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Lee Sin Young Steps Down from K-drama From a Distance, Green Spring Due to Scheduling Conflicts But Netizens Believe its Due to Bullying Allegations

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2021
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The wide net of bully allegations against 20-something Korean actors/actresses and idols has another casting change though not openly admitted. Actor Lee Sin Young, most famous for playing the good looking reticent North Korean soldier in Crash Landing on You, will be leaving upcoming youth romance From as Distance, Green Spring adapted from the same name webtoon. The drama stars … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae In Hyuk, Kang Min Ah, Lee Sin Young, Park Ji Hoon, Seen From a Distance Green Spring

tvN Drama Mouse is Off to a Shaky Serial Killer Chase Premise as First Two Episodes Brings in 4.948% and 4.044% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2021
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Every time there is a Lee Seung Gi drama I’m on pins and needles hoping my boy picked well and doesn’t end up with a narrative stinker. His recently premiered tvN drama Mouse comes with high critical pedigree from the screenwriter of God’s Gift: 14 Days and Black and a lofty premise not just on catching a serial killer but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Wook, Kyung Soo Jin, Lee Hee Joon, Lee Seung Gi, Mouse, Park Joo Hyun

Ji Soo to Enlist in the Army Public Service in October 2021, Denies the Sexual Assault Portion of Allegations, and River Where the Moon Rises to Replace Him with Na In Woo Starting Episode 9

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2021
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The rapid downfall of actor Ji Soo has come to a conclusion and there are some wrap up news to report. Ji Soo will be enlisting in the army later this year in October 2021, but he’s serving public service due to physical reasons which of course he looks hale as a horse during filming but whatevs not surprised he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Soo, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

Ratings Keep Dropping as Episode 6 of Sisyphus: The Myth Gets 4.972% Ratings and Gives Audiences More Loopy Action Scenes

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2021
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I owe Kim Eun Sook a mea culpa, I thought she wrote the narratively most frivolous time-travel/parallel universe drama with The King: Eternal Monarch but now the crown goes to Sisyphus: The Myth. The other wacko time-travel drama Alice was actually quite good for 2/3rd of the run and then fell apart like a flaming train wreck in the final … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Sisyphus: The Myth

KBS Picks Na In Woo, the Actor Equivalent of a Constipated Wet Noodle, to Replace Ji Soo in River Where the Moon Rises

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2021
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OMG I can’t believe I get another chance to roast Na In Woo, what with Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) ended already and I was hoping he would disappear into the woodworks and then pick ONLY dramas I have zero interest in watching so I never have to write about him again. Alas the drama fates are cruel indeed, to me … Continue reading →

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

KBS to Replace Ji Soo with Another Actor in Sageuk Drama River Where the Moon Rises, Details Still to be Worked Out

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2021
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In the span of 2 days the scandal broke, the apology given, and now the fallout path forward decided. I’m glad fans and viewers don’t have to question “did he?” and can now wish the victims of actor Ji Soo‘s pervasive bullying and assault during his school days can get closure and move forward. I believe Ji Soo’s career is … Continue reading →

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

Namgong Min Gets His Black Sun Drama Leading Ladies in Park Ha Sun and Rising Actress Kim Ji Eun

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2021
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It feels like Awaken (Night and Day) all over again, with Namgong Min holding down the fort along with a veteran actress and a younger fresh faced actress. Before Awaken even finished airing Namgong Min already signed on for his next drama, the MBC thriller Black Sun where he plays the top operative for the overseas NIS unit. I’m guess … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Eun, Namgong Min, Park Ha Sun

Episode 5 of Sisyphus: The Myth Drops in Ratings to 5.240% as the Narrative Tumbles Fully into the Crapper and Characters Lose All Brain Cells

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2021
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You know Google Translate. I love it, it helps to quickly get to the essence of what is being said but I know it captures neither nuance and may be prone to make mistakes so I factor that in when I use it. jTBC drama Sisyphus: The Myth is a drama written by Google Translate, I’m sorry but anything else … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Sisyphus: The Myth

Ji Soo Admits Bullying and Sexual Assault Allegations From School Era 1-day After Scandal Breaks, Future of K-drama River Where the Moon Rises Uncertain

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 3, 2021
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With so many bullying from school and idol group allegations lobbed against younger K-stars in the recent month, which I chalk up to when there is finally a crack then the dam breaks. All it takes is one brave person to speak the truth for the others who have suffered bullying and/or assault in the past the courage to speak … Continue reading →

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

China’s K-ent Ban May be Lifting as Song Joong Ki and Hyun Bin Movies in Talks for Premiere But Jade Lover with Lee Jong Seok Delayed Until 2030 Due to Zheng Shuang Blacklist

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2021
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The defrosting appears to have begun with China and South Korean tension that led to basically the soft ban on K-dramas airing on TV and movies in theaters in the Mainland. C-ent is reporting that Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri‘s hit movie Space Sweepers (Spaceship Victory) is in talks for release in Chinese theaters which makes sense as … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Hwang Jung Min, Hyun Bin, Lee Jong Seok, Song Joong Ki, Zheng Shuang

Royal Machinations Bring Ga Jin Back to Princess Life in Episode 6 of River Where the Moon Rises with Ratings of 6.6%, 9.2%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 3, 2021
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There isn’t much to unpack with episode 6 of River Where the Moon Rises, in fact there just isn’t much “there” at all. Sageuks are about stakes, ever higher stakes and a real sense of inevitable heartbreak and sacrifice. I just don’t feel it with this drama and it’s probably 80% the writing and 20% the directing. I don’t think … Continue reading →

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

K-actor Ji Soo Accused by Multiple Former Classmates of Bullying and Sexual Assault in Middle School, KeyEast to Investigate as Allegations Quite Serious

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 2, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2021
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The truth will set you free, and honestly with K-dramas always harping about the underdogs seeking the truth against the rich and powerful it’s hard not to root for a full investigation and either vindication or full indictment. It’s hard to waffle on this one with the seriousness of the allegations – K-actor Ji Soo, prominently the male lead in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Soo

Yoon Kye Sang and Go Ah Sung Sign on to Solve a Crime Puzzle in New K-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 2, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 1, 2021
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Well this is a out of left field pairing but with the onslaught of crime K-dramas heck why not one more. Yoon Kye Sang and Go Ah Sung are in talks for new K-drama Crime Puzzle adapted from the same name popular webtoon. The drama is about a criminal minds psychiatry professor in jail for murdering his girlfriend’s father, caught … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crime Puzzle, Go Ah Sung, Yoon Kye Sang

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