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jTBC Female Friendship and Growth Drama Thirty Nine with Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, and Kim Ji Hyun Gears Up for February 16th Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 12, 2022
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Clearly female lead Son Ye Jin is all over the news right before her new drama Thirty Nine premieres on jTBC on February 16th but it doesn’t feel of promotion that she announced her marriage to Hyun Bin next month and more just squeezing in the break before the next job starts up. The drama has completed filming and will … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Mi Do, Kim Ji Hyun, Lee Tae Hwan, Son Ye Jin, Thirty Nine, Yeon Woo Jin

Netflix and tvN Networks Congratulate Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin on Their Upcoming Marriage Sharing Pictures From Crash Landing on You

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2022
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It’s truly the engagement heard ’round the world thanks to the global success of K-drama Crash Landing on You. Top Korean stars Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin started dating in real life after filming Crash Landing and this week announced they are engaged and will get married next month in March 2022. The drama aired on tvN terrestrially in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

First Look at Joo Ji Hoon, Choi Sung Eun, and Park Sung Woong in Thriller K-movie Gentleman

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2022
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Oooooh this looks so good already! The first stills are out for the K-movie Gentlemen and male lead Joo Ji Hoon certainly looks like a streetwise version of one. The movie has Joo Ji Hoon playing a private investigator who is accused of murder and partners with female lead Choi Sung Eung to help clear his name. Choi Sung Eun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Sung Eun, Gentleman, Joo Ji Hoon, Park Sung Woong

Kim Hye Soo Tussles with Jo In Sung in First Still from K-movie Smuggling with the Director of Escape from Mogadishu, Veteran, and The Berlin File

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2022
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Last year in 2021 there were actually quite a few decent movies and one of the biggest hits (in a pandemic impacted box office) was Escape from Mogadishu. We will never know how much money this movie would have taken in during a normal era but it was still a success and got lots of nominations and wins in the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Min Si, Jo In Sung, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Jong Soo, Park Jung Min, Smuggling, Yeom Jung Ah

Top Stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin Jointly Announce Marriage with Upcoming Wedding in March 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 10, 2022
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I know top Korean actor Hyun Bin and actress Son Ye Jin are legally not married yet but it was so inevitable and clearly they were prepping for it that I just filed it away mentally as they are basically married. But today they jointly announced officially that they will be getting married, huzzah! The couple has been dating since … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Hyun Bin, Married, Son Ye Jin, Wedding

Disney+ Releases on February 16th the Sci-fi Action Procedural Drama Grid with Seo Kang Joon, Kim Ah Joong, Kim Moo Yeol, Kim Sung Kyun, and Lee Si Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2022
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Okay this one snuck up on me but seeing all the promos and previews in one batch got me more excited I think since the cast is just so-so for me. Disney+ streaming only drama Grid (original title was Zero) starring Seo Kang Joon, Kim Ah Joong, Lee Si Young. Kim Moo Yeol, and Kim Sung Kyun drops next week … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Grid

MBC Fantasy Drama Tomorrow with Kim Hee Sun, Ro Woon, and Lee Soo Hyuk Drops Beautifully Designed First Drama Poster and Exciting Preview Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2022
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It’s not easy for a K-drama promo circuit to start off with as positive a bang as MBC is doing for its upcoming fantasy drama Tomorrow but I’m just too happy bemoan why this can’t happen more frequently. The poster has the four leads Kim Hee Sun, Ro Woon, Lee Soo Hyuk, and Yoon Ji On perched at the edge … Continue reading →

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

Married K-stars Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung Both Test Positive for COVID-19, Filming Halted on His Currently Filming Drama Our Blues

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2022
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It feels like the news on COVID-19 seems to have died down a bit but then everyone is testing positive the last two months due to the Omicron spike still. The latest K-stars to join the “we got it” club is top star Lee Byung Hun and his actress wife Lee Min Jung. Both are reportedly feeling fine and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Byung Hun, Lee Min Jung

Adherence to the Webtoon Turns A Business Proposal Drama Posters into Candy Colored Cuteness

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2022
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Seeing the just dropped suite of drama posters for upcoming SBS romance A Business Proposal (Office Blind Date) makes it actually seem cute in a derpy way. The adherence to the webtoon visuals was clearly the marching orders and while the OTP on with Kim Se Jung and Ahn Hyo Seob looked really flat and unappealing, the rest are actually … Continue reading →

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

Rising Male Actor Kang Hoon From The Red Sleeve Cuff Cast as the Second Male Lead in the Upcoming K-drama Remake of TW-drama Someday or One Day

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2022
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There is casting news around the K-drama remake of hit Taiwanese drama Someday or One Day that makes me happy but doesn’t obviate my earlier concerns with the previous announced casting. Rising young actor Kang Hoon, who was one of the breakout stars in The Red Sleeve Cuff playing the King’s frenemy in the political subplot, has been cast as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Someday or One Day

Veteran Top Actor Lee Seo Jin Says in New Interview that He Passes the Mantle of Iconic Drama King Jeongjo to Junho Now After The Red Sleeve Cuff

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2022
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Wow, what a wonderful mentoring and magnanimous thing to say, but so true that as time passes whatever is THE BEST will be supplanted in ways that show growth and evolution. Top actor Lee Seo Jin came back to drama land recently with a TVing streaming drama Dr. Park’s Clinic and this week he gave press interviews during which he … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, Lee Seo Jin, The Red Sleeve Cuff, Yi San

tvN Mon-Tues Drama Military Prosecutor Doberman Takes its Title Too Literally and Releases Off Putting Posters that Don’t Do Ahn Bo Hyun and Jo Boa Justice

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2022
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The upcoming tvN Mon-Tues drama Military Prosecutor Doberman tried so hard to be cute to its title but it really backfired for me in luring me in. The first posters above show Ahn Bo Hyun and Jo Boa split-face with two different personas. Her other persona screams German rave party girl but his other persona is a literal doberman. It … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Jo Boa, Military Prosecutor Doberman

K-netizens Disagree with Reporter Article on Nam Joo Hyuk Needing to Redeem Himself with Next Drama After Start-up But Agree that Song Kang Still Needs to Prove Himself

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 7, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 7, 2022
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This coming weekend two new K-dramas are premiering, with Twenty Five, Twenty One on tvN and over at jTBC it’s Forecasting Love and Weather. The two dramas will not be going head-to-head, Twenty Five airs at 9:10 pm and Forecasting takes over the 10:30 pm time slot, but a K-ent reporter is noting that the two dramas have younger leading … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Nam Joo Hyuk, Song Kang

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