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Lee Se Young Picks Next Drama the MBC Time-travel Romance Park’s Contract Marriage Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 3, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 3, 2023
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I’ve long since put Love by Law (The Law Cafe) in the rear view mirror and neither leads Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young have come out worse for wear with, I just chalk it up to wrong roles in a lackluster story. I’m ready for whatever each has in store for 2023 and Lee Se Young has just … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Se Young

K-ent is Reporting that Lee Do Hyun Will Likely Enlist at the End of March 2023 After the Release of The Glory Part 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 2, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 2, 2023
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I thought there were a lot of poised elements in the first half of The Glory, namely characters and plot elements whether flashback or present that may seen random or we don’t pay much attention to but will be super important in the second half. I find Lee Do Hyun‘s character like that, he seemed like he was in his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Do Hyun

Go Yoon Jung Cast as Second Female Lead in K-drama Death’s Game with Seo In Guk and Park So Dam and Lee Jae Wook to Guest Star as One of the Male Lead Reborn Incarnations

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 1, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 1, 2023
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The players are being assembled for the fantasy K-drama Death’s Game and Go Yoon Jung is definitely capitalizing on her Alchemy of Souls success right away. She’s been cast as the second female lead in the webtoon adapted K-drama with leads Seo In Guk and Park So Dam. It’s the story about a man who has multiple second chances after … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Death's Game, Go Yoon Jung

The Interest of Love Ratings Rise with the Cheating as the Drama Keeps All Four Leads Wandering the Same Frustrating Maze of Self-created Complexity

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 31, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 30, 2023
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jTBC drama The Interest of Love is well-made, well-acted, but oh so painfully frustrating to watch. And yet I can’t stop, it reminds me of a less toxic What Happened in Bali, or maybe just as toxic depending on the ending to come. There is four more episodes left and last week’s post-kiss episodes got the highest ratings, maybe K-viewers … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The Interest of Love

Weekends Has Two Cable Dramas Breaking 10% as tvN’s Crash Course in Romance Hits 10.978% and jTBC Drama Agency Reaches 11.959%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 30, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 29, 2023
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I’ve been watching tvN weekend drama Crash Course in Romance since it premiered three weeks ago hence I’ve been keeping up with its increasing ratings and online buzz. But an earlier by one week premiered jTBC weekend drama Agency has also been garnering great reviews and delivering the rising ratings and this Sunday both dramas hit the same milestone at … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Agency, Crash Course in Romance, Jeon Do Yeon, Jung Kyung Ho, Lee Bo Young

Netizens Think the Han So Hee Look Will Be Red Hot in 2023 as Many K-stars Fit That Profile

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 29, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 28, 2023
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It’s interesting to see newly ascended to major stardom K-actress Han So Hee getting known for her “look” but as they say when one makes it one MAKES it. Netizens are noting that she’s super in demand right now for projects and CFs but so are other K-stars that look very similar to her almost as if Han So Hee’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han So Hee

Jung Kyung Ho and Jeon Do Yeon Deliver the First Hit of 2023 as tvN Rom-com Crash Course in Romance Hits 9.145% Ratings in Episode 5

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 28, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 28, 2023
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Holy wow am I surprised upon surprised, and in a great way. After the red hot December 2022 in K-drama land with first Reborn Rich and then The Glory, it’s fantastic to see the momentum carry into the new year and January 2023 has the first hit already. tvN Sat-Sun drama Crash Course on Love is only in the third … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Course in Romance, Jeon Do Yeon, Jung Kyung Ho

OCN 2018 Heist Drama Player with Song Seung Heon Preps Season 2 but Female Lead Changes From Krystal to Oh Yeon Seo and Jang Gyu Ri

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 28, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 28, 2023
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I didn’t think OCN drama Player was a big hit but it wasn’t a bomb and I guess the lack of new IP for the smaller cable network has led to resurrecting this 2018 drama for a season 2. Male lead Song Seung Heon will be back but female lead Krystal will not, instead the role (likely a different character) … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Gyu Ri, Oh Yeon Seo, Player, Song Seung Heon

First Look at Sci-fi Disney+ K-drama Moving with Jo In Sung, Han Hyo Joo, and Ryu Seung Ryong

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 27, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 26, 2023
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I still think Disney+ despite getting some promising K-dramas in the last two years has a LONG way to go to catch up to Netflix in terms of international access to K-dramas on streaming. Even Viki is bigger. That’s why I get nervous when a high profile K-drama is produced and will stream solely on Disney+, it feels like it’s … Continue reading →

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

Park Bo Gum and IU Confirmed for 2023 K-drama by Screenwriter Im Sang Choon of When the Camellia Blooms and the PD of My Ahjusshi

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 26, 2023
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Well K-drama gods you certainly delivered on this one. K-ent is reporting today that both Park Bo Gum and IU are confirmed to return together to the small screen in a K-drama in 2023. It’s titled You Worked Hard (a working title which is a saying from Jeju sland) and will be from the screenwriter Im Sang Choon of award … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Park Bo Gum

Park Hyung Sik and Jeon So Nee Embark on Tender Romance in New Stills for tvN Sageuk Our Blooming Youth

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 26, 2023
Historical drama characters in traditional attire.

I remember the rise of the fusion youth sageuk in the early 2010’s, I would probably pin it around The Moon Embraces the Sun and perhaps foreshadowed by Dong Yi. The latter had a male lead king in his thirties but the female lead was very young and played young onscreen while the former had a super young male lead … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon So Nee, Our Blooming Youth, Park Hyung Sik

K-ent Abuzz with Rumors that Park Bo Gum Will Sign with HYBE the Agency of His Good Friend V of BTS

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2023
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The parlaying for top young actor Park Bo Gum is underway since news last month that he was not re-signing his contract with long time agency Blossom Entertainment. A name came to the surface yesterday, HYBE which was formerly known as Big Hit and is the agency that became big and powerful thanks to forming the biggest K-pop group of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Bo Gum

jTBC Drama The Interest of Love Kicks into Gear as Feelings Finally Get Acted on at the End of Episode 8 Leaving the Second Half Excitingly Complicated

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2023
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Watching jTBC Wed-Thurs romance drama (if you call it that) The Interest of Love has been an exercise in waiting for the ball to drop. Like, literally waiting and waiting and waiting for something to happen beyond staring, longing, passive-aggressive frustration from all four main leads, so draggy to the point I was like JUST JUMP HER! And then the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Moon Ga Young, The Interest of Love, Yoo Yeon Seok

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