Why K-dramas Are Modern Jane Austen: Slow Burn Romance and Yearning Heroes with Belinda Kroll

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S3 E35 / Belinda Kroll, indie author and illustrator (cozy romantasy for Jane Austen fans!) and OG Kdrama lover, joins me to talk about slow burn romance, the Hallyu wave, and kimchi-making. 

🎯 We explore the parallels between Kdramas and classic Jane Austen—yearning romances and the creative tension that comes from societal constraints. 

🥇And we have a list of comfort-watch dramas. Plus we discuss tropes like the competent heroine, the yearning hero, the dreaded forced separation.

✅ Spoiler Free episode. Enjoy!

Currently Watching:

• Tastefully Yours
• Perfect Crown 
• Reply 1988 

Dramas Mentioned: 

• Rooftop Room Cat
• Coffee Prince
• Full House
• I Am Not a Robot
• My Holo Love
• Because This is My First Life
• Mystic Pop-up Bar
• Goblin
• Hotel del Luna
• Oh My Ghost
• Atypical Family
• Romance is a Bonus Book
• Sailor Moon
• Nodame Cantabile (possibly - let me know if this isn’t the correct title. We we weren’t sure of the title)
• Turn to Me, Mukai-Kun (S3 E32: Turn to Me, Mukai-kun, A Slice of Life Jdrama https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435348/episodes/18752474)
• Quartet
• Business Proposal
• K-pop Demon Hunters 
• AustenLand

Links:

Belinda Kroll’s website: https://worderella.com/

Sara Rosett's Jane Austen-inspired mystery series: Death in the English Countryside (Book 1 in the Murder on Location series): https://books2read.com/countryside/

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