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Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin are Lovely and Lowkey in New Drama Stills for MBC Sageuk My Dearest

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 11, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 11, 2023
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This sageuk continues to look better and better and I’m talking about MBC drama My Dearest (Lovers) which harkens back to a more low key feel. Leads Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin are styled to look way more realistic in period wear along with minimal makeup. It allows their acting to take center stage and we can see so … Continue reading →

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

King the Land Climbs a Bit More to New Ratings High of 12.317% as the Romance Gets Started in Earnest by Episode 8

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 10, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 10, 2023
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Man, these two were totally playing coy with the early promos for King the Land. I remember finding leads Junho and Yoona, whom I adore as actors and stars, looking more like platonic BFFs than potential romantic partners based on chemistry. It got better after the drama aired but seeing these new promo stills from Netflix, which is streaming the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, King the Land, Yoona

Powerhouse Production Team Preps for Thriller K-drama Nine Puzzle with Son Seok Kyu and Kim Da Mi

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 9, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 9, 2023
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With Son Seok Kyu turning down the Hong Sisters romance Can This Love be Translated, he’s instead doing Nine Puzzle with Kim Da Mi. The drama is slated for 2024 but remains top shelf in casting talent and behind the scenes team. The PD directed the movie The Spy Gone North and the drama Narco-Saints so Nine Puzzle being a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Da Mi, Nine Puzzle, Son Seok Kyu

Kim Nam Gil Adorable in Reaction at Incheon Airport Seeing Media and Fans Sending Him Off for Fan Meeting

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 9, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 8, 2023
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K-actor Kim Nam Gil is one of those lucky for viewers accidents, a supporting actor who didn’t appear to be on leading man trajectory when he first started, the second male lead who rockets to fame phenomenon really gave the world a genuine acting talent. He also has a humble and goofy real life personality which was on display this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Nam Gil

See You in My 19th Life Ends with Major Twist in Episode 7 Adding Much Needed Twisted Romance Pathos to Narrative

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 8, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 8, 2023
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Well, if this isn’t the womp womp this drama desperately needed for the OTP segment to actually have mature depth. See You in My 19th Life has set up the leads as he’s still nursing his dead first love who was her 18th incarnation and she’s back in this 19th life to basically keep living her 18th life as his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, See You in My 19th Life, Shin Hye Sun

Ro Woon and Jo Boa Kick Off Filming for jTBC Fantasy Romance Drama Destined with You

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 8, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 7, 2023
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A fantasy romance K-drama is headed our way in late summer 2023 and the first script reading stills are out for Destined with You starring Ro Woon and Jo Boa. Airing on jTBC Wed-Thurs time slot, Jo Boa plays a normal government employee who becomes the owner of an old wooden chest with the key to lifting of curse on … Continue reading →

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

Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin Find Love in War Torn Joseon Chaos in First Teaser for MBC Sageuk My Dearest

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 7, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 7, 2023
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I still remember the heyday of the 2000s when MBC sageuks were the sageuks to rule them all. Sadly the long form slow burn and more accurate to history sageuks were replaced by more youth romance and fusion sageuks but it appears MBC is going back to the original formula for the upcoming K-drama My Dearest (Lovers). Starring Namgoong Min … Continue reading →

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

Kim So Hyun Rocks the Bangs in New Stills for tvN Thriller Romance Useless Lies

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 6, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 5, 2023
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tvN has been releasing promos for Useless Lies since early June when the drama isn’t even airing until the end of July but I’m not complaining, it’s definitely on my must watch list. The production released new stills this week with female lead Kim So Hyun and all I can see are her blunt bangs and how good she looks … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Useless Lies

tvN Fantasy Romance See You in My 19th Life Averaging 5% Ratings Through Episode 6 as the Story Continues to be Carried by Shin Hye Sun’s Stellar Acting

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 5, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 4, 2023
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I wanted See You in My 19th Life to be better than it is but what it is remains worth watching. The Sat-Sun drama is now through episode 6 and the ratings are high 4% on Saturdays and low 5% on Sundays consistently. But the story feels like it’s stuck in Shin Hye Sun‘s characters 18th life and she’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, See You in My 19th Life, Shin Hye Sun

Kim Sun Ho in Talks for Hong Sisters Romance Drama Can This Love be Translated and Han So Hee Considering Female Lead Along with Other Scripts

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 4, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 3, 2023
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There is additional movement with the upcoming Hong Sisters modern drama Can This Love be Translated, after Son Seok Gu turned down the male lead role it’s now being offered to Kim Sun Ho. The story is about a polyglot translator and his romance with a top actress. Kim Sun Ho’s antagonist return in the thriller K-movie The Childe has … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Can This Love be Translated, Han So Hee, Kim Sun Ho

jTBC Weekend Romance King the Land Rockets to 12.017% Ratings by Episode 6 Continuing the Classic Rom-com Beats

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 3, 2023
Family cooking and gifting moments captured.

When young people tend to take things for granted but living through changing tides allows appreciation in the moment. Rom-coms used to be a dime-a-dozen in K-drama land and honestly most were meh and only some exceptional but even the meh ones were worth watching as time wasters. Then the great rom-com demise of the 2010s happened where a decade … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, King the Land, Yoona

K-ent News Report Claims Yoona and Junho are Dating But SM Entertainment Denies it Claiming They are Just Good Friends

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 3, 2023
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Well this was a good hour’s worth of entertainment between the release of the first report and the follow up from their agency. A news report claimed that top idol-actors Junho and Yoona are dating in real life, and on top of that they accepted jTBC romance drama King the Land so they could act together because they are dating. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dating, Junho, Yoona

SBS Drama Revenant Through Episode 4 Toggles Supernatural Scares and Heartbreaking Mysteries with a Tight Script and Natural Acting

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 2, 2023
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So I’ll keep shilling for Revenant until more people watch to enjoy this slow burn with me. Screenwriter Kim Eun Hee hit various base hits with Kingdom, Signal, 3 Days, Phantom, and Sign but her most recent drama before this was the highest profile and most problematic with Mount Jiri (Jirisan). So it’s a relief and treat to see her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Revenant

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