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jTBC Drama Snowdrop Ends This Weekend and So Does My Regular Date with Jung Hae In’s Biceps and Emotive Eyes

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 28, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 28, 2022
Young man holding an AK-47 rifle.

It’s kinda ironic that after all that hullabaloo around jTBC Sat-Sun drama Snowdrop it will likely end with a whimper and a sigh. No one protesting and not much people watching left. It’s okay though, the ardent fans can still cheer on their Jisoo and the casual fans hopefully get a satisfying ending for those who like the story. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jisoo, Jung Hae In, Snowdrop

Production Company of Arthdal Chronicles Licenses IP to Produce Video Game and Manhwa and Still Considering Filming Season 2 of Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 28, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 27, 2022
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Wow, I haven’t heard this drama mentioned in quite some time and honestly I feel like every single actor and actress involved has moved on completely by now. K-ent is reporting that the production company behind fantasy sageuk Arthdal Chronicles has licensed the IP to produce a video game and also a manhwa story. It belies the question on who … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Song Joong Ki

Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon Radiate Happiness in Every Pore in Two Officially Released Pictures at Their Wedding Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 28, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 28, 2022
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Oh gosh this is so so lovely. I think any viewer who thinks that sometimes Park Shin Hye doesn’t express believable love onscreen with certain leading men can rest assured that it’s not on her, because she absolutely is in love with her husband actor Choi Tae Joon with what we see in these two pictures. Same goes for him, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Tae Joon, Married, Park Shin Hye, Wedding

Apple TV Drama Pachinko with Youn Yuh Jung, Lee Min Ho, Jin Ha, and Anna Sawai Gets March 25, 2022 Release Date and First Batch of Promos Drop

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 27, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 27, 2022
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So this show is not being billed as a K-drama in the traditional sense, upcoming Apple TV drama Pachinko is based on a New York Times bestselling novel by a Korean-American writer with a story starting in post-war Korea and then moving to Japan and the US following four generations of a Korean family. I would say the Japan setting … Continue reading →

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

Jang Dong Yoon, Nana, and Park Ki Woong Confirmed for Rom-com Drama My Man is Cupid

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 27, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 26, 2022
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This is definitely new year new start for K-actor Jang Dong Yoon. He was supposed to have had a fantastic 2021 with the highly anticipated big budget zombie sageuk Joseon Exorcist and that turned into him taking an extended hiatus until the whole cancellation brouhaha died down. This year he’s coming back with the rom-com drama My Man is Cupid … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Man is Cupid, Nana, Park Ki Woong

K-viewers Express Overwhelming Love for SBS Drama Our Beloved Summer with Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi Despite the Low Ratings During Domestic Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 27, 2022
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The ratings for SBS Mon-Tues romance Our Beloved Summer would have been okay had the drama aired on cable network like tvN but being a prime time drama it is undeniably low and not what was expected for a high profile quality project starring two successful movie actors in Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi. The ratings started with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Woo Shik, Kim Da Mi, Our Beloved Summer

Winter Tis the Season for Swoony K-drama Male Leads to Warm Up Their Leading Lady with Various Tender Techniques

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2022
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I’ve been shuffling around the house a lot this winter because I don’t want to bundle up like I’m a squashmallow or turn on the heater and dry out my skin, but it really is cold from the bones out at times. It would be nice to have an alternative source of warmth like the Swoony male leads offer in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Goblin, Just Between Lovers, Oh My Venus, Romance is a Bonus Book, Vincenzo

Lee Jun Young and Seohyun Showcase Vulnerability and Confidence in New Stills for Netflix Romance Movie Love and Leashes

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2022
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I’ve had my eye on Lee Jun Young (Jun of U-Kiss) since I randomly decided to watch the really bad but inexplicably addicting idol drama Imitation last year. He’s also on the K-ent watch as a rising male actor who is poised to break out this year and I hope he does because I saw so much charisma and potential. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jun Young, Love and Leashes, Moral Sense, Seohyun

Viewers Frustrated with SBS Scheduling Decision to Preempt Kim Nam Gil Weekend Drama Through the Darkness for 3 Weeks to Air Winter Olympics

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2022
Drama poster featuring intense character interactions.

K-actor Kim Nam Gil definitely owes SBS for giving him his first major male lead role in Bad Guy after he broke out with MBC drama Queen Seondeok. But the network bungled BG a bit by preempting it multiple times for sports coverage and each time it came back the episodes ratings would drop. It’s hard to watch a drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Nam Gil, Those Who Read Hearts of Evil, Through the Darkness

Song Kang Looks Distractingly Like a College Intern Character in New Stills from jTBC Romance Forecasting Love and Weather

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2022
Four romantic scenes from a Korean drama.

Once the leads are cast in dramas its out of my hands and I just pray it all works out. For age difference gapped leads I also hope the drama explains why their characters fall for each other (personality and situation) and also style them to look visually compatible. With upcoming jTBC drama Forecasting Love and Weather (Office Romance Cruelty), … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, Office Romance Cruelty, Song Kang

Lee Seung Gi Confirmed as Male Lead in Summer 2022 KBS Rom-com Drama Love by Law

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2022
KBS drama promotional image with actor.

I feel like my boy Lee Seung Gi has spent the greater part of the last decade trying to prove he’s a “real” actor and he didn’t have to but I’m really happy he did. His first major part was in the Famous Chil Princesses, a daily drama, and then he followed that up with rom-coms Brilliant Legacy/Shining Inheritance and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seung Gi, Love by Law

Yoo Yeon Seok and Taeyeon Among Many K-stars Speaking Out and Condemning the Cruel Filming Technique Leading to Death of a Horse During Filming of KBS Sageuk Taejong Lee Bang Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2022
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Accidents happen on filming sets, some more negligent then others due to preparation and careful execution, but the death of a retired race horse last week from filming a falling scene in KBS weekend sageuk Taejong Lee Bang Won was absolutely preventable because the injuries sustained by the horse were from intentional acts to get it to fall. The cruelty … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Taejong Lee Bang Won, Taeyeon, Yoo Yeon Seok

K-ent Declares tvN Sat-Sun Fantasy Drama Bulgasal a Disappointment After Sky High $40 Billion Budget Nets Ratings in the 3%-4% Range

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2022
Three people with intense expressions.

I totally forgot how much tvN Sat-Sun fantasy drama Bulgasal cost to make because it just seemed rather low key since it premiered that I put it with other regular fantasy dramas like Tale of the Nine Tales and the like. But it’s not, it’s a $40 billion won drama that is second in price tag to the ambitious Arthdal … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bulgasal, Gong Seung Yeon, Kwon Nara, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Joon

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