A journey through K-dramas that lets us in on why we can't stop watching them. In a humorous and heartfelt history interfused with personal reflections as a Busan-born Korean emigre raised in NY, this book journeys through impossible standards of academic achievement and hilariously camp kimchi-slaps all the way to preferred sandwich brands, zombies, and hot Korean boys. It analyzes recurring tropes as well as nuanced subtexts to uncover what we can glean from stories of family, romance, sexuality, gender, race, mental health, disability, and more.