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Lost You Forever Becomes Tencent’s Biggest C-drama of 2023 Breaking 32000 Hot Buzz on Platform

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 31, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2023
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It’s probably good that Lost You Forever is the last or one of the last of the 2023 summer season C-dramas to air otherwise all else would be compared to it and found to be less compelling. This drama brings the expansive and detailed drama to life almost to a T, with with only slight changes in scenes added or … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lost You Forever, Yang Zi

Namgoong Min and Ahn Eun Jin Radiate Restrained Sageuk Romance in MBC Drama My Dearest

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2023
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So we are at the end of July 2023 whether you are ready or not and I’m kinda like drag me into August kicking and screaming lol. It’s been a wild two months in drama land and with the good and bad at least it’s been hella interesting. I hope August doesn’t deflate like a balloon and one promising hopeful … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Eun Jin, Lee Da In, My Dearest, Namgoong Min

The Uncanny Counter 2 Premieres on tvN Sat-Sun Time Slot to Lower than Expected 3.949% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2023
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So while I was getting my final spooky dose of Revenant fill yesterday with the final episode airing on SBS, over on tvN the network premiered The Uncanny Counter 2 taking over for See You in My 19th Life. This second season was highly anticipated when the original wrapped with over 10% ratings on OCN and even moved to the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Byung Gyu, Kim Se Jung, The Uncanny Counter

Shin Hye Sun and Ji Chang Wook on Deck for jTBC K-drama Welcome to Samdalri with Mina and Shin Dong Mi

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2023
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So K-actress Shin Hye Sun just finished tvN drama See You in My 19th Life but she has another K-drama slated for this year. It’s airing on jTBC and from the premise sounds like a cross between Hometown Cha Cha Cha and Bad Mother, set in the countryside and is called Welcome to Samdalri. Shin Hye Sun will be costarring … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Chang Wook, Shin Hye Sun, Welcome to Samdalri

SBS Fri-Sat Horror K-drama Revenant Concludes Brisk and Tense 12-episode Run with Satisfying Ending

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2023
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It’s been a BANGER of an summer drama season so far in 2023. I am spoiled lol but appreciate every moment of it. Last week fantasy romance drama See You in My 19th Life ended its consistently plotted 12-episode run and this week SBS horror drama Revenant also wrapped with just 12-episodes. Revenant was my Fri-Sat backburner addiction, I relished … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hong Kyung, KIm Tae Ri, Oh Jung Se, Revenant

Netflix Premieres D.P. 2 with Returning Leads Jung Hae In and Koo Kyo Hwan This Weekend to Strong Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2023
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So Squid Game got ALL the K-drama thunder on Netflix in 2021 but thankfully all that may have directed attention to other Netflix available K-dramas including D.P. (Deserter Pursuit) which premiered right before Squid Game. D.P. got rave reviews and was soon greenlit for a second season who arrived this weekend on Netflix almost exactly two years from the original’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged D.P., Jung Hae In, Koo Kyo Hwan, Son Seok Gu

Ro Woon to Make Special Guest Appearance in K-drama A Time Called You with Ahn Hyon Seob and Jeon Yeo Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2023
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Oh this is an unexpected and cool surprise bonus for fans excited about the K-drama adaptation of hit TW-drama Someone or One Day. The K-version is titled A Time Called You and stars Jeon Yeo Bin and Ahn Hyo Seob and has finished filming already. Actually Ahn Hyo Seob filmed it before he went into Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Time Called You, Ro Woon

K-celebs Including Kim Go Eun, Park Seo Joon, Han Hyo Joo, and Kim Yoo Jung Deck out in Chanel for Brand Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2023
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The good news is that none of the men look like Chanel rich grannys lol, especially poor Park Seo Joon who always tries his hardest with any Chanel outfit but can’t make lemonade out of lemons. But for this week’s Chanel event in Seoul he’s in a nice chic suit and so are the other guys including Park Hyung Sik … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Han Ye Ri, Kim Go Eun, Kim Yoo Jung, Lee Jae Wook, Park Hyung Sik, Park Seo Joon, Won Ji An

Ro Woon and Jo Boa Do Their Best Couple’s Pictorial Emulation in New Vogue Spread for K-drama Destined with You

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2023
Dramatic scenes from a romantic K-drama.

It’s rather ironic and shortly after a post about great K-drama couples pictorials we get a new one that tells us exactly what NOT to do. Ro Woon and Jo Boa are pairing up for the K-drama Destined with You and are featured in this coming edition of Vogue Korea so it’s very high fashion concept in a clean and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Destined with You, Jo Boa, Ro Woon

C-ent Casting Rumor has Bai Lu and Yang Yang for Period C-drama Adapted From Novel by the Same Author of The Legends, Love Between Fairy and Devil, and The Blue Whisper

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2023
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So there is melon going around is the second major drama casting I’ve seen these two stars linked to, kinda feels like C-ent is determined to make it happen. Earlier this year Bai Lu and Yang Yang was rumored to star in Northward Bound but that didn’t pan out. Now there is talk that the two have been cast in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Lu, Yang Yang

Lost You Forever Breaks 2 on Datawin Four Days After Premiere and Tencent’s Official Drama Weibo Page Activity Packed with Memes, Polls, and Other Goodies

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2023
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So the biggest summer 2023 C-drama is now Lost You Forever, and I don’t see anything else on the horizon as this was the last of the big budget big star big hype C-dramas for this summer season to premiere after Till the End of the Moon, Back From the Brink, The Longest Promise, Snow Eagle Lord, Hidden Love, Fireworks … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lost You Forever, Yang Zi

Park Seo Joon Turns into a Male Gravure Model in Pictorial for Japanese Magazine Tokyo Numero

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2023
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It’s a testament to how popular Park Seo Joon is in Japan that he gets his own cover and pictorial in a Japanese magazine. I believe the drama that rocketed him to superstardom with the Japanese fans was Why Secretary Kim and it helped he followed that up with Itaewon Class which cemented it for him there. This month he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Seo Joon

Kim So Hyun and Minhyun are All Hard Work and Smiles Behind the Scenes for tvN Drama My Lovely Liar

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2023
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Gosh these two are just so earnest and adorable and I just want to squish them together. tvN drama My Lovely Liar released official behind-the-scenes new stills of leads Kim So Hyun and Minhyun as they film the drama which is premiering next week. He is a man accused of a murder he claims to be innocent of and she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Minhyun, My Lovely Liar

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