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Yoona and Lee Jong Seok Kick Off Promos for Upcoming K-drama Big Mouth with Elle Korea March 2022 Pictorial Featuring Big-ly Weird Looks

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 16, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 16, 2022
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There is so much WTF going on here with the clothing items Elle Korea draped over Yoona and Lee Jong Seok, and it’s to their credit that they pull it off with style. There are seams showing, weird cropping, and tonal and fabric mismatches, of course it’s all “intentional” but goodness it’s like they found items from a Goodwill bin … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Lee Jong Seok, Yoona

Top Star Lee Seung Gi Tests Postive for COVID-19, Cancels All Activities and is in Home Quarantine

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 15, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2022
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The COVID-19 surge in South Korea in no joke, since December for the last three months its non stop news about this star/actor/singer/idol testing positive. There are way too many to keep post tabs on but on the occasion it’s a super big name star or someone I follow closely it does remind that entertainers don’t have the luxury of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seung Gi

The Premiere Weekend Promising Ratings for Twenty Five, Twenty One and Forecasting Love and Weather Portends Well for Nam Joo Hyuk and Song Kang in Delivering a Win

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 14, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2022
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It’s a sigh of relief after the weekend premieres of two new cable dramas, and probably the biggest winners from opening weekend’s good ratings and good reviews (critics and K-netizens) are the young male leads Nam Joo Hyuk and Song Kang. They even give off similar auras as tall, boy-next-door type male actors and I can see them being up … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, Nam Joo Hyuk, Song Kang, Twenty Five Twenty One

Lee Se Hee Builds on Her Young Lady and Gentlemen Success with Casting Opposite D.O. in Legal Drama True Swordsmanship

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 14, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 14, 2022
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The shining star in the KBS drama line up last year was weekend hit Young Lady and Gentleman, which is in the tail end of it’s airing period. Female lead Lee Se Hee was a super rookie newcomer with not even a second female lead role under her belt when she was selected as the female lead and the success … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged D.O., Lee Se Hee

Script Reading and Teaser of Kim Jae Wook and Krystal as Boss and Secretary Who Fall in Crazy Love in Upcoming KBS Mom-Tues Thriller Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 14, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 13, 2022
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I always feel like Kim Jae Wook and rom-coms are such a tenuous treat that I don’t want to get too excited and spook him from doing more in the future like a skittish colt lol. I feel like he does it perhaps for the paycheck and also because mmmmmmmm he’s so delicious it would be a shame not to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crazy Love, Kim Jae Wook, Krystal

New Weekend Dramas Twenty Five, Twenty One and Forecasting Love and Weather Increase in Ratings for Second Episode as Validation for Positive Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 13, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 13, 2022
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Both were underdogs before it aired and it’s a validation that something about each drama brings in their viewers. The second episode of newly premiered Sat-Sun dramas Forecasting Love and Weather on jTBC and tvN having Twenty Five, Twenty One both saw ratings increases from their premieres. Forecasting Love and Weather increased from 4.514% to 5.455% and even more impressive … Continue reading →

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

Romance Between Park Min Young and Song Kang in Forecasting Love and Weather Moves at the Speed of Sound as They Steam Up the Screen in Episode 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 13, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 13, 2022
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Well this is unexpected! I’m still waiting to binge both episodes of jTBC drama Forecasting Love and Weather, since it’s Superbowl Sunday and all and priorities, m’kay. That’s why I don’t know what led up to what may be the fastest workplace romance development in the history of K-drama rom-coms but it was hard not to be spoiled by viewers … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, Park Min Young, Song Kang

Newlywed and Nesting Mom-to-be Park Shin Hye Posts Instagram Homage to the Korean Hanbok and How Beautiful She Felt Wearing It for Her Wedding Pictures

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 13, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 13, 2022
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K-actress Park Shin Hye is definitely one of South Korean entertainment’s Nation’s Daughter. Everyone watched her grow up since her debut in Stairway to Heaven and it was like we married off our own daughter/neice/granddaughter when she got married last month to fellow K-actor Choi Tae Joon. This weekend she posted on her SNS a picture from her wedding pictorial … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Shin Hye

New Sat-Sun K-dramas Off to Promising Starts as tvN Series Twenty Five, Twenty One Gets 6.370% and Forecasting Love and Weather Brings in 4.514% on jTBC

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 12, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 13, 2022
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It’s important to preface that the two new Sat-Sun K-dramas are NOT directly competing with each other for eyeballs. For tvN drama Twenty Five, Twenty One, it airs at 9:10 pm, and over at jTBC the drama Forecasting Love and Weather comes on at 10:30 pm. That makes for what I love most, each drama really competing with itself, does … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, KIm Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Park Min Young, Song Kang, Twenty Five Twenty One

PD Lee Gil Bok Praises Song Hye Kyo for Her Hardworking Effort and Jang Ki Yong for His Desire to Improve in Discussing SBS Drama Now, We are Breaking Up

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 12, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 12, 2022
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PD Lee Gil Bok has worked on many big K-dramas but only recently got to the head PD chair and I think he’s a formidable talent. He directed Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2 and most recently Now, We are Breaking Up, the directing was one of the most consistent positives in that drama. He was interviewed after the drama wrapped … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo

Netflix Officially in Talks for Second Seasons of D.P., Hellbound, and All of Us are Dead After Overseas Success

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 12, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2022
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The Netflix K-drama machine plows on with both original new projects and sequels to successful ventures. Squid Game is already confirmed for a new season and now the platform is in talks for second seasons of three additional original dramas: D.P. (Deserter Pursuit), Hellbound, and the most recent release All of Us are Dead. The reason is the overseas success … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged All of Us Are Dead, D.P., Helbound, To Hell

jTBC Female Friendship and Growth Drama Thirty Nine with Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, and Kim Ji Hyun Gears Up for February 16th Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 12, 2022
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Clearly female lead Son Ye Jin is all over the news right before her new drama Thirty Nine premieres on jTBC on February 16th but it doesn’t feel of promotion that she announced her marriage to Hyun Bin next month and more just squeezing in the break before the next job starts up. The drama has completed filming and will … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Mi Do, Kim Ji Hyun, Lee Tae Hwan, Son Ye Jin, Thirty Nine, Yeon Woo Jin

First Look at Joo Ji Hoon, Choi Sung Eun, and Park Sung Woong in Thriller K-movie Gentleman

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2022
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Oooooh this looks so good already! The first stills are out for the K-movie Gentlemen and male lead Joo Ji Hoon certainly looks like a streetwise version of one. The movie has Joo Ji Hoon playing a private investigator who is accused of murder and partners with female lead Choi Sung Eung to help clear his name. Choi Sung Eun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Sung Eun, Gentleman, Joo Ji Hoon, Park Sung Woong

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