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Lee Seung Gi and Lee Bum Soo in Talks for 2022 K-drama Supernote About Counterfeiting Villainous Anti-heroes

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 18, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2021
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Wahhh I love this pairing and what with 2021 rounding to the end it’ll be here in no time in 2022 with how fast time is flying. K-ent is reporting today that Lee Seung Gi and Lee Bum Soo are in talks for an upcoming thriller drama Supernote. It’s tagline is “The Heyday of Villains” and is about a group … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Bum Soo, Lee Seung Gi, Supernote | 9 Replies

Dominos Korea, Canon, and Foodbucket Delete Spokesperson Kim Sun Ho’s CFs From Official Instagram Accounts, K-netizens Discuss How Both Winners of the 2021 Baeksang Popularity Award Ended Up with Relationship Bad Behavior Scandals

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 18, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2021
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It feels fast turning into a runaway train situation with the allegations by a young woman and that certain Actor K behaved rather abominably when he dated, got her pregnant, convinced her to get an abortion, and then dumped her, if the allegations are true of course. She did not name names but dropped enough hints that K-netizens and K-ent … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sun Ho | 117 Replies

Sports Kyunghyang Puts Pixelated Image of Recently Popular K-actor on News Article Covering a Female A Who Posted that Said Actor was Her Ex-boyfriend Who Manipulated Her to Get an Abortion and then Dumped Her

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 17, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 17, 2021
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Welp, where to start. This Monday started off K-ent with an explosive post on Nate by an Female A accusing a recently gotten super popular K-actor of being a really shitty human being and now ex-boyfriend. She did not identify him but media publication Sports Kyunghyang covered the story and put in it a picture of a pixelated male star … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Scandal | 84 Replies

Yumi’s Cells Challenges Yumi to New Behaviors and Revives Old Dreams in Episodes 9-10 as the Relationship with Woong Balances Between Sweet and Precarious

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 17, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 17, 2021
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When I watch Yumi’s Cells I enjoy nearly all of it, but when there are no new episodes I’m not anxiously waiting. I guess it mirrors Yumi’s overall mentality, she puts her all into her life (work, love) but with the things not there she’s not fretting about it. Episodes 9-10 were this past weekend and it wasn’t the relationship … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Jinyoung, Yumi's Cells | 5 Replies

jTBC Releases Softly Lit Evocative Teaser Preview for Snowdrop with Jung Hae In and Jisoo

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 17, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 17, 2021
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It takes two to tango but why do I get the sense that jTBC is showcasing one lead more than the other, and perhaps not for the reasons of favortism. The first teaser preview is out for upcoming period romance Snowdrop and it’s as softly lit and focusing more on mood as expected. I see so much more on male … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jisoo, Jung Hae In, Snowdrop | 23 Replies

Hometown Cha Cha Cha Heads into This Sunday’s Final Episode 16 with K-viewer Complaint About the Big Back Story Behind the Male Lead’s Angsty Guilt

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 17, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 17, 2021
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It’s an impressive feat that tvN drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha is currently sitting at number 2 in 2021 ratings for the Sat-Sun timeslot for the network, behind Vincenzo, though Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) isn’t counted as a 2021 drama since it premiered in 2020. It’s last few episodes have been in the 9%-10% ratings with the highest being two … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Kim Sun Ho, Shin Mina | 68 Replies

Dali and the Cocky Prince Bursts into Perfect Rom-com Progression and Tension in Episodes 7-8 as the Love Triangle Clicks into Place

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 16, 2021
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I’ll preface this post by saying it’s going to be long (I have a lot to say) and that I LOVE THIS DRAMA!!! thank you very much. KBS Wed-Thurs rom-com Dali and the Cocky Prince (Dal Ri and Gamjatang) rounded the corner to midway airing this week, with episodes 7-8 staying at mid 5% ratings but taking off in every … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dal Ri and Gamjatang, Dali and the Cocky Prince, Hwang Hee, KIm Min Jae, Kwon Yul, Park Kyu Young, Yeon Woo | 12 Replies

Hwang Jung Eum Pregnant with Second Child After Calling off Divorce Filing and Reuniting with Husband

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2021
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Call it real mirroring a reel story line but whatever is going on I have all parties are happy and well with it. K-actress Hwang Jung Eum is back in the news this week with confirmation that she is pregnant with her second child. Normally it would only be congrats but earlier during the summer she made headlines for calling … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hwang Jung Eum | 6 Replies

Model Turned Meteoric Rising Rookie Actress Jung Ho Yeon Lands Cover of November 2021 Edition of Vogue Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 16, 2021
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My first thought was – did Vogue Korea scramble to shoot and re-shuffle the cover model for it’s November 2021 edition or was it just serendipitous timing that the cover star just had the fastest meteoric rise as a rookie actress I’ve ever seen in K-ent. Model and now actress Jung Ho Yeon is in three different and all striking … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jung Ho Yeon | 20 Replies

This Friday Netflix Premieres Revenge Thriller K-drama My Name with Han So Hee, Ahn Bo Hyun, and Park Hee Soon

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2021
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The hype and runaway record breaking success of Netflix K-drama Squid Game hasn’t even died down yet and the streaming platform this Friday dropped the next of it’s original series produced dramas. My Name (Undercover or Nemesis) starring Han So Hee, Ahn Bo Hyun, and Park Hee Soon released all episodes on October 15th, and other than Jeon Ji Hyun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han So Hee, My Name, Park Hee Soon | 58 Replies

China Has Its Own You’re Beautiful Situation as 13-Year Old Male Idol Group Trainee Confesses to Being a Girl After Online Outing

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2021

Okay, my foremost concern is for the mental and emotional wellbeing of this young teen, and honestly it’s not a horrible situation to happen but still lots of scrutiny to endure. A 13-year old Chinese young teen male idol trainee has fallen into what the entertainment news reports are calling the country’s very own “You’re Beautiful” real life story. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Fu Jia Yuan, You're Beautiful | 5 Replies

The Red Sleeve Cuff Releases New Poster of Junho and Lee Se Young in a Restrained Intimate Moment

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 13, 2021
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There is a new poster and preview out for MBC sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff that will join the other sageuks airing with SBS in Lovers of the Red Sky and KBS with The King’s Affection. It’s so rare these days to have the Big Three all have simultaneously airing sageuks which was more common a decade ago when there … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, Lee Se Young, The Red Sleeve Cuff | 8 Replies

First Poster and Teaser for SBS Romance Drama Now, We Are Breaking Up with Song Hye Kyo and Jang Ki Yong

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2021
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Toss me in the camp of highly anticipating upcoming SBS drama Now, We are Breaking Up, which is now a little less than a month from premiere come November 12th. I feels like a loner genre in the current crop of light rom-coms and sageuks, taking a more mature and complicated take on romance set in the fashion industry. The … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo | 28 Replies

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