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tvN Fantasy Romance See You in My 19th Life Averaging 5% Ratings Through Episode 6 as the Story Continues to be Carried by Shin Hye Sun’s Stellar Acting

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 5, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 4, 2023
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I wanted See You in My 19th Life to be better than it is but what it is remains worth watching. The Sat-Sun drama is now through episode 6 and the ratings are high 4% on Saturdays and low 5% on Sundays consistently. But the story feels like it’s stuck in Shin Hye Sun‘s characters 18th life and she’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, See You in My 19th Life, Shin Hye Sun

Wang Chu Ran Getting Major Glow Up Thanks to Stealing Female Lead’s Visual Thunder in The Longest Promise Just in Time for Her Own Starring Role in Soon-to-air Drama Fireworks of My Heart with Top Star Yang Yang

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 4, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 5, 2023
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Dang, talk about fireworks to come and also what major timing that is going the way of C-actress Wang Chu Ran. She’s currently the second female lead in The Longest Promise with Xiao Zhan and Ren Min and honestly she’s been supporting/female lead up until now. So her casting as female lead in modern medical/disaster romance drama Fireworks of My … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Fireworks of My Heart, My Fireworks on Earth, Ren Min, The Longest Promise, Wang Chu Ran, Xiao Zhan, Yang Yang

TW-star Aaron Yan Attends Police Questioning for His Sex Tape Recording of Then Underage Boyfriend and Surrenders Passport

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 4, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 4, 2023
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Well this looks like justice at least has a chance of being served. This week TW actor-singer Aaron Yan went in for 4 hours of police questioning for his role in the recording of a sex tape with his then boyfriend. According to the now ex-boyfriend, he did not consent and he was also underage at that time being 16 … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Aaron Yan

Kim Sun Ho in Talks for Hong Sisters Romance Drama Can This Love be Translated and Han So Hee Considering Female Lead Along with Other Scripts

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 4, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 3, 2023
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There is additional movement with the upcoming Hong Sisters modern drama Can This Love be Translated, after Son Seok Gu turned down the male lead role it’s now being offered to Kim Sun Ho. The story is about a polyglot translator and his romance with a top actress. Kim Sun Ho’s antagonist return in the thriller K-movie The Childe has … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Can This Love be Translated, Han So Hee, Kim Sun Ho

Period C-drama Legend of Anle with Dilraba Dilmurat and Gong Jun Rumored to Air on July 12th on Youku

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 4, 2023
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The hot summer of C-drama plows on as now Legend of Anle is rumored to air on July 12th on Youku. This means there are SO MANY C-dramas airing overlapping at the same time – Back from the Brink just finished, Destined is wrapping up, Twilight recently premiered, and The Longest Promise and Divine Destiny premiered on the same day. … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat, Gong Jun, Legend of Anle, Liu Yu Ning

jTBC Weekend Romance King the Land Rockets to 12.017% Ratings by Episode 6 Continuing the Classic Rom-com Beats

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 3, 2023
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When young people tend to take things for granted but living through changing tides allows appreciation in the moment. Rom-coms used to be a dime-a-dozen in K-drama land and honestly most were meh and only some exceptional but even the meh ones were worth watching as time wasters. Then the great rom-com demise of the 2010s happened where a decade … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, King the Land, Yoona

K-ent News Report Claims Yoona and Junho are Dating But SM Entertainment Denies it Claiming They are Just Good Friends

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 3, 2023
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Well this was a good hour’s worth of entertainment between the release of the first report and the follow up from their agency. A news report claimed that top idol-actors Junho and Yoona are dating in real life, and on top of that they accepted jTBC romance drama King the Land so they could act together because they are dating. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dating, Junho, Yoona

iQIYI Joins the C-drama Abrupt Release Party with July 2nd Premiere of Xianxia C-drama Divine Destiny with Angelababy and Ma Tian Yu

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 3, 2023
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The spring C-drama drought is over and of course its now the extreme with a full on flood. Today on July 2nd iQIYI released xianxia C-drama Divine Destiny with zero announcement and promotion. Starring Angelababy and Ma Tian Yu, the drama was filming in late 2020 so its another one of those long shelved likely meh efforts that seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Angelababy, Divine Destiny, Ma Tian Yu

Xiao Zhan’s Top Star Status and Visuals Carries the Cheesy Xianxia C-drama The Longest Promise with Ren Min’s Dumb as Bricks Female Lead Character

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 2, 2023
Two characters under an umbrella, number 27000.

Man, I thought The Longest Promise was delayed getting its airing permit because of the shizun (teacher)-student romance love line being frowned upon for breaching those ethical mores but turns out it was just a very poorly written, directed, and acted drama where the production may have tried to salvage it. Alas the just air dropped first four episodes just … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ren Min, The Longest Promise, Xiao Zhan

SBS Drama Revenant Through Episode 4 Toggles Supernatural Scares and Heartbreaking Mysteries with a Tight Script and Natural Acting

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 2, 2023
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So I’ll keep shilling for Revenant until more people watch to enjoy this slow burn with me. Screenwriter Kim Eun Hee hit various base hits with Kingdom, Signal, 3 Days, Phantom, and Sign but her most recent drama before this was the highest profile and most problematic with Mount Jiri (Jirisan). So it’s a relief and treat to see her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Revenant

Fans of K-actor Park Yong Ha Still Lay Fresh Flowers and Signs at His Memorial on This 13th Anniversary of His Passing

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 1, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 1, 2023
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It’s been that long, huh? And yet it also feels like a flash of time. This June 30th was the 13th year of the passing of K-actor Park Yong Ha, a leading man with over a decade of acting under his belt and many famous performances and dramas on his resume. His passing was one of THE most shocking and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Yong Ha

C-ent Buzz Claims The Longest Promise with Xiao Zhan and Ren Min Will Get Airdropped Premiere on July 2nd

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 1, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 2, 2023
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So all week I’ve been hearing word that xianxia C-drama The Longest Promise will be airing soon. And soon became an actual date of July 2nd and now word is the official confirmation will come in the early afternoon that day before the first six episodes drops that night at 8 p.m. In China this is like a day away … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ren Min, The Longest Promise, Xiao Zhan

Kim So Hye and Lee Sang Yeob Get Ready for Sports and Romance KBS Drama Pure Boxer

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 1, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 1, 2023
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KBS is prepping for a late summer 2023 K-drama Pure Boxer which was announced earlier in the spring starring Lee Sang Yeob and Kim So Hye. The story is adapted from a novel about the life of a genius young female boxer who suddenly disappears at the height of her success about to win a Grand Slam. A top sports … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hye, Lee Sang Yeob, Pure Boxer

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