jTBC Social Class Divide Workplace Romance Drama The Interest of Love Premieres to Slow Burn Pace Buoyed by Simmering Chemistry Between Leads Yoo Yeon Seok and Moon Ga Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

So I checked out new jTBC Wed-Thurs drama The Interest of Love (Understanding of Love) and my impression changed a heck ton between the first and second week. The first two episodes were just okay, slow and not that engaging, but I like the leads and am in need of a good romance drama so I decided to keep tuning … Continue reading →

C-drama Forbidden Love Pours Cold Water on the Warm Early Excitement with Terrible Reviews on the Acting of Both Leads Dylan Wang and Chen Yu Qi

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

The last C-drama to premiere before year end 2022 is unfortunately an early reviews dud. Sure it can get better but Forbidden Love (also called Unchained Love) with Dylan Wang and Chen Yu Qi (Yukee Chen) takes the former back to the poorly reviews days prior to his hit drama Love Before Fairy and Devil and puts the latter squarely … Continue reading →

K-ent Discusses How the Big Three Network Year End Drama Daesang Awards Look Meaningless in Light of the Best Performances in 2022 Come in Cable Dramas with Lee Sung Min and Park Eun Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Frank honestly is the best policy here and hopefully it buoys production companies to keep improving to create better quality dramas. K-ent and K-netizens both agree that the coming 2022 Year End Drama Awards held by the Big Three networks feel rather pointless since the best performances came from cable dramas. The consensus goes to Park Eun Bin in Extraordinary … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si Ends a Breakthrough 2022 Year with the Cover and Pages of Madame Figaro World in Pretty and Playful Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

It’s hard to have a hit drama but to have two in one year is an incredible achievement so kudos to C-actress Zhao Lu Si. She started with Who Rules the World with Yang Yang and midway went to the stratosphere with Love Like the Galaxy opposite Wu Lei. She got her share of the praise for the dramas rather … Continue reading →

First Look at Poster and Script Reading Stills for tvN Sageuk Mystery Romance Our Blooming Youth with Park Hyung Sik and Jeon So Nee

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

The collateral damage of the Wu Yi Fan (Kris Wu) criminal allegations and scandal last year was that the highly anticipated C-drama adaptation of The Golden Hairpin was likely never to see the light of day despite being fully filmed. But then came the news that K-drama was adapting it either in full or inspired by with the upcoming tvN … Continue reading →

Netflix Drama The Glory Drops Amazing Inside Look Long Preview Highlighting the Thoughtfulness in the Writing, Directing, and Acting to Come

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Hot dang this looks gooooooood! Netflix released a 6-minute long “Inside Look” at the preparation and filming of upcoming revenge drama The Glory and it’s really whetting my appetite thanks to answering some earlier concerns. The first is that famed screenwriter Kim Eun Sook appears to be fully back in the driver’s seat of writing her own dramas rather than … Continue reading →

TVing Fantasy Horror Drama Island Releases Live Action and Webtoon Spliced Cool Character Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Having Reborn Rich end feels like a wild ride just finished and now I can wander around the amusement park and try new dramas. TVing fantasy supernatural horror drama Island is coming in two days on December 30th with its live action adaptation of a popular webtoon about a group fighting against an ancient evil on Jeju Island. I can … Continue reading →

Crystal Liu is a Radiant Goddess in Flowing Blue Gown at the Opening of the 14th Macau International Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

C-actress Crystal Liu was considered a goddess albeit a very very young one when she debuted at 15 years old in period dramas and now two decades later she is still considered a goddess and holding that title is no small feat. There is a very ethereal yet womanly air about her and she delivers both auras perfectly at this … Continue reading →

Namgoong Min Posts Script for 2023 MBC Sageuk Romance Lovers as He Heads Into Filming with Female Lead Ahn Eun Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

The hardest working top actor male lead in K-ent continues his nonstop schedule as well as diversified roles. Namgoong Min is going from the quirky legal drama One Dollar Lawyer next to the MBC sageuk romance drama just titled Lovers. Not to be confused with the Kim Eun Sook penned 2006 romance drama also called Lovers. This sageuk lovers has … Continue reading →

Dylan Wang and Chen Yu Qi Fall into a Forbidden Love as C-drama Premieres Today December 27th on iQiyi

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

The reception for this C-drama will confirm whether 2022 is the year of the Dylan in C-drama land. Right as I thought no new big C-dramas would air before year end then wham bam thank you ma’am here comes Forbidden Love released today on December 27th right in time to call itself a 2022 drama. Starring Dylan Wang and Chen … Continue reading →

K-ent Reports that Song Joong Ki’s Girlfriend is a British Former Actress, the Two May be Expecting, and She’s Already a Single Mom

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Dang, the dating news with Song Joong Ki went from zero to Defcon level in the span of a day. On the heels of the conclusion of hit cable drama Reborn Rich came news that Song Joong Ki was dating a British woman. His agency confirmed that and all seemed to be fine but as the hours ticked by came … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo and Lee Do Hyun Straddle Darkness and Light in Striking New Netflix Promo Stills for Revenge Drama The Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

As The Glory gets closer to its premiere next week I get more and more curious about the plot. Revenge is a dish best served cold and this drama premise mirroring the long con/plan like Old Boy is chill inducing that a teenager would be able to go nearly two decades and structure her life to set this revenge in … Continue reading →

Rain and Kim Ha Neul in Talks for 2023 Romance K-drama She

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

It’s high time these two same-gen top stars work together and we’re headed that way in 2023. Rain and Kim Ha Neul are in talks for the romance K-drama She, being prepped for next year and sounds like a mature adult love story. Kim Ha Neul is the head of a mega rich financial fund and Rain plays her bodyguard, … Continue reading →