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SBS Mon-Tues Romance Drama A Business Proposal with Ahn Hyo Seob and Kim Se Jung Premieres to Ratings of 4.9%, 6.5%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 1, 2022
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The new Mon-Tues SBS drama A Business Proposal (Office Blind Date) arrived this week and its reception was as expected the same degree as the drama hewed close to the webtoon its adapted from. The first episode got 4.9% AGB nationwide ratings and the second episode went up to 6.5%. Since this is airing on SBS the ratings are not … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Business Proposal, Ahn Hyo Seob, Kim Min Kyu, Kim Se Jung, Seol In Ah

Three K-dramas Make the Top 10 Netflix Worldwide List to Kick off March 2022 with All of Us are Dead, Twenty, Five, Twenty One, and Juvenile Justice

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2022
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There has been so many new K-dramas recently but the big Netflix hit has been school yard zombie drama All of Us are Dead. It premiered a month ago and according to Flixpatrol data as of the end of February 28, 2022 it’s still in the worldwide top 10 at number 4. A surprise is seeing tvN drama Twenty Five, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged All of Us Are Dead, Juvenile Justice, Twenty Five Twenty One

Kim Hye Soo Gets Mad Praise From Western and Korean Critics in Newly Premiered Netflix Legal Drama Juvenile Justice

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2022
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The Netflix experiment has not done a straight up legal drama until now and it’s getting great reviews if not as much buzz as some other recent Netflix offerings like All of Us are Dead, Hellbound, and Squid Game. This weekend saw the drop of 10-episode legal drama Juvenile Justice on Netflix, starring a veritable four-some of heavy hitting critically … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Juvenile Justice, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Moo Yeol, Lee Jung Eun, Lee Sung Min

Another Big Ratings Jump for Twenty Five, Twenty One Episode 6 to 9.817% as Forecasting Love and Weather Swings Up Small to 7.007%

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2022
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At this point its safe to call both tvN drama Twenty Five, Twenty One and jTBC drama Forecasting Love and Weather both successes. It helps that the two do not compete head on in ratings due to the different time slot though airing on the same nights of Sat-Sun. That eliminates the fandom wank to compete and allows both dramas … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, Twenty Five Twenty One

First Teaser for Star-studded Ensemble Drama Our Blues Showcases the Down to Earth Rural Charms of Jeju Island

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2022
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I feel like K-actress Shin Mina just went from one beach to another, but I don’t think her second beach sojourn she’ll be sporting that many Hermes bags lol. The teaser is out for tvN ensemble drama Our Blues which boasts an incredibly stacked deck of big name stars. The collection was made possible by the star power of screenwriter … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Min, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Eun, Our Blues, Shin Mina, Uhm Jung Hwa

Twenty Five, Twenty One and Forecasting Love and Weather Drop Slightly in Ratings with the Return of Full Slate of Competing K-dramas After Olympic Break

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2022
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It’s the third week of airing for Twenty Five, Twenty One and Forecasting Love and Weather and its facing the more typical big line up of competing K-dramas which are back after Olympic hiatus, and for one drama after scandal hiatus. Episode 3 of Twenty Five dropped below 8% to 7.956% and for Forecasting Love and Weather it dropped from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, Twenty Five Twenty One

K-ent Discusses Seo Ye Ji Never Apologizing and Now Preparing for Comeback with Revenge Drama Eve One Year After Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2022
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At this point she may only have a certain type of role and projects that are suitable for her but in the world of entertainment it remains a consumer choice to watch. This week the K-drama Eve released script reading stills and it was the first time K-actress Seo Ye Ji made a public appearance since her scandal one year … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Eve, Seo Ye Ji

Thirty Nine Settles into Mid 7% Ratings in Episode 4 as the Viewers Stay with the Strong Female Characters and Performances

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2022
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At this point it’s safe to get into the water Thirty Nine. Okay okay, I’m teasing but sometimes I worry that I will watch a drama and have it fall apart quickly and ruin the vibe, Sisyphus: The Myth imma looking at you. I’m used to K-dramas falling apart at the end, that’s the norm rather than the exception, but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Mi Do, Kim Ji Hyun, Son Ye Jin, Thirty Nine

Apple TV+ Drops Full Trailer for Multi-generational Korea/Japan/US Drama Pachinko Adapted from Novel By Korean-American Writer

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 23, 2022
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The heart and soul of upcoming Apple TV+ drama series Pachinko is female lead Sunja, born in Korea before it became North and South, moved to Japan, and watched as her kids and grandkids explored further in the world including to the US. It’s broader than being called a K-drama though it has been associated with such especially after the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Min Ho, Pachinko, Youn Yeo Jung

jTBC Wed-Thurs Drama Thirty Nine Sees Massive Jump in Ratings to 7.414% in Episode 3, Viewers Attribute Success to the Strong Acting of Three Leading Ladies

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 23, 2022
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After marinating for a week, the domestic viewers have spoken and it’s a resounding “More, please!” with regards to jTBC midweek drama Thirty Nine. The ratings for episode 3 rose over 2% to a whopping 7.414%, putting it right alongside weekend success Forecasting Love and Weather which broke 7% as well in its episode 4. Much has been written about … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Mi Do, Kim Ji Hyun, Son Ye Jin, Thirty Nine

Kim So Yeon Confirmed as New Female Lead for Tale of Gumiho 2 with Returning Lee Dong Wook and Kim Bum

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 23, 2022
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I feel like this second season or prequel to tvN drama Tale of Gumiho seems rather superfluous in that it doesn’t address what the diehard fans want in terms of continuation and/or closure. tvN has announced that it will be producing another installment of Tale of Gumiho (Tale of the Nine-tailed) but it won’t be a follow up to where … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Yeon, Tale of Gumiho

Success of Forecasting Love and Weather Leads K-ent to Notice that Song Kang’s Last Drama Nevetherless Did Very Well in Japan Opposite the Lackluster Domestic Reception

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2022
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After jTBC drama Nevertheless finished airing I forgot about it and it felt that the domestic audience did as well. The drama averaged about 1.4% ratings and was considered a disappointment for the network despite having buzzy IT leads Song Kang and Han So Hee. I did remember was it in the Netflix top 10 in various Asian countries at … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han So Hee, Nevertheless, Song Kang

Nam Joo Hyuk Celebrates 28th Birthday on This Twos-day of 2-22-2022 on Career Upswing with Great Feedback from Recently Premiered tvN Drama Twenty Five, Twenty One

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 22, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2022
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I don’t regularly cover star birthdays and usually its when there is something else to add. Today is being called Twos-day for being a Tuesday that happens to fall on the perfect date of 2-22-2022 which is both a palindrome and also able to be read upside down as well. It also happens to be K-actor Nam Joo Hyuk‘s birthday … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Nam Joo Hyuk

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