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Jang Dong Yoon, Nana, and Park Ki Woong Confirmed for Rom-com Drama My Man is Cupid

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 27, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 26, 2022
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This is definitely new year new start for K-actor Jang Dong Yoon. He was supposed to have had a fantastic 2021 with the highly anticipated big budget zombie sageuk Joseon Exorcist and that turned into him taking an extended hiatus until the whole cancellation brouhaha died down. This year he’s coming back with the rom-com drama My Man is Cupid … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Man is Cupid, Nana, Park Ki Woong | 8 Replies

K-viewers Express Overwhelming Love for SBS Drama Our Beloved Summer with Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi Despite the Low Ratings During Domestic Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 27, 2022
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The ratings for SBS Mon-Tues romance Our Beloved Summer would have been okay had the drama aired on cable network like tvN but being a prime time drama it is undeniably low and not what was expected for a high profile quality project starring two successful movie actors in Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi. The ratings started with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Woo Shik, Kim Da Mi, Our Beloved Summer | 39 Replies

Lee Min Ho is the Ultimate Boss in New Casual CF Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 26, 2022
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New year but same handsome and cool Lee Min Ho. This week he shared new pictures from a Hugo Boss pictorial that is from the casual Boss line and he’s wearing a simple logo hoodie. But the difference is when a top star like Lee Min Ho wears it he just looks so effortlessly bomb when he’s posing haha. This … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Min Ho | 23 Replies

Winter Tis the Season for Swoony K-drama Male Leads to Warm Up Their Leading Lady with Various Tender Techniques

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2022
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I’ve been shuffling around the house a lot this winter because I don’t want to bundle up like I’m a squashmallow or turn on the heater and dry out my skin, but it really is cold from the bones out at times. It would be nice to have an alternative source of warmth like the Swoony male leads offer in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Goblin, Just Between Lovers, Oh My Venus, Romance is a Bonus Book, Vincenzo | 9 Replies

Lee Jun Young and Seohyun Showcase Vulnerability and Confidence in New Stills for Netflix Romance Movie Love and Leashes

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2022
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I’ve had my eye on Lee Jun Young (Jun of U-Kiss) since I randomly decided to watch the really bad but inexplicably addicting idol drama Imitation last year. He’s also on the K-ent watch as a rising male actor who is poised to break out this year and I hope he does because I saw so much charisma and potential. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jun Young, Love and Leashes, Moral Sense, Seohyun | 19 Replies

MBC to Preempt Well-reviewed New Fri-Sat Drama Tracer with Im Shi Wan, Go Ah Sung, and Son Hyun Joo for 3 Weeks to Air the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2022
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I feel like all K-dramas are going to get shafted for the first three weeks of February once the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicks off. That’s fine its the prerogative for the networks to air what they wish but for viewers it really does stem any momentum. On the heel of SBS preempting its Fri-Sat drama Through the Darkness (Those … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Go Ah Sung, Im Shi Wan, Park Yong Woo, Son Hyun Joo, Tracer | 10 Replies

KBS Adds Na In Woo as New Permanent Member of Variety Show 1 Night 2 Days in the Spot Vacated by Kim Sun Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2022
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I don’t know if I want K-actor Na In Woo to do a three-fer in this category of being the replacement player but he’s certainly making the most of it. The production of long running KBS variety show 2 Days & 1 Night (1 Night 2 Days or 1N2D) has announced a new permanent member in Na In Woo, clearly … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Na In Woo | 3 Replies

Viewers Frustrated with SBS Scheduling Decision to Preempt Kim Nam Gil Weekend Drama Through the Darkness for 3 Weeks to Air Winter Olympics

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2022
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K-actor Kim Nam Gil definitely owes SBS for giving him his first major male lead role in Bad Guy after he broke out with MBC drama Queen Seondeok. But the network bungled BG a bit by preempting it multiple times for sports coverage and each time it came back the episodes ratings would drop. It’s hard to watch a drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Nam Gil, Those Who Read Hearts of Evil, Through the Darkness | 15 Replies

Song Kang Looks Distractingly Like a College Intern Character in New Stills from jTBC Romance Forecasting Love and Weather

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2022
Four romantic scenes from a Korean drama.

Once the leads are cast in dramas its out of my hands and I just pray it all works out. For age difference gapped leads I also hope the drama explains why their characters fall for each other (personality and situation) and also style them to look visually compatible. With upcoming jTBC drama Forecasting Love and Weather (Office Romance Cruelty), … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, Office Romance Cruelty, Song Kang | 11 Replies

Lee Seung Gi Confirmed as Male Lead in Summer 2022 KBS Rom-com Drama Love by Law

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2022
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I feel like my boy Lee Seung Gi has spent the greater part of the last decade trying to prove he’s a “real” actor and he didn’t have to but I’m really happy he did. His first major part was in the Famous Chil Princesses, a daily drama, and then he followed that up with rom-coms Brilliant Legacy/Shining Inheritance and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seung Gi, Love by Law | 41 Replies

Yoo Yeon Seok and Taeyeon Among Many K-stars Speaking Out and Condemning the Cruel Filming Technique Leading to Death of a Horse During Filming of KBS Sageuk Taejong Lee Bang Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2022
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Accidents happen on filming sets, some more negligent then others due to preparation and careful execution, but the death of a retired race horse last week from filming a falling scene in KBS weekend sageuk Taejong Lee Bang Won was absolutely preventable because the injuries sustained by the horse were from intentional acts to get it to fall. The cruelty … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Taejong Lee Bang Won, Taeyeon, Yoo Yeon Seok | 9 Replies

K-ent Declares tvN Sat-Sun Fantasy Drama Bulgasal a Disappointment After Sky High $40 Billion Budget Nets Ratings in the 3%-4% Range

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2022
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I totally forgot how much tvN Sat-Sun fantasy drama Bulgasal cost to make because it just seemed rather low key since it premiered that I put it with other regular fantasy dramas like Tale of the Nine Tales and the like. But it’s not, it’s a $40 billion won drama that is second in price tag to the ambitious Arthdal … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bulgasal, Gong Seung Yeon, Kwon Nara, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Joon | 87 Replies

K-netizen Sentiment Finally Turns Back Towards jTBC Drama Snowdrop After Multiple Episodes Reveal it’s a North Korean Hostage Drama and Not Distorting the History of the Student Democracy Movement of the late 1980’s

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2022
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The saga of jTBC drama Snowdrop will be one for the history books in terms of it being a Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride sort of misconception combined with miscommunication. After 7-episodes worth of storytelling showing that the drama is really a North Korean soldiers hostage taking of a female student dorm combination with politics as a backdrop, there can be … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jisoo, Jung Hae In, Snowdrop | 38 Replies

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