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MBN Sageuk Bossom: Stealing Fate Officially Becomes Highest Rated Drama for Network Breaking Record Set by Graceful Family

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 14, 2021 by ockoalaJune 13, 2021

There are six more episodes left for MBN sageuk drama Bossam: Stealing Fate and it continues to excel at everything it does, on track to be the best period drama for the first half of 2021 and perhaps the entire year. A big achievement was hit in episode 13 this Saturday at the highest AGB nationwide rating hit 8.648% which … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Bossam: Stealing Fate, Jung Il Woo, Yuri

All Grown Up Yeo Jin Gu and Im Shi Wan Reunite for Variety Show House on Wheels Season 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 13, 2021 by ockoalaJune 13, 2021
Two smiling young men posing together.

The child actors of hit MBC sageuk The Moon Embraces the Sun were the shining stars of the cast, getting a long 6-episode run to set the stage and since then each and every one has gone on to success. Yeo Jin Gu played the crown prince and Im Shi Wan as the older brother of the female lead and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Shi Wan, Meals on Wheels, Yeo Jin Gu

Penthouse 3’s Offensive and Absurd Use of Park Eun Seok Playing a Gangster Older Brother Unites Every Drama Fandom in Anger, Indignation, and Now Mockery

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 13, 2021 by ockoalaJune 13, 2021
Four scenes featuring diverse characters interacting.

SBS hasn’t been quick on the draw in defusing the collective angry reaction from drama viewer’s to the Penthouse season 3 twist that Park Eun Seok the actor would be back on the show but not as Logan Lee instead as his bomb ass rich gangster brother Alex Lee. Usually drama twists elicit differing opinions but I yet to come … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Eun Seok, Penthouse

First Look at Hyeri in KBS Sageuk Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom Opposite Yoo Seung Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 12, 2021 by ockoalaJune 11, 2021
Smiling girl holding flowers and sign.

It’s clear idol-actress Hyeri is quite beloved and popular within K-ent, she is always friendly and sincere whenever I see her doing variety and interviews and so many other stars speak highly of her. So it’s no surprise that she got a beverage truck sent to her on the set of KBS sageuk Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers … Continue reading →

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

Namgoong Min is Bulked Up and Pissed Off in First Stills from MBC Revenge Action Thriller The Veil

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 12, 2021 by ockoalaJune 11, 2021
Focused man in various intense situations.

I still get annoyed when drama productions pick a Korean title and then choose an English one that isn’t either a direct translation or at least an approximation in meaning. Upcoming MBC action thriller Black Sun is now called The Veil which could point to whatever shadowy organization that male lead Namgoong Min is trying to topple. He’s been bulking … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Black Sun, Namgong Min, Namgoong Min, Park Ha Sun, The Veil

Third Week Airing of My Roommate is a Gumiho Drops in Ratings as the Plot Stays Cute with Little Progression

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 11, 2021 by ockoalaJune 11, 2021
Two people interacting in a scenic park.

I still really enjoy My Roommate is a Gumiho but the crackiness of the first four episodes has died down a bit this week. I found episodes 5 and 6 to be sweet cute watches but it also felt like the plot didn’t move much. While Dam and Woo Yeo continue to live together and get to know one another, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyeri, Jang Ki Yong, Kang Han Na, Kang Hana, My Roommate is a Gumiho

SBS Hit Drama Penthouse Season 3 Brings Back Park Eun Seok as Racially Offensively Styled Twin Brother Character to Logan Lee

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 11, 2021 by ockoalaJune 11, 2021
Two characters in a dramatic outdoor scene.

I still don’t know why viewers enjoy watching SBS drama Penthouse which has been the biggest hit on South Korean television in years and is now on season 3. It just feels like a star-studded makjang-ier version of hit cable drama Sky Castle, rich people in-fighting with a sprinkling of death and tsunamis of betrayal. With that said, my perplexation … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Eun Seok, Penthouse

Ji Sung, Kim Min Jung, and Jinyoung Face Off in the Dramatic Spectacle of tvN’s Law as Theater Demon Judge

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 11, 2021 by ockoalaJune 11, 2021
A promotional poster for "The Devil Judge."

I’m getting more and more excited for the upcoming tvN legal drama Demon Judge (The Devil Judge) since it just looks so cool and stylized. It’s a different take than the usual law drama and seems to posit the legal system as a cross between entertainment and theater. Ji Sung is the titular demon judge with Kim Min Jung as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Demon Judge, Ji Sung, Jinyoung, Kim Min Jung

Ahn Hyo Seob Cast as Male Lead in Rom-com Office Blind Date, with Kim Se Jung in Talks as Female Lead and Seol In Ah Cast as Second Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 10, 2021 by ockoalaJune 10, 2021
Young man sitting casually, wearing plaid shirt.

SBS is lining up an office based rom-com for early 2022 and the casting is filling out this week. Ahn Hyo Seob has been confirmed as the male lead of Office Blind Date playing a workaholic chaebol heir who has no interest in romance and finds a partner to get his parents off his back. In talks for the female … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Kim Se Jung, Office Blind Date, Seol In Ah

Park Ji Hoon, Bae In Hyuk, and Kang Min Ah Find Friendship and Camaraderie in College in KBS College Drama From a Distance, Green Spring

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 9, 2021 by ockoalaJune 8, 2021
Young couple under an umbrella in spring.

I found this upcoming drama thanks to finding rising young actor Bae In Hyuk in My Roommate is a Gumiho, he is turning what would be an annoying playboy finds his real heart type douchey college boy character into an entertaining and kinda sweet second male lead. Turns out he’s getting another starring role as one of the trio of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae In Hyuk, Kang Min Ah, Park Ji Hoon, Seen From a Distance Green Spring

Doom at Your Service Continues to Drop in Ratings as Even C-netizens Get Frustrated and Have Choice Commentary for What is Wrong

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2021 by ockoalaJune 8, 2021
Dramatic scenes from a romance series.

Week five of tvN Mon-Tues drama Doom at Your Service has not been kind to the series, recording a continued drop in ratings (episode 10 got 2.473%) despite delivering the type of fan service that would usually be enough for viewers. Leads Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk kiss, hug, stare, spout pithy sayings to each other, and spend … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doom at Your Service, One Day Destruction Came to My Door, Park Bo Young, Seo In Guk

KBS Mon-Tues 1980’s Period Romance Drama Youth of May Wraps with 12-episode Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2021 by ockoalaJune 8, 2021
K-drama promotional poster with main characters.

I wonder if short dramas will become more common place, what with shorter attention spans and the fast pace of entertainment consumption. KBS aired the period drama Youth of May very timely premiering in May for a 12-episode run which wrapped today. It’s a romance set in the college student setting in 1980’s South Korea specifically around the Gwangju Massacre … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Geum Sae Rok, Go Min Si, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Sang Yi, Youth of May

Cheese in the Trap and Coffee Prince PD Takes on Drama Adaptation of Manhwa Want to Do Nothing About a Young Woman Trying to Find Meaning in Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2021 by ockoalaJune 8, 2021
Group of friends by the beach, overlooking water.

Another manhwa is getting the K-drama adaptation and judging from the sheer volume of manhwas/webtoons in South Korea there will be no shortage anytime soon. The story is called Want to Do Nothing and deals with a 26-year old woman whose life falls apart in busy Seoul when she breaks up with her boyfriend she was discussing marriage with, her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Want to Do Nothing

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