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Honey Lee is Widow By Day and Secret Helper at Night Opposite Lee Jong Won in MBC Sageuk Night Blooming Flower

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2023
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The first posters are out for MBC sageuk Night Blooming Flower and oh my gosh it’s just so artistically done. Starring Honey Lee and Lee Jong Won, the two are framed in light and darkness showcasing duality and depth. She’s an older widow of a respectable family but in her nighttime secret life she ventures out to help people incognito. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Lee Jong Won, Night Blooming Flower

Sweet Home 2 Drops all Episodes on Netflix to Kick Off December 2023

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 1, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2023
Cast of "Sweet" at promotional event.

I still remember when Sweet Home was released around Christmas in 2020 and wow was it a fun ride. I still like the webtoon better (more character development) but the drama cast well and brought the wild humans turning into their id monsters conceit to life. Today Netflix released Sweet Home 2 on December 1st earlier than the holiday season … Continue reading →

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

Park Min Young Shares Her Betrayal in tvN Drama Marry My Husband But has Successful Na In Woo Lined Up for a Second Chance

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 1, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2023
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This week there are new promos for tvN drama Marry My Husband after the shocking first stills of female lead Park Min Young method acting a late stage cancer patient. Now she is in the first teaser looking a little healthier but sharing her very sad tale of betrayal by her husband and best friend getting together while she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Marry My Husband, Na In Woo, Park Min Young

K-actor Ji Soo Reportedly Meeting with Agencies Attempting Comeback Two Years After Bullying Scandal Led to Leaving Industry

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 1, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2023
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Now this is a name and person I was not expecting to hear back in South Korean entertainment news. Former drama male lead actor Ji Soo is reportedly planning a comeback, industry insiders say he has been meeting with various agencies in recent weeks. When I say reportedly it means he’s trying, not that there is any interest or appetite … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Soo

Tencent Premieres Modern Romance Drama Love Me Love My Voice with Tan Jian Ci and Zhou Ye

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2023
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The success record of modern romances drama this year in 2023 has been baaaad. From the best to the worst (comparatively) among the big name starring modern dramas has to be Hidden Love, Sunshine By My Side, Rising with the Wind, Me and My Perfect Husband, Nothing But You, Only for Love, and Fireworks of My Heart, but honestly it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Love Me Love My Voice, Tan Jian Ci, Zhou Ye

Jung So Min in Talks as Female Lead Opposite Jung Hae In in Rom-com K-drama Mom’s Friend’s Son

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2023
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I don’t know how the production of upcoming K-drama Mom’s Friend’s Son managed to get two perfect leads in talks but I could not be happier. The drama has lined up Jung Hae In and bonus points for this being his first rom-com which is still so surprisingly that he got so popular and established without doing one yet. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Hae In, Jung So Min, Mom's Friend's Son

Seo Ye Ji Leaves Agency Gold Medalist After Four Years and Earlier in the Month the Court Awarded Refund of Half of the Endorsement Fees From One Brand CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2023
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It’s surreal to look back on 2020 not just as the year of COVID-19 spreading which sucks for most everyone but also a good year for some people. That year K-actress Seo Ye Ji hit the pinnacle of her career with It’s Not to Not Be Okay which airing on Netflix during the pandemic lockdown and having a fascinating female … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

KBS Sageuk Romance Drama Love Song for Illusion with Park Ji Hoon Starts Promos with Shockingly Dark First Poster

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2023
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Sooooo…..this is supposed to be a romance sageuk drama? Am I reading this incorrectly or what based on the poster totally not jibing with the title. KBS is readying a January 2024 premiere of sageuk drama Love Song for Illusion based on the webtoon Fantasy Sonata, and it’s all sorts of incongruous to me on what to expect. The poster … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Fantasy Sonata, Hong Ye Ji, Love Song for Illusion, Park Ji Hoon

A Journey to Love is a Fantastic C-drama Right Off the Bat with Perfect Two Leads Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2023
Couple in traditional attire against mountain backdrop.

So iQiyi decided to roll one well received C-drama Story of Kunning Palace into another anticipated drama A Journey to Love and has now hit the double jacket. I just finished Wonderland of Love and was planning to finally start Kunning Palace but decided to sneak a peek at A Journey to Love and now I’m a goner. This drama … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Journey to Love, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Yu Ning

Lee Seon Kyun and G-Dragon Tests Negative in Further Drug Tests But Police Continue Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2023
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I still find it jarring to see K-actor Lee Seon Kyun with K-pop star G-Dragon in the same frame and in the same news articles. The two have been under investigation for illegal drug use for the last two months since news broke of Lee Seon Kyun being blackmailed for illegal drug use leading to a police investigation. The latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged G-Dragon, Lee Seon Kyun

Park So Dam as Death and Seo In Guk as the Guy Trying to Die Take Moody Glamour Shots for Elle Korea Promoting Death’s Game

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2023
Cast of the drama series "Death's Game."

When Death comes calling one can never hide, but for the upcoming K-drama Death’s Game the male lead goes looking for his own death and the are no takes-back-sies. The upcoming dark and morally ambiguous K-drama starring Park So Dam and Seo In Guk also boasts an insane number of famous guest stars playing the various lives that Seo In … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park So Dam, Seo In Guk

iQiyi Premieres Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love with Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning on November 28th

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2023
Couple in traditional outfits holding swords.

So last week was Thanksgiving in the US and as expected the amount of food consumed was pants splitting. It feels the same with the amount of dramas consumed because there are so many drams premiering recently that I can barely keep but have FOMO and want to watch them all. iQiyi decided to follow up Story of Kunning Palace … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged A Journey to Love, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Yu Ning

C-ent Insiders Say the Current Top Three Liuliang Male Actors are Jackson Yee Followed by Xiao Zhan then Wang Yibo

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2023
Young man in stylish urban outfits.

This past weekend’s iQiyi Scream Awards was basically a popularity contest of the current tableau of high profile mixed with rising stars. There were a lot of liuliangs stars there but it’s usually a pissing contest of who is more popular or has more clout than the other among fandoms. I did get curious and checked out what industry insiders … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jackson Yee, Wang Yibo, Xiao Zhan

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