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SBS Drama Woori the Virgin Remains Mired in Low Ratings and Complaints that it Doesn’t Live Up to its Predecessor Versions

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2022 by ockoalaJune 5, 2022
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K-dramas absolutely have their own structure and flavor and adaptations in and/or out don’t always work. The currently airing SBS drama Woori the Virgin based on the Jane the Virgin series looked highly promising to me when the casting and promos were announced but the airing results remain less than hoped for. It premiered at 4.1% and the most current … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Woori the Virgin

MBC Premieres Doctor Lawyer and SBS Drops Why Her for New Fri-Sat Drama Offerings This Weekend

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2022 by ockoalaJune 4, 2022
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There is such a noted lack of buzz for this weekend’s new dramas but heck, if it’s good then they (the viewers) will come. MBC sees the premiere of Doctor Lawyer with So Ji Sub, who is such an A-list leading man he has to play not one but two professional genius hahaha. He’s a top doctor who loses his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor Lawyer, Seo Hyun Jin, So Ji Sub, Why Her

Jung So Min Enchants with Magical Blue Eye in Close Up New Poster for Alchemy of Souls with Additional Character Still

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2022 by ockoalaJune 4, 2022
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Some stuff continues to look both cool and anachronistic for upcoming tvN drama Alchemy of Souls. This is one drama I have no clue what to expect and no inkling how it will be received by domestic audiences in Korea in terms of ratings. The latest stills and new character poster is out and from the promo releases this feels … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alchemy of Soul, Jung So Min

Seo Ye Ji’s Comeback Drama Eve Gets Nearly Same 3.700% Ratings in Second Episode and Off to a Steady Ratings Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2022 by ockoalaJune 2, 2022
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So it’s off to the races for real with tvN Wed-Thurs Eve, starting with 3.644% ratings in the first episode and now the second episode has come out to 3.700%. That’s staying the same and may actually be a good thing because if the drama didn’t hook the viewers in the first episode to stick around for the second there … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

K-actress Jang Nara Announces June 2022 Wedding to Boyfriend Who is Six Years Younger

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2022 by ockoalaJune 2, 2022
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OMG, talk about a June surprise! So much congrats to K-actress Jang Nara, one of those eternally beloved stars in K-ent who is entering the third decade of her acting career and still one of the leading actress mainstays. The 41-year old star announced today that she is marrying her boyfriend who is 6-years younger than her, obviously this age … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Jang Nara, Married, Wedding

tvN to Air I Have Not Done My Best and Anthology Series O’PENing for Fri-Sat Time Slot After Shooting Star Ends

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2022 by ockoalaJune 2, 2022
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Looks like tvN is taking a breather in its Fri-Sat 10:30 time slot, with Shooting Star (Sh**ting Stars) wrapping up soon the network won’t air anything new. Instead on Fridays it will air the anthology series O’PENing with one to two episodes of various stories, and in the Saturday time slot it will air the Park Hae Joon midlife crisis … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged I Have Not Done My Best Yet, O'PENing, Park Hae Joon

Rising Rookie Actress Chung Soo Bin Replaces Kim Sae Ron in Upcoming SBS Drama Trolley

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2022 by ockoalaJune 1, 2022
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At least one drama with Kim Sae Ron in the cast is getting back on track. Upcoming SBS drama Trolley which was slated to start filming parted ways with Kim Sae Ron after her drunk driving incident two weeks ago. She’s now been replaced by relative newbie Chung Soo Bin, who made an impression as one of the adolescent troublemakers … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chung Soo Bin, Trolley

tvN Drama Eve with Seo Ye Ji and Park Byung Eun Premieres to 3.644% Ratings and a Very Spicy 19+ Audience Discretion Tag

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2022 by ockoalaJune 1, 2022
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So if this is Seo Ye Ji and Gold Medalist‘s plan for her comeback path it’s definitely…..unique to say the least. I’ve never seen an actor or actress in K-ent actually lean into the reason behind a prior scandal for a comeback role. The new tvN drama Eve portrayed her character as a femme fatale out to seduce rich male … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

Seo In Guk is Serving the Hoodoo Justice in New Stills and Cool Poster for Upcoming KBS Drama Minamdang

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2022 by ockoalaJune 1, 2022
Three characters in a dramatic scene.

Dang, I’m starting to get wayyyyy too excited for this drama. Seo In Guk isn’t even in my fave actors bunch but I’ve never disliked him in any role and the ones that don’t work for me the problem is with the script/directing, but when he’s in the right drama like in Answer Me 1997, Shopping King Louie and Hello … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Mina, Kwak Si Yang, Minamdang, Oh Yeon Seo, Seo In Guk

Oh My Girl’s Arin and Minhyun of NU’EST Drop Modern Vibes All Over in New Character Stills for tvN Drama Alchemy of Souls

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2022 by ockoalaMay 31, 2022
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If having no clue what to expect is a good thing then everything about upcoming tvN drama Alchemy of Souls (Korean title Return) fits that bill. I genuinely don’t know what the broader story or even world building construct is like other than souls in reincarnation perhaps and a lot of anachronisms intentionally done. The setting is a fictional historical … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alchemy of Souls, Arin, Minhyun

Kim Sae Ron’s Blood Test Results for Drunk Driving Incident Reportedly at a Level that Would Get Her License Revoked

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2022 by ockoalaMay 31, 2022
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It’s like the facts around Kim Sae Ron‘s drunk driving case from two weeks ago can’t get worse and then it gets worse. K-ent is reporting that the results of her blood test, taken at the hospital as she requested it rather than a breathalyzer test taken on site, is at a level that would get her license revoke. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sae Ron

Married K-couple Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon Welcome First Child a Baby Boy

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2022 by ockoalaMay 31, 2022
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The May baby is here, and since it’s the end of the month it’s a Gemini boy which I love since I’m a Gemini too! Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon announced the arrival of their first born to start week, a baby boy. Mother and child are healthy so that’s great to hear. The couple married earlier this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Baby, Choi Tae Joon, Dating, Married, Park Shin Hye

Netflix Pulls a Vanity Fair Hollywood Edition in Too Many Stars to Fit in a Shot Pictorial for Upcoming Money Heist: Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2022 by ockoalaMay 30, 2022
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I love that there is still so much runway for Korean entertainment in both movies and dramas before it feels like fickle viewers are off to the next thing. Netflix investing in producing its own K-dramas since 2017 has paid off in the runaway hits like Squid Game and also expanding options for its subscribers in other popular dramas. Up … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Money Heist: Korea

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