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Kim So Hyun and Minhyun Bring the Young Love Charm in Fashion Pictorial Promoting New Drama My Lovely Liar

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2023
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It’s additional promo time for tvN drama My Lovely Liar leads Kim So Hyun and Minhyun in a magazine pictorial. There isn’t much to say beyond I LOVE THEM TOGETHER and it’s just the vibe of fresh, young romance emanating from the pages. For those who think these two look-a-like in the sense they have couples face it’s totally true … Continue reading →

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

Song Hye Kyo Takes Home the Daesang at the 2nd Annual Blue Dragon Series Awards with Suzy Winning Best Actress and Ha Jung Woo Getting Best Actor

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2023
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Last year in 2022 was the first ever Blue Dragon Series Awards as the awards body until then was exclusively a movie awards ceremony. So this year in 2023 its only the 2nd annual Blue Dragon Series Awards and last nights in person ceremony was full of big name stars but devoid of any meaningful and well dressed fashion per … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, K-dramas | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Cha Joo Young, D.O., Gong Hyo Jin, Ha Jung Woo, Jeon Hye Bin, Jung Eun Chae, Jung Ryeo Won, Kim Go Eun, Kim Seo Hyung, Lee Elijah, Lee Jung Jae, Lee Kwang Soo, Lee Sung Min, Lim Ji Yeon, Park Hyung Sik, Park Shin Hye, Park Sung Hoon, Seo Hyun Jin, Shin Ye Eun, Song Hye Kyo, Suzy, Yoona, Yura, Yuri

Han Hyo Joo Offered Female Lead Role in Healing K-drama In Your Brilliant Season

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2023
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K-actress has a new K-drama coming out this summer with Disney+ production of school aged superpower drama Moving and she’s signed on for another drama with Joo Ji Hoon already. Now she’s considering an offer to star in healing romance K-drama In Your Brilliant Season, and just throwing in the word Brilliant got me nostalgic for one of the best … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, In Your Brilliant Season

Filming to Commence Shortly for K-drama Although I am Not a Hero with Jang Ki Yong and Chun Wo Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2023
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K-actor Jang Ki Yong is back from military service and his first project will be the K-drama Although I am Not a Hero with costar Chun Woo Hee. The production just confirmed both leads and announced it will commence filming shortly. Jang Ki Yong plays a superhero who loses his powers after an illness. Chun Woo Hee is a woman … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chun Woo Hee, Jang Ki Yong

Kim Ji Eun and Park Solomon to Headline Fantasy Romance Office K-drama Branding in Seongsudong

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2023
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So this is a fantasy/office/romance plus the noona-dongsaeng age difference which feels like a throwback only because it’s not being done as frequently as prior years. A new K-drama got cast this week called Branding in Seongsudong starring Kim Ji Eun and Park Solomon (Lomon) which is a weird pairing if any. She plays a top marketing executive who is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Branding in Seongsudong, Kim Ji Eun, Park Solomon

See You in My 19th Life Turns Sageuk Life and Death Dramatic in Penultimate Weekend Episodes Leading to Conclusion with 12-episode Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 17, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2023
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I had to double check and confirmed that tvN weekend drama See You in My 19th Life is ending next weekend, it sure is as the drama is only 12-episodes long. That makes for a very tight narrative and this drama has done so, and the only filler scenes for me are the OTP hanging out scenes because I still … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged See You in My 19th Life

First Posters for jTBC Romance Drama Destined with You Pose Leads Ro Woon and Jo Boa Devoid of Chemistry

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2023
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Lol, can I send this back and ask for a re-do? The first drama posters are out for jTBC romance Destined with You and it’s so flat and a big nothing-burger of chemistry and energy. Female lead Jo Boa is really hit or miss when it comes to her onscreen romantic chemistry with her male lead but she is still … Continue reading →

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

The Success of Junho and Yoona in King the Land and Ancillary Promos Has K-drama Fans Wondering Which OTP Shot the Best Drama Pictorials

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2023
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The jTBC drama King the Land has been the unexpected success of the K-drama 2023 summer season and deserves it. Coasting on a flimsy script and recycled tropes, Junho and Yoona have delivered the ratings and buzz on their charm alone, there is no doubting it. The rumors of a real life relationship (denied) have added to the luster but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged King the Land

Park Bo Gum Offered Male Lead Role in K-drama Good Boy About a Boxer Turned Special Forces Cop

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2023
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When I heard the title of this drama and the male lead in talks it just felt like a match made in heaven. K-actor Park Bo Gum is considering the lead role in an upcoming K-drama titled Good Boy. It’s about an Olympic level medal winning boxer who transitions into a police officer in the special forces/major crimes unit. He … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Boy, Park Bo Gum

Kim So Hyun Finds Romance with Minhyun by Sussing Out the Truth in tvN Drama My Lovely Liar

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2023
Actors reading scripts during a table read.

It’s middle of July which means we are two weeks out from the premiere of tvN drama My Lovely Liar. I can’t wait for Kim So Hyun‘s return to the small screen, her acting alone makes even the most mediocre of dramas still worth watching. Minhyun is also improving a lot and it helps that he is just handsome and … Continue reading →

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

Junho in Talks for Netflix Average Joe Superhero K-drama Cashero

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2023
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I’m not a fan of punny titles where two words sharing the same ending and beginning letters are mashed together, I always mentally pronounce it wrong before breaking it apart. Actor-idol Junho is currently smashing recent rom-com ratings and buzz with jTBC drama King the Land which is his second consecutive hit after sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff and he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cashero, Junho

Jeon Jong Seo Takes on First Sageuk Role as the Titular Queen Woo in TVING Drama Opposite Kim Moo Yul, Ji Chang Wook, and Lee Soo Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 12, 2023
Six portraits of diverse individuals in various styles.

Okay this is a wow cast and a really odd place to be producing such a drama. TVING has announced an exclusive sageuk drama airing on the streaming platform called Queen Woo. Movie actress Jeon Jong Seo plays the titular Queen Woo of Goguryeo who loses her husband the King and must consolidate her power as his widow by levirate … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Empress Woo, Jeon Jong Seo, Ji Chang Wook, Jung Yumi, Kim Moo Yeol, Lee Soo Hyuk, Park Ji Hwan

First Look at Park Eun Bin as the Castaway Diva in tvN Drama with Simul-stream on Netflix

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 12, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2023
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We just got a super early sneak peek at tvN drama Castaway Diva (Diva of the Deserted Island) which is scheduled to air in October 2023 on tvN. Netflix got a jump on the first release of the still of Park Eun Bin in character as the titular castaway diva as the drama will be simultaneously streamed on the platform. … Continue reading →

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

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