The Certified Noonas: Kdrama, Kpop, and More
Aug 31, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min · 12 segments
It's the end of August, so it's time for the Noonas to let you know what Asian Dramas (and more!) caught their eyes this month! Check out the episode to find out what new stories you might want to put…
So, been watching feels like it's a little over selling it at this point.
Because, yeah.
You just started a new job.
Yeah.
So, but I did start, I had intended to start it weeks ago.
where she plays like a middle-aged mother of a small child who is going back to school now.
And so she is going off of her maternity leave.
She works for a really great company that let her have like four years of maternity leave.
And now she's going back to work.
And I will say this for it.
The first episode, I've only watched one episode.
So this could go way off the rails.
People who have watched all, you know, my...
i will say that for me after the first episode i was like huh i can only watch two of these for free on vicky and it might be time to get my new you know my vicky membership resubscribed i quite enjoyed the first episode so the premises i i will say she's a happily married very happily married wife uh as far as i can tell in the first episode um her husband is a journalist and he is helpful with the kids with the cooking with the like they have a good solid healthy relationship um They love their kid.
They love each other.
They, you know, this is a good life.
He's excited for her.
Hey baby, you're going back to work.
That's so exciting.
Are you excited to see people at the office? Yes, I am.
Okay, cool.
And she gets back to the office and they're like, Hey, so we're so glad you're here.
It's, you know, I hate to like spring this on you on your first day, but we have a client meeting for you.
And she's like, All right.
So, been watching feels like it's a little over selling it at this point.
Because, yeah.
You just started a new job.
Yeah.
So, but I did start, I had intended to start it weeks ago.
where she plays like a middle-aged mother of a small child who is going back to school now.
And so she is going off of her maternity leave.
She works for a really great company that let her have like four years of maternity leave.
And now she's going back to work.
And I will say this for it.
The first episode, I've only watched one episode.
So this could go way off the rails.
People who have watched all, you know, my...
i will say that for me after the first episode i was like huh i can only watch two of these for free on vicky and it might be time to get my new you know my vicky membership resubscribed i quite enjoyed the first episode so the premises i i will say she's a happily married very happily married wife uh as far as i can tell in the first episode um her husband is a journalist and he is helpful with the kids with the cooking with the like they have a good solid healthy relationship um They love their kid.
They love each other.
They, you know, this is a good life.
He's excited for her.
Hey baby, you're going back to work.
That's so exciting.
Are you excited to see people at the office? Yes, I am.
Okay, cool.
And she gets back to the office and they're like, Hey, so we're so glad you're here.
It's, you know, I hate to like spring this on you on your first day, but we have a client meeting for you.
And she's like, All right.
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