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First Look at MBC K-drama A Good Day to be a Dog with Cha Eun Woo, Park Kyu Young, and Lee Hyun Woo

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2023
Young man in stylish casual outfits outdoors.

MBC continues to lag in ratings and buzz and I’m not expecting this drama to change much other than I’m curious and interested to watch it. The first stills are out for A Good Day to be a Dog adapted from a webtoon about a high school teacher with the curse to turn into a dog when she kisses someone. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Good Day to be a Dog, Cha Eun Woo, Park Kyu Young

K-netizens Upset that the 2023 Seoul Drama Awards is Giving a Prize to C-drama Meet Yourself with Liu Yi Fei and Li Xian Which is Accused of Plagiarizing Hometown Cha Cha Cha

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 7, 2023
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So I’ll leave it to viewers who have watched both dramas to make the objective assessment but a brouhaha is going on with K-netizens upset about what they consider a blatant case of plagiarizing. Modern C-drama Meet Yourself with Liu Yi Fei, Li Xian, and Zeng Shun Xi is getting an award at the upcoming Seoul Drama Awards and with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Meet Yourself

Nana Joins the Cast of Fantasy Action Movie Omniscient Reader Viewpoint with Already Cast Male Leads Ahn Hyo Seob and Lee Min Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 7, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 7, 2023
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So the cast of the movie Omniscient Reader Viewpoint is growing and the latest addition is Nana, who is coming off a highly praised performance performance in well reviewed Netflix drama Mask Girl. The movie already cast leads Lee Min Ho and Ahn Hyo Seob and supporting leads Chae Soo Bin and Shin Seung Ho. The webtoon is still ongoing … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Lee Min Ho, Nana, Omniscient Reader

Minhyun and Kim So Hyun are the Pair Perfect in More Couple Stills for tvN Drama My Lovely Liar

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 7, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 7, 2023
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The sweet youthful romance with a murder twist K-drama My Lovely Liar is rounding the corner into the final weeks and with it fans will obviously not have their weekly date with Kim So Hyun and Minhyun. Here are more stills from their couples photo shoot and these have a throwback feel and both stars are really so charismatic and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Minhyun, My Lovely Liar

Disney+ K-drama Moving a Major Hit with Chinese Speaking Audiences as Douban Ratings Rise to Incredibly High 8.8

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 5, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 6, 2023
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The hype and love for K-drama Moving continues through 13 episodes with still more runway with a 20-episode scheduled run on Disney+. I loved the high school kids section but the parents is even more heart wrenching so it’s just a drama that keeps getting better and better. K-netizens love it but even C-netizens feel the same way and that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Jo In Sung, Moving

Jung So Min Radiates Fresh Start Charm in First Stills From New Agency Ieum Hashtag

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 5, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 4, 2023
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Agency Ieum Hashtag is wasting no time in launching newest star addition Jung So Min, with two new promo stills released this week. I’m pretty indifferent to agencies because it really depends on the efforts put in to get the star cast in the right roles so I will have to wait and see what this actress heavy agency does … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung So Min

Jeon Yeo Bin, Ahn Hyo Seob, and Kang Hoon Color Coordinated to Attend Press Conference for Netflix K-drama A Time Called You

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 4, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 4, 2023
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The streaming platforms had a great August 2023 in terms of K-dramas with Disney+ hitting jackpot with Moving and Netflix getting rave reviews for Mask Girl. So the latter may get another hit as it’s premiering A Time Called You, the K-remake of Someday or One Day. Starring Ahn Hyo Seob, Jeon Yeo Bin, and Kang Hoon, the three leads … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Time Called You, Ahn Hyo Seob, Jeon Yeo Bin, Kang Hoon

MBC Sageuk My Dearest Part 1 Ends with Series High 12.2% Ratings and Howls of Anger From Fans with the Direction of the Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 4, 2023
Historical drama scenes with emotional characters.

I don’t know if I would be okay with how this drama ended its first part 10-episode run this weekend but the vast majority of the audience feedback are angry complaints. MBC serious romance sageuk My Dearest wrapped a short 10-episode first part run this weekend, with part 2 coming in October, and the ratings are a drama high of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Eun Jin, My Dearest, Namgoong Min

Jisoo of Blackpink and Park Jung Min in Talks for Coupang Play Zombie K-drama Influenza

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2023
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Wow, I thought the zombie wave was over who thought it would be resurrected, pun intended har har. Coupang Play is planning a new K-drama titled Influenza and offers are out to Park Jung Min and Jisoo of Blackpink as the leads. It’s from a same name novel about about a soldier and the girlfriend is is breaking up with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Influenza, Jisoo, Park Jung Min

Park Hae Soo and Shin Mina in Talks for Streaming Thriller Drama Ill Fate

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2023
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A new K-drama is casting with offers out to Park Hae Soo and Shin Mina, in a thriller that doesn’t seem like a happy ending in sight. It’s called Ill Fate (Evil Fate or Bad Destiny) adapted from a webtoon and is about the female lead who is a doctor dealing with a childhood traumatic memory and a man who … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ill Fate, Park Hae Soo, Shin Mina

Disney+ Capitalizing on Hit K-drama Moving with Continuous Release of New Stills and Promo Materials

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2023
Two people connected in a surreal setting.

I can’t get over the irony of Disney+ finally having a massive hit with Moving in everything (casting, directing, writing) when there feels like a downtown in K-drama trends overall. This week there are new really charismatic and strong visual stills of the three older parent gen leads Jo In Sung, Ryu Seung Ryong, and Han Hyo Joo. I’m finally … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Jo In Sung, Moving, Ryu Seung Ryong

Ro Woon and Jo Boa Navigate a Curse and Fated Love in jTBC Drama Destined with You also Streaming on Netflix

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2023
Dramatic scenes from a romantic K-drama.

New jTBC drama Destined with You premiered last week and if the supernatural romance drama starring Ro Woon and Jo Boa sounded interesting to you then it’s time to dive in. It’s also streaming on Netflix and has entered the global top 10 so clearly the drama looks intriguing to viewers. Whether it’s actually good the jury is still out, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Destined with You, Jo Boa, Ro Woon

Lee Chung Ah Midway Joins the Cast of MBC Sageuk My Dearest in a Third Reunion with Male Lead Namgoong Min

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2023
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Ah heck you’re killin’ me Smalls! How can this happen yet again, that Lee Chung Ah will be starring with a drama with Namgoong Min and they are not the OTP. Lee Chung Ah is joining the cast of MBC highly acclaimed sageuk drama My Dearest playing a bounty hunter of Qing dynasty slaves from Joseon which sounds like a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Chung Ah, My Dearest

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