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Choi Kang Hee and Lee Re are Charming Older and Younger Selves in Previews and Posters for KBS Rom-com Hello? It’s Me!

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2021
Two women sitting on rooftops, talking.

One of the early 2021 arrivals on my radar is KBS drama Hello? It’s Me!, complete with the question mark and the exclamation in its title. Sadly it’s forty years too late for Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret type teen girl puberty introspection though there is a teen girl here and my premonition is that she’s going to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Kang Hee, Hello It's Me, Kim Young Kwang, Lee Re

Song Joong Ki Slips into Character as the Mafia Lawyer in New Poster and Stills for tvN Drama Vincenzo

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2021
Black and white poster of Vincenzo series.

February 2021 is going to be sick in terms of how many K-dramas on my radar will drop, and across the board different genres. The legal thriller craving will be filled by tvN drama Vincenzo, or more shall I say my Song Joong Ki craving. It’s still bizarre that he hit it big with fluffy Descendants of the Sun when … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Song Joong Ki, Vincenzo

Queen Cheorin Episode 14 Inches Back Up to 13.623% Ratings as Competition Heats Up in Other Cable Networks

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2021
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Man, I thought Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) would be breaking cable records left and right but it’s got stiff competition from the other cable dramas on the weekend time slot with one finished and another one just arrived. OCN drama The Uncanny Counter faltered in the final few episodes likely due to the screenwriter swap but the last episode got … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mr. Queen, Queen Cheorin

Makjang Queen Screenwriter Im Sung Han’s New Drama Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music is the Highest Premiere Ratings for TV Chosun Ever at 5.708%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2021
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Retired early is basically not retired, anytime someone who is not true retirement age in entertainment announces a retirement I take it with a grain of salt. Such is the case with makjang queen screenwriter Im Sung Han, herself a famous name to drama audiences thanks to her string of hits in the weekend drama and daily category with Miss … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Sung Han, Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music, Sung Hoon

Queen Cheorin Inches Back Down to 12.797% Ratings for Episode 13 as the King Fights Back and the Queen Finds Herself Even More Invested

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2021
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The speed at which time flies continues to astound because I remember being so blown away by the first episode of Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) when it premiered and now we are not only done with the plot setting episodes but rounded the corner into the second half headed towards setting up the denouement. Episode 13 dropped below 13% from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mr. Queen, Queen Cheorin

Apple+ Enters K-dramas with Medical Thriller Mr. Robin with Top Notch Casting of Lee Seon Kyun, Lee Yoo Young, Yoo Yeo, and Seo Ji Hye

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2021
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With streaming giant Netflix reaping wild rewards with its financed and licensed K-dramas, another big name platform is joining the fun with Apple+ producing its first K-drama titled Mr. Robin. It’s based on the webtoon Dr. Brain and is about a genius doctor solving crime through the brains of the deceased and is scheduled to be a 6-episode drama. Headlining … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seon Kyun, Lee Yoo Young, Mr. Robin, Seo Ji Hye, Yoo Teo

Park Shin Hye and Jo Seung Woo Team Up to Prevent a Dystopian Future in New Poster and Stills for jTBC Drama Sisyphus: The Myth

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2021
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2021 is starting to feel real, it takes me a few weeks lol to really transition into a new year, and I’m also starting to get mega exciting about the upcoming dramas. Next month jTBC will premiere its 10th anniversary celebration drama Sisyphus: The Myth with Jo Seung Woo and Park Shin Woo, battling to prevent a dystopian future and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Seung Woo, Park Shin Hye, Sisyphus: The Myth

Kim So Hyun and Ji Soo are Swoony Adorable and Battle Intense in New Poster and Teasers for KBS Sageuk River Where the Moon Rises

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2021
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Okay, all reservations done. Like, I NEED THIS DRAMA RIGHT NOW. The new poster and teaser preview is out for KBS sageuk River Where the Moon Rises with Kim So Hyun and Ji Soo and gahhhhhhh I’m dying here from all the feels these two are giving off. I heard her Princess Pyeonggang is using his foolish naive Ondal to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Soo, Kim So Hyun, River Where the Moon Rises

K-ent Retracts News Articles that Park Hae Soo and Park Hye Soo were Cast in Hong Sisters 2021 Next Drama Exchange of Souls

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2021
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Well this is big news from South Korean drama casting, exciting! Until an hour later when it was all retracted ahahaha, what a rug pull. K-media reported that K-actor Park Hae Soo (Prison Playbook, Legend of the Blue Sea) is the first name to be cast in what will be a big cast assembled for the Hong Sisters next drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Exchange of Souls, Park Hae Soo, Soul Swap

Song Joong Ki Weighs the Scales of Justice Versus the Might of the Gun in First Teaser for tvN Drama Vincenzo

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2021
Dramatic scenes featuring a suited male character.

K-dramas have been so good to me for the past year, starting with Hyun Bin in Crash Landing on You I’ve been on a binge of dramas that entertained me. There was Kim Soo Hyun back in It’s Okay to Not be Okay, Lee Jun Ki sizzling with duality in Flower of Evil, watching cutie pie Park Bo Gum glow … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Song Joong Ki, Vincenzo

Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk Looking Compatible in First Filming Stills of K-drama One Day Destruction Came to My Door

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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This is one of the dramas I’m excited about for 2021 especially since it just sounds different and cool. Filming has been underway for tvN drama One Day Destruction Came to My Door with Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk with a supporting cast of Lee Soo Hyuk, Kang Tae Oh, and Shin Do Hyun so that’s like a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged One Day Destruction Came to My Door, Seo In Guk

tvN Mon-Tues Drama Awaken Finishes with Excellent Episode 16, Another Indelible Performance by Namgong Min, and Solid Average Ratings of 4.543%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
Four characters in a dramatic, moody setting.

It’s weird, after watching both Kairos and Awaken (Night and Day) back to back, Kairos is a better written and executed drama but I’m way more emotionally invested in Awaken due to the jaw dropping acting show put on by Namgong Min for the entire 16-episodes. This was his playground and we’re all just lucky to be along for the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Awaken, Day and Night, Lee Chung Ah, Namgong Min, Seolhyun, Yoon Sun Woo

After Baby Abandonment Scandal Zheng Shuang Dropped By Endorsements Including Prada, Labeled a Bad Influence By Official Chinese Broadcasting, and Pending Dramas Likely Will Not Air

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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The fallout is fast and furious for C-actress Zheng Shuang after her ex-boyfriend (really ex-husband) Zhang Heng dropped the dirt that after their breakup she did not want their two babies born to surrogates they decided to have when they were together. This makes “who gets the pet” divorce question a walk in the park. Read my earlier post for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Zheng Shuang

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