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tvN Makjang Revenge Drama Eve Ends with Personal High 4.497% Ratings But Even the Loyal Fans that Stuck with the Drama Complain About the Lackluster Ending

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2022
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It’s been a wild summer drama season so far chingus! Prestige dramas like jTBC Insider hasn’t resonated, scandal tinged dramas like Eve didn’t garner the love or hate watch viewership it could have, wildly ambitious and looked like a hot mess pre-airing drama Alchemy of Souls is the surprise hit, and an unknown drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo from nowhere has … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

Extraordinary Attorney Woo Continues Astronomical Ratings Rise to 11.690% and 13.093% in Episodes 7-8

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2022
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Okay, the only other time in recent memory I have seen a drama with so little pre-premiere fan fare set ratings records was jTBC drama Sky Castle, which is credited for putting that cable network on the map as a true contender to tvN and also paving the way for rich people makjang that begat Penthouse the following year. This … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Park Bo Young, Jang Dong Yoon, Yeon Woo Jin, and Lee Jung Eun Kick Off Filming for Netflix K-drama Morning Comes to the Mental Ward

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2022
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Oh what a lovely quartet main cast! Netflix K-drama Morning Comes to the Mental Ward kicked off filming this week in what will likely be a 2023 release. It’s adapted from novels written by a real life nurse at a psychiatric ward and is described as warm and touching. Park Bo Young will take on the role of the nurse … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jung Eun, Morning Comes to the Mental Ward, Park Bo Young, Yeon Woo Jin

Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin to Become Lovers in New MBC Romance Sageuk Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2022
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I hope this drama gets a new name and STAT but otherwise it sounds right up my alley. K-ent is reporting that Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin will be coupling up for a MBC sageuk drama titled Lovers. Not to be confused by the late aughts modern drama of the same name, this drama tells of a Joseon era … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Eun Jin, Lovers, Namgoong Min

Immortal Samara with Yang Zi and Cheng Yi Abruptly Premieres and Early Netizen Reviews Complain About Cheesy FX, Too Many Side Characters, and Female Lead Visuals

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2022
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Well, this is either an attempt to slide a less than well-made C-drama under the radar or Youku ran out of marketing dollars midway through the year. This Wednesday the high profile xianxia C-drama Immortal Samara with Yang Zi and Cheng Yi premiered kinda out of nowhere with the first five episodes released on streaming. This drama isn’t Yang Zi’s … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Yi, Immortal Samsara, Yang Zi

Top Stars Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jung Jae, Jung Woo Sung and Many More Attend VIP Premiere for Big Budget Fantasy Movie Alienoid

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2022
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So things are not exactly off to a glowing start for high profile K-movie Alienoid (Alien+Human Part 1), which held a media premiere last week on July 13th and got back mixed reviews. There were a lot of critics grumbling that the movie has too many characters and is rather disjointed, but the good reviews are that the movie is … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Alienoid, Changmin, Go Min Si, Im Joo Hwan, Im Soo Jung, Jung Woo Sung, Kim Soo Hyun, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Kwang Soo, Kwon Nara, Lee Jung Jae, Moon So Ri, Ra Mi Ran, Ryu jun Yeol, So Ji Sub, Song Seung Heon

C-drama Love Like the Galaxy Douban Audience Ratings Debut at 7.4 as Initial Complaints Drop Off Thanks to Simmering Chemistry Between Leads Wu Lei and Zhao Lu Si

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2022
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Well, one way to temper small(ish) complaints is to pour so much onscreen chemistry on the viewers that everyone is fanning themselves and no one has time to notice the other stuff anymore. C-drama Love Like the Galaxy is off to 18-episodes aired through three weeks, a glacial pace compared to other streaming high profile dramas which tend to drop … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Love Like the Galaxy, Wu Lei, Zhao Lu Si

Zhang Zhe Han Wins Japanese Audience Favorite Overseas Actor and Word of Honor Takes Favorite Overseas Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2022
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Well this is meta and fairly awkward all around. Japanese entertainment magazine Screen has been holding a Overseas Television Show Awards for years and this year 2022 is the 8th annual edition. The votes are in from Japanese viewers and C-drama Word of Honor took Favorite Overseas Show with another C-drama The Untamed in third place. For the Favorite Overseas … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Word of Honor, Zhang Zhe Han

Lee Jung Jae and Kim Go Eun Win Best Acting at the 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards with D.P. Taking Best Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2022
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A new K-awards show debuted this week, with the Blue Dragon Awards branching out from their movie exclusive perch to launch the 1st annual Blue Dragon Series Awards feting the best of television. This year the big winners were primarily streaming dramas with Lee Jung Jae winning Best Actor for Squid Game and D.P. taking home Best Drama. Kim Go … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Han Hyo Joo, Hyeri, Im Shi Wan, Jung Hae In, Jung Ho Yeon, Kim Go Eun, Kim Sung Ryung, Kim Young Dae, Koo Kyo Hwan, Lee Je Hoon, Lee Jung Jae, Noh Jeong Eui, Oh Yeon Seo, Park Hae Soo, Park Hyung Sik, Seolhyun, Yoona

Kim Sun Ho Preps for Return in Stage Production of Touching the Void and Shoots First Magazine Interview Since 2021 Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2022
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It’s been a year since hit tvN summer 2021 drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha aired, and in the fast turning cycle of hit to scandal its been the best of times for Kim Sun Ho and then the worst of times. But like all things once seen in the long run there is still quite a runway for him and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Sun Ho

Sequel to Hit Xianxia C-drama Ashes of Love Reportedly in Prep with Willian Chan to Replace Male Lead Deng Lun After Tax Evasion Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2022
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So I’m of the mind to just scrap this project but then I’m not the key demographic so maybe there is an appetite for a second serving. C-ent is reporting that the in prep sequel to super popular fantasy period C-drama Ashes of Love will still go forward despite a blip on the male lead casting plans. Ashes of Love … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ashes of Love, Deng Lun, William Chan

Yoo Seung Ho Shares SNS Update Looking Chill and Content Two Months After Moving Agency to YG Entertainment

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2022
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My boy! And he’s looking fly as heck to boot! K-actor Yoo Seung Ho has updated his SNS this weekend and it’s just two pictures of him chillaxing in front of a brick wall of what appears to be a restauarant/cafe place. He’s so sporting what may be a bowl-ish cut, not as short as a buzz but still somehow … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoo Seung Ho

C-netizen Gossip Claims Park Seo Joon was Spotted in England Shopping on High Street with Pretty Young Korean Youtube Star

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2022
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Okay, take this with the usual C-ent gossip grain of salt but it’s being covered in the C-media so I’ll share it. A Chinese netizen claims to have run into Park Seo Joon recently in England, which sounds plausible since he’s been filming overseas there. She claims she ran into him in a luxury store on High Street but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Seo Joon

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