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Preview, Posters, and New Stills for MBN Sageuk Bossam: Stealing Fate with Jung Il Woo and Yuri Forging a Destined Connection

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 24, 2021 by ockoalaApril 24, 2021
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I’m getting more and more excited for MBN sageuk drama Bossam: Stealing Fate. KBS sageuk River Where the Moon Rises is done and there is no Joseon Exorcist that I was expecting, but I’m still in the sageuk state of mind so Bossom looks just tasty and perfect. Starring Jung Il Woo and Yuri, the drama gets out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bossam: Stealing Fate, Jung Il Woo, Yuri

K-netizens Assemble Top Actresses and Their Legendary Level Beauty GIF and Images Including Son Ye Jin, Song Hye Kyo, and Jeon Ji Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 24, 2021 by ockoalaApril 22, 2021
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Time is a butcher’s knife but everyone of these ladies are still top beauties today and looking back at a moment in their past career where each had a legendary level of beauty moment is still a marvel. K-netizens have always appreciated that their leading ladies can stand toe to toe with the top beauties in other cinematic industries and … Continue reading →

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Netizens Spot Kim Go Eun and Ahn Bo Hyun Looking Close to Character Filming K-drama Adaptation of Webtoon Yumi’s Cells

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2021 by ockoalaApril 23, 2021
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Man, how can the production style male lead Ahn Bo Hyun like he just walked out of the webtoon and then miss so far off the mark with female lead Kim Go Eun. The two actors were spotted in the streets of Seoul this week filming the upcoming K-drama adaptation of super popular webtoon Yumi’s Cells. It’s drawn from the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Kim Go Eun, Yumi's Cells

tvN Mouse: a Little Rave and a Lot of Rant Up Through Episode 15 of the Crime Thriller Drama with Lee Seung Gi and Lee Hee Joon

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2021 by ockoalaApril 23, 2021
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I….have a lot of thoughts about tvN drama Mouse, but it’s so jumbled much like this drama I don’t know where the start hence the lack of consistently writing about it. It’s probably the most “interesting” drama airing right now for me, but the majority of that stem from constant WTF, aggravation, shock for shock factor, and general sense of … Continue reading →

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

Son Seok Gu to Make Drama Return After 2 Years with jTBC Series My Release Diary with Lee Min Ki and Kim Ji Won by the Screenwriter of My Ahjusshi

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2021 by ockoalaApril 21, 2021
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A prestige drama is in the works over at jTBC and the stars are close to lining up. Acclaimed actor Son Seok Gu is confirmed to headline the upcoming My Release Diary which also makes the comeback project for screenwriter Park Hae Young after the award winning My Ahjussi (My Mister) in 2018. The drama has him playing a mysterious … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Lee Min Ki, Son Seok Gu

C-actress Zhao Li Ying and C-actor Feng Shao Feng Announce Divorce After Three Years Marriage, Having Denied Repeated Divorce Rumors For the Past Year

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 22, 2021 by ockoalaApril 23, 2021
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Sigh, another one isn’t going the long haul. Today C-ent reported that 43 year old C-actor Feng Shao Feng and 32 year old C-actress Zhao Li Ying have confirmed their divorce, releasing a joint statement with their respective agencies. The couple married in 2018 and welcomed their child in 2019, but it was one of the oddest pairings ever. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dating, Divroce, Feng Shao Feng, Married, Zhao Li Ying

Filming Begins on One Ordinary Day with Kim Soo Hyun and Cha Seung Won, the K-version of BBC Drama Criminal Justice

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 22, 2021 by ockoalaApril 22, 2021
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There has been a change in the title of upcoming mystery thriller drama from That Night to One Ordinary Day. Not sure why the change but it does from dark and foreboding to merely intriguing. The drama stars Kim Soo Hyun and Cha Seung Won adapted from the BBC series Criminal Justice and will air exclusively on Coupang Play streaming … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Kim Soo Hyun, One Ordinary Day, That Night

Byun Woo Seok Signs on as the Second Male Lead in Sageuk Drama Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom with Yoo Seung Ho and Hyeri

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 22, 2021 by ockoalaApril 22, 2021
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K-actor Byun Woo Seok in my current opinion of him is a case of reel to real. As second male lead in Record of Youth, he seemed to steal the spotlight in the promo posters from Park Bo Gum but when the real deal arrived he was flat and dull in the drama proper. When he tried to emote you … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Hyeri, Yoo Seung Ho

Upcoming Sci-fi Fantasy K-movie Alien Releases First Official Stills of Leads Kim Woo Bin, Ryu Jun Yeol, and Kim Tae Ri

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2021 by ockoalaApril 21, 2021
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Kyaaaaaaa! OMG, fanning myself in excitement here and running in circles like my dog when he sees a treat dangling over his head. A total surprise dropped today with the production of upcoming big budget huge cast K-movie Alien releasing the first official stills of three of the leads Kim Woo Bin, Ryu Jun Yeol, and Kim Tae Ri. Gimme … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Alien Huang, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Ryu jun Yeol

Lee Jong Seok Picks Next Drama Big Mouth Playing a Low-rent Lawyer

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2021 by ockoalaApril 21, 2021
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A big casting news came out today and I’m pretty excited in some ways. K-actor Lee Jong Seok has accepted his first post-military drama tentatively titled Big Mouth. The drama is slated for second half of 2021 filming for 12 episodes. It’s described as a black comedy/thriller/humanistic drama by the PD of While You Were Sleeping, Hotel Del Luna, and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Lee Jong Seok

Lee Jae Wook, Rookie Actress Park Hye Eun, and Idol Actor Minhyun Sign on for Hong Sisters Upcoming Fantasy Drama Return

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2021 by ockoalaApril 20, 2021
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The Hong Sisters are starting the casting process for their new fantasy romance drama and it’s a lot of newer faces and still rising stars. The male lead will be Lee Jae Wook, who is fantastic but hasn’t really hit yet after being elevated last year to male lead status. Joining in are two relative rookies, female lead Park Hye … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jae Wook, Minhyun, Park Hye Eun, Return

KBS Sageuk Drama River Where the Moon Rises Ends with 6.8%, 8.3% Ratings, a Sweet Ending, and a Lot of What Could Have Beens

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2021 by ockoalaApril 20, 2021
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I feel like I just watched half a drama, but considering all the behind the scenes trials and tribulations that befell this production, I’ll give it as a glass half full scenario. KBS Mon-Tues sageuk River Where the Moon Rises ended today, the ratings were the same as the penultimate episode, and overall was in the high single digits but … Continue reading →

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

Lee Byung Hun, Shin Mina, Kim Woo Bin, Han Ji Min, Cha Seung Won, and Lee Jung Eun Offered the New Noh Hee Kyung Drama Our Blues

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2021 by ockoalaApril 20, 2021
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Looks like Here is out and Our Blues is in. Award winning screenwriter Noh Hee Kyung was prepping a new drama announced last year called Here based on people working overseas in NGOs but the production and filming continued to get pushed back due to travel restrictions during the pandemic. Vincenzo got around that by making the Italy scenes very … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Min, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Eun, Our Blues, Shin Mina

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