Song Lyrics and Music: Wathanya

Faith is doing something a bit different this time. Instead of the usual representation discussion, she has decided to do a good old-fashioned in-depth drama review on Netflix's live-action Yu Yu Hakusho (2023) series. Join her and Red as they tell you the good, the bad, and the meh.

Here I (Faith) try out a new unscripted review format. Hear my non-spoiler reviews of my current favorite j-dramas and my ratings for their representation. It's short and sweet so I hope you enjoy it!

It's a new year and Wathanya and Faith are back with a new podcast episode. Thanks to all of you who suggested it. We hope you enjoy our discussion about the representation in the Korean drama Her Private Life. Blog post by Kat Turner (a Korean adoptee): https://www.katturner.com/blog/her-private-life-why-i-love-ryan-gold   KPop Bookshelf Podcast episodes on Korean Adoptees: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kpopbookshelf/episodes/To-Ask-Would-Be-To-Know-The-Answer---All-You-Can-Ever-Know-by-Nicole-Chung-e29jb3t/a-aaco242   https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kpopbookshelf/episodes/Planes-Full-of-Babies---The-Rise-of-Inter-country-Adoption-in-Korea---From-Orphan-to-Adoptee-by-SooJin-Pate-e2bu8bm/a-aak1ps4   https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kpopbookshelf/episodes/More-Questions-Than-Answers---The-Truth-of-Intercountry-Korean-Adoptions---Palimpsest-by-Lisa-Wool-Rim-Sjblom-e2crsnm   ***TIMESTAMPS*** 00:00 Teaser 00:09 Intro Song 00:30 Introduction 1:13 Announcement 03:04 Content Warning 03:47 The Summary 13:40 Gender - Women 28:20 Gender - Men 46:33 Mid Roll 47:26 Class 54:54 Race 56:43 Korean Adoptees 1:11:52 Sexuality 1:13:40 Disability & Mental Health 1:17:13 Trauma 1:19:12 Romantic Relationships 1:21:22 Loyalty and Obsession 1:24:13 Physical Abuse 1:26:18 Emotional Abuse 1:27:30 Professional Relationships 1:30:25 Fat Representation 1:31:34 Storytelling 1:33:50 Our Rating 1:37:05 Wrap Up 1:38:47 Outro Song

Faith and Wathanya are back again for the third and final time to tackle the representation in the Japanese drama Black School Rules Part 3 with returning special guest Ayumi from the Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu podcast. Again, this is another long episode but we hope you enjoy it! *****Time Stamps***** 00:00 - Intro Song 00:20 - Introduction 03:19 - Content Warning 04:05 - Loyalty and Obsession  10:36 - Abuse 10:54 - Physical Abuse 19:18 - Emotional Abuse & Neglect 37:28 - Professional Abuse 1:16:25 - Stigma of the Color Black 1:44:56 - Wrap Up 1:45:08 - Our Ratings 1:57:23 Our Recommendation 2:06:45 - Content Warning Reminder 2:07:13 - Closing 2:10:22 - Outro Song

Faith and Wathanya are back again to tackle the representation in the Japanese drama Black School Rules Part 2 with returning special guest Ayumi from the Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu podcast. This is another long episode but we hope you enjoy it!   ***TIMESTAMPS*** Intro Song - 0:00 Intros - 0:22 Spoiler and Content Warnings - 2:25 Class - 3:20 Race - 11:30 Midroll  - 1:23:48 Allyship - 2:13:15 Sexuality - 2:15:00 Disability - 2:16:56 Mental Health - 2:25:28 Wrap-up - 2:47:43 Outro Song - 2:49:40

We are FINALLY releasing a new episode. We sincerely apologize for the delay. We've had a lot on our plates lately. Now we know we said we would release the Korean Drama Her Private Life next but we got to recording and editing this one first. So please join Wathanya and Faith as they tackle the representation in the Japanese drama Black School Rules Part 1 with special guest Ayumi from the Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu podcast. The audio quality is a bit lower than usual and the episode is quite long but we hope you all will still enjoy it!

Here is the long-awaited Hana Yori Dango Returns part 2. Faith and Wathanya continue to discuss the representation in Hana Yori Dango season 2. In this episode, they will talk about the representation of class, race, sexuality, disability, and mental health.

Faith and Wathanya are back after a hiatus to talk about the representation of gender, class, race, sexuality, disability, mental health, and more in the Japanese classic drama Hana Yori Dango Returns (2007). This episode will be split into two parts. This is part one.

Part 2 of Love Slave (2008). ***Timestamps*** Intro Song 0:00:00Intro 0:00:21Class 0:02:22Race 0:07:07Sexuality 0:30:52Disability 0:33:57 Mid Roll 0:38:03 Mental Health 0:39:28The "R Word" 1:14:55-58Review 1:17:02Outro 1:24:46Outro Song 1:25:38

In part one of their second episode, Faith and Wathanya explore the representation in the quite problematic Thai drama Jam Loey Rak or Love Slave (2008). ***Timestamps*** Intro Song 00:00Intro 00:21Summary 06:08 Midroll 17:19 Story Message 18:14Gender (women) 21:40Gender (men) 34:39Gender (queer) 43:36Outro 45:43Outro Song 46:50

In this first episode, Faith and Wathanya analyze the Japanese drama Hana Yori Dango! ***Timestamps*** Intro Song 00:00Intro 00:21Summary 02:13Story Message 05:36Gender (women) 06:43Gender (men) 17:39Gender (queer) 23:55Class 24:35Race 26:33Sexuality 29:17Disability 32:12Mental Health 32:50Review 39:22Outro 43:47Outro Song 44:50      

In this second trailer, the hosts Faith and Wathanya talk about why they decided to make the Accidental Kiss podcast and what they hope to gain from it. Accidental Kiss is a new Asian drama podcast where we analyze the representation or lack thereof in Asian dramas. We look at various drama series and even have guests on sometimes to talk about their favorites.   Cover Art: Alyse. S Music: Wathanya  

In this trailer, you will meet the hosts behind the Accidental Kiss podcast: Faith and Wathanya, and find out what our podcast is all about. We are so excited to finally get this podcast out into the world! On the show, we will talk about the representation or lack thereof in Asian dramas.  Please rate and subscribe to us and follow us on social media. We would love to hear from you! Cover art: Alyse. S Music: Wathanya