Koreaboo

Audible, Inc

Life is finally looking up for 28 year old Shayla -- She’s got a great boyfriend and is about to start her dream writing job. But when it all falls apart in the space of one day, Shayla finds herself heartbroken and struggling to make ends meet. After a chance encounter with the world’s most popular K-pop idol, Youngjae, she decides to chase the fantasy and heads for South Korea in the hopes of kindling a relationship with the star.

There are a lot of ups —beautiful city, amazing food, dynamic culture and K-pop music everywhere, plus a new friend in Dal, an ex-idol with a chip on his shoulder who owns the 7-11 she lives above. But there are also downs — culture clashes, difficulty with the language, and Youngjae is a lot more popular than she realized. She likely isn’t going to just bump into on the streets of Seoul!

Moving to Korea might have been a mistake, but Shayla’s committed to see it through. With time running out on her 90-day visa she enlists an exasperated Dal to help her reconnect with Youngjae, but will their friendship become something more as he helps her chase her Y/N dreams?

Starring Susan Wokoma and Daniel Henney, with MeeWha Alana Lee, Amerjit Deu, Edward Hong, Joomin Hwang, Seong-Jae Kong, Hester Jean Lee, Jennifer Kim, Shawn Kim (aka Kim Goo), Lorna Laidlaw, Elsie Lovelock, Jessica Lee, Rae Lim, Helen Madelyn Kim, Eurie Nam, Jun Noh, J Sebastian Lee, Jennifer Sun Bell, Minje Sung, Marta Svetek, George Weightman, Clare Wille, MiJi Yi and June Yoon

Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

28 minutes 47 seconds
Ep 10. The Interview
Shayla’s visa will soon expire. She has to choose what matters to her most…
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28 September 2023, 7:09 am
24 minutes 42 seconds
Ep 9. Friend Zone
Shayla has some very difficult choices to make in her love life.
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28 September 2023, 7:08 am
24 minutes 7 seconds
Ep 8. Hajima
While Shayla eagerly waits to hear from Youngjae, her mother makes a surprise visit Korea and is determined to get her to come home. Shayla tells a few half-truths to convince her mum that she’s doing fine…

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28 September 2023, 7:07 am
20 minutes 38 seconds
Ep 7. The Bias
Shayla helps put on Dal’s first live show in 10 years. Someone unexpected shows up... Youngjae.
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28 September 2023, 7:06 am
24 minutes 24 seconds
Ep 6. The Essay
Desperate to get her writing career off the ground, Shayla explores Seoul to create an essay-worthy scenario for herself. It doesn’t go well.
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28 September 2023, 7:05 am
23 minutes 42 seconds
Ep 5. Field Trip
Dal shows Shayla around Seoul and the two grow closer.
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28 September 2023, 7:04 am
28 minutes 23 seconds
Ep 4. Deliveries
Desperate for money, Shayla begs Dal to let her do deliveries around town. She also makes a new friend.
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28 September 2023, 7:03 am
27 minutes 44 seconds
Ep 3. Fanchant
Shayla hatches a plan to meet Youngjae without being creepy. However, her inability to speak much Korean is a problem…
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28 September 2023, 7:02 am
29 minutes 4 seconds
Ep 2. Welcome to Korea
Shayla arrives in South Korea only to find out that the job she arranged for herself is not quite what it seemed. Dal, the son of her landlord, is very sceptical about Shayla’s motivations for visiting Korea, wondering if she is yet another Koreaboo.
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28 September 2023, 7:01 am
24 minutes 41 seconds
Ep 1. Who?
Shayla’s life takes an unexpected turn when both her writing career and her love life fall apart. She takes an odd job behind the scenes of a K-pop show and has a chance encounter with an idol who inspires a huge decision.
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28 September 2023, 7:00 am
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