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Namgoong Min as the One Dollar Lawyer Delivers the Biggest Primetime Hit for SBS in 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 7, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2022
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SBS Fri-Sat drama One Dollar Lawyer (Thousand Won Lawyer) already broke 10% ratings in episode 3 when it hit 12.9% but this most recent episode 5 one upped itself with 14.9% ratings. That shows after the week break more viewers got onboard and started watching, a very good sign for SBS. This is now the biggest ratings hit for the … Continue reading →

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

Supernatural Fantasy K-drama Island Confirmed for December 2022 Airing on TVing with Cast of Kim Nam Gil, Lee Da Hee, Cha Eun Woo, and Sung Joon

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 7, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 6, 2022
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So I didn’t hear much about upcoming K-drama Island after the final casting confirmation earlier this year but it’s apparently been filming/filmed and now has a date and network. The drama will air on streaming platform TVing this December 2022. Starring Kim Nam Gil, Lee Da Hee, Cha Eun Woo, and Sung Joon, it’s adapted from the same name manhua … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Island, Kim Nam Gil, Lee Da Hee, Sung Joon

Kim So Hyun Picks Next Project the K-drama Adaptation of Webtoon Is it Coincidence

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2022
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K-actress Kim So Hyun has taken a good long break for a year and half since her 2021 sageuk River Where the Moon Rises and she’s now got a new agency and new drama. She’s accepted the female lead for K-drama Is it Coincidence adapted from the same name webtoon on Kakao. It’s slated to be 8-episodes and details the … Continue reading →

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

MBC Wed-Thurs Drama Gold Spoon with Yook Sung Jae and Lee Jong Won is Surprisingly Good, Darker than Expected, and Presents an Genuine Existential Conundrum.

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2022
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I know this drama is anchored by a magical spoon that swaps lives but the underlying “Who would do it” idea is so good because there are many like scenarios that could happen in real life. MBC premiered Gold Spoon two weeks ago and I’ve gotten caught up and love it. It’s so much better in story than expected and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gold Spoon, Jung Chae Yeon, Lee Jong Won, Yeonwoo, Yook Sung Jae

Popular Forensic J-dorama Unnatural with Ishihara Satomi to Get K-drama Adaptation in 2023

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2022
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So this is one of my all time fave medical/forensic/procedural J-doramas and to see it getting a K-drama remake elicits conflicting feelings. On one hand more people will get to know this fantastic story but on the other hand nearly all K-drama remakes of J-doramas fail miserably. Unnatural looked like a run-of-the-mill procedural but really shone as special with the … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas, K-dramas | Tagged Ishihara Satomi, Iura Arata, Kubota Masataka, Unnatural

Park Hyung Sik and Jeon So Nee Wrap Filming on Sageuk Youth, Climb the Barrier Which is the K-drama Adaptation of The Golden Hairpin

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 1, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2022
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On one hand this drama has a lot at stake but then perhaps it has nothing at all. Filming has wrapped for K-drama Youth, Climb the Barrier which is the literal title and I’m sure there will be a much more smooth sounding one when promo time comes around. Starring Park Hyung Sik and Jeon So Nee, the drama has … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon So Nee, Park Hyung Sik, Youth Climb the Barrier

Kakao Webtoon Selects Cha Eun Woo, Han So Hee, and Lee Soo Hyuk as the Human Personas for the Upcoming Webtoon The Villainess is A Marionette

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 1, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 30, 2022
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Okay, I think I just saw the perfect female lead casting for the upcoming K-drama adaptation of Korean webtoon Remarried Empress. Han So Hee as Navier! Why have I never seen it, and now I’ve seen it I can’t unsee it haha. Of course, if it was Han So Hee from before she got famous I could totally see her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Han So Hee, Lee Soo Hyuk, The Villainess is a Marionette

Kim Ji Won Confirms Signing with Song Joong Ki’s Agency Which Also Recently Added Lee Jong Seok

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 29, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 29, 2022
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The was news long in the coming and makes a lot of sense. The Arthdal Chronicles couple will not be reuniting in reel life but will be reuniting as same agency mates in real life as Kim Ji Won has joined the same agency as Song Joong Ki. He formed the agency in 2020 and it was called History D&C … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won

MBC Confirms Fantasy Romance Drama The Season of Kkokdu with Kim Jung Hyun and Im Soo Hyang

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 26, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 27, 2022
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It looks like bygones for Kim Jung Hyun and MBC, years after the debacle that was Time and he’s already made in roads when he guest starred in Dinner Mate two years ago. He’s confirmed opposite female lead Im Soo Hyang for the fantasy thriller romance drama The Season of Kkokdu, which follows a grim reaper (death himself) who is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Soo Hyang, Kim Jung Hyun, The Season of Kkokdu

Kim Yoo Jung Joins Ryu Seung Ryong and Ahn Jae Hong in K-drama Adaptation of Dak Gang Jeong the Sweet and Sour Chicken Quirky Webtoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 26, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 26, 2022
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There was a little but of casting roulette with this drama adaptation but this week the main three have been finalized. Kim Yoo Jung has joined the K-drama version of Dak Gang Jeong (Sweet and Sour Chicken) adapted from the same name webtoon. The male leads are Ryu Seung Ryong as her dad the company president and Ahn Jae Hong … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dak Gang Jeong, Kim Yoo Jung

Park Gyu Young Romances Cha Eun Woo with Lee Hyun Woo as the Second Male Lead in K-drama Adaptation of Webtoon A Good Day to be a Dog

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 25, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2022
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I don’t know if this is an upgrade for Cha Eun Woo to go from the korean fried chicken drama to this dog drama but I personally love dogs more so upgrade! A new K-drama adapted from a webtoon is on its way called A Good Day to be a Dog. It will star Park Gyu Young as the titular … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Good Day to be a Dog, Cha Eun Woo, Lee Hyun Woo, Park Gyu Young

New Fri-Sat Dramas Gold Spoon with Yook Sung Jae on MBC and Namgoong Min as the One Dollar Lawyer on SBS Start Off the Ratings Race

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 23, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2022
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The dichotomy couldn’t be more opposites with the title of the newly arrived Fri-Sat dramas on prime time. On one hand there is Gold Spoon (The Golden Spoon) on MBC going up again fighting for the little guy One Dollar Lawyer on SBS. The first ratings are out and Gold Spoon has 5.4% with One Dollar Lawyer in the lead … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gold Spoon, Namgoong Min, One Dollar Lawyer, Yook Sung Jae

First Look at Park Seo Joon and Han So Hee on the Set of Period Drama K Project

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 23, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 23, 2022
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The previous name for this K-drama was Gyeongsang Creature which makes it look like a monster flick but has since been changed to K Project. Not sure if that is a code name but either way this drama remains relatively tight lipped on what to expect. A period drama set during the Japanese occupation era, Park Seo Joon and Han … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gyeongsang Creature, Han So Hee, K Project, Park Seo Joon

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