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Lee Jae Wook and Jo Boa in Talks for Sageuk Romance Drama Swallowing Gold

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2023 by ockoalaApril 19, 2023
Romantic moment between two characters.

A fresh new sageuk and pairing popped up today to help over the midweek hump. K-ent is reporting that Lee Jae Wook and Jo Boa are in talks to lead a new sageuk drama titled Swallowing Gold (literal) adapted from the same name novel. Lee Jae Wook is the son of a rich merchant wife who disappears as a child … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Boa, Lee Jae Wook

Yoo Yeon Seok to Cameo in Upcoming Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim Season 3

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2023 by ockoalaApril 18, 2023
Man in a suit leaning against a wall.

Oh this is a great cameo and I wish both young leads from the first season would do the cameo together. Yoo Yeon Seok will be returning to the hospital with a cameo in the upcoming Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3, reprising his role from the first season. No word on Seo Hyun Jin but I just love when both … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, Yoo Yeon Seok

SBS Announces Season 3 of Hit Weekend Drama Taxi Driver on Heel of Season 2 Ratings Record Surpassing 20%

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2023 by ockoalaApril 16, 2023
Collage of a man in multiple roles.

SBS has hit the bid and announced a third season of Taxi Driver (Model Taxi) on the heel of the ending of season 2 this Saturday. Breaking 20% on a prime time network drama is no small feat in this day and age and the structure of this drama with individual cases lends well to the season format. I’m so … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Je Hoon, Taxi Driver

SBS Fri-Sat Drama Taxi Driver 2 Ends with 21% Ratings Setting the Ceiling for Prime Time Dramas in 2023

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2023 by ockoalaApril 15, 2023
Group of characters in various settings.

It’s a fantastic ending for SBS Fri-Sat drama Taxi Driver 2 (Model Taxi 2) which took a solid and decently rated first season and upped the success quotient for the second go-around. The final episode brought in 21% ratings which puts it on the highest rating for any prime time drama in 2023, a nice continuation of the recent successes … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Taxi Driver 2

Kim Woo Bin Turns Apocalyptic Delivery Driver in Poster and First Teaser for Netflix Drama Black Knight

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2023 by ockoalaApril 15, 2023
Hero in mask atop a desolate landscape.

So the last three months I flew a lot to and from Asia and those long haul trans-Pacific flights were perfect for catching up on movies I’ve been waiting to watch because I’m too lazy to go to the theater. One movie that I have been meaning to watch as Alienoid Part 1 and it was the perfect plane movie, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Black Knight, Kim Woo Bin

Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won’s Romance Thriller Drama The Queen of Tears Scheduled for December 2023 Premiere on tvN Weekend Slot

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2023 by ockoalaApril 13, 2023
Portraits of a man and woman close-up.

tvN has put the big budget big production K-drama The Queen of Tears on its 2023 schedule formally, squeezing it in at the end of the year in December 2023. The drama was already anticipated coming from screenwriter Park Ji Eun of Crash Landing on You, Legend of the Blue Sea, and You From Another Star, then it got even … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, The Queen of Tears

Taxi Driver 2 with Lee Je Hoon is a Bigger Hit than First Season and May Even Break 20% Ratings for SBS in Finale Weekend

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2023 by ockoalaApril 14, 2023
Group of five people posing together outdoors.

Since I didn’t finish Taxi Driver (Model Taxi) despite liking the first few episodes (just lost track of it), the second season which premiered this past February was not a series I tracked. But for SBS, the decision to greenlight Taxi Driver 2 has paid off as the ratings for this season has surpassed the original with an episode high … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Je Hoon, Taxi Driver

Son Seok Gu in Talks for Next Hong Sisters Romance Drama Can This Love be Translated

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2023 by ockoalaApril 12, 2023
A man looking serious in an indoor setting.

Well this is certainly a get for the Hong Sisters if this actor does indeed confirm for their next K-drama. Son Seok Gu is in talks for romance drama Can This Love be Translated, which is the next Hong Sisters drama and takes them back to pure romance land away from their previous three dramas which all had fantasy elements … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hong sisters, Son Seok Gu

K-netizens are Speechless with Park Seo Joon’s Hair and Outfit in Upcoming Hollywood Superhero Movie The Marvels

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 11, 2023 by ockoalaApril 12, 2023
Four portraits of a young man in period costumes.

Gosh darn it, I hope Park Seo Joon signed his contract for The Marvels (Captain Marvel 2) with full knowledge of what his character was going to look like because good golly is this epic levels of bad. It may even out-ugly all his ugly hair looks in youth sageuk Hwarang a few years ago. K-netizens are not happy that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Seo Joon, The Marvels

Kim Tae Ri is Joined by The Glory’s Shin Ye Eun and Kim Hi Eora in 1950’s Female Empowerment Period Drama Jung Nyeon

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 11, 2023 by ockoalaApril 11, 2023
Young woman with long black hair, serious expression.

So top actress Kim Tae Ri is first going to scare our socks off in her next drama Demon airing on SBS, but then after she’s going all old school rah rah female empowerment angle with the period drama Jung Nyeon. It sounds like a bigger female supporting cast will be assembled and the first two joining her are Shin … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Nyeon, Kim Hi Eora, KIm Tae Ri, Shin Ye Eun

Lee Do Hyun Plays High School to Adult Prosecutor and then Back Again in Upcoming jTBC Drama The Good Bad Mother

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 11, 2023 by ockoalaApril 11, 2023
Smiling woman and man in outdoor setting.

So Lee Do Hyun has done this type of role again, the second chance do-over and he was so amazing the first time in 18 Again as an adult husband and father getting to re-live his high school heyday. Now’s going for it in The Good Bad Mother as a successful prosecutor with a bad relationship with his single parent … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Do Hyun, The Good Bad Mother

Nam Joo Hyuk and Yoo Ji Tae Framed in Darkness in First Posters for Disney+ K-drama Vigilante

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 10, 2023 by ockoalaApril 10, 2023
Person in dark clothing with bloodied face.

In the two years since Disney+ ventured into financing or licensing its own exclusive K-dramas the platform hasn’t gotten the breakout it is likely looking for. There have been K-dramas well received and reviewed that aired solely on Disney+ but the reach still seems niche much like in the early days of a smaller cable network. But if ENA can … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Nam Joo Hyuk, Vigilante, Yoo Ji Tae

Lee Dong Wook, Kim So Yeon, and Kim Bum are Ready to Battle 1930’s Era Supernatural Baddies in New Posters for Tale of Gumiho 1938

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 10, 2023 by ockoalaApril 10, 2023
Four portraits of young Asian actors.

I’m such a sucker for a good period costume and the ones on display for upcoming tvN drama Tale of Gumiho 1938 are right up my alley. Lee Dong Wook and Kim Bum are back as the gumiho brothers this time they cross paths with Kim So Yeon with Ryoo Kyung Soo as this story’s chief antagonist. K-supernatural and folklore … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Bum, Kim So Yeon, Lee Dong Wook, Tale of Gumiho 1938

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