
It has happened. Sara followed Kriti’s lead by falling headfirst into a blossoming love affair with Korean culture – because, apparently, all it takes is a charming Korean soldier, a moody bookshop, and a perfectly romantic kimchi scene to change your entire personality. We unpack our love for Crash Landing on You (the drama that started it all), and Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop (the book that made us want to quit everything and open a cozy bookshop). We recommend some K-dramas and books that have been feeding our souls, soothing our stress, and occasionally wrecking us emotionally in the best possible way. Seoulmates for life!
K-Dramas:
Crash Landing on You (2019-2020)
Undercover High School (2025)
When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025)
Hometown Cha Cha Cha (2021)
Hospital Playlist (2020-2021)
One Day Off (2023)
Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung (2019)
Happiness (2021)
Film:
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) (French)
Books:
The Girl With Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum
Snowglobe by Soyoung Park
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin
Music:
Blow by Blow by Sunmi Kim
Find out which character you are in the Crash Landing on You quiz.
Learn more about the healing fiction genre here.
Find Kriti at:
Website - kritibajaj.com
Instagram - @wildirisgenealogy & @kritibajaj21
Find Sara at:
Website - dorothynorman.com & heirloomclub.net
Instagram - @dorothy.and.norman, @heirloom.club & @sara.norman.walker
Read the episode transcript here.
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