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K-netizens Praise Jo Seung Woo Adopting Nearly Euthanized Shelter Dog and Criticize Park Eun Seok for Rehoming Multiple Purebred Pets Then Getting New Pets

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 28, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 29, 2021
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The contrast is night and day, though it isn’t truly a heinous crime unless you’re a Dog Mom (like me) or Cat Mom or generally just an animal lover. It’s pet week with K-netizens as the topic has been on two actors and their pet(s). Jo Seung Woo was revealed by the pet shelter to have adopted a dog that … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dog, Park Eun Seok

First Look at Lee Seung Gi as a Neighborhood Cop in Stills for Thriller K-drama Mouse

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 28, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 28, 2021
Young police officer in uniform, serious expression.

tvN drama Mouse is premiering towards the end of February 2021 a few days after jTBC thriller Sisyphus: The Myth but that drama has been promoting for well over a month now yet we’re getting the first stills for Mouse this week. It features male lead Lee Seung Gi of course and he plays a neighborhood cop character, a rookie … Continue reading →

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

Jung So Min Signs on as Jo Byung Kyu’s Leading Lady in Sageuk Drama Tale of Secret Royal Inspector and Jo Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 28, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 27, 2021
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The casting train is moving fast for high flying K-actor Jo Byung Kyu‘s next drama, likely to keep it fresh of mind just off the highly rated recently finished airing OCN drama The Uncanny Counter. His next drama will be the sageuk titled Tale of Secret Royal Inspector and Jo Yi, he plays the titular secret government inspector named Ryan … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Byung Kyu, Jung So Min, Tale of Secret Royal Inspector and Jo Yi

tvN Drama Vincenzo Releases Official Character Stills for Jeon Yeo Bin and Taecyeon After First Round of Promotions with Song Joong Ki

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 27, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 27, 2021
Black and white poster of Vincenzo series.

Wowsers, everyone looks soooooo good in upcoming legal drama Vincenzo. Song Joong Ki of course gets the benefit of perfectly tailored likely Italian suits but his costars Jeon Yeo Bin and Taecyeon are also looking great in their own character ways. Jeon Yeo Bin plays a lawyer in South Korea and she’s channeling polished and pretty in her suits. I … Continue reading →

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

jTBC Drama Sunbae, Please Don’t Put on That Lipstick Gets All the Characters in Alignment as Ro Woon Unleashes His Overwhelming Manly Puppy Appeal

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 27, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 27, 2021
Romantic moments from a Korean drama series.

Okay, this blog may become Ro Woon centric for the next 6 weeks, please forgive if that happens and I’ll try to keep it restrained. Episode 4 of jTBC Mon-Tues drama Sunbae, Please Don’t Put on that Lipstick (She Would Never Know) flipped the switch for me. My main grievance is gone, the drama is firing on cylinders, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ro Woon, She Would Never Know, Sunbae Please Don't Put on That Lipstick, Won Jin Ah

Lee Jae Wook and Park Gyu Young Make a Fresh Pairing for KBS Rom-com Dal Li and Gamja Tang

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 26, 2021
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Drama viewers who have noted that the same names and faces get offered leads in K-dramas in various iterations will be happy with this new surprise pairing. KBS is prepping a rom-com drama for middle of the year called Dal Li and Gamja Tang (Dal Li and Pork Bone Potato Soup) and have signed on Lee Jae Wook and Park … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dal Li and Gamja Tang, Lee Jae Wook, Park Gyu Young

Shin Ha Kyun and Yeo Jin Gu Team Up to Solve Past and Present Murder Cases in jTBC Drama Beyond Evil and One of Them May Be the Evil

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2021
Two men with contrasting expressions and styles.

The posters and teasers for upcoming jTBC Fri-Sat drama Beyond Evil (Korean title Monster) definitely wants audiences to be uncertain going into the drama whether the male leads are good or bad. Coupling up veteran Shin Ha Kyun with youngster Yeo Jin Gu in the cop buddy investigation is not new but rarely has it been telegraphed so early that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Beyond Evil, Shin Ha Kyun, Yeo Jin Gu

jTBC Drama Sunbae Please Don’t Put on that Lipstick Becomes the Ro Woon Show as His Charisma Overcomes the Wafer Thin Plot and Characters

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 26, 2021
Dramatic confrontation between three characters at night.

Welcome to the big leagues my boy! Oh I knew it, I knew the moment I laid eyes on Ro Woon in Extraordinary You that he was destined for bigger greater things. That drama was frustrating and I didn’t like the female lead but I stuck with it for him and Lee Jae Wook as the tsundere second male lead. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ro Woon, She Would Never Know, Sunbae Please Don't Put on That Lipstick, Won Jin Ah

Choi Kang Hee and Lee Re are Charming Older and Younger Selves in Previews and Posters for KBS Rom-com Hello? It’s Me!

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2021
Two women sitting on rooftops, talking.

One of the early 2021 arrivals on my radar is KBS drama Hello? It’s Me!, complete with the question mark and the exclamation in its title. Sadly it’s forty years too late for Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret type teen girl puberty introspection though there is a teen girl here and my premonition is that she’s going to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Kang Hee, Hello It's Me, Kim Young Kwang, Lee Re

China Reportedly Banning C-dramas Adapted from BL Novels and Hit 2019 Fantasy Drama The Untamed Will Be Removed From All Streaming Services

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2021
Two characters from "The Untamed" series.

Okay, this post is to thwart the heavy hands of censorship and bring more publicity to the efforts to silence art. C-dramas have been on a fantasy, wuxia, and xianxia (combo of the two) novel adaptation kick for the last decade that it’s no wonder the last few years productions have start tapping into BL novels in those genres. BL … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Sean Xiao, The Untamed, Wang Yibo, Xiao Zhan

Song Joong Ki Slips into Character as the Mafia Lawyer in New Poster and Stills for tvN Drama Vincenzo

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2021
Black and white poster of Vincenzo series.

February 2021 is going to be sick in terms of how many K-dramas on my radar will drop, and across the board different genres. The legal thriller craving will be filled by tvN drama Vincenzo, or more shall I say my Song Joong Ki craving. It’s still bizarre that he hit it big with fluffy Descendants of the Sun when … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Song Joong Ki, Vincenzo

Queen Cheorin Episode 14 Inches Back Up to 13.623% Ratings as Competition Heats Up in Other Cable Networks

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2021
Couple in traditional attire by a lake.

Man, I thought Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) would be breaking cable records left and right but it’s got stiff competition from the other cable dramas on the weekend time slot with one finished and another one just arrived. OCN drama The Uncanny Counter faltered in the final few episodes likely due to the screenwriter swap but the last episode got … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mr. Queen, Queen Cheorin

Makjang Queen Screenwriter Im Sung Han’s New Drama Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music is the Highest Premiere Ratings for TV Chosun Ever at 5.708%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2021
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Retired early is basically not retired, anytime someone who is not true retirement age in entertainment announces a retirement I take it with a grain of salt. Such is the case with makjang queen screenwriter Im Sung Han, herself a famous name to drama audiences thanks to her string of hits in the weekend drama and daily category with Miss … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Sung Han, Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music, Sung Hoon

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