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tvN Thriller Drama Blind Re-releases Drama Poster with Four Episodes Remaining Containing a Major Twist Reveal

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2022
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Well this may just get me to start this drama heh. tvN Fri-Sat thriller (procedural, legal, serial killer mystery) Blind has been sailing rather under the radar. It started with 3.385% ratings but has since dropped to the mid-2% range for the majority of its run, with only 4-episodes left to air. Starring Taecyeon, Jung Eun Ji, and Ha Suk … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Blind, Ha Suk Jin, Jung Eun Ji, Taecyeon

Song Joong Ki and Lee Sung Min Enter into Fraught Father and Fake Son Out for Revenge Plot in New Poster for jTBC Drama Reborn Rich

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2022
Cast photo of "The Inheritors" drama series.

It’s kinda funny how timing works, that jTBC is coming out with Reborn Rich but right now MBC has Gold Spoon which probes similar existential issue, what would you do if you were suddenly a rich heir. Gold Spoon makes it a choice for the male lead but Reborn Rich has the male lead get killed and then reborn in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Sung Min, Reborn Rich, Song Joong Ki, The Youngest Son of the Chaebol Family

K-viewers Surprised and Disappointed SBS Fri-Sat Drama One Dollar Lawyer to End with 12-episodes and Will Slow Down Release with One Episode for Two Weekends

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 21, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 21, 2022
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I know how to feels to love a drama and just want moooooar of that crack but more often than not knowing when to stop creates a better product. SBS Fri-Sat hit legal drama One Dollar Lawyer with Namgoong Min hit that coveted 15% ratings last week thanks to good writing for a flashback and a chemistry-laden cameo by Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Namgoong Min, One Dollar Lawyer

KBS Drama Curtain Releases Releases Uninspired Official Posters and New Preview Highlighting Kang Ha Neul and Ha Ji Won Playing Both Generations of Characters

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 19, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 20, 2022
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There may be a lot of meta in the upcoming KBS drama Curtain Call but right now it feels mega old school. It doesn’t help that it brings early aughts melodrama made famous leads Ha Ji Won and Kwon Sang Woo together though he’s likely not getting the girl as the second male lead this time. Kang Ha Neul throws … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Curtain Call, Ha Ji Won, Kang Ha Neul

Kim Sun Ho to Make K-drama Comeback with Sageuk Romance Haesi’s Shinru From the Writer of Moonlight Drawn by Clouds

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 19, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2022
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The Kim Sun Ho comeback train continues and honestly it’s being done in such a measured way one kudos to his agency. He did a stage performance in the fall and has resumed more interviews and CFs, and now he’s likely picking up his first K-drama since his October 2021 scandal paused his then red hot career. The drama is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Haesi's Shinru, Kim Sun Ho

One Dollar Lawyer Breaks 15% Ratings with Episode 8 as Lee Chung Ah Guest Stars and Fans Clamor for a Future Third Time Pairing with Namgoong Min

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 18, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2022
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There weren’t a lot of people that watched tvN drama Awaken (Night and Day) but I was hella hooked thanks to the initially very intriguing sci-fi plus procedural mystery. Then it was the Namgoong Min and Lee Chung Ah show as the two riffed off one another and build this simmering incredible chemistry that works as police partners and as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Chung Ah, Namgoong Min, One Dollar Lawyer

Screenwriter Im Sung Han of the Crazy Makjang Dramas Gets Upset at K-reporters for Misreporting Her Next Drama Fairy Durian as the Romance of a Mother-in-law and Her Daughter-in-law

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 18, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2022
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Lololol I love this news story because there is so much meta especially when one knows the drama writing background of screenwriter Im Sung Han. She’s the writer of hit dramas Love ft. Marriage & Divorce, Princess Aurora, New Tales of Gisaeng, The Jewel Family and many more dramas that always throws the characters into the deep end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Fairy Durian, Im Sung Han, Kim Min Joon, Park Joo Mi

Nam Joo Hyuk to Enlist for Military Service in December 2022 After Disney+ K-drama Vigilante Finishes Filming in November

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 17, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 17, 2022
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Oh what a difference a scandal makes, if he had enlisted in April 2022 there would have been such a groundswell of nostalgia and well-wishes but now it just feels like crickets. K-actor Nam Joo Hyuk will be heading off for his mandatory military service in December 2022 by year end as confirmed by his agency. He’s enlisting late as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Nam Joo Hyuk

tvN Has Another Hit with New Sat-Sun Sageuk The Queen’s Umbrella with Kim Hye Soo Debuting 5th Highest in Network History and Second Episode Breaking 9%

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 16, 2022
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tvN has been doing so well in the Sat-Sun time slot since the first drama of 2022 with Twenty Five, Twenty One leading to Our Blues then Alchemy of Souls followed by Little Women and now it’s got sageuk The Queen’s Umbrella. The serious with a comedic bent sageuk starring Kim Hye Soo as the titular queen putting all her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hye Soo, The Queen's Umbrella

jTBC Unveils First Poster and Teaser for Revenge Drama Reborn Rich with Song Joong Ki, Lee Sung Min, and Shin Hyun Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2022
Cast photo of "The Inheritors" drama series.

Okay, this is totally giving me Giant feels with the fantasy reborn twist. The first teaser is out for jTBC drama Reborn Rich (The Chaebol’s Youngest Son) adapted from a novel and starring Song Joong Ki as the titular male lead servant to a chaebol family who dies at the hand of a chaebol’s horrible youngest son and wakes up … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Sung Min, Reborn Rich, Shin Hyun Bin, Song Joong Ki

Kim Woo Bin and Lee Jong Seok Share New Hanging Out Snaps as their Breakthrough Career Hit School 2013 Nears 10 Year Anniversary

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2022
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People say you make your best friends in school and for these two actors they made best friends in School for sure haha. School 2013 to be exact, the KBS drama series that got revived with the 2013 version and spawned three more iterations with Who are You: School 2015, School 2017, and the latest School 2021. Kim Woo Bin … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Woo Bin, Lee Jong Seok

Kim Se Jung and Ahn Hyo Seob Reunite as Brand Ambassadors for Indonesian Company Realfood

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2022
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It’s 0-1 right now with the post A Business Proposal drama successes for the four leads who all benefited from the hit series. Kim Se Jung was first out of the gate with Today’s Webtoon and it’s one drama that I’ve heard really mixed reviews about in substantive ways. Those who don’t like it explain clearly why it’s a lackluster … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Kim Se Jung

Chae Jong Hyeob to Join Kim So Hyun in Second Chance Romance K-drama Is It Coincidence

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2022
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Oh I like this male lead pick! A day after news that Kim So Hyun was taking on modern romance K-drama Is It Coincidence the male lead has been announced as likely Chae Jong Hyeob. He was the best thing in the messiest of hot mess dramas that was Sisyphus: The Myth but hasn’t since delivered on that potential in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Is It Coincidence, Kim So Hyun

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