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Lee Jun Ki Starts to Promote Arthdal Chronicles 2 with Allure Korea September 2023 Pictorial with Shin Se Kyung as Drama Releases Two New Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 15, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2023
Warrior group in natural outdoor setting.

Now that C-drama Lost You Forever has finished airing Part 1 I have time and mental bandwidth to check out the recently premiered other dramas and look forward to upcoming ones. The latter most high on my list is Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun which is the direct continuation of the OG drama which aired in 2020. With a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Lee Jun Ki, Shin Se Kyung

Award Winning Superstar Actor Tony Leung Gets Caught Up in Cheating Rumors with 25-year Old Girl Group Turned B-list C-actress Cheng Xiao

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2023
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So this could be true and if so it’s two consenting adults and I also don’t want to render judgment based on the disparity in entertainment industry success level, but goodness is this gossip news just weird. A rumor spread widely through C-ent over the weekend that 60-something top actor Tony Leung has shacked up with 25-year old Cheng Xiao … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cheng Xiao, Tony Leung

Tencent Surprises By Releasing Last 9 Episodes of Lost You Forever Part 1 on Monday to Start Off Final Week of Airing

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2023
Promotional poster for "Lost You Forever" series.

Hold your horses peeps because it’s time to binge your brains out, as the final 9-episodes to mark the conclusion of Lost You Forever Part 1 just dropped by Tencent. This was a surprise announced on Monday morning before the episodes dropped that evening so fans were in for a real treat to be able to finish Part 1 in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Disney+ Schedules Next K-drama the Drug Bust Procedural The Worst of Evil with Ji Chang Wook and Wi Ha Joon

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2023
Confrontation between two intense characters.

This is either how bad Disney+ is with promos or this drama just slipped so far under the radar it was in another time zone because I legit was like what is this when I heard it got scheduled for airing. The Worst of Evil is airing on September 27th on Disney+ with an undercover cop busting a multinational drug … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Se Mi, Ji Chang Wook, The Worst of Evil, Wi Ha Joon

K-actor Lee Do Hyun to Enlist Today for Military Service Joining the Music Division of the Air Force

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2023
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Time to bid farewell to another drama male lead for the next two years. K-actor Lee Do Hyun enlisted today for his mandatory military service, joining the Air Force in its music/entertainment corps. That’s a solid use of his talents as most entertainers do similar stints and also doing his duty for his country. Lee Do Hyun leaves on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Do Hyun

jTBC’s Weird Premise Butt Telepathy Drama Behind Your Touch Premieres to Solid 5.275% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2023
Actors in various dramatic scenes outdoors.

This weekend has the new jTBC drama Behind Your Touch airing now that hit rom-com King the Land has finished. Starring Han Ji Min as a vet with the ability to read minds after she touches someone or some animal’s butt pairing up with hot tempered city to countryside cop played by Lee Min Ki and joined by strange newcomer … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Behind Your Touch, Han Ji Min, Lee Min Ki, Suho

Dylan Wang Rocks the Period Ponytail Warrior Garb in BTS Stills from Set of Guardians of the Dafeng with Female Lead Tian Xi Wei

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2023
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Filming remains underway for detective mystery C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng based on the novel of the same name which is high on the buzz radar thanks to male lead Dylan Wang. He’s been on a hot streak since last summer’s surprise hit Love Between Fairy and Devil and Dafeng is his first period drama since with in between he … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Guardians of the Dafeng, Tian Xi Wei

Lee Soo Hyuk Cast as Male Lead in Fantasy Quirky Romance K-drama S-Line

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2023
Young man in a stylish gray blazer.

So I hope this isn’t one of those bait and switches where news says Lee Soo Hyuk is the male lead and then later we find out he’s just ONE of the male leads and not even the main one. This week K-ent is reporting that versatile and charismatic actor Lee Soo Hyuk is getting his male lead glow up … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Soo Hyuk, S-Line

Jo In Sung and Han Hyo Finally Work Together in Disney+ Drama Moving and Pal Around in Bazaar Korea Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2023
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It’s sad that Disney+ hasn’t made any headway in South Korea K-drama land despite having a built in brand name with a portfolio of popular Hollywood movies and TV shows to surround its investment into exclusive K-dramas. I’ve heard some have been good but nothing has made a splash in greater buzz, perhaps Snowdrop was as close as it got. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Jo In Sung, Moving

Week Three of Lost You Forever Airing Brings the Main Plot to Crescendo with Romance, Tension, Plotting, and a Three Dude Race to Save Their Girl

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2023
Character with long hair in snowy landscape.

I can’t believe it’s already week three in Lost You Forever drama airing, the time has flown by with the only slowdown when there is a break in new episode drops. Thankfully Tencent hasn’t done the 3 days drop 4 days break schedule and instead swapped it which means this Thursday got us all the way to episode 30. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Netflix Kicks Off Promos for September 2023 Fantasy Romance K-drama A Time Called You with Jeon Yeo Bin and Ahn Hyo Seob Remaking Someday or One Day

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2023
Three models posing for portraits.

The K-drama remakes of TW-dramas have had a poor track record with one of the biggest hits In Time With You becoming one of the biggest flops The Time We Were Not in Love. Coming soon on Netflix will be the K-remake of Someday or One Day now titled The Time Called You with Jeon Yeo Bin and Ahn Hyo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Time Called You, Ahn Hyo Seob, Jeon Yeo Bin

Tencent Schedules Period C-drama The Legend of Zhuohua with Jing Tian and Feng Shao Feng for August 19th After Lost You Forever Part 1 Wraps

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2023
Romantic scene from a historical drama series.

So while iQiyi‘s just dropped super duper xianxia C-drama Love You Seven Times is so not my cup of tea, I’m actually intrigued about Tencent‘s next traditional period C-drama The Legend of Zhuohua which has just been scheduled for August 19th. Starring Jing Tian and Feng Shao Feng, this drama isn’t as buzzy and visually and narratively looks like Destined … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Feng Shao Feng, Jing Tian, The Legend of Zhuohua

Park Bo Young Remains Perennially Pixie Dream Girl in August 2023 W Korea Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 10, 2023
Young woman reclining on a leather couch.

This month in August 2023 K-actress Park Bo Young has a new movie out with Concrete Utopia, where she plays Park Seo Joon‘s wife as they deal with the aftermath of a major disaster in Seoul. With the promotion she has a new fashion pictorial for W Korea that I’m not sure if it was intentionally done in muted color … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Bo Young

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