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K-ent Insider Discusses Junho Vaulting to A-list Drama Leading Man After Critical Acclaim for His Performance in The Red Sleeve Cuff

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2022
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There are only a handful of true double threats in K-ent, a star that is a great singer/idol and also a great actor/actress. So it’s with great excitement within K-ent to welcome 2PM member Junho (Lee Jun Ho) to the elite group after the widely acknowledged success of MBC drama The Red Sleeve Cuff and the universal praise of his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho

Official Movie Trailer for Upcoming Pirates 2 with Kang Ha Neul, Han Hyo Joo, and Kwang Soo Showcase High Swashbuckling Energy and Physical Comedy

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2022
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I feel like this movie is a total summer blockbuster type so I’m not sure why Pirates 2 (Goblin Flag)premiering at the end of January 2022 during what is traditionally dead time in movie releases. Even more perplexing is that it looks SO GOOD, the posters and first preview got me so interested when before I was just nonchalantly aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Kang Ha Neul, Kwang Soo, Pirates 2

Snowdrop Cast and Crew Share Pictures and Remembrance of Deceased Supporting Actress Kim Mi Soo as jTBC Discusses with Her Family Whether to Postpone This Weekend’s New Episodes

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2022
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The unexpected and tragic passing of 31 year old rising supporting actress Kim Mi Soo this week has now brought forth much grieving and remembrance of her from the cast and crew of jTBC drama Snowdrop where she plays one of the girl’s dorm college students. Cast members from Jisoo, Jung Hae In, Yoon Se Ah and more have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Mi Soo, Snowdrop

Kim Hye Soo and Han So Hee Pay Homage to Thelma and Louise in Strong and Stylish CF Campaign

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2022
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Daaaaaang, this is too powerful to be girl power, it more aptly qualifies as queen power. The new year has a new ad campaign featuring veteran A-list actress Kim Hye Soo and likely soon to be A-list actress Han So Hee in a pairing across generations but sharing the same so cool, so badass vibe. It’s just a CF and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han So Hee, Kim Hye Soo

First Look at Park Hyung Sik and Han So Hee in Stills From Romantic K-movie Soundtrack #1

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2022
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With streaming platforms getting into the production/funding business, it hasn’t only been for K-dramas. It’s also produced streaming only K-movies and that may add to the bread and depth of less big budget movies geared towards romance but in a tighter 2-plus hour format than a full drama length story. Park Hyung Sik and Han So Hee will be paired … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Han So Hee, Park Hyung Sik, Soundtrack #1

jTBC Drama Snowdrop Controversy Appears to be Petering Out with K-netizens as the Series Starts to Gain Traction on Disney+ with Asian Viewers

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2022
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It’s only the third week of airing for jTBC Fri-Sat period romance and spy drama Snowdrop but goodness it feels like a lifetime’s worth of controversy and news ink spilled on said controversy. There was even a lawsuit and an injunction ruling all in the span of one week! I haven’t heard anymore complaints from K-netizens domestically this week but … Continue reading →

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

Park Min Young and Song Kang Showcase Sweet Romantic Gestures in First Teaser Previews for jTBC Drama Weather People

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 5, 2022
Four romantic scenes from a Korean drama.

First off, I hate this new English title for the jTBC drama Office Romance Cruelty. I didn’t like the Korean title either but Weather People is way worse, I’m half expecting the characters to have weather related superpowers or turn into a weather horror drama ala Cat People and Lizard People. But Weather People it is but despite the whole … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Office Romance Cruelty, Park Min Young, Song Kang, Weather People

jTBC Female Friendship Drama Thirty Nine Releases Identical Character Posters for Three Leading Ladies Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, and Kim Ji Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 5, 2022
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Cable network jTBC has been besieged by bad publicity for the past month but there are still more dramas in the pipeline that I’m ready to welcome if not just to stop pounding the same complaints into the ground. In February 2022 there will be female-centric drama Thirty Nine with Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, and Kim Ji Hyun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Mi Do, Kim Ji Hyun, Son Ye Jin, Thirty Nine

Snowdrop Supporting Actress Kim Mi Soo Passes Away at the Age of 31 Years Old

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 5, 2022
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There is truly sad news to report from K-ent to start off the new year 2022. Young rising actress Kim Mi Soo has been confirmed to have passed away this week at the age of 31 years old (32 in Korean age). She is currently in the jTBC drama Snowdrop playing one of the student in the dorm in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Mi Soo, Snowdrop

Lee Do Hyun and Go Min Si Work Together for the Third Time in One Year with Cute CF Drama Reincarnation Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2022
Smiling couple holding hands outdoors.

This week drama viewers were surprised with a reunion of a popular OTP from last year, namely Lee Do Hyun and Go Min Si from the period romance drama Youth of May. That was actually their second time working together as in December 2020 they did horror fantasy thriller Sweet Home together, but they played siblings in there. Now they … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Min Si, Lee Do Hyun, Reincarnation Love

Screenwriter of Critically Acclaimed MBC Sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff Says in Post-Drama Interview that This Drama Was Written to Pay Respect to the Lives of Court Ladies ala Dae Jang Geum

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 4, 2022
Four women wearing traditional Korean hanbok.

This was one post-drama interview that felt intimate, meaningful, and adds additional depth to the drama. The screenwriter of The Red Sleeve Cuff, who also wrote Ruler: Master of the Mask and Gyebaek, shared her thoughts and insights on this production this week after the drama finished airing. She was approached to do it three years ago by MBC but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Yul Ri, Jang Hee Jin, Lee Min Ji, Lee Se Young, The Red Sleeve Cuff

Lee Jun Ki Shares Pictures From the Set of Upcoming SBS Drama Again My Life and Netizens Swoon Over His Good Looks and Sigh that He’s Getting Bloodied Yet Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2022
Scene from a tense office meeting.

New year means a new Lee Jun Ki drama to look forward to, so yayayay! He’s coming back sometime in the first half of 2022 with the SBS drama Again My Life, which has been filming for some months now but the official promos haven’t started yet. All we’ve seen are BTS pics and some posted by Lee Jun Ki … Continue reading →

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

Park Ji Bin to Guest Star in Upcoming KBS Sageuk Red Single Heart as Younger Lee Joon Who Plays the King

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 3, 2022
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The third of the red in the name sageuks Red Single Heart is coming in the first half of 2022 on KBS, following Lovers of the Red Sky on SBS and The Red Sleeve Cuff on MBC. I’m sure it’ll get a different English title but the drama will star Jang Hyuk, Lee Joon, and Kang Nan Na in a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Joon, Park Ji Bin, Red Single Heart

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