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MBC Legal Drama Big Mouth Releases Surprisingly Dark and Tense Official Drama Posters with Lee Jong Seok and Yoona

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2022 by ockoalaJune 21, 2022
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The promo circuit is starting early with MBC Sat-Sun summer drama Big Mouth which arrives on July 29th and this week we’ve gotten first stills and now first official drama posters. It’s way darker and more serious than I thought it would be, I dunno when I heard about a third rate lawyer getting mistaken for a top swindler it … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Lee Jong Seok, Yoona

Tencent Releases First Poster of C-drama Lost You Forever with Yang Zi Under the Phoenix Flower Tree and I am Back in Rabid Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2022 by ockoalaJune 20, 2022
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Guhhhhh, this is not going to end well. Either the drama sucks, or it’s great but two out of three perfect male leads are longing forever and even the female lead is only 50% happy. I’m talking about Tong Hua‘s xianxia romance novel Lost You Forever, three volumes and basically my C-version of Pride & Prejudice where I think everything … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lost You Forever, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Fan Swoon as Kim Ji Suk Sends Food Truck Support to Jung So Min on the Set of Alchemy of Souls Along with 7 Perfect Notes About Her

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2022 by ockoalaJune 20, 2022
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Oh man, now I HAVE to go back and watch Monthly House (Monthly Magazine Home). The 2021 jTBC drama was on my to-watch list but fell into that small but sad bucket of dramas I always mean to catch up on afterwards but kinda forgot about as time went on. This week the male lead Kim Ji Suk sent a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung So Min, Kim Ji Suk

First Stills of Yoona as the Loving Nurse Wife to Lee Jong Seok in Upcoming Legal Mystery Drama Big Mouth

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2022 by ockoalaJune 19, 2022
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New week new drama stills and this one is for upcoming MBC drama Big Mouth. I don’t know why but I keep thinking this is a tvN drama it just fits that network’s vibe more but lately MBC has been throwing money into promotions more. Big Mouth arrives in late July taking over the Fri-Sat time slot from Doctor Lawyer … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Yoona

Alchemy of Souls Episode 2 Turns on the Crack Factor as Character and Emotional Beats Combine Beautifully to Propel the Narrative

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2022 by ockoalaJune 19, 2022
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Okay, summer is officially here for me because HOMG where have you been all my life Alchemy of Souls? The Hong Sisters magic is back and ready to inject drama crack into my koala veins and I’m scrambling to find as many veins for the elixir to flow through me at max capacity. Episode 1 was high like but episode … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alchemy of Souls, Jung So Min, Lee Jae Wook, Minhyun

Coupang Play Drops New Poster and Preview for Thriller Drama Anna with Suzy, Kim Joon Han, and Jung Eun Chae Ahead of June 24th Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2022 by ockoalaJune 18, 2022
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The streaming only K-dramas continue to sneak up on me and also leave me tons to catch up on. I’m still behind on Kiss Sixth Sense and just caught one episode of Yumi’s Cells 2 so far. Coupang Play has another K-drama on deck called Anna starring Suzy as the titular Anna along with Kim Joon Han and Jung Eun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Anna, Suzy

tvN Drama Alchemy of Souls Premieres to 5.205% First Episode Ratings with an Intriguing and Steady-handed Narrative Start

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2022 by ockoalaJune 18, 2022
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So the big question mark around tvN fantasy sageuk drama Alchemy of Souls (Returning Soul) is now answered, and it’s not a definitive yes or no. The first episode premiered this Saturday and got 5.205% ratings which is the lowest of all the tvN Sat-Sun drama premieres since early 2021. The only other drama to premiere in the 5% range … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alchemy of Souls, Jung So Min, Lee Jae Wook, Minhyun

Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young Share Adorable High School Era Character Pics From the Filming Set of K-drama Love by Law

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2022 by ockoalaJune 18, 2022
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Waaaaaaaaa, it’s my Oh Gong and Bu Ja but as OTP this time! It’s the best part of alterna-shipping when the K-drama universe actually makes it happen. Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young have been filming romance K-drama Love by Law for the past few months and this weekend new pictures have been posted from the set. They are … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seung Gi

Netflix Announces Second and Third Seasons of Action Monster Drama Sweet Home with Song Kang, Lee Shi Young, and Lee Jin Wook Returning Along with New Additions

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2022 by ockoalaJune 17, 2022
Group of people wearing "Sweet Home" shirts.

I think Sweet Home really kicked off the Netflix produced K-drama craze, it aired in December 2020 and we all know the explosion that happened in 2021. Sweet Home trended high on viewership when it aired and there was always talk of successive season(s) but while other later aired Netflix dramas got next season announcements sooner it’s now time for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Min Si, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Shi Young, Park Kyu Young, Song Kang, Sweet Home

Today’s Webtoon with Kim Se Jung, Daniel Choi, and Nam Yoon Soo Kicks Off Filming with Script Reading Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2022 by ockoalaJune 17, 2022
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So the first of the leads from this year’s unexpected and adorable hit A Business Proposal back with the next drama will be leading lady Kim Se Jung. Her next project the drama Today’s Webtoon adapted from the same name J-dorama will air at the end of July on SBS. This week the production released script reading stills with her … Continue reading →

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Kang Sora to Make K-drama Comeback After Marriage and Baby with Streaming Drama Can We Be Strangers with Jang Seung Jo

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2022 by ockoalaJune 17, 2022
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A new streaming only drama just cast the leads and it’s a familiar face in a new pairing. K-actress Kang Sora was last on the small screen as a leading lady in the 2017 drama Revolutionary Love and in the interim til now she got married and had a baby. Prior to that she was basically a drama a year … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Can We Be Strangers, Jang Seung Jo, Kang Sora

Moon Chae Won Joins Lee Seon Kyun in Upcoming K-drama Law Money

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2022 by ockoalaJune 16, 2022
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Wow this is such a great casting and definitely means the production has the right prep. K-actress Moon Chae Won will be Lee Seon Kyun‘s leading lady in his upcoming serious revenge themed fight against the cartels K-drama Law Money. It’s still a working title but details an average guy fighting against the corrupt who buy law and power with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Law Money, Lee Seon Kyun, Moon Chae Won

Yumi’s Cells 2 with Kim Go Eun and Jinyoung Premieres Exclusively on Streaming Platform TVing for Second Season

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2022 by ockoalaJune 16, 2022
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Oh, I hope there is an English-based streaming platform that will pick this up otherwise it won’t get as much exposure and audience access as the first season. Yumi’s Cells 2 premiered last week on June 10th Friday and for some reason I thought it would follow the first season which aired on tvN and then streamed on TVing. But … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jinyoung, Kim Go Eun, Yumi's Cells

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