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Netflix Drama Gyeongseong Creature Premieres to #1 in the South Korean Chart and First Audience Reviews are Strongly Split

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 24, 2023
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So the hope that Gyeongseong Creature would be this holiday season’s The Glory will likely not happen, but that doesn’t mean it’s a flop. The Glory was a massive hit for Netflix and the cast popularity and acclaim and I think the first reviews for Gyeongseong Creature indicate it will be a top watch for Netflix but not have as … Continue reading →

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

Kim Yoo Jung Shares Pics From Vietnam Relaxing Trip After Finishing SBS Drama My Demon

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 24, 2023
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K-actress Kim Yoo Jung is one of the reasons I’ enjoy My Demon because the plot and direction is like a lower tier level Goblin which remains the pinnacle of the fantasy being in love with a human story. Kinda like Lovers of the Red Sky was a cut rate The Moon Embracing the Sun. It’s not her fault and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Yoo Jung

Yu Shu Xin and Lin Yi Confirmed for Snowboarding Romance C-drama Shhh, The King is Hibernating

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 23, 2023
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Welp, they better start filming this fast right now during the still winter months and take advantage of the great timing for the production confirmation. This week Yu Shu Xin and Lin Yi are confirmed to lead a modern snowboarding romance C-drama titled Shhh, The King is Hibernating. She plays a manga artist who turns to the slopes after a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lin Yi, Yu Shu Xin

K-ent Reports that Song Kang Will Not Attend the 2023 SBS Year End Drama Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 23, 2023
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Okay, this is kinda big news if true. A K-ent report is saying that Song Kang will not attend the 2023 year end SBS Drama Awards. If true this is a big deal because his drama My Demon is one of the bigger buzz dramas of the year even if the ratings was not as big as hoped for, but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Demon, Song Kang

Tian Xi Wei Declines Female Lead Role Opposite Wang An Yu in Aftermath of His Disappointing Performance Reception in The Last Immortal

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2023
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I think this is one where anti-fans are really not at play and C-actor Wang An Yu really just failed to delivered for what was required. He’s been a rising lead actor and this year popular with fans thanks to joining Divas Hit the Road season 5. His side reportedly was banking on The Last Immortal to permanently level him … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged The Last Immortal, Wang An Yu

Moon Ga Young and Koo Kyo Hwan Cast in the K-movie Remake of Chinese Movie Us and Them with Zhou Dong Yu and Jing Bo Ran

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2023
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There are a lot of hit movies from one country that can easily be adapted to another and it does sometimes help with exposing a great story to more audiences. The hit 2018 C-movie Us and Them starring Zhou Dong Yu and Jing Bo Ran will be getting a K-remake and now the leads are announced as Moon Ga Young … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Koo Kyo Hwan, Moon Ga Young, Us and Them

C-actress He Lan Dou Joins Zhou Yi Ran and Hu Lian Xin in Youth Drama West Side Boys

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2023
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Watching wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love gave me lots of rewards aside from solid entertainment. The discovery of fresh faces (to me) was the best as it means more stars to keep an eye on and check out their future works. He Lan Dou playing Princess Yang Ying was my favorite among the youngest members of supporting cast, which … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged He Lan Dou, Hu Lian Xin, Zhou Yi Ran

K-ent Writes That My Demon’s Biggest Pre-airing Buzz Has Lost to the Post-airing Stronger Reception and Overseas Viewership of Story of Park’s Contract Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2023
Couples in wedding attire, romantic scenes.

This is a case where I wished the two dramas airing at separate times because the urge to compare is strongest when two shows are competing for viewership. Fri-Sat dramas My Demon on SBS and Story of Park’s Contract Marriage on MBC even share having a fantasy element in a romance drama and good looking young leads. I enjoy both … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Demon, The Story of Widow Park's Marriage Contract

K-actor Kim Dong Wook Ties the Knot with Long Term Girlfriend in Seoul at Star Attended Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2023
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My Coffee Prince and Anchor-nim is married! Kim Dong Wook announced a few months ago that he was getting married at year end and that day has arrived, the actor tied the knot this Friday in Seoul at a wedding attended by a lot of his celeb friends. It was a private wedding so the couple did not release wedding … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Dong Wook, Married

The Prisoner of Beauty is the Enemies to Lovers After Political Marriage Dysfunctional Sexy Romance that Works with Liu Yu Ning and Song Zu Er Basically Perfectly Cast Stepping Right Out of the Novel

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2023
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So I marathoned the C-novel adapted into the C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty (also called The Marquis is Innocent) during a long flight to Asia this week and good lord I need this drama to air RIGHT NOW. It’s the perfect combo of enemies to lovers like Story of Kunning Palace but with a lot more sex. Haha, there will … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, Song Zu Er, The Prisoner of Beauty

The Last Immortal Drops Out of Top 5 Viewership Midway Through Airing and Slowly Becoming a Small Flop Rather than a Medium Success

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2023
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So it’s now past the midway point for xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal which is proving itself quite mortal to growing criticism. The drama premiered with a bang, a fast rise out of the gate and solid first impressions. It looked like Zhao Lu Si‘s first big S-level female lead top billed drama would cement her level but now it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged The Last Immortal, Wang An Yu, Zhao Lu Si

Park Min Young Sets Up Her Cheating Hubby and Best Friend in Second Chance tvN Drama Marry My Husband

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2023
Group of characters in a wedding-themed drama.

tvN is premiered K-drama Marry My Husband on January 1, 2024 which feels apropos because it’s a second chance at life story that lets the wronged woman get pre-emptive revenge and also avoid her old fate. This drama is female lead Park Min Young centric and thank god I like her, she does resilient wrong woman very well haha. She … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Marry My Husband, Na In Woo, Park Min Young

Park Shin Hye and Park Hyung Sik Go Back to High School in First Drama Poster for jTBC’s Dr. Slump

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2023
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There is a new poster for jTBC drama Dr. Slump and other than the title that keeps redirecting any searches for it to the famous Toriyama Akira manga of the same name, which annoys me when I can’t find news easily, now the lackluster first promos are annoying me. The drama stars Park Shin Hye and Park Hyung Sik and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dr. Slump, Park Hyung Sik, Park Shin Hye

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