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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
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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
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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

Jang Nara Could Not be Further From My Happy Ending in Posters for TV Chosun Drama Reuniting with Son Ho Jun

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2023
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So I hear that Go Back Couple is one of those underrated and recommended faves from K-drama watchers but it’s still parked on my growing list of dramas I need to go back and watch (pun intended). Now leads Jang Nara and Son Ho Jun are reuniting in a new TV Chosun drama My Happy Ending and seeing the posters … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Nara, My Happy Ending, Son Ho Jun

Ahn Eun Jin Has Busy Week Winning Best Actress at Grimae Awards, a Small Wardrobe Malfunction at the Blue Dragon Awards, and Joining Suzy and Kim Woo Bin in Their Next Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2023
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This is like the tamest wardrobe malfunction ever and rather cutely handled by the star in question and the considerate hosts. K-actress Ahn Eun Jin was up for Best New Actress at this weekend’s film industry only 2023 Blue Dragon Awards and she looked sleek in a strapless white encrusted column gown until she had a little wardrobe malfunction on … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Eun Jin

SBS Fri-Sat Fantasy Romance My Demon with Kim Yoo Jung and Song Kang Premieres to 4.5% and 3.4% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2023
Romantic scenes between two emotional characters.

So this weekend it’s jam packed in K-drama land there is literally too many interesting dramas all airing at the same time so pick away at what strikes your fancy. SBS premiered My Demon in the Fri-Sat time slot and the opening ratings are 4.5% dropping the next night to 3.4%. This drama was never about ratings but more whether … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Yoo Jung, My Demon, Song Kang

First Stills for Park Min Young in tvN Drama Marry My Husband Shows Her Method Acting Weight Loss to 74lbs to Play a Cancer Patient

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 23, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 23, 2023
Woman in glasses and beanie outdoors.

Method acting is one of the regularly lauded performance commitments for actors and actresses and it’s understandable when one goes to a physical transformation for a role. But I don’t understand why Park Min Young went full cancer patient in her upcoming tvN K-drama Marry My Husband, because it’s just not needed. This is not an Oscar prestige film like … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Marry My Husband, Park Min Young

Danger Lurks in the Capital of Japan Occupied Korea in New Poster and Preview for Netflix Drama Gyeongseong Creature

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 23, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 23, 2023
Two people in a tense, emotional conversation.

I heard Netflix is raising prices again and goodness the streaming platform is really testing the break point before a good majority cancels. It’s still in the far horizon but as long as the company invests in exclusive dramas and movies there will always be a fresh reason to watch, case in point the holiday season release of period thriller … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gyeongseong Creature, Han So Hee, Park Seo Joon

Lee Jong Seok in Talks to be the Male Lead of Rom-com I’m Against My Romance Opposite Go Min Si

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2023
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I find Lee Jong Seok‘s career a very steady and more selective since he came back from military service in 2021. He used to do at least one K-drama if not two a year and that made sense since he was building and cementing his acting resume. Since discharge he did the successful thriller drama Big Mouse in 2022 and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Min Si, I'm Against My Romance, Lee Jong Seok

tvN Youth and Music K-drama Twinkling Watermelon Wraps with Satisfying Ending Becoming One of Fall 2023’s Surprise Wins

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 19, 2023
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I’ve been watching recently finished tvN Mon-Tues drama Twinkling Watermelon since it premiered and it has been one of the most consistently satisfying K-dramas in recent memory. Starring Ryeo Un, Choi Hyun Wook, Seol In Ah, and Shin Eun Soo, the drama is like a reverse Hello, Me! time travel with the son going back to the past to meet … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Twinkling Watermelon

Cast and Crew of MBC Sageuk My Dearest 2 Filmed to the Same Day of Final Episode Airing this Saturday with a Belated Wrap Party to Come

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 18, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 19, 2023
Historical drama scenes with emotional characters.

If I were the crew of MBC drama My Dearest I wouldn’t want a wrap party I would want to sleep for 3 days straight and get paid due overtime for the crazy filming conditions. This weekend Saturday night is the airing of the final episode of My Dearest and from the SNS posts of the cast it was filming … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Dearest

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