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First Batch of Official Stills and Teaser for KBS Mon-Tues Romance Legal Drama The Law Cafe with Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 15, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 16, 2022
Two people sitting in a colorful room.

This is a reunion I’ve wanted on the small screen but not a true reunion since the two leads didn’t play leads opposite each other in their previous drama together. I’m talking about Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young going from bickering and got each other’s back pals in Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) to now playing opposite personality lawyers … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Se Young, Lee Seung Gi, The Law Cafe

Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin Live the Fairytale Countryside Life in New Filming Stills for The Legend of Shen Li

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 15, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 16, 2022
Elegant woman in ornate blue outfit.

I feel like Zhao Li Ying keeps getting period dramas with really bland English titles. The Story of Minglan, The Legend of Fei, The Story of Happiness, and now The Legend of Shen Li. The Chinese titles are all way cooler and for The Legend of Shen Li it’s called Yu Feng Xing (與鳳行 Accompanying the Phoenix) as she’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lin Geng Xin, The Legend of Shen Li, Zhao Li Ying

Bromance jTBC Variety Show In the Soop: Friendcation Wraps Low Key Run with Star Studded Cast of Park Seo Joon, V, Choi Woo Shik, Park Hyung Sik, and Peakboy

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2022
"Scenes from 'In the Soop' show"

This summer felt like travel went from 0 to 100 as the two years of COVID stay at home restrictions and decisions lifted in full, for good and for bad, and suddenly everyone and their great-grandmothers are traveling. Perhaps if it was during peak stay at home era airing this new show In the Soop: Friendcation there might be higher … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Choi Woo Shik, Park Hyung Sik, Paro Seo Joon

K-netizens Most Discussed Dream Pairings of Actors and Actresses That Still Haven’t Worked Together Yet on a Drama or Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2022
Two women posing in elegant white outfits.

So the order of the GIFs and pictures are in the ranking of how frequently K-netizens discuss wanting these two to work together. I can’t disagree with most dream pairings especially when the perfectly curated GIF delivers all the feels in mere seconds of a stitched together scene. To date, the most common wish is for Hyun Bin and Jeon … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Gong Yoo, Ha Ji Won, Hyun Bin, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Ji Won, Kim Nam Gil, Kim Soo Hyun, KIm Tae Ri, Park Bo Gum, Park Bo Young, Park Seo Joon, Seo Hyun Jin, Son Ye Jin, Song Kang, Suzy

Taecyeon, Ha Suk Jin, and Jung Eun Ji Investigate Murders of Jury Members in Upcoming tvN Fri-Sat Drama Blind

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2022

Can’t believe the summer is quickly coming to a close so it’s time to look at the early fall K-dramas on the horizon. tvN Fri-Sat is currently airing I Have Not Done My Best Yet which aired earlier on streaming already so it’s basically a place holder for the time slot. Once its done the mystery drama Blind will arrive … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Blind, Ha Suk Jin, Jung Eun Ji, Taecyeon

Netflix Asks Viewers to Choose Between A or B if You are the Lead Character in Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Nevertheless, Itaewon Class, and Hotel Del Luna

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2022
Woman in a blue sweater, underwater theme.

This is a fight as old as time, but I do appreciate the levity of throwing in more than just lead and second lead choices. Netflix asked its viewers of four of its streamed K-dramas if you would choose between A or B if you are the lead character. In Extraordinary Attorney Woo it’s between cutie patootie Jun Ho and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Hotel Del Luna, Itaewon Class, Nevertheless

Slightly Better Character Posters for Confidential Assignment 2 with Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae Jin Back for Round 2 Against Jin Seon Kyu

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2022
Action movie poster featuring three men.

Haha, maybe the graphic designer on the movie Confidential Assignment 2: International Cooperation heard all the complaints about how low budget and dumb the official movie posters were. So for the individual movie character posters at least each character looks less stiff albeit three dudes are literally doing the exact same pose. It’s the gun drawn one of course, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Confidential Assignment, Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin, Jin Seon Kyu, Yoo Hae Jin, Yoona

MBC Fri-Sat Drama Big Mouth Close to 10% Ratings as Good Reviews Pour in For Lee Jong Seok and the Gripping Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2022
Collage of a young man in various settings.

This Friday’s ratings for MBC drama Big Mouth was 9.8%, which puts this drama on the same trajectory as SBS Fri-Sat drama earlier this year Again My Life. An okay start but good word of mouth plus a fantastic male lead pulling in the viewers along the way. This Friday’s episode 5 got 9.8% ratings and the reviews continue to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Lee Jong Seok, Yoona

Kim Go Eun, Lee Do Hyun, and Choi Min Shik Cast in Upcoming 2023 Horror Thriller Breaking Grave by Director of 2015 Movie The Priests

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2022
Three individuals at a public event.

This sounds perfect for release next August during ghost month. The main cast trio has been assembled for a 2023 horror film titled Breaking Grave (Pamyo). Kim Go Eun and Lee Do Hyun are the young leads with veteran Choi Min Shik alongside, playing a group consisting of a female shaman, a feng shui master, and a funeral director tasked … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Min Shik, Kim Go Eun, Lee Do Hyun

Allen Ren and Zhao Lu Si Reportedly Cast in Period Wuxia Drama Sword Comes

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2022
Actor in historical costume during filming.

Ooooh this pairing is so up my alley! C-ent casting blogs are saying that Allen Ren and Zhao Lu Si are cast in an upcoming period drama. It’s called Sword Comes (or Sword Arrives) a short two word title but from the title it’s clearly a wuxia drama and not a xianxia (fantasy) drama. Both have had hit dramas in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Allen Ren, Zhao Lu Si

Anna PD Lee Joo Young Publicly Airs Grievance Over Coupang Play Unilaterally Editing Her Drama and Broadcasting it Over Her Objection

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2022
Woman in a glamorous gold dress.

This is a frequent occurrence in the world of entertainment but its still so frustrating and demoralizing. I’ve heard of scripts getting re-written, dialogues getting changed, character trajectories getting changed midway through, and of course a final product getting re-edited. That’s apparently what happened to recently aired K-drama Anna, which got solid reviews and was the biggest drama hit for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Anna, Suzy

Han Hyo Joo in Talks to Join Joo Ji Hoon in Sci-fi Drama Dominant Species By Screenwriter of Secret Forest

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2022
Woman in pink dress waving at event.

I feel like this is old school casting and in a good way. Han Hyo Joo has been offered the female lead in 2023 sci-fi drama Dominant Species (Dominion) which would pair her with Joo Ji Hoon who has been cast as the male lead. I mention old school because they basically debuted the exact same time in the mid-2000 … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dominant Species, Dominion, Han Hyo Joo, Joo Ji Hoon

First Teaser for Allen Ren and Li Qin’s Xianxia Meets Republican Era Romance Thousand Years for You Checks All My Likes

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2022
Two characters from "Thousand Years For You."

Holy, this sounds like a fanfic made solely for all my C-drama kinks because the stuff I don’t like much are minimized and the stuff I love are maximized. The first teaser video is out for upcoming xianxia meets Republican era romance C-drama Thousand Years For You (Chinese title 请君 Qing Jun or a greeting that means “Please, Your Lord”). … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Allen Ren, Li Qin, Ren Jia Lun, Thousand Years For You

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