The Certified Noonas: Kdrama, Kpop, and More

Certified Music: BoA

All bow down to the Queen of Kpop: BoA!
We spend some time this episode to talk about how music shows and judging/votes work and then jump in to discuss the long and successful career of BoA and what makes her someone that every kpop fan should know and respect.
Also, Natalia's back! Go show her Patreon some love it deserves!
As always, we are on all the social medias at CertifiedNoonas or you can email us at certifiednoonas@gmail.com
 
Time Codes:
00:00 Intro/Music show discussion23:26 BoA start31:25 game36:17 more talk1:02:09 Gen Kpop new

Certified Spoilers: Twelve Nights

We're down a member today, so we figured it was the perfect time, on this our 12th episode, to do a deep-dive/spoiler-filled episode about the drama Twelve Nights which is the first show we talked about on this podcast.
Although this is a super spoiler filled episode, you can listen from 1:07:40 to hear our end wrap up that doesn't spoil anything, but does convey how we felt about the show.
Go cheer Natalia up by stopping by her Patreon, or maybe check out her new Society6 shop!
As always, you can find us on all the social medias at CertifiedNoonas or our email at certifiednoonas@gmail.com

Certified Down to Clown

It's been a slower week for us between life and sickness so here's a nice smallish episode to listen to. This week we talk about what we are watching and discuss the first episode of the new sageuk drama, The Crowned Clown and discuss clowns and court jesters in general, as well as play a fun game.
We only discuss the first episode of the series in this one, so don't worry about any spoilers except for things in that episode!
You should really check out Natalia's Patreon for fun kpop/kdrama inspired artwork: http://bit.ly/2sbb9CC
or her Threadless shop: http://bit.ly/2VGptke
As always, you can find us on all the social medias under CertifiedNoonas or you can e-mail us at certifiednoonas@gmail.com.
Editing note: Hi, it's Jessie. My audio did that weird thing again, so for headphone users I apologize. Pretend we were talking on the phone and I just went into a weird tunnel for a bit. We're not perfect around these parts, but I still feel bad that it happened.
Amanda's pattern suggestion: http://bit.ly/2Rsw0k2
Jessie's wine suggestion: Incognito wines Danny Kaye The Court Jester Petit Verdot
Sky's video suggestion: http://bit.ly/2RL00qt
Time Codes:
:05 What we are watching
12:07 General clown/court jester discussion
16:31 The Crowned Clown discussion
36:07 Sageuk game
41:12 Individual segments

Certified Music: Big Bang

Happy 2019! It's the first of our monthly music episodes and we decided to pick a collective favorite of ours: Big Bang!
We first give a refresher on how we came to kpop and our respective fandoms (living that #multifandom life), and play a fun game. Then we dive into Big Bang, telling our favorite songs, variety show appearances, and discuss the group as a whole.
We mentioned a ton of videos, so we decided a YouTube playlist was for the best: http://bit.ly/2FbYgjw
Also, check out the Big Bang playlist on our Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2REC0pe
You should really check out Natalia's Patreon for fun kpop inspired artwork: http://bit.ly/2sbb9CC
or her Threadless shop: http://bit.ly/2VGptke
As always, you can find us on the social medias under CertifiedNoonas or you can e-mail us at certifiednoonas@gmail.com.
Time Codes:
:40 How we got into kpop
10:35 Our fandoms
18:11 Big Bang MV game
29:27 Start of Big Bang discussion, and our bias'
41:02 First Big Bang songs
44:07 Variety appearances of Big Bang
57:50 Big Bang extras
1:08:00 Favorite songs
1:10:00 What we are looking forward to in the music world

Certified 2018

It's what you've all been waiting for: our spectacular end of the year celebration! We give out awards, talk about our drama-specific resolutions, what we would love to see in the new year, and our individual top dramas of the year. There might even be a little peek into a new project we have planned for the new year...
*We tried to keep this spoiler free, but did mention a ton of different shows with some plot summaries.
Time Codes:
:38 Certified Soju Shot Award
6:11 Certified Tea Award
11:27 Certified Milk and Cookies Award
15:45 Certified Fine Wine Award
19:18 Certified Family Award
21:28 Certified Fanfiction Award
24:46 Certified Noona Award
27:00 Certified Supernatural Award
34:35 Certified Fluffy Award
36:50 Certified Food PPL Award
39:43 Certified PPL Award
40:15 Certified Flashback Award
40:42 Certified Side Couple Award
41:48 Certified Second Lead Award
43:34 Drama Resolutions
49:48 Drama Wishlists
58:52 Individual Favorite Drama
 

Certified Advice

We realized that some of you fabulous human beings may be fairly new to the Asian entertainment world, and we figured as your sisters it was our duty to help you along on your journey and give you some tips and tricks that we've picked up along the way.
All the links we mentioned can be found here: http://bit.ly/2VjgcOz
 If you have any questions or want to discuss more things, hit us up on Twitter
Or on our email: certifiednoonas@gmail.com
(this podcast not sponsored by MDL or Twitter...but it sure does look like it is!)

Certified Holiday Spirit

It's our Christmas extravaganza episode! What better way to celebrate the holidays than to hang out with your sisters talking about random kdramas to get you into the festive mood.
Dramaland doesn't have many Christmas specific shows, so we decided to create our own and recast the classic movie White Christmas and our individual holiday favorites. We also watched the first episode of the very-much-not-holiday-themed drama special, White Christmas and discuss what we thought of it (no spoilers!).
Time codes will be posted later tonight.
Natalia's fanfic: https://my.w.tt/TYKiTjP5DS
Sky's MVs: https://twitter.com/KpopsRock/status/1073633876621385728

Certified Spoilers: Where Stars Land

We just *had* to discuss the ending of Where Stars Land with you.
So many spoilers!
So much ranting!
We're not saying this is going to be a regular thing...but we might do more in the future.

Certified Royalty: Modern Monarchies

In this week's episode we discuss modern monarchies, including the Korean dramas My Princess, King 2 Hearts, and Goong as well as the Thai dramas U-Prince: Badly Politis and The Crown Princess. We also play a fun royal title game, and discuss the first four episodes of the crazy new drama The Last Empress.
Note: We try to be mostly spoiler free, but do branch out to talk about other shows in the discussions. As a rule, we limit our spoilers for older shows and make clear notes if it's a newer show.
Fanfare Sound by n2p5 used in this episode can be found at https://freesound.org/people/n2p5/sounds/49477/
Sky's MVs: http://bit.ly/2zxMTij
Time Codes:
2:34 U-Prince Badly Politics4:40 Crown Princess5:37 King 2 Hearts6:46 Goong8:20 My Princess10:13 King 2 Hearts19:14 The Crown Princess23:49 Royal title game38:56 End game talk with start of Last Empress talk1:04:16 Missing Nine slight spoilers1:08:50 Lee Elijah controversy1:13:42 Individual wrap ups

Certified Mascot: JiSoo's Tragedy

Its episode 3!
This week is all about our favorite tragic second lead who never gets the girl and our official mascot: JiSoo!
We talk all about how we were first introduced to him, and our favorite role. We also try to write the most tragic drama for him, and talk about the drama special Page Turner.
Jessie's Wine Pairing: http://bit.ly/2K90DE4
Natalia's Fanfic: https://w.tt/2DoDzzW
Sky's Music Videos: http://bit.ly/2DpZ4QP
Amanda's Knit Bow: http://bit.ly/2zZFAiD
Natalia's shop has some great JiSoo related things, but it also has a lot more. Check it out, the girl has to eat!: http://bit.ly/2QNYQXJ
Let us know what you think! Find us on twitter/instagram/facebook @CertifiedNoonas or you can e-mail us at certifiednoonas@gmail.com.