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First Look at Han So Hee Headlining Netflix Crime Revenge Drama My Name to Premiere After Squid Game

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2021
Mysterious figure in dark, urban setting.

The year of Han So Hee chugs on and this one looks way more promising in quality than her last drama the jTBC complicated college romance Nevertheless. She’s headlining the Netflix K-drama My Name where she plays a member of an organized crime syndicate who goes undercover in the police drug unit in order to investigate her father’s death. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han So Hee, My Name

First Stills of Junho and Lee Se Young in Traditional MBC Sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2021
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The fall of sageuk has officially started this week with the premiere of SBS drama Lovers of the Red Sky (Red Sky) which is NOT a traditional sageuk in any sense of the genre, but up next is MBC drama The Red Sleeve Cuff which looks super traditional. It deals with the love story and politics behind King Jeongjo and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, Lee Se Young, The Red Sleeve Cuff

K-ent Industry Focus on the Return of the Big Three Young Actors Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jong Seok, and Lee Min Ho in Late 2021/Early 2022 K-dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2021
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The summer wave is over and now K-ent is turning its eyes to a trio of stalwart buzz makers. Whether each brings in actual ratings is only part of the picture, each also generates copious media coverage, online fan buzz, and of course plenty of CF opportunities. This late fall 2021 into early winter 2022 will see the K-drama return … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Min Ho, One Ordinary Day, Pachinko

Kim Go Eun and Ahn Bo Hyun are as Animated as Their Emotion Avatars in New Character Posters for tvN Drama Yumi’s Cells

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2021
Characters from "Yumi's Cells" series promotional poster.

Choosing a color palette for a drama poster should be as important as the styling of the images. The turquoise blue backdrops of the posters for Yumi’s Cells is both striking and soothing, honestly since it’s come out I’ve grown more positive and less apprehensive on this drama. The latest set features Kim Go Eun and Ahn Bo Hyun solo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Kim Go Eun, Yumi's Cells

tvN Weekend Drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha Premieres to 6.821%, 6.666% First Two Episode Ratings as the Drama Delivers a Warm and Relaxing Watch But Lacking an Attention Grabbing Initial Setup

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2021
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This is a first episode impression of tvN Sat-Sun drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha that consists of the Good, the Bad, and the Weird. First up the good is that the drama brought in ratings of 6.281%, 6.666% in the first two episodes, a good point above predecessor The Devil Judge, and the ratings went up between episodes so that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Kim Sun Ho, Shin Mina

SBS Romance Sageuk Lovers of the Red Sky Premieres with 6.6% Ratings and Audience Surprise to Strong Fantasy Element with Tons of CGI

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2021
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Talk about burying the lede, SBS. Perhaps the delay in starting promotions for sageuk drama Lovers of the Red Sky (Red Sky) is because the network couldn’t figure out which element to lead with. It decided on the female painter empowerment aspect and then the comedic meet-cute fated OTP piece. It totally missed the giant elephant in the room that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Kim Yoo Jung, Lovers of the Red Sky, Red Sky

KBS Drama Dali and the Cocky Prince Goes From Awkward First Poster to Artistic and Creative Character Posters Paying Homage to Famous Paintings

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2021
Couple posing in front of colorful paintings.

Okay, not THIS is what I call great drama posters, and what a whiplash spectrum slide from godawful first poster with the weird washed out palette to these excellent memorable gems. The character posters are out for KBS rom-com Dali and the Cocky Prince (Dal Ri and Gamjatang) and features the six leagues in parody paintings of famous portraits. Female … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dali and the Cocky Prince, Hwang Bora, Hwang Hee, KIm Min Jae, Kwon Yul, Park Kyu Young, Yeonwoo

Netflix Scores Another Win with Army Drama D.P. Deserter Pursuit with Jung Hae In and Breakout Actor Koo Hyu Hwan

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2021
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This weekend it isn’t all about new drama premieres on network television, Netlix released military comedy drama D.P. Deserter Pursuit on its streaming platform, with plenty of promos, and the end result is basically an All Kill. There are no ratings to monitor but the viewer feedback is so uniformly positively to glowing I can’t help but be so happy … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged D.P., Jung Hae In, Koo Kyu Hwan

Zhao Li Ying and Wang Yibo’s Agencies Summoned to Sina Weibo for Discussion on Proper Fan Conduct and Strict Enforcement

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2021
Two characters examining an ancient scroll.

Hahaha, this feels like such a “summoned by the principal for a talk” moment and yet we’re talking about two adult popular stars and their professional agencies instead of school kids. With the recent Chinese authority crack down on multiple aspects of the entertainment industry, that includes focus on fandom and fan conduct. It got a lot of attention this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Wang Yibo, Zhao Li Ying

K-netizens Start to Criticize Shin Hyun Bin’s Acting in Hospital Playlist 2 as Coming to the Surface with Increased Screentime

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2021
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Well this is an interesting development and one I haven’t been keeping abreast of since I’m so far behind on the Hospital Playlist watch. Lol, I’m still on the first season. K-actress Shin Hyun Bin went from one member of the supporting doctor ensemble to increased screen time in the second season after she started dating one of the Main … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hospital Playlist, Shin Hyun Bin

tvN Premieres Countryside Romance Hometown Cha Cha Cha This Weekend with Shin Mina, Kim Sun Ho, and Lee Sang Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2021
Actors posing at a promotional event.

In the past few years my only crack drama addictions have all been in the tvN Sat-Sun time slot, with Crash Landing on You segueing into It’s Okay to Not be Okay then Start-up and most recently Vincenzo. It’s probably a combination of COVID watching habits and also that it airs on the weekend which allows me that addiction to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Kim Sun Ho, Lee Sang Yi, Shin Mina

C-actress Zheng Shuang Adds to Her Surrogacy Abandonment Scandal with Official Government Fine of $46.1 Million USD for Tax Evasion and Yin-yang Contracts

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2021
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I think the last two decades, twenty years worth of rapid Chinese development in entertainment and consumption, has made those who live inside that world and also the public who consume the pretty end products forget that the political system of Mainland China remains led by the Communist Party and really a one-ruler autocracy. These past few years it’s become … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Zheng Shuang

Cha Eun Woo Offered Male Lead in K-drama Adaptation of Weird and Wacky Webtoon Dakgangjeong About Sweet and Sour Fried Chicken

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2021
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Hul, talk about so weird I actually had to read the synopsis twice to process and also that this is apparently a wacky comedic of sorts and not some horror story. Cha Eun Woo will continue his drama streak after True Beauty, up next is playing the second male lead in fantasy supernatural drama Island and he may have yet … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Dakgangjeong

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