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Yoo In Na Writes About and Experiences Love in Upcoming ENA Rom-com Bora! Deborah with Yoo Hyun Min and Joo Sang Wook

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 8, 2023 by ockoalaApril 7, 2023
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This drama flew under my radar but is coming out next week so let’s take a peek at ENA rom-com Bora! Deborah. Starring Yoo In Na as the titular character, she’s normal gal Bora who is a top selling romance self-help book writer and dating coach under the pen name Deborah. She gets involved with Yoon Hyun Min who is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bora! Deborah, Joo Sang Wook, Yoo In Na, Yoon Hyun Min

Joo Won is Ready to Become the Stealer at Night and Office Worker by Day in Swashbuckling tvN Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 8, 2023 by ockoalaApril 6, 2023
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So this drama is actually premiering next week on April 12th in the Wed-Thurs time slot on tvN taking over for The Holy Idol and holy moly it came out of nowhere for me. The drama is Stealer: The Treasure Keeper which feels like a amalgam of all those amazing thief steals treasures for the greater good type stories like … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Hwa Jung, Jo Han Chul, Joo Won, Lee Deok Hwa, Lee Joo Woo, Stealer

K-ent Reports that IU is Highest Paid K-actress in Dramas Getting 500 Million Won Per Episode for New Drama You Did Good with Park Bo Gum

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 6, 2023 by ockoalaApril 6, 2023
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Lots of chatter in K-ent today with the reported salary news around singer-actress IU and her payment for upcoming drama You Did Good (Thank You for Your Hard Work) with Park Bo Gum. Earlier this week the news came out that the drama will likely air in the beginning of 2025 with simul-stream on Netflix. Now K-ent is saying that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU

Lee Seung Gi and Lee Da In Prepare to Get Married Tomorrow on Friday April 7th in Seoul with Famous Friends Doing MC Hosting and Performance

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2023 by ockoalaApril 6, 2023
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I feel like all of K-netizens grievances have been laid out about how they are sooooo disappointed in singer-actor-host Lee Seung Gi marrying actress Lee Da In, so I hope on their wedding day tomorrow April 7th the online commentary can at least not spend too much time rehashing it. The Nation’s Son-in-Law is actually getting married as the South … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dating, Lee Da In, Lee Seung Gi, Married, Wedding

Entire Main Cast of Netflix Drama The Glory Posts Handwritten Thank You Message to Fans

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2023 by ockoalaApril 6, 2023
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The love to and from the cast of Netflix drama The Glory continues as the series continues to bask in the great reviews and high streaming viewership since the second half premiered in early March to wrap the series. Publicity was further buoyed last week when news broke that two of the leads Lim Ji Yeon and Lee Do Hyun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The Glory

The Doctors and Staff are All Back and Ready for a Third Go Around in Promos for Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2023 by ockoalaApril 2, 2023
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I still remember being hooked on K-drama medicals in the late aughts but then the genre just fell off my radar not for being bad but likely due to proliferation. The upcoming SBS drama Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3 (Dr. Romantic) will be the first medical K-drama to go three seasons, though it was a different supporting cast in the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim

Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee Continue Their Mutual Affection on SNS After Confirming Upcoming Drama The Price of Confession

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2023 by ockoalaApril 3, 2023
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If this was happening between the two leads of an upcoming drama of opposite genders then fans would think this was real life “some” unfolding before our eyes. But instead its the dual female leads of the upcoming thriller drama The Price of Confession with Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee putting on what feels like genuine excitement to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han So Hee, Song Hye Kyo

Tale of Gumiho 1938 with Lee Dong Wook, Kim So Yeon, and Kim Bum Release First Teaser Poster

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2023
Man in a cityscape, mystical atmosphere.

The gumihos are going back in time as the second season of tvN fantasy drama Tale of Gumiho takes the two gumiho brother male leads to 1938 and follows their adventures. Tale of Gumiho 1938 (Tale of the Nine-taled) follows Lee Dong Wook and Kim Bum’s characters as they time travel prior to the first drama to the 1930’s period … Continue reading →

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

K-netizens Say there is a Beauty Style for Everyone From the Top 9 Classic K-actresses of the Original Hallyu Era with Song Hye Kyo, Jeon Ji Hyun, and Son Ye Jin Getting Most Votes

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2023
Compilation of diverse female portraits.

It’s undeniable that K-beauty has evolved but also morphed into a specific nearly identical look of the ideal – big eyes, shaved cheeks, high nose, white skin, etc. You know the look, and that meme with all the contestants for Miss Korea that one year actually being hard to distinguish. But the early Hallyu era (2000-2005) produced a spate of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Han Ga In, Han Ji Min, Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Tae Hee, Lee Na Young, Son Ye Jin, Song Hye Kyo

First Stills of Kim Dong Wook and Jin Ki Joo in Time-travel Mystery Romance KBS Drama Run into You

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2023
Four close-up portraits of a man.

I’m so excited that there is not just one but two Kim Dong Wook dramas scheduled for this year. The first one to arrive is KBS Mon-Tues romance drama with a time-travel and mystery twist called Run into You (Korean title Met You By Chance). KBS released a big batch of leads stills with Kim Dong Wook playing a report/anchor … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jin Ki Joo, Kim Dong Wook, Met You By Chance, Run into You

SBS Releases First Promos for Romantic Teacher, Doctor Kim 3 with Han Suk Kyu, Ahn Hyo Seob, and Lee Sung Kyung

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2023
Man sitting at desk in office.

The doctor is back, the romantic teacher on that is! SBS has kicked off the promo circuit for Romantic Teacher, Doctor Kim 3 (Dr. Romantic 3) which reunites the entire cast from season 2 with Han Suk Kyu, Lee Sung Kyung, and Ahn Hyo Seob as the leads along with the sprawling broader supporting cast of familiar faces. The drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Han Suk Kyu, Lee Sung Kyung, Romantic Teacher Doctor Kim

Kim Tae Hee and Lim Ji Yeon Confirmed for ENA Thriller K-drama House with a Yard

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2023
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This is a great time to announce this drama since it’s striking while the iron is hot for Lim Ji Yeon who plays the antagonist again. Cable network ENA has announced the upcoming thriller K-drama House with a Yard for later this year and the female lead will be Kim Tae Hee with Lim Ji Yeon as her foil that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged House with a Yard, Kim Tae Hee, Lim Ji Yeon

Jeon Ji Hyun and Kang Dong Won in Talks for Spy Romance K-drama Polaris

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2023
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Well this is happening earlier than when pigs fly, but then again I’ll see the ink on the contract first before I even start getting excited. K-ent is reporting that A-list movie stars Jeon Ji Hyun and Kang Dong Won are in talks for a K-drama Polaris, from the PD and screenwriter of the drama Little Women. All of this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Kang Dong Won, Polaris

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