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New Weekend Dramas Good Witch and My Husband Oh Jak Doo Release Official Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2018
Airline drama featuring a pilot and two women.

With reigning weekend KBS K-drama king My Golden Life set to wrap up soon, the landscape opens up for a new weekend drama to ramp up a different buzz. Two that I have eyes on are SBS drama Good Witch and MBC drama My Husband Oh Jak Doo. Both dramas released official posters this week tailored to the weekend crowd, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Witch, Kim Kang Woo, Lee Da Hae, My Husband Oh Jak Doo, Ryu Soo Young, UEE

Hyun Bin Offered Male Lead in K-drama Memories of Alhambra

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2018
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At this point I’ll believe when he signs on the dotted line, or maybe when he actually starts filming. In the last 6 months Hyun Bin has now been attached to three different K-dramas as the potential leading man. First he was discussed as the leading man along with Jang Dong Gun in sci-fi drama City of Stars. Recently his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Memories of Alhambra

Oh Dal Soo Removed from tvN Drama My Ahjusshi and Jo Min Ki Finally Admits to Harassment Allegations

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2018
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The dominoes are falling faster do deservingly, albeit too late and likely not enough justice and solace for the victims. Today actor Oh Dal Soo announced that he was leaving the upcoming tvN drama My Ahjusshi, which has been filming for over a month now and he plays a major supporting role as one of the three leading brother characters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jo Min Ki, Oh Dal Soo

Choi Kang Hee and Kwon Sang Woo Ooze Costar Chemistry at Press Conference for Mystery Queen 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2018
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The press conference for upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama Mystery Queen 2 is so darn cute and just the goodness I needed after a crazy weekend of sexual harassment news breaking from K-ent. But then I get nervous and wonder if any of the stars of this drama is just one step from being outed and suddenly production is sent into … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Kang Hee, Kwon Sang Woo, Lee Da Hee, Mystery Queen

Kang Sora and Yoon Hyun Min Confirmed for Pre-produced Drama Gyeryong Goddess

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2018
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Casting is confirmed for upcoming fantasy romance drama Gyeryong Goddess (Legend of the Chicken Dragon Fairy). The drama currently doesn’t have a network yet but is heading into 100% pre-production with leads Kang Sora and Yoon Hyun Min. She plays a heavenly goddess who loses her fairy wings when bathing on earth one day, falling in love and then marrying … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gyeryong Goddess, Kang Sora, Yoon Hyun Min

Jo Min Ki Under Police Investigation for Sexual Harassment and Agency Terminates His Contract

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2018
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The extent of the sexual harassment allegations against veteran actor Jo Min Ki is starting to come to light and it’s horrific. No wonder the university fired him so quickly, though one wonders how long the university has known but turned the other cheek until more people vocally spoke out in recent days. Currently there are more than five victims … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jo Min Ki

Kim Yoo Jung Has Thyroid Condition and Drama Filming Halted for Near Future

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2018
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I so love this InStyle Korea pictorial with young actress Kim Yoo Jung, fresh from graduating high school and ready to dive into her first K-drama rom-com leading lady role. This is an up close and personal shoot and I’m envious of the exquisite complexion of Kim Yoo Jung to let the camera capture thus. But this new pictorial was … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Yoo Jung

Hwayugi Ratings Fall and Rise in Penultimate Week of Airing Gearing Up for World Saving Finale

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 25, 2018
Evening kiss between a couple at a party

The penultimate week airing of tvN weekend fantasy drama Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) happens to hit during the closing weekend of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. The ratings were 3.821% for episode 17, a drop from the previous episode 16, and episode 18 went back up to 5.472%. I hope next week’s finale goes back up to 6% at … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hwayugi

Veteran Actor Choi Il Hwa Preemptively Confesses to Sexual Harassment During His Career

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 25, 2018
Smiling man in a white shirt, arms crossed.

The real domino effect is here with the K-ent reckoning of the #metoo movement where victims of sexual harassment and even worse are finally voicing their stories aloud and the perpetrators are paying the price. Today another takes accountability in veteran K-actor Choi Il Hwa, whose name may not be readily familiar but whose face definitely is for K-drama watchers … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Choi Il Hwa

OCN in Talks for K-drama Adaptation of Zettai Kareshi Called Roco King

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 25, 2018
Couple posing playfully against a pink background.

This is really digging deep into the adaptation bucket to look for source material that honestly wasn’t even that popular to begin with. K-dramas is finally adapting the shoujo manga Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend) this year, exactly ten years after Japan did the J-dorama version with Hayami Mokomichi, Aibu Saki, and Mizushima Hiro. It’s about a girl who orders a … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Roco King, Zettai Kareshi

Nam Joo Hyuk Also Turns Down Come and Hug Me After Suzy Declines

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2018
Young man in a white turtleneck sweater.

Nam Joo Hyuk is one of those faces I could stare at for a long time, it’s manly and beautiful at the same time and has slight breaks in symmetry to male for an artist’s dissection. Too bad he’s so behind at being a good actor, with more than half a dozen dramas under his belt, with two being the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Come and Hug Me, Nam Joo Hyuk

Jo Jae Hyun Admits to Sexual Harassment Over His Career and Will Be Quickly Written Out of tvN Drama Cross

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2018
Man in cardigan at film festival event.

This was a light speed finality to a sexual harassment allegation and one that heads in the right direction. Veteran stage-movie-drama actor Jo Jae Hyun has admitted to the sexual harassment allegations against him, and even went so far as to say that he’s admitting and repenting for his actions in the past thirty years of his career. He issued … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Jae Hyun

Yeo Jin Goo in Talks for First Rom-com Drama Leading Man Role for Just One Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 23, 2018
Young man in hat leaning on arms

This drama casting news sounds great, and also gives me a reason to post about Yeo Jin Goo‘s awesome black and white 1st Look pictorial from last year. The no longer a boy but not yet a man young actor has reportedly signed on for his first rom-com leading man role, in a summer 2018 drama called Just One Love.  … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Yeo Jin Goo

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