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Ahn Hyo Seob and Cat Friend Share Fan Presents on His 27th Birthday this April 17th, 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2022 by ockoalaApril 18, 2022
Young man in a black shirt, serious expression.

It’s good tidings that Ahn Hyo Seob‘s birthday fell on Easter Sunday this year in 2022, what with it being his biggest breakout year. Thanks to A Business Proposal, where he suited the character played to a T, he’s riding a new high that probably came after he got all those male lead roles and didn’t manage to hit it … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob

MBC Fri-Sat Fantasy Drama Tomorrow Goes From Promising Premiere to Freefalling Ratings Through Episode 6

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2022 by ockoalaApril 17, 2022
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This is like taking a nap while it’s sunny out and waking up to thunder and lightning a mere hour later. MBC Fri-Thurs drama Tomorrow, based on the same name webtoon about grim reapers rescuing suicidal people, premiered at a really promising 7.6% ratings in episode 1 but since then has fallen and then fallen some more. Episode 2 went … Continue reading →

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

Yoon Eun Hye Signs Publishing Contract to Release Collection of Essays and Hand Drawn Illustrations About Her Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2022 by ockoalaApril 16, 2022
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It’s little news but good news with respect to Yoon Eun Hye and I’ll take what little public works she wants to engage in these days. She’s signed a contract with a publishing house and is working on a collection of essays with accompanying hand drawn illustrations that will chronicle her ordinary life. I’m not surprised she can do this … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoon Eun Hye

New Teaser for Drama Link with Yeo Jin Gu and Moon Ga Young Showcase a Wide Gamut of Emotions and Situations

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 16, 2022 by ockoalaApril 17, 2022
Four characters expressing various emotions together.

This is looking like a case where I’m so clueless as to what to expect it makes me more curious, so kudos to Link: Eat Love Kill for piquing my interest by being so random. Another teaser is out for the K-drama starring Yeo Jin Gu and Moon Ga Young, where he plays a chef that starts to feel her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Link, Moon Ga Young, Yeo Jin Gu

The Female PD of The Red Sleeve Cuff Discusses Using the Female Gaze to Create a Different Sageuk and Wants to Try Out a BL Sageuk Next

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 16, 2022 by ockoalaApril 17, 2022
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MBC PD Jung Ji In has been with the network for 10 plus years but her breakout with her most recent drama the sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff has been so worthy of the praise and success. In a recent media discussion, she shared how she brought the female gaze to the drama which made it distinctly different than the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The Red Sleeve Cuff

Park Min Young Swaps Weather Forecaster Power Suits for Effortless Shirt and Jeans in Post Drama Pics

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 16, 2022 by ockoalaApril 15, 2022
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There was nothing glaringly wrong about Park Min Young‘s last drama Forecasting Love and Weather which is best described as starting off beautifully and slowly petering into nothingness. Like a common weather pattern that once it passes it won’t be remembered. The writing was the weakest link but cast and director couldn’t add anything more either to buoy the effort, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young

Lee Do Hyun Shows Contrasting Appeal in May 2022 W Korea Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2022 by ockoalaApril 15, 2022
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Of all the current twenty-something K-drama leading men, Lee Do Hyun is up there on my list of most appealing due to his range. He can play such a breadth of characters and I’m really excited to see what he’s going to produce in the upcoming Kim Eun Sook penned drama The Glory opposite Song Hye Kyo. He’s in the … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Do Hyun

Disney+ Romance K-drama Soundtrack #1 with Park Hyung Sik and Han So Hee Wraps 4-episode Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2022 by ockoalaApril 15, 2022
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In a blink of the eye there is now a fully complete 4-episode run of romance K-drama Soundtrack #1 to binge if you subscribe to Disney+. It’s either a lot of people don’t pay the Mouse for streaming or this drama isn’t that buzzy because it’s been pretty muted on the netizen commentary and feedback. Is it too slow burn, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han So Hee, Park Hyung Sik, Soundtrack #1

Lee Min Ho Poses for the W Magazine But Keeps His Distance and Lets His Artistic Side Speak

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2022 by ockoalaApril 14, 2022
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It’s been two decades since Lee Min Ho entered K-ent and he’s still challenging himself and keeping in the headlines. His latest project the prestige show Pachinko streaming on Apple Plus adapted from the same name book is a critical darling, the feedback is good to glowing and shines a halo on the emotional core of existing through a turbulent … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Lights and Shadows Play the Game of Palace Politics in New Posters and Stills for KBS Sageuk Bloody Heart

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2022 by ockoalaApril 14, 2022

I liked the original Korean title literally translated into English better – Red Single Heart can mean a lot of things but once you call it Bloody Heart it just means one thing, rocks falls down to come. New character posters and drama stills came out this week as we are just two weeks away from the May 2nd premiere … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bloody Heart, Jang Hyuk, Kang Han Na, Lee Joon, Red Single Heart

K-drama Big Mouse with Lee Jong Seok and Yoona May Get MBC Fri-Sat Time Slot in July 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2022 by ockoalaApril 14, 2022
Young man and woman at a press event.

Well this is an interesting change of forum, which means the initial reports of the airing network wasn’t final. K-ent is reporting that upcoming legal drama Big Mouse (Big Mouth) with Lee Jong Seok and Yoona is in talks to air on MBC in the Fri-Sat time slot in July of 2022. In all earlier reports and posts about this … Continue reading →

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

Legal Themed Romance Drama Love by Law Confirms Leads Lee Seung Gi, Lee Se Young, and Kim Seul Gi with a Summer 2022 Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2022 by ockoalaApril 13, 2022
Smiling man and woman in contrasting outfits

Okay, now I can start whipping out my collection of Oh Gong and Bu Ja pictures from Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey). I can still remember writing about the amazing chemistry between Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young and wishing they were leads in a drama together. It’s taken 5 years but now they are confirmed for legal drama Love … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Seul Gi, Lee Se Young, Lee Seung Gi

First Poster for K-film Broker with Song Kang Ho, Kang Dong Won, IU, and Bae Doo Na

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2022 by ockoalaApril 14, 2022
Four actors posing in individual portraits.

The dichotomy from the front seat to the backseat is too funny here. The first poster is out for the South Korean flick Broker, releasing this June 2022 with a star studded cast of Song Kang Ho, Kang Dong Won, Bae Doo Na, and IU. It’s a story around baby boxes with South Korea has to allow drop off of … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bae Doo Na, Broker, IU, Kang Dong Won, Song Kang Ho

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