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KBS Premieres Mon-Tues Sageuk Red Single Heart with Lee Joon, Jang Hyuk, and Kang Han Na with 6.3% Episode 1 Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 2, 2022 by ockoalaMay 3, 2022
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The back-to-back-to-back-to-back spate of sageuks in K-ent in 2021 went on a pause after The Red Sleeve Cuff ended, and that was preceded by The King’s Affection, Lovers of the Red Sky, and River Where the Moon Rises. All four had a more youthful bent but now a new darker sageuk is here with KBS premiering Red Single Heart (Bloody … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bloody Heart, Jang Hyuk, Kang Han Na, Lee Joon, Red Single Heart

Taecyeon Offered Male Lead in Streaming K-drama Taereung Zombie Center Adapted From Webtoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 2, 2022 by ockoalaMay 3, 2022
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Man, the zombie genre has become likes the zombies themselves, spawning and unable to be killed. It helps sustain the genre when there are always a hit to be mined from time to time and the most recent zombie outbreak at a school Netflix drama All of Us are Dead confirms it. Now Taecyeon is in talks to star in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Taecyeon, Taereung Zombie Center

K-ent Continues to Ponder Over the Exceedingly Low Ratings of MBC Fri-Sat Fantasy Drama Tomorrow with Kim Hee Sun, Ro Woon, and Lee Soo Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 2, 2022 by ockoalaMay 2, 2022
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The MBC Fri-Sat night fantasy grim reapers suicide prevention squad drama Tomorrow is getting headlines for all the wrong reasons, and the most fascinating thing is that this drama should work but isn’t working at all to such a noticeable degree it’s making pundit ponder what went wrong. The drama started off with a very promising 7.6% ratings but then … Continue reading →

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

The Sound of Magic with Ji Chang Wook, Choi Sung Eun, and Hwang In Yeop Prepares to Enchant on May 6th Premiere on Netflix

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 1, 2022 by ockoalaMay 1, 2022
Three characters in a magical carnival setting.

The types of K-dramas that do well on Netflix run the entire gamut of genres and now we have a fresh new entry in a story line that is quite different. This May 6th the streaming platform will premiere The Sound of Magic adapted from the webtoon Annarasumanara about a magician in a rundown theme part who impacts the lives … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Annarasumanara, Choi Sung Eun, Hwang In Yeop, Ji Chang Wook, The Sound of Magic

C-netizens Bring to Light How New C-drama A New Home Blatantly Copied the Opening Credits of K-drama Her Private Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 1, 2022 by ockoalaMay 1, 2022
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There is a Chinese saying that the elbow point inward, and it means that a person will tend to support/favor those closest to him/her and it usually means family. For example, a parent will say that their precious child did nothing wrong despite the facts. C-netizens go crazy on certain things that are so apt with this saying, but it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A New Home, Her Private Life

Park Bo Gum’s First Post Military Appearance Will be Hosting the 2022 Baeksang Arts Awards and He Posts Adorable Homage to His Army Service in Latest SNS Update

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 1, 2022 by ockoalaApril 30, 2022
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I can absolutely accept and understand why Park Bo Gum may not work for everyone, he’s not exactly polarizing but there can be a whiff of try hard with him. But I’m watching Winning Time these past few weeks, partly cuz I bleed purple and gold and partly cuz Mr. Koala is addicted (and I tolerate the wildly dramatized versions … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Bo Gum

Lee Byung Hun Revealed to Have Saved Kim Woo Bin’s Life by Urging Him to Get a Medical Checkup in 2017 Which Revealed His Cancer Diagnosis

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 30, 2022 by ockoalaApril 30, 2022
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Oh wow, this is such an important story for many reasons. The first is, thank you Lee Byung Hun! The top actor has been revealed as a key person that helped save Kim Woo Bin‘s life. The actor was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer in 2017 and the diagnosis came after Lee Byung Hun urged Kim Woo Bin to go see … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun

Food and a Murder Mystery Form the Basis of the Striking Official Posters for Upcoming tvN Drama Link: Eat, Love, Die with Yeo Jin Gu and Moon Ga Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 29, 2022 by ockoalaApril 29, 2022
Couple standing between oversized food objects.

I’m ambivalent towards when K-romances throw in a death, murder, mystery angle, not that it can’t work or that I’ve never liked one before, it’s just not my favorite two things to combine together. From The Girl Who Sees Smells to Suspicious Partner to When the Camellia Blooms, now we’re getting tvN early summer drama Link: Eat, Love, Die and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Link, Moon Ga Young, Yeo Jin Gu

Seo Ye Ji is a Striking Lady Revenge in First Poster for tvN Wed-Thurs Drama Eve Premiering May 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 27, 2022 by ockoalaApril 28, 2022
Woman in dramatic dress holding red roses.

At this point I wouldn’t even say K-actress Seo Ye Ji is attempting a “comeback” after her being a manipulative gaslighter girlfriend to Kim Jung Hyun scandal from February 2021 last year. It feels like she merely passed on one project and landed on another and next month she’s back on the small screen with Eve in the Wed-Thurs time … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

Mon-Tues Drama Military Prosecutor Doberman with Ahn Bo Hyun and Jo Boa is tvN’s Second Biggest Hit in 2022 Thus Far with Final Episode Breaking 10% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 27, 2022 by ockoalaApril 27, 2022
Courtroom drama featuring military and legal themes.

The question in the next few weeks is whether just finished tvN Mon-Tues drama Military Prosecutor Doberman will remain in the 2nd spot or drop to 3rd with the similar high ratings of still airing tvN weekend drama Our Blues. Military Prosecutor Doberman concluded this week and this drama actually had really high ratings for tvN but remains quite underrated … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Jo Boa, Military Prosecutor Doberman

Im Soo Hyang is Radiant in All Three Official Drama Posters for SBS Drama Woori the Virgin with Baby Daddy Sung Hoon and Boyfriend Shin Dong Wook

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 27, 2022 by ockoalaApril 27, 2022
Three images of a man in stylish suits.

It’s not a bad place to be Im Soo Hyang as the titular Woori the Virgin in the upcoming SBS drama, but for the fact that she’s going to be a mom and hasn’t even had sex haha. It’s the remake of the show Jane the Virgin which has broad awareness and seems like a perfect fit for a K-drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Soo Hyang, Shin Dong Wook, Sung Hoon, Woori the Virgin

Lee Jun Young in Talks for K-drama Ildangbaek Butler Opposite Hyeri After Yoon Do Joon Declines the Male Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 26, 2022 by ockoalaApril 26, 2022
Man in tuxedo making a fist gesture.

This is another one of those 1-for-1 swaps that I’m good with either way. K-ent is reporting that Lee Jun Young (Jun) has been offered the male lead in the upcoming K-drama Ildangbaek Butler, the role that last month was in talks with Yoon Do Joon but he’s now passed on the offer. The female lead is going to be … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyeri, Ildangbaek Butler, Lee Jun Young

D.O. Catches COVID and Filming Halted on Upcoming Legal Drama True Sword Battle with Lee Se Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 26, 2022 by ockoalaApril 26, 2022
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Oops, another blip in the filming radar but these are becoming commonplace and may even be built into production time lines from now on. D.O. (Do Kyung Soo) has joined the ranks of the COVID-19 positives and he’s currently asymptomatic and at home in quarantine. He’s been filming the legal drama True Sword Battle which despite the title is not … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged D.O., Do Kyung Soo, Lee Se Hee, True Sword Battle

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