Sometimes you just have to take a break from long Asian dramas to catch a short but memorable movie. This week, we do exactly that with the 1987 romantic comedy Moonstruck, which won Cher a best actress Oscar and also starred a young Nicolas Cage. It’s time to soak in the amore and charm all around! And if you haven’t watched this classic, why not do that right after listening to our thoughts on it?!

(00:31) Introduction & Overview
(05:03) What Makes This Movie Work - the characters, the chemistry, the opera, the New York setting...
(34:07) Ratings and wrap up

Disclaimer: Our podcast chats are intended to be casual banter in the name of good fun. There may be jokey remarks and tangents. Don’t take anything said too seriously, and no offense is ever intended!

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Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperandElle
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Music by penguinmusic - “Better Day” from Pixabay

#Moonstruck #juniperandelle #podcast #80smovies #filmreview #moviebuff #moviereview #oldmovie #romcom #cher #nicolascage

On Juniper’s recent bender to watch the collected works of Chinese actor Ao Ruipeng 敖瑞鹏, she finally checked out “Wrong Carriage, Right Groom” 花轿喜事, the 2023 Chinese rom com fluff remake of a 2001 oldie. While the story is almost nonexistent, something delightful about the central lovebird pairs makes this drama worth checking out, at least under certain circumstances. Juniper got Elle to sample the show, and Elle agrees. If you’re curious why bother with this show, here’s our take.

(00:31) Introduction & Overview
(08:58) What we liked and didn’t like - couples, plot, styling, scene highlights
(30:12) What if the right pairings happened?
(35:19) Ratings, why watch it or not, and wrap up

Disclaimer: Our podcast chats are intended to be casual banter in the name of good fun. There may be jokey remarks and tangents. Don’t take anything said too seriously, and no offense is ever intended!

You can catch us on the below platforms:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperandElle
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2AduAS26DSekKPO0zA7TwL?si=5e2615385c294083

Music by penguinmusic - “Better Day” from Pixabay

#WrongCarriageRightGroom #花轿喜事 #TianXiwei #田曦薇 #AoRuipeng #敖瑞鹏 #cdrama #asiandramapodcast #juniperandelle #podcast #chinesedrama #cdramalover #cdramafans #dramareview #asiandrama #asiandramalover #costumedrama #costumedramachinese

We checked out a random collection of Chinese dramas this week as a way to pass the time. Juniper talks about her final thoughts upon finishing revenge drama The Glory 雁回时. Elle accidentally watched some episodes of an older drama called Star of Ocean 星辰大海. And we both discuss our initial impressions of the “middle-aged xianxia” fantasy A Moment But Forever 念无双..

(00:31) Introduction & Overview
(04:38) The Glory - Wrap Up & Rating (SPOILERS)
(18:54) Star of Ocean
(35:01) A Moment But Forever

Disclaimer: Our podcast chats are intended to be casual banter in the name of good fun. There may be jokey remarks and tangents. Don’t take anything said too seriously, and no offense is ever intended!

You can catch us on the below platforms:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperandElle
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2AduAS26DSekKPO0zA7TwL?si=5e2615385c294083

Music by penguinmusic - “Better Day” from Pixabay

#TheGlory #雁回时 #StarofOcean #星辰大海 #AMomentButForever #念无双 #cdrama #asiandramapodcast #juniperandelle #podcast #chinesedrama #cdramalover #cdramafans #dramareview #asiandrama #asiandramalover #costumedrama #costumedramachinese #ChenDuLing #陈都灵 #XinYunLai #辛云来 #LiuTao #刘涛 #RaymondLam #林峯 #TiffanyTang #TangYan #唐嫣 #LiuXueYi #刘学义

We are checking out two vastly different and mostly harmless Chinese dramas at the moment - Ski Into Love 嘘，国王在冬眠 & The Glory 雁回时. Neither is high art, but we do manage to find some merit and entertainment value in each. Would we recommend you check either out? If you want easy fluffy romance, Ski Into Love may fit that bill. If you want crazy revenge shenanigans, then The Glory is a definitely maybe.

(00:31) Introduction
(01:58) Ski Into Love
(16:03) The Glory

Disclaimer: Our podcast chats are intended to be casual banter in the name of good fun. There may be jokey remarks and tangents. Don’t take anything said too seriously, and no offense is ever intended!

You can catch us on the below platforms:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperandElle
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2AduAS26DSekKPO0zA7TwL?si=5e2615385c294083

Music by penguinmusic - “Better Day” from Pixabay

#SkiIntoLove #嘘国王在冬眠 #TheGlory #雁回时 #cdrama #asiandramapodcast #juniperandelle #podcast #chinesedrama #cdramalover #cdramafans #dramareview #asiandrama #asiandramalover #costumedrama #costumedramachinese #EstherYu #YuShuXin #虞书欣 #LinYi #林一 #ChenDuLing #陈都灵 #XinYunLai #辛云来

In this pod, we discuss the much anticipated (by fans) Chinese Drama “The First Frost” 难哄. While Juniper checked it out first and put Elle on its path, we ended up with different sentiments about the show. Juniper didn’t finish, while Elle counts it as one of her top 5 recent favorites. How did we come away with such different reactions? Listen and find out.

(00:31) Introduction & overview
(03:36) What Elle loved and Juniper didn’t
(36:00) Ratings and wrap-up

Disclaimer: Our podcast chats are intended to be casual banter in the name of good fun. There may be jokey remarks and tangents. Don’t take anything said too seriously, and no offense is ever intended!

You can catch us on the below platforms:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperandElle
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2AduAS26DSekKPO0zA7TwL?si=5e2615385c294083

Music by penguinmusic - “Better Day” from Pixabay

#TheFirstFrost #难哄 #cdrama #asiandramapodcast #juniperandelle #podcast #chinesedrama #cdramalover #cdramafans#dramareview #asiandrama #asiandramalover #BaiJingting #白敬亭 #ZhangRuonan #章若楠 #SangYan #WenYifan

We like Tan Jianci and Li Landi. When we learned they would be starring together in the Chinese drama “Filter” 滤镜, we eagerly looked forward to it. Alas, imagine our disappointment when we finally saw this supposed comedy. Heck, you don’t have to imagine. Let us tell you all about our frustrations in this episode of our podcast!

(00:31) Introduction & overview
(06:28) Everything that irked us
(32:22) Our ratings and wrap-up

Disclaimer: Our podcast chats are intended to be casual banter in the name of good fun. There may be jokey remarks and tangents. Don’t take anything said too seriously, and no offense is ever intended!

You can catch us on the below platforms:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperandElle
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2AduAS26DSekKPO0zA7TwL?si=5e2615385c294083

Music by penguinmusic - “Better Day” from Pixabay

#Filter #滤镜 #cdrama #asiandramapodcast #juniperandelle #podcast #chinesedrama #cdramalover #cdramafans#dramareview #asiandrama #asiandramalover #TanJianci #檀健次 #LiLandi #LandyLi #李兰迪

What to watch when there aren’t any standout dramas? That was the question we grappled with recently. In this pod, we discuss 3 current Chinese costume dramas we checked out to see which would be worth our time. Surprisingly, the cheesiest romance, Everlasting Love, outshone the other two, Kill My Sins and Love of the Divine Tree. Listen as we share our thoughts about what worked and what didn’t across these stories.

(00:31) Introduction
(02:38) Everlasting Longing
(13:55) Kill My Sins
(27:19) Love of the Divine Tree

Disclaimer: Our podcast chats are intended to be casual banter in the name of good fun. There may be jokey remarks and tangents. Don’t take anything said too seriously, and no offense is ever intended!

You can catch us on the below platforms:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperandElle
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2AduAS26DSekKPO0zA7TwL?si=5e2615385c294083

Music by penguinmusic - “Better Day” from Pixabay

#EverlastingLonging #相思令 #KillMySins #掌心 #LoveoftheDivineTree #仙台有树 #cdrama #asiandramapodcast #juniperandelle #podcast #chinesedrama #cdramalover #cdramafans#dramareview #asiandrama #asiandramalover #costumedrama #costumedramachinese #Angelababy #杨颖 #SongWeilong #宋威龙 #LiuShishi #CeciliaLiu #刘诗诗 #ShawnDou #窦骁 #DengWei #邓为 #XiangHanZhi #JuliaXiang #向涵之

Juniper and Elle decided to check out earlier dramas starring Ao Ruipeng after enjoying his performance in Moonlight Mystique. As a result, we watched the romcom “Poisoned Love” 恋爱吧，食梦君!. While it looked silly on paper, the show was a delightfully sweet and fun ride, with endearing characters, a joyful romance, and hilarity throughout. Don’t miss out on this show if you haven’t already seen it! If you’ve already seen it, share your thoughts with us in the comments.

(00:31) Introduction and story overview
(03:05) What makes the show so enjoyable
(19:19) Support characters
(26:39) Positive comparisons vs. My Boss
(30:10) Nice, funny, memorable things
(42:48) Final ratings and wrap-up

Disclaimer: Our podcast chats are intended to be casual banter in the name of good fun. There may be jokey remarks and tangents. Don’t take anything said too seriously, and no offense is ever intended!

You can catch us on the below platforms:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperandElle
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2AduAS26DSekKPO0zA7TwL?si=5e2615385c294083

Music by penguinmusic - “Better Day” from Pixabay

#PoisonedLove #恋爱吧食梦君 #cdrama #asiandramapodcast #juniperandelle #podcast #chinesedrama #cdramalover #cdramafans #dramareview #asiandrama #asiandramalover #AoRuipeng #敖瑞鹏 #MaMengwei #马梦唯