This month on the Asian Drama Corner of the Pop A La Carte Podcast, Angela and Tatiana introduce (1:00) the dramas we have seen in 2023 thus far. Then we launch into a discussion of one-and-a-half seasons of Alchemy of Souls (8:00) on Netflix and 2 seasons of Island (26:30) on Prime Video. Summer Strike (39:00) gets a whole breakdown, and then we praise Crash Course in Romance (53:30), another romcom with a side of murder. Other dramas discussed include: Chinese drama Love Between Fairy and Devil (1:02:40), Thai drama The Warp Effect (1:11:10), and Korean dramas Love to Hate You (1:28:00), Agency (1:34:00), and The Glory (1:40:00).