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tvN Schedules Rom-com Drama Love Next Door with Jung Hae In and Jung So Min for August 17th Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 6, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 6, 2024
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Woo hoo, we have a confirmed date people! The currently filming tvN romance drama Love Next Door (Mom’s Best Friend’s Son) has a date with viewers next month on August 17th. The drama starring Jung Hae In and Jung So Min is one of the most anticipated for me since it’s the first time Jung Hae In has done a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Hae In, Jung So Min, Love Next Door

Ji Chang Wook and D.O. Sign on for Revenge K-drama Sculptured City

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 5, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 4, 2024
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So this drama and casting was first announced late in 2023 but with the latest announcement from CJ ENM it appears to be definitely in the works. Ji Chang Wook and D.O. (Do Kyung Soo) will be starring in Sculptured City in a twisted revenge tale. It’s about an ordinary man who has his life manipulated into a hell and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged D.O., Ji Chang Wook, Sculptured City

Shin Se Kyung Leaves EDAM After 3 Years and Will Look for New Agency

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 7, 2024
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When K-actress Shin Se Kyung changed agency for the first time, it was three years ago when she left Namoo Actors for EDAM and that was a huge deal since she was with Namoo Actors for 19 years thanks to her child star entree into the industry. This week it was announced that she’s parted ways with EDAM and will … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Shin Se Kyung

Jeon Yeo Bin is the Female Lead Opposite Namgoong Min for Melo Romance K-drama Our Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 2, 2024
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So there is a female lead and a plot synopsis for Namgoong Min and his next project a melo romance drama for tvN. It’s titled Our Movie and the female lead will be Jeon Yeo Bin, a movie actress who got a big burst into mainstream with Vincenzo but her next two dramas Glitch and A Time Called You didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Yeo Bin, Namgoong Min, Our Movie

First Half 2024 Poll of J-netizens Favorite K-dramas has Queen of Tears and Marry My Husband on Top

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 1, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 1, 2024
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Many K-stars popular in Japan had new K-dramas this year in the first half of 2024 so let’s see what was most popular with the viewers there. Queen of Tears with Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won took the top spot, not surprising, while Marry My Husband with Park Min Young was second. Then came Dr. Slump with Park … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Marry My Husband, Queen of Tears

Lee Dong Wook and Lee Sung Kyung’s New K-drama Nice Guy Confirmed for jTBC Airing in Early 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 30, 2024 by ockoalaJune 29, 2024
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So this drama has been announced and filmed already but has recently gotten more concrete airing information. The K-drama Nice Guy starring Lee Dong Wook and Lee Sung Kyung will be airing on cable network jTBC in early 2025, for sure in the first half of next year. It’s about a three generational family of gangster dudes and their attempt … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Dong Wook, Lee Sung Kyung

Top Actor Namgoong Min’s Next Project a Melo Romance K-drama Airing on tvN in March 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 29, 2024 by ockoalaJune 29, 2024
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The Korean acting national treasure that is Namgoong Min has picked his next project following up on the critical and award-winning success of his last sageuk drama My Dearest. Insiders are reporting that it’s going to be a modern romance and oh boy I can’t wait! It’s described as a fresh and modern take on melo romance about love in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Namgoong Min

tvN Romance Drama Serendipity’s Embrace with Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob Release New Poster and Preview

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 28, 2024 by ockoalaJune 28, 2024
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We’re turning the corner into July 2024 soon but this drama is still weeks away with a scheduled July 22nd premiere on tvN. The network released another poster and a new preview for Serendipity’s Embrace starring Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob and I’m still swooning with excitement over how if done right this drama will hit all my … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Kim So Hyun, Serendipity's Embrace

Kim Sun Ho and Go Yoon Jung Lead Script Reading for Netflix Romance Drama Can This Love be Translated

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 27, 2024 by ockoalaJune 27, 2024
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Another K-drama has started filming and it’s the Netflix romance drama Can This Love be Translated written by the Hong Sisters. The cast script reading stills came out this week and we can see leads Kim Sun Ho and Go Yoon Jung together for the first time and the visuals are as expected, they definitely match up nicely. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Can This Love be Translated, Go Yoon Jung, Kim Sun Ho

Yook Sung Jae, Bona, and Kim Ji Hoon Cast for Supernatural Themed Sageuk Drama Return to the Palace

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2024 by ockoalaJune 24, 2024
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I missed the initial announcement for this upcoming sageuk drama but better late then never getting onboard. K-drama Return to the Palace (Korean title Ghost Palace) is getting underway soon and the leads will be Yook Sung Jae, Bona, and the most recent addition Kim Ji Hoon. It’s a supernatural/fantasy palace sageuk involving ghosts, grudges, shamans and the like and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bona, Ghost Palace, Return to the Palace, Yook Sung Jae

Another K-ent Article Calls Byun Woo Seok’s Insane Popularity After Lovely Runner a New Wave and Claims He’s Getting Every Single Male Lead Script First

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2024 by ockoalaJune 22, 2024
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Once again, if Byun Woo Seok‘s agency is orchestrating these articles please stop. It’s turning his incredible rise thanks to Lovely Runner into overkill. This week he’s been off attending an European fashion show, then doing his Asian overseas fan meeting, and missed the group reward vacation for the drama, and once again his every move has been making K-ent … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok

Fans of Webtoon Frustrated that K-drama Adaption with Kim Tae Ri Appears to Omit Lesbian Love Line as the Love Interest Character is Not Listed in the Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2024 by ockoalaJune 22, 2024
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The tvN period drama Jung Nyeon is one of the high profile projects on deck for later this year, adapted from a well regarded feminist empowerment webtoon and starring award winning and popular actress Kim Tae Ri. It’s basically has prestige piece written all over it and is also set in the post Korean war era so will delve in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Nyeon, KIm Tae Ri

K-drama Is It Coincidence with Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob Confirms July 22nd Premiere on tvN

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2024 by ockoalaJune 20, 2024
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Woo hoo, finally a coming K-drama I’m wildly excited about. Scheduling on tvN has confirmed that romance K-drama Is It Coincidence will be airing next month on July 22, 2024. It’s a high school to years later second chance romance starring Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob that is based on a webtoon. And like the recent two year … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Is It Coincidence, Kim So Hyun

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