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KBS Starts Prepping for Sageuk Drama Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom with Yoo Seung Ho, Hyeri, and Kang Mina

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 7, 2021 by ockoalaApril 7, 2021
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The rumored casting of Yoo Seung Ho and Hyeri in an upcoming sageuk is going forward with KBS starting to gather cast and crew to start filming in May. The drama is called Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom and is set in the late Joseon era during the strongest prohibition period. The female lead is a down … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyeri, Kang Mina, Thinking of the Moon When the Flower Blooms, Yoo Seung Ho

Lee Yoo Bi Confirmed for K-drama Yumi’s Cells with Kim Go Eun, Netizens Happy with Her Casting Similarity to Webtoon Character

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 7, 2021 by ockoalaApril 6, 2021
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It seems like the fallout for Joseon Exorcist hasn’t extended to the entire cast as supporting actress Lee Yoo Bi has been casting in an upcoming drama and K-netizens are actually happy about it. She’ll be joining female lead Kim Go Eun in the drama adaptation of Yumi’s Cells based on a popular webtoon. Kim Go Eun plays Yumi and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Yoo Bi, Yumi's Cells

Song Hye Kyo Posts First Script for Now, We Are Breaking Up as Drama Announces Additional Casting of Shin Dong Wook, Sehun, and Yura

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 7, 2021 by ockoalaApril 7, 2021
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Well, this really is happening and I’m so curious if it will be good. K-actress Song Hye Kyo posted a picture of the episode 1 script for her upcoming drama Now, We are Breaking Up, which feels like half of what was happening all the time in her last drama Boyfriend (Encounter) lol. It’s once again a noona-dongsaeng pairing for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Sehun, Shin Dong Wook, Song Hye Kyo, Yura

Episode 16 of River Where the Moon Rises Stays at 6.0%, 7.8% Ratings as the Plot Barrels Ahead into Fighting, Deaths, and a Thwarted Coup

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 6, 2021 by ockoalaApril 6, 2021
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I’ve stopped digging too deeply into the why, where, how, whats of River Where the Moon Rises, the early episodes I was super excited about and tried to analyze only to realize stuff just sorta happened and the foundations were not properly laid. It’s really come to a head in episode 16 as a full scale coup went underway and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

Kim Hee Sun and Ro Woon Partner Up for Fantasy K-drama Tomorrow

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 6, 2021 by ockoalaApril 6, 2021
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Another random out of nowhere K-drama casting is here and I’m hopeful it makes more sense if I read the source material and this was what the story required. Kim Hee Sun and Ro Woon are in talks as the leads of K-drama Tomorrow based on the same name webtoon. The drama is about a young man with no hope … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hee Sun, Ro Woon, Tomorrow

Lee Jun Ki, Jang Hyuk, Lee Seung Gi Part of Fantastic Line Up of Korean Stars in Third Release of the Korean Actors 200 List

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 6, 2021 by ockoalaApril 5, 2021
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Another release is here from the Korean Actors 200 list, with the website continuing to do a great job of teasing the next release and then dropping just stunning pictures of the actors and actresses in each batch. This third release has a great mix of leads and supporting stars who may not be household names but definitely recognizable by … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Seo Hyun, Cha Tae Hyun, Eom Ji Won, Go Soo, Jang Hee Jin, Jang Hyuk, Jin Seo Yeon, Jung Eun Chae, Kim Ho Jung, Kim Hyang Gi, Kim Sang Ho, Kim Sun Young, Kwon Sang Woo, Lee Hee Joon, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Seung Gi, Lee Sung Kyung, Park Myung Hoon, Yoo Ji Tae

Fractures Appear in the OTP as Episode 15 of River Where the Moon Rises Shows the Price of Playing the Political Game with Ratings of 6.7%, 7.8%

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2021 by ockoalaApril 5, 2021
Four characters in a dramatic historical setting.

It’s the final stretch for KBS Mon-Tues sageuk River Where the Moon Rises, and that hubbub of the earlier real world distractions have abated and now it’s back to the same old shallow drawing board in terms of telling a compelling story. The drama remains sageuk for kids, rudimentary in politicking and plotting and even now after 15 episodes not … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

Im Soo Jung and Lee Do Hyun in Talks for Teacher-Student Romance Melodrama Melacholia

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2021 by ockoalaApril 4, 2021
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Oh boy, this drama sounds so problematic from the start and now more than ever. Im Soo Jung and Lee Do Hyun are in talks to star in the upcoming K-drama Melancholia, dealing with a female teacher-male student romance that turns things upside down at a prestigious private school. K-ent loves teacher-student romances mostly of the noona-dongsaeng variety seemingly making … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Soo Jung, Lee Do Hyun, Melancholia

jTBC Wed-Thurs Drama Law School with Kim Myung Min, Lee Jung Eun, Kim Bum, and Ryu Hye Young Release Studious Posters and Teasers

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2021 by ockoalaApril 4, 2021
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Ratings in the 4-5% for jTBC cable drama isn’t bad at all but for the fact that the drama cost like multiples what the network spends compared to its usual fare so then that type of reception is less than expected. I’m talking about Sisyphus: The Myth, which after I stopped writing about it but continued to watch has unfortunately … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Bum, Kim Myung Min, Law School, Lee Jung Eun, Ryu Hye Young

Vincenzo Episode 14 Brings the Romantic Progression and the Heighted Stakes on Increasingly Convoluted Heists with Ratings of 11.258%

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2021 by ockoalaApril 4, 2021
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Oh my gosh, when I was typing the headline for this post it dawned on me that we only have 6 episodes left of Vincenzo. I feel like it was just yesterday that I started watching, wasn’t sure the drama was my cup of team, and now I’m in countdown mode. This drama has been the most entertaining for me … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Yeo Bin, Song Joong Ki, Vincenzo

The Long Awaited Vincenzo Kiss Scene Arrives on Easter Complete with Adorable and Hilarious K-netizen Appreciation GIF Set

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2021 by ockoalaApril 4, 2021
Couple sharing intimate kisses and embraces.

Happy Easter 2021 Yeorobun! I don’t think as many I-netz are watching Vincenzo alongside me which is fine but I think drama lovers everywhere will still appreciate a hot smexy sweet classic kiss scene so here you’re present. You’re welcome, but really all the thanks goes to Jeon Yeo Bin‘s Cha Young for initiating the kiss in episode 14 and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Vincenzo

Kim Yoo Jung Radiates Healthy Youthful Energy in New Bottled Water CF Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2021 by ockoalaApril 3, 2021
Smiling person holding a colorful water bottle.

CF models need to make me (the consumer) want to try whatever they are shilling. Be it a beverage, food item, home appliance, car, jewelry, whatever it is there needs to elicit a desire on the part of the consumer to be curious and want to test it out. Kim Yoo Jung is the face of a bottled water CF … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Yoo Jung

Episode 13 of Vincenzo Stays at 10.815% Ratings as the Consigliere Puts on a Virtuoso Performance in How to Fight Back in Style

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2021 by ockoalaApril 3, 2021
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tvN drama Vincenzo continues to surprise me and episode 13 was no different. When I thought President Cho had betrayed Vincenzo (noooooo!) it turns out to be more complicated and more genuine the connection between the two. Both have secrets upon secrets and yet need each other. I’m glad he’s a more layered character now than just Vincenzo’s right hand … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Vincenzo

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