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Lee Do Hyun in Talks as Male Lead for Next Hong Sisters K-drama Which Would Reunite Him with Go Min Si as Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2025 by ockoalaApril 2, 2025
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It’s thanks to the good graces of these two being talented actors that they have worked together multiple times and in the different iterations it all works. News has it that Lee Do Hyun is considering the offer to be the male lead in the next Hong Sisters drama in development, and if he accepts it will likely reunite him … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Min Si, Lee Do Hyun

English Speaking and Even Some South Korean Media Covers the Poor Public and Experts Reception to Kim Soo Hyun’s Teary Press Conference Denying He Dated Kim Sae Ron When She Was a Minor

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2025 by ockoalaApril 2, 2025
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As the public reveals and denials, and now lawsuit cases, continue on in South Korea, this week it’s clear the news coverage over the Kim Soo Hyun allegedly dated then minor aged Kim Sae Ron scandal in the media sphere has also notably changed. In the early days of the scandal about two weeks ago, it was clear the mainstream … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Kim Soo Hyun

K-drama Adaptation of Remarried Empress Confirms Main Cast of Shin Mina, Lee Jong Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, and Lee Se Young with Filming to Commence in June 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2025 by ockoalaApril 1, 2025
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Now I’m more nervous than excited with the confirmation of the cast and the commencement of filming. The K-drama adaptation of webtoon Remarried Empress can be either fun and different or a total hot mess lol. It will air on Disney+ which seems like a match made in heaven what with the royalty theme but of course toss in a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Se Young, Remarried Empress, Shin Mina

Jeon Yeo Bin to Become Nice Woman Boo Se Mi in Upcoming K-drama Opposite Male Lead Jinyoung

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2025
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With fewer K-dramas getting made per year compared to previous years it’s even more special to hear of a project I’m interested in. Jeon Yeo Bin has been cast in a new K-drama tentatively titled Nice Woman Boo Se Mi, and not to be confused with the Strong Woman series haha. She plays a chaebol family bodyguard who enters a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Yoon Joo, Jeon Yeo Bin, Jinyoung, Joo Hyun Young, Nice Woman Boo Se Mi, Seo Hyun Woo

Kim Soo Hyun Holds Tear-filled Press Conference and Denies Dating Kim Sae Ron When She Was a Minor and His Side Suing Her Family and Garo Sero Institute, Which Responds with Video of Him Eating at Her Place Meta Data Stamped 2018 and More Dating Pictures

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2025
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Wow, K-netizens and C-netizens are unloading heaps of scorn and fury at Kim Soo Hyun after he held his no Q&A session press conference today. But before that, it already compared him to two other no Q&A session press conference held by Yoochun after his drug bust and by Jung Joon Young after the gang rape allegations, and look what … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Kim Soo Hyun

Park Bo Gum Hits a Home Run in Picking When Life Gives You Tangerines as His First Post Military Drama and is Grateful for the Role in Recent Interview

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2025
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This coming April will be the third year that K-actor Park Bo Gum has been discharged from the military in 2022 but his comeback drama only recently aired and for awhile fans wished he took on more projects and faster. But with the critical and commercial success of Netflix drama When Life Gives You Tangerines, it’s clear he values quality … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Bo Gum

Kim Soo Hyun to Hold Press Conference on March 31st with Lawyer Present to Respond to the Allegations Swirling for Two Weeks on His Dating then Allegedly a Minor Kim Sae Ron and Other Claims

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2025
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So there are now way more allegations than the original reveal two weeks ago that top K-actor Kim Soo Hyun allegedly dated then minor underaged now deceased actress Kim Sae Ron and his agency’s debt collection towards her contributed to her stress and suicide. The most recent new allegation comes from another party, the family of also deceased actress Sulli … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Kim Soo Hyun

Late K-actress Sulli’s Family Publicly Demands Answers From Kim Soo Hyun and Movie Director for Nude Scene in Real that They Claim She was Pressured Into Adding More Allegations to the Scandal that He Dated Underage Kim Sae Ron

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2025
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You can call this piling on, or that once the dam has opened so people can openly discuss what was once powerless to discuss then more information will come out. This week the brother of late K-actress Sulli first shaded and insinuated that Kim Soo Hyun was going to get what he deserved a long time coming in SNS posts, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Kim Soo Hyun, Sulli

Netflix Drama When Life Gives You Tangerines Releases Final Four Episodes as the Sadness of Winter Emerges Back to Spring in the Cycle of Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2025
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If you’re on the fence or waiting to binge watch Netflix K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean title Thank You for Your Hard Work) then now is the time to start. The final four episodes dropped on Friday and wraps up a truly exceptional drama, telling the story through four seasons and three generations of parents and children set … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Moon So Ri, Park Bo Gum, Park Hae Joon

Both IU and Byun Woo Seok’s Agencies Deny Rumors of Dropping Out of Upcoming Romance K-drama 21st Century Prince’s Wife

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2025
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Oh this is juicy gossip, if it’s out in the open there clearly is things happening behind the scenes. Today the respective agencies of IU and Byun Woo Seok had to make a statement that neither star is dropping out of the upcoming romance K-drama 21st Century Prince’s Wife. It’s an MBC drama that was planning to stream on Netflix, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged 21st Century Prince’s Wife, Byun Woo Seok, IU

Lawyer for Kim Sae Ron’s Family Releases Texts Between Her and Kim Soo Hyun as the Family Remains Committed to Suing Youtuber Lee Jin Ho and Continues Demand that Kim Soo Hyun Admit He Dated Her When She Was a Minor

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2025
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It’s now over two weeks since the Kim Soo Hyun allegedly dated deceased young actress Kim Sae Ron when she was a minor scandal broke. Today had a very substantive day in terms of documentation being released rather than in previous days when it was ex-boyfriend, short term husband, friend of a friend, etc. all giving interviews about Kim Sae … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Kim Soo Hyun

Posters and Preview for SBS Sageuk The Haunted Palace with Yook Sung Jae, Bona, and Kim Ji Hoon Premiering April 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2025
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There is an upcoming sageuk coming in April that I’m planning to watch but not wildly excited about (yet). SBS will premiere The Haunted Palace (Gwigong) on April 18th in the Fri-Sat time slot and it has a fantasy/supernatural element in it. Male lead Yook Sung Jae gets possessed by an Imoogi, a Korean fantasy dragon/serpant/giant snake creature in folklore … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bona, Kim Ji Hoon, The Haunted Palace, Yook Sung Jae

Park Sung Hoon Cast as the Male Lead in Romance K-drama Efficient Dating of Single Men and Women Opposite Han Ji Min

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2025
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The great reception for Han Ji Min in her last romance K-drama makes sense that her next pick will also be the same genre. She earlier signed on for K-drama Efficient Dating of Single Men and Women (Efficient Dating of Singles) and this week it’s announced that her male lead will be Park Sung Hoon. It took me a moment … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Park Sung Hoon

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