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Episode 8 of A Business Proposal Goes Back Up to 10.8% as the Sweet Relationship of the OTP Fully Heats Up

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2022
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The latest episode 8 of A Business Proposal wasn’t as snappy and uproariously charming as episode 7 but it maintained the high energy and movement forward. This episode also went back up over 10% in ratings to a new high of 10.8% and it’s well deserved because Ahn Hyo Seob is really much better in these two episodes which makes … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Business Proposal, Ahn Hyo Seob, Kim Min Kyu, Kim Se Jung, Seol In Ah

Collection of Leads Grace the New Poster for tvN Entertainment Industry Backdrop Drama Shooting Star

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2022
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I’m on such a happy light drama buzz thanks to the early half of Forecasting Love and Weather and now A Business Proposal that this good vibe is extending to a lot of optimism for upcoming tvN drama Shooting Star. The new batch of stills and official poster are just average but Kim Young Dae is bringing a great sense … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Young Dae, Lee Sung Kyung, Shooting Star, Yoon Jong Hoon

Yoo Yeon Seok Offered Male Lead Role in jTBC Workplace Romance Drama Understanding of Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2022
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Workplace romances seem to be coming back and another come is on the way in the form of jTBC drama Understanding of Love, based on the same name novel. It’s set in the branch office of a bank and deals with the work and interpersonal relationships of the bank employees. Judging from the book cover it’s not a rom-com but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Understanding of Love, Yoo Yeon Seok

A Business Proposal Episode 7 Ramps Up the Comedy and Romance to Perfection so Both OTPs Execute Flawless Breakthroughs

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2022
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Man, if I could bottle this episode 7 of A Business Proposal I would because it’s just a perfect morsel, a petit four if you will of the exacting science of rom-com sweets. The ratings came in at 9.9% just a tiny bit decrease from episode 6 but it gave me the pun needed to call this episode a perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Business Proposal

Nam Joo Hyuk Explodes with Color and Charisma in Esquire Korea April 2022 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2022
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The rise of Nam Joo Hyuk as a male lead took one of the oddest routes I recall. From his leading man turn early on in his career in School 2015, it was basically one step forward then one step back. That drama his character wasn’t as compelling as the second male lead and the same thing happened 5 years … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Nam Joo Hyuk

L Readies for Military Service Discharge in Summer 2022 and Courted for K-drama The Worst Boy in the World Joining Tang Joon Sang

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2022
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I wrote late last year about the spate of leading men impending discharges from the military in early 2022 and all those actors are now back. But I left out L (Kim Myung Soo) because his release was later, in the summer of 2022, but now it’s early spring so time to start looking forward to his return as well. … Continue reading →

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Forecasting Love and Weather Runs into Standing Pattern by Episodes 11-12 with Steady Ratings But Also No Strong Romantic Momentum

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2022
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I knew it was a little too good to last but Forecasting Love and Weather did keep me interested through the midway point of airing at least. Last weekend I was starting to space out and this weekend’s episodes 11-12 really proved the storytelling has stalled somewhere between a real problem and not a problem at all. Ha Kyung and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather

Twenty Five, Twenty One Continues with High Ratings Over 10% But K-netizens are Increasingly Critical of the Budding OTP Love Line Between a High School Student and a College Student

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2022
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I feel like this is a controversy from another era, or that it really just doesn’t apply here when a viewer actually sees the specifics of the story. Nevertheless this weekend’s airing of Twenty Five, Twenty One is getting a lot more online K-netizen complaints compared to praise as the story really takes the shy crush of the high school … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Nam Joo Hyuk, Twenty Five Twenty One

tvN Finalizes Casting of Upcoming Drama Mental Coach Je Ga Gil with Jung Woo, Lee Yoo Mi, Kwon Yul, and Park Se Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2022
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This drama feels like it would have been perfect airing last month during the Olympics, or as lead up to it. This is also the second sports themed drama on tvN this year, after Twenty Five, Twenty One comes Mental Coach Je Ga Gil in the summer. The drama will be headlined by Jung Woo as the titular mental coach, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mental Coach Je Gal Gil

Lee Min Ho Returns to South Korea to Fan Welcome After Apple TV+ Premiere Release Party for Pachinko

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2022
Man walking in airport wearing a mask.

It may be one small step for Lee Min Ho, starring in another television show, but it could be one huge step for his career if upcoming Apple TV+ series Pachinko launches his name into the global audience awareness the same way it did for recent Netflix hit Squid Game with the leads. Veteran lead Youn Yuh Jung is already … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Yoon Do Joon and Hyeri in Talks for Warm Life-affirming Fantasy K-drama Ildangbaek Butler

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2022
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I’m sure this drama will get a pithy English title when it airs but for now it’s got a mouthful Korean title of Ildangbaek Butler, which translates to a Butler Who Does a 100 Tasks. Said Butler is in talks with Yoon Do Joon for the role as a guy who does any task for 100 won and calls himself … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyeri, Ildangbaek Butler, Yoon Do Joon

Kim Hee Sun Runs the Grim Reaper Boy Band in New Posters for MBC Fantasy Thriller Tomorrow

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2022
Four characters in stylish suits pose dramatically.

I think K-actress Kim Hee Sun‘s career pivot from gorgeous fresh faced damsel to kick ass take no prisoners veteran happened around the time of Angry Mom. Its when I sat up and took notice of her, but I can see some fans arguing it was three years earlier than that with Faith setting the set. In those ten years … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hee Sun, Lee Soo Hyuk, Ro Woon, Tomorrow

Lee Jun Ki Commits to Full Blown Revenge in First Teasers for tvN Thriller Again My Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 18, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 18, 2022
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If revenge is a dish best served cold it’s coming burning hot in upcoming tvN drama Again My Life courtesy of male lead Lee Jun Ki. I don’t think he can be cold even when he wants it, there is such passion in him probably because he’s so committed to the craft as an actor it comes across in every … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Again My Life, Kim Ji Eun, Lee Jun Ki

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