Jeanie Chang is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Jeanie is also the Founder and CEO of Noona’s Noonchi, LLC, a global company offering social media platforms providing deep dives into K-Content from a mental health perspective. In Korea to promote her tours and her latest book (How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life), we sat down with her to discuss life, culture, society, identity, and, of course, K-Dramas.

Jeanie's Website: https://noonasnoonchi.com/

Her book: https://www.amazon.com/K-Dramas-Mental-Health-Jeanie-Chang/dp/1394210477

Discussion Outline 

0:00 Life in Seoul

5:39 Watching K-Dramas

33:23 Self-Care and Dramas

38:55 Mental Health and Gender

43:10 Antifragility

47:47 Generational Change in Korea

53:06 The Korean American Identity

1:16:40 Military Service and BTS

1:25:33 My Mister (나의 아지씨)

1:37:22 Jeong and Nunchi

1:49:20 Collective Society and Titles

2:01:55 Emotions in Korean Society

2:11:39 Shame and Redemption

2:20:47 K-Pop Idols and Karina's Apology

2:28:41 Is Hallyu's Popularity Declining?

2:47:37 Dr. Slump

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