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Lee Dong Wook Offered the Male Lead in OCN Thriller Bad and Crazy by the PD and Screenwriter of The Uncanny Counter

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2021 by ockoalaApril 1, 2021
Young man in a white shirt, thoughtful expression.

tvN drama Mouse is making my head hurt with all these serial killer personality/gene/brain transplant mumbo jumbo so I hope this drama airs later in 2021 so I can have a break on these types of stories. K-ent is reporting that Lee Dong Wook is in talks for the OCN thriller drama Bad and Crazy, playing the male lead who … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bad and Crazy, Lee Dong Wook

Kim Sun Ho and Shin Mina Confirmed for tvN Rom-com Drama Seaside Village ChaChaCha a Remake of the Movie Mr. Hong

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2021 by ockoalaApril 1, 2021
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Rejoice, we have a confirmed great pairing and for a rom-com to boot! After months of rumors and speculation, today Shin Mina and Kim Sun Ho have confirmed their casting for the second half of 2021 tvN romance Seaside Village ChaChaCha. Not a fan of the drama title but a mega fan of both leads, who I must say must’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Sun Ho, Mr. Hong, Seaside Village ChaChacha, Shin Mina

Park Bo Young Does Average Jane While Seo In Guk Swaggers with Fantasy Vibes in First Stills for tvN Drama Doom at Your Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2021
Young man in stylish outfits, various locations.

I remember that grim reapers always need to wear black and look like secret service agents in dramas because that’s just what we expect. So the first stills of Seo In Guk as the titular Doom/Destruction himself in tvN fantasy romance Doom at Your Service (One Day Destruction Came to My Door) has his middle man between Heaven and Earth … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doom at Your Service, One Day Destruction Came to My Door

Kim Hye Yoon in Talks for Female Lead of Sageuk Drama Secret Royal Inspector and Jo Yi Opposite Taecyeon

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2021 by ockoalaApril 1, 2021
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Awwww, this wasn’t the cast original set out and isn’t the one that I would have preferred. Upcoming sageuk drama Secret Royal Inspector and Jo Yi was originally set to star Jo Byung Gyu after his breakout hit with The Uncanny Counter but he stepped aside after the bullying allegations against him from his school age days continued unabated. He … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon, Taecyeon, Tale of Secret Royal Inspector and Jo Yi

First Official Stills of Lee Do Hyun in KBS Period Romance Drama Youth of May Set in the 1980’s Student Democracy Movement

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2021
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I’ve got all sorts of feels when it comes to Lee Do Hyun and his upcoming KBS drama Youth of May. He’s finally the solo male lead and I can’t wait to see what he brings to the role. But with the recent netizen attacks on any drama that it perceives to deviate from history or take fictional liberties in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Do Hyun, Youth of May

jTBC Releases New Statement Denying Snowdrop is Pro-Conservative Regime Crackdown on Student Democracy Protests of 1987, Says its About Election But Will Change Female Lead’s Name

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2021
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jTBC is on the defensive but not backing down to the netizen furor over its upcoming drama Snowdrop, which let us all agree on hasn’t aired yet so what the drama is fully about no one knows other than the production. After Joseon Exorcist was excoriated for demeaning King Taejong by fictionally portraying him as slaughtering citizens after hallucinating they … Continue reading →

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

Jung Il Woo and Yuri Exude Classic Sageuk Vibes in New Stills for MBN Drama Bossam: Stealing Fate

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2021
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The upcoming sageuk drama Bossam: Stealing Fate will be the special 10th anniversary production for the smaller cable network MBN, and I sure hope the quality is much better that jTBC’s 10th anniversary big budget clunker Sisyphus: The Myth. The more I see of Bossom the more I like it, Jung Il Woo returns to his rugged sageuk roots and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bossam: Stealing Fate, Jung Il Woo, Kim Tae Woo, Shin Dong Mi, Shin Hyun Soo, Yuri

Episode 14 of River Where the Moon Rises Starts Ga Jin’s Palace Politicking with Ratings of 6.4%, 8.4%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2021
"Three characters in a dramatic scene."

After the action packing episode 13 of River Where the Moon Rises, the action moves squarely back to the palace and I kinda dozed off because it’s back to the stuff that the drama never did well in the first place. Ga Jin is starting to politic and set traps herself, good for her but it always feels like a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged River Where the Moon Rises

OCN Confirms K-drama Voice 4 for June 2021 with Leads Song Seung Heon and Lee Ha Na

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2021
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The OCN Voice series keeps chugging along and the network has confirmed the leads and broadcast date for the next chapter. Voice 4 will star Song Seung Heon, the third male lead to join the franchise after Jang Hyuk did the first season and Lee Jin Wook the next two seasons, alongside OG female lead Lee Ha Na who I … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Ha Na, Song Seung Heon, Voice

Ishihara Satomi and Ayano Go Couple Up for Spring 2021 Classic Renzoku Dorama Love is Deep

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2021
Couple embracing with "Love is Deep" text.

Man, is K-ent keeps on pissing me off I’m going to have to pare down my drama intake and hopefully pray both TW-dramas and J-doramas produce enough interesting productions to keep my interest. Luckily Spring 2021 has a classic renzoku on calendar, remember those peeps?!! Love is Deep (Koi wa Deep ni) stars Ishihara Satomi and Ayano Go, both prolific … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Ayano Go, Ishihara Satomi, Koi wa Deep ni, Love is Deep

A Smartly Won Battle Gets Ga Jin and Ondal Back to the Palace in Episode 13 of River Where the Moon Rises as Ratings Stay at 6.8%, 8.7%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2021
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It’s wild to think that a week ago the worst thing to befall K-dramas in 2021 was the male lead swap in River Where the Moon Rises, and then Joseon Exorcist came along and went “Hold my beer.”. Mon-Tues remains thin on drama offerings and I’m happily still enjoying River, a drama that has gotten better narratively but still a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

Kwon Hwa Woon Goes From Being Shady in Mouse to Guest-starring in Last Two Episodes of River Where the Moon Rises as Kim So Hyun’s Grown Up Younger Brother

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2021
Two characters, one in uniform and one in scrubs.

tvN Wed-Thurs drama Mouse has been offing characters left and with at will, zero hesitation. For example, Dr. Daniel is off to sell real estate and now Dr. Yo Han is donning his court hanbok and off to politicking in the Gorguyeo. Actor Kwon Hwa Woon, who I have seen in supporting roles in many dramas but really caught my … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kwon Hwa Woon, Mouse, River Where the Moon Rises

Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk Have Eyes Only For Each Other in First Gorgeous Posters for tvN Drama Doom at Your Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2021
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I can stare at these posters and these two leads all night long, that’s how soothing and beautiful it is. tvN fantasy romance Doom at Your Service (One Day Destruction Came to My Door) released the first two official drama posters to start the week and all I can do is swoon. Seo In Guk and Park Bo Young already … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doom at Your Service, One Day Destruction Came to My Door, Park Bo Young, Seo In Guk

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