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Cha Eun Woo and Song Kang are Criticized in K-media for their Lack of Improvement in Acting and Coasting on Top Level Good Looks

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 6, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 7, 2023
Two young men in stylish outfits.

I would say that a good drama goes a long way to making me have a soft spot for less than stellar stars and Song Kang and Cha Eun Woo fits that bill exactly. I’ve liked them despite their admittedly limited acting skills because when each plays the right role it just works and the performance is entertaining to watch. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Song Kang

Character Posters for KBS Sageuk Drama Love Song for Illusion Pose Leads Park Ji Hoon, Hong Ye Ji, and Hwang Hee with Intense Facial Expressions

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 6, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 4, 2023
Character poster for upcoming K-drama.

More posters are out for upcoming KBS sageuk Love Song for Illusion (Fantasy Sonata) and it’s kinda piquing my interest. Male lead Park Ji Hoon plays a crown prince suffering from split personality and in his two posters he actually looks like different dudes. I much prefer the Dark Prince haha, the nice sweet one seems super boring to hang … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hong Ye Ji, Hwang Hee, Love Song for Illusion, Park Ji Hoon

C-netizens Have Spoken and Sweet Home 2 Opens to 5.5 Douban Ratings a Steep Drop From Season 1 Getting 7.8

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2023
Cast of "Sweet" at promotional event.

Sigh, another cautionary tale of don’t try to do bigger and badder. Sweet Home 2 was released last week on Netflix and the opening ratings by C-viewers on Douban is a low 5.5. Not as woeful as true turkeys like Fireworks of My Heart with 2.8 or Gentlemen of East 8th at 2.1 but still this is a drastic drop … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Sweet Home

Honey Lee is a Proper Widowed Lady by Day and Secret Warrior Queen at Night in New Poster for MBC Sageuk Night Blooming Flower

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 4, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 3, 2023
Ninja and woman beneath a full moon.

I love seeing another talented veteran K-actress get promoted to drama queen status, where an entire story is anchored and revolves around her regardless of who the male lead may be. There is Lee Young Ae, Kim Hee Ae, Kim Hye Soo to name a few and now Honey Lee is headlining her own sageuk as the Night Blooming Flower. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Night Blooming Flower

tvN Drama Castaway Diva with Park Eun Bin and Chae Jong Hyeob Ends Solid and Steady Run Averaging 7% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 3, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 3, 2023
Collage of characters posing and smiling.

I feel like Park Hye Ryun‘s last drama Start-up, which I loved but ended up being so polarizing with viewers due to the male lead ship wars, made her next drama Castaway Diva turn out so uneventful. This weekend the drama finished it’s short 12-episode run averaging around 7% ratings through its entire run which I attribute to Park Eun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Castaway Diva, Chae Jong Hyeob, Park Eun Bin

Liu Yu Ning’s Male Lead Ning Yuan Zhou Rockets Up to Top VLinkage Character Buzz Chart Immediately Upon Premiere of A Journey to Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2023
Young man in traditional dark attire, contemplative.

Man, I wish this news was all rainbows and roses but alas it’s mostly that but still has some negativity. The premiere of A Journey to Love has been nearly all praised by critics and netizens alike so yay for the cast and crew. Liu Shi Shi as Ren Ru Yi returns to the small screen in her first period … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Journey to Love, Liu Yu Ning

Honey Lee is Widow By Day and Secret Helper at Night Opposite Lee Jong Won in MBC Sageuk Night Blooming Flower

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2023
Black and white portrait with dramatic lighting.

The first posters are out for MBC sageuk Night Blooming Flower and oh my gosh it’s just so artistically done. Starring Honey Lee and Lee Jong Won, the two are framed in light and darkness showcasing duality and depth. She’s an older widow of a respectable family but in her nighttime secret life she ventures out to help people incognito. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Lee Jong Won, Night Blooming Flower

Sweet Home 2 Drops all Episodes on Netflix to Kick Off December 2023

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 1, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2023
Cast of "Sweet" at promotional event.

I still remember when Sweet Home was released around Christmas in 2020 and wow was it a fun ride. I still like the webtoon better (more character development) but the drama cast well and brought the wild humans turning into their id monsters conceit to life. Today Netflix released Sweet Home 2 on December 1st earlier than the holiday season … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Min Si, Jinyoung, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Shi Young, Song Kang, Sweet Home

Jung So Min in Talks as Female Lead Opposite Jung Hae In in Rom-com K-drama Mom’s Friend’s Son

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2023
Smiling woman in a stylish indoor setting.

I don’t know how the production of upcoming K-drama Mom’s Friend’s Son managed to get two perfect leads in talks but I could not be happier. The drama has lined up Jung Hae In and bonus points for this being his first rom-com which is still so surprisingly that he got so popular and established without doing one yet. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Hae In, Jung So Min, Mom's Friend's Son

Seo Ye Ji Leaves Agency Gold Medalist After Four Years and Earlier in the Month the Court Awarded Refund of Half of the Endorsement Fees From One Brand CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2023
Smiling woman in elegant black dress.

It’s surreal to look back on 2020 not just as the year of COVID-19 spreading which sucks for most everyone but also a good year for some people. That year K-actress Seo Ye Ji hit the pinnacle of her career with It’s Not to Not Be Okay which airing on Netflix during the pandemic lockdown and having a fascinating female … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

KBS Sageuk Romance Drama Love Song for Illusion with Park Ji Hoon Starts Promos with Shockingly Dark First Poster

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2023
Young man in traditional attire, expressing emotion.

Sooooo…..this is supposed to be a romance sageuk drama? Am I reading this incorrectly or what based on the poster totally not jibing with the title. KBS is readying a January 2024 premiere of sageuk drama Love Song for Illusion based on the webtoon Fantasy Sonata, and it’s all sorts of incongruous to me on what to expect. The poster … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Fantasy Sonata, Hong Ye Ji, Love Song for Illusion, Park Ji Hoon

Park So Dam as Death and Seo In Guk as the Guy Trying to Die Take Moody Glamour Shots for Elle Korea Promoting Death’s Game

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2023
Cast of the drama series "Death's Game."

When Death comes calling one can never hide, but for the upcoming K-drama Death’s Game the male lead goes looking for his own death and the are no takes-back-sies. The upcoming dark and morally ambiguous K-drama starring Park So Dam and Seo In Guk also boasts an insane number of famous guest stars playing the various lives that Seo In … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park So Dam, Seo In Guk

jTBC Weekend Drama Strong Girl Nam Soon Ends Over 10% in Ratings with a Reported Third Installment Planned

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2023
Collage of actors in various scenes.

This past weekend the hit jTBC weekend drama Strong Girl Nam Soon ended and with a new ratings high of over 10%, putting itself in the same storied list of top rated cable dramas on the network. It was the second installment of the same premise story of a teeny tiny girl with superhuman strength following Strong Girl Bong Soon … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Lee Yoo Mi, Ong Seung Woo, Strong Girl Nam Soon

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