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Supporting Actor Son Woo Hyun Criticized by Netizens for Once Again Getting Network Coverage in K-drama Happiness Battle After the Gold Spoon Kerfluffle

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2023 by ockoalaJune 4, 2023
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K-actor Son Woo Hyun has been around for over a decade in supporting roles, not even second male lead so it is odd what has happened two dramas in a row. In last year’s Gold Spoon, netizens got upset that he was featured way more than any of the main four leads in video clips posted on the official MBC … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Son Woo Hyun

Lee Bo Young and Lee Chung Ah Start Filming K-drama Hide a Remake of BBC Series

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2023 by ockoalaApril 23, 2023
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Lee Bo Young and Lee Chung Ah are double up for a thriller investigative K-drama along with Lee Moo Saeng for what will be a prestige production that will hopefully also be very entertaining. The drama is called Hide and is a remake of a BBC series and will air on streaming platform TVING. Normally Lee Bo Young and hubby … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Hide, Lee Bo Young, Lee Chung Ah

Park Bo Gum and IU’s Upcoming Period K-drama Set in Jeju Adds Lee Jun Young as Second Male Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 15, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 15, 2023
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A promising drama can absolutely round up an incredible supporting cast, it needn’t just be the leads that actors and actresses only care to play. Also in such dramas the supporting roles have plenty of fodder to shine and perchance even steal the show. IU and Park Bo Gum are confirmed for an upcoming period drama which still doesn’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Lee Jun Young

C-netizens Eviscerate Yang Chao Yue in Xianxia C-drama The Legend of Chong Zi for Two Expressions – the Stare and the Pout

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 14, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 13, 2023
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So The Legend of Chong Zi is not a good C-drama, even better actors and actresses than the ones starring in it will have a hard time making it watchable. But it wouldn’t be as big of a hot mess as it is. The story is being called a bargain bin version of The Journey of Flower, with the teacher … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged The Legend of Chong Zi, Yang Chao Yue

K-netizens Have Split Opinions on Song Hye Kyo’s Streak of Dramas with Much Younger Male Leads with Most Recent The Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 12, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 10, 2023
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With the conclusion of The Glory this Friday it’s clearly time for dissection beyond the drama itself and of course there is going to be a post about Song Hye Kyo and her male lead Lee Do Hyun. The love line remains of of netizens biggest gripes in The Glory and the 14-age gap between the leads didn’t feel like … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Boyfriend, Encounter, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo, The Glory

K-netizens Replace the Cast of The Glory with Running Man Cast and It Hilariously Works

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2023
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Hahaha, I think K-netizens have created a new episode idea for Running Man. The hit Netflix drama The Glory continues to be buzzworthy three weeks into airing and one of the praised elements is the excellent casting for the most part. The teen roles were pitch perfect and most of the adult roles have been deemed the right star for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged The Glory

MBC 2022 Year End Drama Awards Hands Lee Jong Seok the Daesang and Big Mouth Takes Home the Top Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 30, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 30, 2022
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The first year end awards show took place the night of the 30th over at MBC which didn’t have a lot of dramas to work with in 2022 to fete but still managed to pull off the night. Winning Daesang was Lee Jong Seok for Big Mouth which was as expected. The drama also won Best Drama and Top Excellence … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Jung Chae Yeon, Kim Young Dae, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Jung Won, Park Joo Hyun, Yeonwoo, Yook Sung Jae, Yoona

The Glory Releases Emotionally Clenching Character Posters with the Trumpet Vines as Backdrop

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2022
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Peeps who know the language of flowers will need to share what the trumpet vines mean as it’s being used for the backdrop of the new character posters for upcoming Netflix drama The Glory. It’s one week away from premiering next Friday on the streaming platform with a full 8-episode drop of the first season. The new character posters are … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Lee Do Hyun, Lim Ji Yeon, Park Sung Hoon, Song Hye Kyo, The Glory, Yeom Hye Ran

Park Bo Gum Will Not Renew Contract with Blossom Entertainment, Leaves After a Decade

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2022
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Hoo boy this is BIG news! K-actor Park Bo Gum has announced that he’s in the free market after deciding not to renew his contract with long time agency Blossom Entertainment. He debuted in 2011 with Sidus HQ and almost immediately moved to Blossom where he’s been for the 10 years. I feel like I’m watching a scene play out … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Park Bo Gum

Netflix Drama The Glory Holds Press Conference and Releases Tense and Biting Long Preview Ahead of December 30th Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2022
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So I guess a binge watch is in store for December 30th, when all 8 episodes of the first season of K-drama The Glory drops on Netflix. The cast and crew held a press conference this week and confirmed that the drama will be split into two seasons, so the year end premiere is season 1 and season 2 will … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Lee Do Hyun, Lim Ji Yeon, Park Sung Hoon, Song Hye Kyo, The Glory, Yeom Hye Ran

Hyun Bin Ratchets Up into Zaddy in First Movie The Point Men After Welcoming Baby with Son Ye Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 15, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2022
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Hahaha, I feel so shallow that my only interest in this movie is to witness firsthand how insanely how and scruffy Hyun Bin looks. It’s his first scruffy looking role since over a decade ago in The Snow Queen but that was tortured soul emo scruffy and for The Point Men he’s reluctant action hero scruffy. The movie fictionizes the … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Hyun Bin, The Point Men

iQiyi Announces December 15th Premiere of Xianxia Drama Song of the Moon with Zhang Bin Bin and Xu Lu

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 13, 2022
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There will be one more xianxia C-drama to arrive before year end, maybe another one but for viewers will have a new one to munch on heading into the holiday stretch. iQiyi announced earlier this week the premiere of later in the week on December 15th the xianxia romance Song of the Moon with Zhang Bin Bin (VIn Zhang) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Song of the Moon, Xu Lu, Zhang Bin Bin

Park Eun Bin Receives Female Lead Offer for Pinocchio and While You Were Sleeping Screenwriter’s Next K-drama Desert Island Diva

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 13, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 13, 2022
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Screenwriter Park Hye Ryun is one of my can’t miss ones when it comes to her K-dramas, the good bits always outweigh the stuff that doesn’t work and she’s also constantly changing up her genres and stories. Starting from I Hear Your Voice to Pinocchio to While You Were Sleeping then Start-up, I’ve enjoyed all those dramas and now she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Desert Island Diva, Park Eun Bin

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