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Allegiances and Partnerships Shift in the Babel Battle and Gold Search in Episode 12 of Vincenzo with 10.736% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2021
Friends comforting each other in an office.

Episode 12 on a twenty episode drama is always a bit of placeholder, keeping the story going on pace while starting to set up for the final arc to come. Vincenzo slowed down the comedy from LOL moments in episode 11 but didn’t dawdle on anything, continuing the strong sure hand in reveals and action without resorting to keeping things … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Yeo Bin, Song Joong Ki, Taecyeon, Vincenzo

River Where the Moon Rises to Re-film First 6-episodes as Well with Na In Woo in Order to Qualify Full Series for Domestic Streaming

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2021
Dramatic dialogue between two characters.

I’m going to enjoy the second half of River Where the Moon Rises even more now that I know one can’t take K-dramas for granted, who knows what might piss off the domestic mob and have them petition to pull it off air for one grievance or another. KBS has managed to salvage the drama after male lead Ji Soo … Continue reading →

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

Cute Cohabitation Teaser for My Roommate is a Gumiho with Jang Ki Yong and Hyeri

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2021
Three characters in a dramatic scene.

Man, the amount of craziness in K-drama land has compounded so much recently I don’t even have the energy to remark on casting or projects with less than ideal leads. Case in point the upcoming tvN drama My Roommate is a Gumiho starring Jang Ki Yong (got the whole package but picks crappy projects) and Hyeri (naturally can’t act but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyeri, Jang Ki Yong, My Roommate is a Gumiho

Vincenzo Episode 11 Takes a Breather with More Geumga Plaza Comedy But Ends with a Bang as Ratings Come in at 9.311%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2021
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Episode 11 of Vincenzo seriously flew by it was so good. I was laughing even more than normal for this drama as this episode was lighter on the fighting Babel action and spent the time wisely moving other threads along. Everyone now knows Vincenzo was in the Italian mafia as a top consigliere, or corn salad to keep along with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Vincenzo

Lead Stars and Production Team of Joseon Exorcist Pen Apology as K-netizens Judge Each One on How Sincere it is

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2021
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I feel like I’m in a Twilight Zone with what’s happening around Joseon Exorcist. Having not lived through the censorship terrors in various countries through modern world history doesn’t mean I didn’t learn my history and further cherish the freedom of democratized cultures for the seemingly inviolable protections of differences in opinion and creative exploration in the arts. The cast … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joseon Exorcist

Mouse Episode 8 Ratings are 6.414% With Ba Reum Turning Into a Crack Detective With Secrets Abounding In and Around Him

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2021
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I’m so conflicted with tvN Wed-Thurs drama Mouse, much like the male lead Ba Reum played by Lee Seung Gi. I want to love this drama so much with a fantastic cast and slick execution on top of a twisty script. But emotionally it just doesn’t resonate with me the same way the writer’s previous super twisty thriller God’s Gift: … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Hee Joon, Lee Seung Gi, Mouse

Upcoming jTBC Drama Next Target of K-netizens for Historical Distortion Even Though it Hasn’t Even Aired, jTBC Releases Statement that it Will Review and Revise Anything Problematic

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 26, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2021
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The Joseon Exorcist brouhaha continues to expand and now it’s roped in a drama that hasn’t even aired yet. K-netizens have set their sights on jTBC period romance drama Snowdrop set 1987 in a university setting. Jung Hae In is a graduate student who stumbles injured into the dorm at a female university and is nursed back to health by … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Snowdrop

Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim Tae Ri in Talks for tvN Romance Drama Twenty Five Twenty One Set in the 1998 IMF Crisis Period

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 26, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2021
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A new drama casting news to end the week and one I never thought to mentally pair up together. Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim Tae Ri have been offered the leads in tvN romance period drama Twenty Five Twenty One which starts in 1998 during the Asian monetary crisis and spans the years after as the two leads weave their … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged KIm Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Twenty Five Twenty One

OCN Mysterious Monster Thriller Dark Hole with Lee Joon Hyuk and Kim Ok Bin Release Poster, Character Stills, and Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 26, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 25, 2021
Mysterious figures near a car in darkness.

Zombies are not just overrunning Joseon Korea via sageuk dramas and movies, it’s also got its bite in modern fare most recently with #Alive and to come with Netflix drama All of Us are Dead. Joining the trend is OCN which has done well with dark thrillers whether investigative or supernatural and the upcoming Dark Hole was billed as a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dark Hole, Kim Ok Bin, Lee Joon Hyuk

K-netizens Target Shin Hye Sun Leading to Mask and Fried Chicken CFs Dropping Her After Being Swept Up Tangentially in the Joseon Exorcist Controversy

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 25, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 25, 2021
Person in traditional attire with food.

This is why K-ent has such a high rate of suicide people, what we’re seeing happen in real time with the angry furor over fictional entertainment products is a big part of why the industry so problematic with the pressure to always be on the side of what the public deems is right. The Joseon Exorcist controversy, itself a whole … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Shin Hye Sun

SBS Sageuk Joseon Exorcist Cancelled With Only 2 Episodes Aired After Losing All Advertisers and Filming Sponsors Due to Netizen Furor

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 25, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 25, 2021
Traditional Korean artwork and food scene.

There are too many different elements at play with the controversy around Joseon Exorcist, some understandable and others just nonsense of letting the jingoistic minority perform cancel culture on things that likely happened in history they simply don’t like/accept. After airing only 2 episodes, SBS has announced that it will be cancelling the remainder of the drama after first considering … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Joseon Exorcist, Kam Woo Sung, Park Sung Hoon

Lee Jun Ki Strolls Through Jeju in March 2021 The Star Pictorial and Renews Contract with Namoo Actors

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 25, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 23, 2021
Young man posing with a horse outdoors.

I can’t believe it’s already March 2021 and seeing these new pictures I know (1) I’m ready for another Lee Jun Ki drama and (2) I’m even more ready for a drama set on picturesque Jeju (or another outlying island). Better yet, make both happen in the same drama lol. Lee Jun Ki has been chillaxing since his last drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jun Ki

Mouse Episode 7 Ratings Drop to 5.502% as the Narratives Jumps Forward in Time and in Trying to be Too Twisty

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 24, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 24, 2021
Four individuals in various emotional states.

Let me preface by saying I really didn’t like this episode of Mouse. Perhaps if I ended up watching the entire drama and somehow this episode fits in beautifully with the subsequent narrative I will change my mind but for now it was just dull and dreary. I don’t find the so-called twists, feints, and fake outs all that clever, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mouse

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