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Kim Sun Ho and Shin Mina are Bundles of Sunshiny Warmth in First Teaser for tvN Drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2021
Smiling couple walking in the sunlight.

Gosh, seeing is believing and all those expectations that Kim Sun Ho and Shin Mina would double up on their dimples and smiles and blast us with happy cheer in their upcoming drama are on full display in the first teaser. tvN dropped Hometown Cha Cha Cha‘s first look this weekend and it’s all visuals, with scenes of the ocean, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hometown Cha Cha Cha

K-netizens Overwhelmingly Support Kim Young Dae for Leaving KBS Drama School 2021 After He Reveals Production Company Delays and Non-payment

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2021
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I’m glad to see that rising actor Kim Young Dae has a good agency behind him to support his decision to leave the soon to start filming KBS K-drama School 2021. It happened earlier this week and the production company claimed that Kim Young Dae’s departure was unexpected and left them in a lurch to find a second male lead … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Young Dae, School 2021

Jeon Ji Hyun is Stunning and Fit at the Netflix Press Conference for Kingdom: Ashin of the North

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2021
Actress at Kingdom Ashin event, promoting series.

This Friday was the Netflix streaming release of Kingdom: Ashin of the North, the stand alone side-quel to the currently two season strong Kingdom zombie K-drama series. Early reviews are positive and point out how the backstory of Ashin and the resurrection plant is actually wayyyyy darker (not in lighting but in tone) than even the Kingdom series has been … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Kingdom, Kingdom: Ashin of the North

K-shows Preempted in the Next Two Weeks for Olympics Including Penthouse Which Plans to Add One More Episode to the Grand Finale Which Kim Sun Ok is Struggling to Write

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2021
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Starting from today Friday July 23, South Korean dramas and variety shows on the Big Three networks will be preempted for Olympics coverage. It will happen as announced so some days the show may still air but if you don’t see it, like this Friday there was no new episode of SBS drama Penthouse for the Opening Ceremony coverage, then … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Penthouse

tvN Drama Big Mouth Assembles Big Cast Adding Kim Joo Hun, Kwak Dong Yeon, Ok Ja Yeon, and Yang Kyun Won Joining Leads Lee Jong Seok and Yoona

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 22, 2021
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The cast of upcoming tvN legal drama Big Mouth just exploded this week with so many recognizable faces joining leads Lee Jong Seok and Yoona. I guess filming is starting soon lol. Every one of these supporting leads have other dramas and movies going on as well so it’s really a solid collection of currently hot talent. Joining the cast … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Kim Joo Hun, Kwak Dong Yeon, Lee Jong Seok, Ok Ja Yeon, Yang Kyung Won, Yoona

Rising Actor Bae In Hyuk Gets the Spotlight in 2021 with Two Dramas and Grabs Chance to Work with Seo Hyun Jin in Upcoming Why Oh Soo Jae

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 22, 2021
Young man in a blue sweater, smiling.

A new find for me in 2021 on the male actor front now includes Bae In Hyuk, I really really liked him in recently concluded rom-com My Roommate is a Gumiho. He made a one-dimensional second male lead character with a crush on the female lead into someone sincere and memorable. If Jang Ki Yong‘s sweet as pie gumiho who … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae In Hyuk

Coupang Play Buys Streaming Rights to SBS Drama Red Sky for Simul-stream on Waave Online

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2021
Five actors holding scripts together, smiling.

Okay SBS, we’re like one month out from highly anticipated sageuk romance Red Sky (Hong Chun Gi) and you’re killing me here with zero promos yet other than the very early teaser at the beginning of the year and the script reading stills. Grah, it’s like you want me to slowly bang my head against the wall in frustration because … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hong Chun Gi, Red Sky

Song Hye Kyo Accepts 3rd Thriller K-drama From the PD of Descendants of the Sun, Sweet Home, Will Film After Now, We Break Up and the Kim Eun Sook Drama The Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2021
Elegant woman in beige outfit against white background.

I love K-netizens perplexed snarkiness on this news, and honestly I’m out of reasons why as well other than she really likes to work? K-ent is reporting that Song Hye Kyo has accepted yet another K-drama this one from the PD of Descendants of the Sun, Goblin, and Sweet Home. It’s a thriller mystery drama and that’s all the details … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

Lim Ji Yeon and Yoon Kyun Sang Sign on for TVing Mystery Horror Drama The Mansion

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2021
Portraits of a man and woman together.

A creepy cool mystery with a tinge of horror drama is on deck as TVing announced the casting of Yoon Kyun Sang and Lim Ji Yeon as the leads for its upcoming drama The Mansion. He plays a detective and she’s a hotel employee who goes back home to her family mansion when she hears that her sister has gone … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lim Ji Yeon, The Mansion, Yoon Kyun Sang

tvN Releases First Teaser Drama Poster for Hometown Cha Cha Cha with Kim Sun Ho and Shin Mina

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2021
Couple walking in a serene, colorful landscape.

The first teaser poster is a little too cutesy for me but I’m still wildly excited for the August arrival of tvN drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha (Seaside Village Cha Cha Cha). The vibe feels like the glass half full peppy cousin of When the Weather is Fine which was the glass half empty melancholy kid on the block when … Continue reading →

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

Ahn Hee Yeon Formerly Hani of EXID Tests Positive for COVID-19, jTBC Halts Production on K-drama Idol: The Coup

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2021
Three stylish individuals posing for a photo.

When I saw the title for this K-drama I wanted to spork my eyes out. What the hell is Idol: The Coup? Why do the idols want to stage a coup? Wouldn’t leaving the industry be the ultimate coup? Is that what the drama is about, a bunch of successful idols saying “f*#k it!”? But before we can all figure … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hee Yeon, Hani, Idol: The Coup

Netflix Unleashes Massive Promo Machine for Zombie Fighting Warrior Princee Jeon Ji Hyun in Upcoming Kingdom: Ashin of the North

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2021
Woman stands bravely amid fire and chaos.

This Friday the one shot side-quel to the Netflix hit zombie K-drama Kingdom drops with a warrior princess at the helm in Jeon Ji Hyun. Kingdom: Ashin of the North showcases the genesis of the zombie plant and the zombification of the citizens in Joseon Korea which apparently started in the North before expanding and catching up with the Crown … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Kingdom, Kingdom: Ashin of the North

Lee Sung Min to Play the Chaebol Patriarch Opposite Song Joong Ki in the K-drama Adaptation of Revenge Novel The Youngest Son of Sunyang

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2021
Two men posing in stylish outfits.

Wow, what a powerhouse duo of male leads, this can only get better from casting onward. Lee Sung Min has been confirmed as another male lead in the upcoming K-drama adaptation of the novel The Youngest Son of Sunyang (The Youngest Son of the Chaebol Family). The drama will star Song Joong Ki in the titular character with female lead … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Sung Min, Song Joong Ki, The Youngest Son of Sunyang, The Youngest Son of the Chaebol Family

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