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Happiness and Then Heartbreak Elevates Episode 9 of It’s Okay to Not Be Okay to New Emotional Heights with Ratings of 4.995% and 5.814%

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2020
Various emotional interactions among characters.

I think both Kim Soo Hyun and Oh Jung Se just submitted their names for the 2021 Baeksang Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in the drama category with today’s episode 9 performance It’s Okay to Not be Okay. The last 5 minutes are insane, absolutely a gut punch heartwrenching tour de force from both Kang Tae and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Its Okay to Not be Okay, Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji

It’s Okay to Not be Okay Gets K-ent Praise for Ornate Set Design and Well Rendered Special Effects

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2020
Elegant interiors featuring people in a luxurious setting.

Sat-Sun tvN drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay rounded the midway point last week and is headed to the second half of its run, prompting the usual posts about what to expect and how well/not well it’s gone so far. One interesting perspective came from two recent K-ent articles praising the set design and special effects of the drama, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Its Okay to Not be Okay, Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji

First Teaser for SBS Time Travel Drama Alice With Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 17, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2020
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I totally lost track that this drama was on the horizon but that’s allowed me to be intrigued when I saw the first teaser dropped this week. The next SBS Fri-Sat drama is the sci-fi fantasy time traveling romance Alice starring Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won. He plays a detective that learns about the existence of time travelers from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alice, Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun

Excellently Spooky Teaser Posters for OCN Ghostly Detective Drama Missing: The Other Side with Go Soo and Heo Jun Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2020
Misty forest with text overlay, coming soon.

The Train just left the OCN station last weekend for the parallel worlds serial killer drama but it’s a shorter than usual run with 12-episodes so promos are starting for the followup drama Missing: The Other Side. I remember when networks would traditionally run ghost/supernatural/horror dramas in August to align with lunar ghost month and Missing definitely has ghosts, an … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Seo Hee, Go Soo, Ha Joon, Heo Jun Ho, Missing: The Other Side, Seo Eun Soo

Creative and Striking Official Episode Posters for Sci-fi Anthology Drama SF8

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2020
Promotional posters for the SF8 series.

Sci-fi has been one of the least mined genres in K-dramas so it’s a treat to see what’s in store for upcoming anthology series SF8. It contains 8 different single episodes each with a different cast and story and directed by a different movie director as this project is in collaboration with the Directors Guild of Korea. The solo posters … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged SF8

Ji Hyun Woo and Kim So Eun Both Disdain Romance in First Teasers for K-drama Love is Annoying, But I Hate Being Lonely

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2020
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I think good things only come with hard work, and that includes romance/life partnership/marriage. It’s not supposed to be easy and that shouldn’t be reason enough to eschew it, especially if the fall back option is being lonely potentially for life. That point of view will be explored in the upcoming MBC Every1 drama Love is Annoying, But I Hate … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Hyun Woo, Kim So Eun, Love is Annoying But I Hate Being Lonely

Kim Ha Neul is a Beautifully Put Together News Anchor in First Drama Stills for 18 Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2020
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The casting of Kim Ha Neul as the female lead for the K-drama adaptation of Hollywood movie 17 Again feels so perfect and it’s not because she’s vibing off original female lead Leslie Mann. Kim Ha Neul’s two decade career trajectory saw her get a major hit as the teacher in the teacher-student drama Romance and from then on she … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged 18 Again, Kim Ha Neul

Kim Soo Hyun and It’s Okay to Not be Okay Top the Good Data Drama Search Rankings for the 2nd Week of July 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2020
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It’s definitely the dog days of summer swinging right through the second week of July already. I think there is plenty on the small screen right now for K-drama viewers, lots of selection in different genres. Topping the viewer interest in internet searches remains It’s Okay to Not be Okay on the drama front, followed by weekend stalwart Once Again … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Backstreet Rookie, Its Okay to Not be Okay, Kim Soo Hyun, Once Again, Seo Ye Ji

Poster and First Look at Much Anticipated tvN Drama Secret Forest 2 with Jo Seung Woo and Bae Doo Na

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2020
Dramatic poster featuring six characters in suits.

I need to thank Bae Doo Na for growing out her hair for the second season of hit drama Secret Forest (Stranger). For Secret Forest 2 she has long hair so it’s easy to search for stills and news and determine if its from the first or second season. Most of the cast is back along with Bae Doo Na … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae Doo Na, Jo Seung Woo, Secret Forest

Park Eun Bin and Kim Min Jae Lead the Script Reading for SBS Mon-Tues Drama Do You Like Brahms

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2020
Actors at a table during a script reading.

There are two music themed dramas line up and Do You Like Brahms is the second one I’m covering in the same week after Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol. The two won’t go head to head as that drama airs on KBS Wed-Thurs while Brahms will return the SBS Mon-Tues time slot back to dramas after the network took … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Do You Like Brahms, KIm Min Jae, Park Eun Bin

Tense OCN Drama Train with Yoon Shi Yoon and Kyung Soo Jin Grabs Me for Ride on its Dark Parallel Tracks

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2020
Dramatic montage of intense character confrontations.

This past weekend it was a two-fer for me, with an emotional meal on the new episodes of It’s Okay to Not be Okay and then snacking as late night treat the OCN mystery parallel worlds drama Train. The first two episodes got 1.367% and 1.443% for the cable network best known for procedurals and gritty fare and Train continues … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kyung Soo Jin, Train, Yoon Shi Yoon

Big Leaps Forward in Hair Cuts, Pillow Fights, and Running Away in Episode 8 of It’s Okay to Not be Okay with Ratings of 4.744% and 5.634%

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 12, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 12, 2020
Young couple sharing an emotional moment outdoors.

It’s midpoint time for tvN Sat-Sun drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay and at this point a viewer is either in or out. I watched with a giant grin on my face through the entirety of episode 8, it was that good. From Moon Young not wanting a mushroom haircut from Kang Tae, to Daniel Choi‘s purposely smarmy and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Its Okay to Not be Okay, Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji

Script Reading For Upcoming KBS Drama Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol with Go Ara, Lee Jae Wook, and Kim Joo Hoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 12, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 12, 2020
Three actors holding script papers, smiling together.

I took my time to write about this drama because goodness the title just doesn’t jibe for me. Clearly I’m not musically inclined otherwise I would be writing about K-pop, so being linguistically inclined makes me near tone deaf and the upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama is called Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol which means nothing to me but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, Go Ara, Kim Joo Hoon, Lee Jae Wook

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