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Jo Boa Will Be Lee Dong Wook’s Leading Lady in Fantasy Romance Drama Tale of Gumiho

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 12, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 11, 2019
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I like when the male and female lead is announced in the same news week, keeps me from guessing and also feels like the production has got its act together in lining up the right actors. K-actress Jo Boa will be joining Lee Dong Wook in the 2020 fantasy romance K-drama Tale of Gumiho, currently neither is confirmed but it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Boa, Lee Dong Wook, Tale of Gumiho

Gu Hye Sun Continues Posting on SNS and Garners Attacks and Support

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 11, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 9, 2019
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It’s times like this that I wish I could do more. I wish I was friends with Gu Hye Sun so I could counsel her to just retreat into her friends and family and get through this tough patch before emerging back into public life. Because no good can come of judgmental netizens and a very he said/she said divorce … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Gu Hye Sun

Kim Soo Hyun Reportedly to Leave KeyEast After Contract Expiration and Set Up Solo Agency with Cousin

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 11, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 11, 2019
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Oh boy, this sounds like a really bad idea from even 50,000 feet away. Popular Hallyu actor Kim Soo Hyun is reportedly not going to renew his KeyEast contract and plans to set up his own agency with his cousin managing. Normally successful stars setting up their own agency after 10 plus years of making boatloads of money for their … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

Kim Woo Bin Holds Successful Fan Meeting as Comeback from 2 Year Long Medical Leave

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 11, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 9, 2019
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I still remember where I was when Kim Woo Bin was diagnosed with cancer and took time off for medical treatment. Since then it’s been 2.5 years and the actor is fully recovered and ready to return to his halted acting career. Someone so talented and on a vertical trajectory will likely be able to slide right back in especially … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Woo Bin

Lee Dong Wook to Play a Male Gumiho in Upcoming K-drama Tale of Gumiho

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 10, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 10, 2019
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I don’t know what else to call this other than Goblin 2 or Goblin Redux or Goblin Lite. Lee Gong Wook is in talks to star as a male gumiho, a nine-tailed fox seductress that in folklore is always a woman. There have been male gumiho gender reversals done before most notably in Gu Family Book. This time in Tale … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Dong Wook, Tale of Gumiho

Nam Ji Hyun Confirmed to Join Lee Joon Hyuk in Time-travel Drama 365: A Year of Defying Fate

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 10, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 9, 2019
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Yay, what a great casting call and so looking forward to this drama now for 2020. Nam Ji Hyun is confirmed opposite Lee Joon Hyuk for the time-travel K-drama 365: A Year of Defying Fate, based on the Japanese novel Repeat. The story involves 10 people who get a chance to travel back in time to 1 year earlier and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged 365 : A Year of Defying Fate, Lee Joon Hyuk, Nam Ji Hyun

Script Reading for SBS Drama Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 2 with Han Suk Kyu, Lee Sung Kyung, and Ahn Hyo Seob

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 10, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2019
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The doctor + teacher is bad in the house, or hospital, as filming as kicked off for season 2 of Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim. The first one with Han Suk Kyu, Yoo Yeon Suk, and Seo Hyun Jin got good ratings so it’s reasonable SBS would bank on the same formula for a second go-around. It works because only Han … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Han Suk Kyu, Lee Sung Kyung, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim

Seo Ye Ji in Talks for Female Lead of I’m a Psycho But It’s Okay with Kim Soo Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 9, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2019
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Wow, if this casting goes through it would be a win for the actress and a win for the production. Seo Ye Ji is in talks as the female lead of upcoming tvN drama I’m a Psycho But It’s Okay, which has a weird title but all the attention is on the drama likely being Kim Soo Hyun‘s first drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

Screenwriter Park Ji Eun’s Upcoming Crash Landing on You Official Poster Criticized for Looking Too Much Like Her You From Another Star

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 9, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2019
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If you have four leads, two men and two women, and it’s a glossy high profile drama, it probably would be best to avoid in any way shape or form other high profile drama work product. But this one is funny because the two dramas are from the same screenwriter lol. Writer Park Ji Eun‘s next drama Crash Landing on … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Hyun Bin, Kim Jung Hyun, Seo Ji Hye, Son Ye Jin

MBC Drama The Game: Towards Zero with Taecyeon, Lee Yeon Hee, and Im Joo Hwan Confirms January 2020 Broadcast

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 9, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2019
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The first new drama to arrive in 2020 sounds like it will be The Game: Towards Zero, or towards hopefully a good year for K-drama ratings. The drama is scheduled to air in January 2020 on MBC Wed-Thurs and stars Taecyeon in his acting comeback after two years in the military. He plays a prophet who can look into people’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Joo Hwan, Lee Yeon Hee, Taec, The Game: Towards Zero

tvN Promotes Kim Soo Hyun, Jung Hae In, and Jang Nara as the Face of its 2020 K-drama Lineup

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 8, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 9, 2019
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I hope tvN is not counting its chicks before it hatches but this type of publicity likely indicates a close to final signing. tvN recently went before advertisers to promote it’s 2020 lineup of shows and for K-dramas the three faces it trotted out were Kim Soo Hyun, Jang Nara, and Jung Hae In. Of the three, only Jung Hae … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Nara, Jung Hae In, Kim Soo Hyun

Kim Woo Bin Holds Comeback Seoul Fanmeeting with Proceeds Donated to Cancer Charity

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 8, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2019
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It was a great weekend for Kim Woo Bin fans as the actor officially made his entertainment career return in a solo activity by holding a fanmeeting. Three weeks ago he was at the Blue Dragon Awards presenting and looking just as handsome and charismatic as before his two year hiatus for cancer treatment. This weekend’s fanmeeting allowed his fans … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Woo Bin

After Hotel Del Luna Hong Sisters Prepping for 2020 tvN Drama with What’s Up with Secretary Kim PD

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 8, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 6, 2019
Cast of the drama "Hotel Del Luna."

The Hong Sisters are back thanks to the success of summer 2019 supernatural K-drama Hotel Del Luna. I think they are about 50/50 on hits and misses and based on their track record the next drama is likely a miss. I hope they break free of that bad luck as their next drama is already in the works. It’s scheduled … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hong sisters

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