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Alchemy of Souls Releases New Cast Drama Photos and After Two Episodes Reminds of a Fantasy Period Drama Version of the F4 Dynamic

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2022 by ockoalaJune 22, 2022
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Last weekend’s start to tvN new Sat-Sun drama Alchemy of Souls was probably as good as it gets. The drama is headlined by a younger cast with two idol-actors in the mix and looked like a hodge podge of elements in the promos. That it’s actually fun and interesting was all I could have hoped for, which is what makes … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alchemy of Souls, Arin, Jung So Min, Lee Jae Wook, Minhyun, Shin Seung Ho, Yoo In Soo

Wed-Thurs Dramas Eve, Insider, and Jinxed at First Settles into Ratings Likely to Stay Steading for the Next Month

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2022 by ockoalaJune 23, 2022
Dramatic scene featuring multiple characters in shadows.

It’s week 4 for Eve, week 3 for Insider, and a fresh week 2 for Jinxed at First but the feedback appears to be settled already. Eve has returned a bit to above 3% ratings for the last 3 episodes and the most recent one got 3.571%. Insider hasn’t caught on further after the ratings increase from the first to … Continue reading →

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DJ Koo Shares First Pictures of Wedding and Rekindled Romance with Barbie Hsu on K-variety Program Yoo Quiz on the Block

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2022 by ockoalaJune 22, 2022
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The “even K-dramas can’t make this up” real life rekindled romance and whirlwind wedding of South Korean rapper and star DJ Koo with Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu (Da S) has an update this week as the happy hubby dished on how it all went down with Yoo Jae Suk on his program Yoo Quiz on the Block. It was as … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Barbie Hsu, Da S, Married

MBC Legal Drama Big Mouth Releases Surprisingly Dark and Tense Official Drama Posters with Lee Jong Seok and Yoona

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2022 by ockoalaJune 21, 2022
Determined woman and wounded man diagonally aligned

The promo circuit is starting early with MBC Sat-Sun summer drama Big Mouth which arrives on July 29th and this week we’ve gotten first stills and now first official drama posters. It’s way darker and more serious than I thought it would be, I dunno when I heard about a third rate lawyer getting mistaken for a top swindler it … Continue reading →

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

K-actress Honey Lee Delivers First Child a Healthy Baby Girl

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2022 by ockoalaJune 21, 2022
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It’s a June baby for K-actress Honey Lee and I’m a June baby myself so its my favorite month heh. Honey Lee announced on June 21st she delivered her first child with husband who is a baby girl. She got married last year in December 2021 and confirmed she was also expecting then. Last month she was in a stylized … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Honey Lee

Tencent Releases First Poster of C-drama Lost You Forever with Yang Zi Under the Phoenix Flower Tree and I am Back in Rabid Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2022 by ockoalaJune 20, 2022
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Guhhhhh, this is not going to end well. Either the drama sucks, or it’s great but two out of three perfect male leads are longing forever and even the female lead is only 50% happy. I’m talking about Tong Hua‘s xianxia romance novel Lost You Forever, three volumes and basically my C-version of Pride & Prejudice where I think everything … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lost You Forever, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Fan Swoon as Kim Ji Suk Sends Food Truck Support to Jung So Min on the Set of Alchemy of Souls Along with 7 Perfect Notes About Her

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2022 by ockoalaJune 20, 2022
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Oh man, now I HAVE to go back and watch Monthly House (Monthly Magazine Home). The 2021 jTBC drama was on my to-watch list but fell into that small but sad bucket of dramas I always mean to catch up on afterwards but kinda forgot about as time went on. This week the male lead Kim Ji Suk sent a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung So Min, Kim Ji Suk

Kim Da Mi in Talks to Sign with Top US Agency UAA Which Reps Song Hye Kyo and Yoo Ah In

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2022 by ockoalaJune 20, 2022
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To no one’s surprise, K-actress Kim Da Mi who debuted in a huge way in movies will be looking at the broader entertainment landscape when she picks her next agency. K-ent is reporting that she’s in talks to sign with UAA (United Artists Agency) after her current contract with ANDMARQ expires. She along with Kim Tae Ri has had one … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Da Mi

School Bullying Allegations Arise Against Nam Joo Hyuk and His Agency Soop Denies and Seeks to Take Legal Action

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2022 by ockoalaJune 20, 2022
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When you’ve been around K-ent long enough it’s just a matter of when for many K-stars to get lobbed a bully allegation or worse. Not most though, there are still plenty of stars whom have never misbehaved in private to warrant fear of public reveal, but there are more stars than we know of who have and it’s just not … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Nam Joo Hyuk

First Stills of Yoona as the Loving Nurse Wife to Lee Jong Seok in Upcoming Legal Mystery Drama Big Mouth

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2022 by ockoalaJune 19, 2022
Nurse attending to patient in hospital bed.

New week new drama stills and this one is for upcoming MBC drama Big Mouth. I don’t know why but I keep thinking this is a tvN drama it just fits that network’s vibe more but lately MBC has been throwing money into promotions more. Big Mouth arrives in late July taking over the Fri-Sat time slot from Doctor Lawyer … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Yoona

Alchemy of Souls Episode 2 Turns on the Crack Factor as Character and Emotional Beats Combine Beautifully to Propel the Narrative

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2022 by ockoalaJune 19, 2022
Five characters in traditional clothing with swords.

Okay, summer is officially here for me because HOMG where have you been all my life Alchemy of Souls? The Hong Sisters magic is back and ready to inject drama crack into my koala veins and I’m scrambling to find as many veins for the elixir to flow through me at max capacity. Episode 1 was high like but episode … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alchemy of Souls, Jung So Min, Lee Jae Wook, Minhyun

Song Kang Delivers as Prada Spokesmodel in South Korea Continuing His Hot Star Streak

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2022 by ockoalaJune 19, 2022
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The announcement of the second and third seasons of horror thriller Sweet Home means Song Kang will continue his streak at Netflix‘s favorite South Korean son. It may seem inexplicable or anathema to the International viewers for why he’s so popular but so far he has many successes and even the less successful dramas the failure was not attributed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Kang

Coupang Play Drops New Poster and Preview for Thriller Drama Anna with Suzy, Kim Joon Han, and Jung Eun Chae Ahead of June 24th Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2022 by ockoalaJune 18, 2022
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The streaming only K-dramas continue to sneak up on me and also leave me tons to catch up on. I’m still behind on Kiss Sixth Sense and just caught one episode of Yumi’s Cells 2 so far. Coupang Play has another K-drama on deck called Anna starring Suzy as the titular Anna along with Kim Joon Han and Jung Eun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Anna, Suzy

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