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Netflix Sci-fi Drama The Silent Sea with Bae Doo Na, Gong Yoo, and Lee Joon Premieres to Tepid Reviews on Christmas Eve

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 24, 2021
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There may be a pause in the Netflix K-drama hit train but it’s understandable, not every risk is going to work out. This Christmas Eve the streaming platform continued its one K-drama a month release and the big budget high profile drama selected to premiere on a big time slot was The Silent Sea. Starring Bae Doo Na, Gong Yoo, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae Doo Na, Gong Yoo, Lee Joon, The Silent Sea

Disney+ in South Korea Drops 47% in Subscriptions in One Month Due to Complaints About Poor Subtitles, Limited Programming, and Most Recently Streaming Controversial jTBC Drama Snowdrop

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 23, 2021
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It’s like a triumvirate of bad jujus for Disney+, the streaming platform started by media company Disney to house it’s own produced content from movies to TV shows and also any content it licenses. Unless one has kids or is a super Marvel fan, the content on Disney+ is quickly exhausted outside of those two genres and even within it’s … Continue reading →

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Lee Chung Ah, Park Kyu Young, Jeon Hyeoseong, and Kang Min Hyuk Sign on for 2022 Netflix Drama Celebrity

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2021
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I’ve seen folks asking about the 2022 Netflix produced K-dramas and there hasn’t been that many announced yet. So here’s one more to start expanding that short list – Netflix is producing the 12-episode K-drama Celebrity which is called a social and psychological thriller about fame. It will star Lee Chung Ah, Park Kyu Young, Jeon Hyeseong, and Kang Min … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Celebrity, Jeon Hyoseong, Kang Min Hyuk, Lee Chung Ah, Park Kyu Young

FeeLM Poll for Best Drama CP of the Year Goes to Park Hyung Sik and Han Hyo Joo in Happiness But Everyone Loves Yoo Ah In and the Death Angel in Hellbound Making the List

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 23, 2021
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Opinions are just that, subjective and definitely not meant to be taken so seriously that one gets offended by an opinion that is different. I never take myself seriously, what I like today can even be different tomorrow lol. This week South Korean entertainment website FeeLM released the results of a reader poll on Best Drama Couple of 2021 and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Happiness, Hellbound, Hospital Playlist, Navillera, Nevertheless, Penthouse, Record of Youth

K-netizen Groups Send Protest Trucks Around Seoul Demanding the Cancellation of Snowdrop for Distorting Important Modern History and jTBC Responds By Airing 3 Episodes This Weekend Vowing it Will Clear Up Controversy

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2021
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Okay, network jTBC has decided that it’s just premiered Sat-Sun period romance drama Snowdrop is the hill to die on, likely because it has powerful backing and there is lots of money already pumped into the drama to just pull the plug. So it’s not going to voluntarily agree to cancel the drama but now the K-netizens are also not … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Snowdrop

Kwak Dong Yeon Makes Cameo Appearance in SBS Drama Our Beloved Summer with Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2021
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The sweet summery SBS Mon-Tues Our Beloved Summer has been a low rated series since premiere but for those who are watching hopefully its been a good watch so far. A new reason to watch has showed up this week with K-actor Kwak Dong Yeon making a cameo opposite male lead Choi Woo Shik. I love me some Kwak Dong … Continue reading →

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

jTBC Issues Statement Saying Allegations of Distortion of History are Not True in the Plot and Further Episodes Will Clarify It and Vows Not to Cancel the Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2021
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Hahaha, talk about doubling down HARD! After four days of media and netizen bashing on the first two episode plot and set up of 1980’s romance drama Snowdrop being exactly what it was feared to be, a distortion of the events of the 1980’s democracy movement where the male lead is actually a North Korean spy and the second male … Continue reading →

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

KBS Mon-Tues Youth Sageuk Moonshine with Yoo Seung Ho and Hyeri Premieres to Promising 7.5% Ratings and Positive Viewer First Impression

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2021
Historical drama characters in traditional clothing.

Okay, I’ve just gotten up from collapsing on the bed in major relief. I so wanted this drama to be good, do well too of course but be good is most important, because another bad Yoo Seung Ho drama and my well will probably have run dry. The first episode of newly arrived youth sageuk Moonshine (Thinking of the Moon … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyeri, Moonshine, Thinking of the Moon When the Flower Blooms, Yoo Seung Ho

K-media Article Highlights Jung Hae In May Face a Second Drama Cancelled Early with Snowdrop and How it’s His Own Choices that Keep Hampering His Rise to Fame

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2021
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Wow that is one harsh and clearly stated article, and honestly one foot in mouth moment is enough to hamper success but more than one and it’s a legit problem. K-actor Jung Hae In is having a whiplash 2021 year as he’s in both one of the highest critical acclaim dramas of the year with D.P. (Deserter Pursuit) and also … Continue reading →

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

Yoo Ah In and Ahn Eun Jin Will Star in Netflix Produced Supernatural Drama The Fool at the End

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2021
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This year 2021 exploded the Netflix produced K-drama hit machine and validated the slow and steady way the streaming platform entered the K-drama market 4 years ago and now carved out its own successful niche. It excels in the shorter and tighter plotted K-dramas and really takes risks with edgier far like horror, sci-fi, and dark fantasy. Not many Netflix … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Eun Jin, The Fool at the End, Yoo Ah In

Newly Premiered jTBC Period Romance Drama Snowdrop Brings in 2.985%, 3.845% Ratings for First Two Episodes as Controversy Rages Over Distortion of History

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2021
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I get the request from the production of jTBC drama Snowdrop to have viewers wait and watch the actual drama before demanding it be cancelled and accusing it of distorting important South Korea history. That’s a reasonable request. But now the viewers have watched the first two episodes and the renewed calls to cancel this drama because it is in … Continue reading →

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

Blue House Petition to Cancel jTBC Drama Snowdrop Gets 200K Signatures in 24 Hours After First Episode Airs, Drama Loses Three CF Sponsors as Well

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 19, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2021
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The production team in March implored the public to not presumptuously react to 1980’s university setting romance K-drama Snowdrop before it aired and accused it of distorting history and romanticizing the then military government crackdown on student activists. Back then there was a Blue House petition to cancel the drama but it was resolved by the production vowing that the … Continue reading →

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

SBS Releases the Five OTP Up for Best Couple at the 2021 Year End Drama Awards: Now, We are Breaking Up, Our Beloved Summer, Lovers of the Red Sky, Penthouse, and One: The Woman

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 19, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2021
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I feel like SBS only had surface skimmings when it came to picking the 5 sets of 2021 K-drama OTPs for it’s Best Couple Award nominees at the upcoming Year End Drama Awards. I don’t know who will win but none stand out as OMG such amazing chemistry and/or such a memorable and meaningful love story. One is even so … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lovers of the Red Sky, Now We Are Breaking Up, One: The Woman, Our Beloved Summer, Penthouse

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