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Period C-drama Are You the One with Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran Air to Average Ratings But Praise for the Lead Couple’s Acting and Chemistry

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2024
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I’ve been watching Are You the One Since it premiered a week ago and honestly I haven’t felt any urge to write about it substantively on the merits or lack thereof. The drama starring Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran still has my interest to click on new episodes every day but I FF more than I watch as … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Are You the One, Wang Chu Ran, Zhang Wan Yi

Song Joong Ki and Chun Woo Hee Confirmed as Leads for Romance K-drama My Youth Airing in 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2024
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Sometimes casting rumors are all but confirmed but there is still proper news when it’s confirmed confirmed, and now the pairing of Song Joong Ki with Chun Woo Hee is indeed 100% happening. K-ent is reporting that the two are signed on and will start filming the K-drama My Youth, a classic second chance romance. Song Joong Ki plays a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chun Woo Hee, My Youth, Song Joong Ki

ENA Legal and Mob K-drama Your Honor with Veteran Actors Kim Myung Min and Son Hyun Joo Doubles in Ratings by Episode 4 with Another Hit in the Making

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2024
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So it’s not just one legal K-drama doing well in ratings and reviews right now, with Good Partner dominating the weekends for SBS. During the weekdays, small cable network ENA quietly premiered legal and gang violence K-drama Your Honor last week and in four episodes the drama has doubled in ratings from 1.736% to now 3.667%. Starring award winning veterans … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Your Honor

Jang Ki Yong and Cha Seung Won Lead Cast of Mystery K-drama Pigpen Adapted from Webtoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 19, 2024
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Mysterious things seem to happen in K-dramas when it comes to small remote islands. A new K-drama has been cast and will start filming shortly for release in early 2025. The drama is titled Pigpen and is adapted from a webtoon of the same name by the same manhwa artist behind Sweet Home. Jang Ki Yong plays a man who … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Jang Ki Yong, Pigpen, Roh Jeong Eui

First Look at Stylish and Scary Park Shin Hye as the Demon Judge in Upcoming SBS Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 19, 2024
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The devil doesn’t wear Prada in this K-drama, it’s more like the demon wears Chanel instead. Upcoming SBS drama Demon Judge released first stills this week of female lead Park Shin Hye in character as a female judge that is secretly a demon and together the two sides mete out worldly and otherworldly punishment in tandem. This drama concept sounds … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Demon Judge, Park Shin Hye

SBS Fri-Sat Legal Drama Good Partner with Jang Nara and Nam Ji Hyun Rockets to 17% Ratings by Episode 7

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 19, 2024
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So there is a hit K-drama airing right now and it hasn’t gotten as much international buzz but with the fast rising ratings should be enough to pique interest. SBS Fri-Sat family law centered legal drama Good Partner has quietly hit 17% ratings in the most recent episode 7 that aired this past weekend. The drama premiered with 7.8% and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Partner, Jang Nara, Kim Joo Han, Nam Ji Hyun, P.O.

Rom-com Love Next Door with Jung Hae In and Jung So Min Premieres to Average 5% Ratings and Mixed Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2024
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This weekend was the premiere of new tvN rom-com Love Next Door (Mom’s Best Friend’s Son) and I went in with exception but also tempered expectations. Starring Jung Hae In and Jung So Min, the drama started with 4.899% and went up to 5.977% in episode 2 so that is a good sign. I watched the first two episodes and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Hae In, Jung So Min, Love Next Door

Lee Jae Wook and Choi Sung Eun in Talks for Romance K-drama Last Summer

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2024
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The summer of 2024 is ending and could become the titular Last Summer of this drama title. K-ent is reporting that Lee Jae Wook and Choi Sung Eun are in talks for a romance K-drama called Last Summer. It’s about a woman who hates summer and a man who is always waiting for summer to come and their romance after … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Sung Eun, Last Summer, Lee Jae Wook

K-actor Jang Geun Seok Shares Update that He was Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer and is Recovering Successfully After Surgery

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2024
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Well this is disheartening news to hear but the silver lining is that the future looks healthy for K-actor Jang Geun Seok. This weekend he revealed to a news program that he had recently had thyroid cancer surgery, after being diagnosed over a year ago. This would explain why he hasn’t been active during that time. Thyroid cancer if caught … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jang Geun Seok

Fox Spirit Matchmaker Second Chapter Love in Pavilion Test Waters in Advertisers with Eye Towards Year End 2024 Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2024
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The good thing about the flop that was Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact with Yang Mi and Gong Jun is that it was quick come and quick go. No one is talking about it anymore which is good for the next two chapters on deck, initially after the first chapter tanked the next one Love in Pavilion with Liu … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Liu Shi Shi, Love in Pavilion, Zhang Yun Long

Rising C-actor Chang Hua Sen Annoyingly Reprising His One-Sided Love of the Female Lead Role from A Journey to Love in New Drama Are You the One

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 17, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 17, 2024
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There are way worse rookie rides than Chang Hua Sen in last year’s wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love, he had the visuals in terms of height and looks and his acting was earnest in that trying too hard way. The problem was his character as the lovelorn younger disciple with the one-sided love towards his master who was the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Are You the One, Chang Hua Sen

C-actress Wu Jin Yan Celebrates 34th Birthday with News that Next Drama Kill Me Love Me Has Received First Airing Permit

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 17, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 17, 2024
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I’m still rather perplexed that I went from nope to liking C-actress Wu Jin Yan thanks to one drama, but then that is the beauty of acting and of viewers keeping an open mind. You never know who may suddenly wow you. She recently celebrated her 34th birthday this week and in C-ent that’s like near ancient age unless she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Wu Jin Yan

C-drama Dashing Youth Wraps Mediocre Ratings Run with Complaints by Male Lead Hou Ming Hao’s Fans on the Production Favoring Second Male Lead He Yu

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 17, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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So the backstage fighting with period C-drama Dashing Youth is more interesting to me than the drama itself lol. This wasn’t a big budget drama and premiered right during the Olympics so it was clear Youku wasn’t banking much on it. The earlier buzz was high enough to be promising but quickly lost steam and stayed low-ish through it’s just … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dashing Youth, He Yu, Hou Ming Hao

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