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Kim So Hyun and Ji Soo are Swoony Adorable and Battle Intense in New Poster and Teasers for KBS Sageuk River Where the Moon Rises

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2021
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Okay, all reservations done. Like, I NEED THIS DRAMA RIGHT NOW. The new poster and teaser preview is out for KBS sageuk River Where the Moon Rises with Kim So Hyun and Ji Soo and gahhhhhhh I’m dying here from all the feels these two are giving off. I heard her Princess Pyeonggang is using his foolish naive Ondal to … Continue reading →

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

K-ent Retracts News Articles that Park Hae Soo and Park Hye Soo were Cast in Hong Sisters 2021 Next Drama Exchange of Souls

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2021
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Well this is big news from South Korean drama casting, exciting! Until an hour later when it was all retracted ahahaha, what a rug pull. K-media reported that K-actor Park Hae Soo (Prison Playbook, Legend of the Blue Sea) is the first name to be cast in what will be a big cast assembled for the Hong Sisters next drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Exchange of Souls, Park Hae Soo, Soul Swap

Song Joong Ki Weighs the Scales of Justice Versus the Might of the Gun in First Teaser for tvN Drama Vincenzo

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2021
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K-dramas have been so good to me for the past year, starting with Hyun Bin in Crash Landing on You I’ve been on a binge of dramas that entertained me. There was Kim Soo Hyun back in It’s Okay to Not be Okay, Lee Jun Ki sizzling with duality in Flower of Evil, watching cutie pie Park Bo Gum glow … Continue reading →

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

Lee Jun Ki Declines Male Lead in Rom-com Drama Link Opposite Moon Ga Young and Dripping with Model Vibes in New Waves Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2021
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I’m always so curious about what K-actor Lee Jun Ki would do next in his acting journey and I hope it will be in a genre he hasn’t done in years. He’s been offered the male lead in summer 2021 K-drama Link, which has the leading lady Moon Ga Young. The drama has had other male leads rumored including Kim … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Jun Ki

Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk Looking Compatible in First Filming Stills of K-drama One Day Destruction Came to My Door

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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This is one of the dramas I’m excited about for 2021 especially since it just sounds different and cool. Filming has been underway for tvN drama One Day Destruction Came to My Door with Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk with a supporting cast of Lee Soo Hyuk, Kang Tae Oh, and Shin Do Hyun so that’s like a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged One Day Destruction Came to My Door, Seo In Guk

tvN Mon-Tues Drama Awaken Finishes with Excellent Episode 16, Another Indelible Performance by Namgong Min, and Solid Average Ratings of 4.543%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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It’s weird, after watching both Kairos and Awaken (Night and Day) back to back, Kairos is a better written and executed drama but I’m way more emotionally invested in Awaken due to the jaw dropping acting show put on by Namgong Min for the entire 16-episodes. This was his playground and we’re all just lucky to be along for the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Awaken, Day and Night, Lee Chung Ah, Namgong Min, Seolhyun, Yoon Sun Woo

After Baby Abandonment Scandal Zheng Shuang Dropped By Endorsements Including Prada, Labeled a Bad Influence By Official Chinese Broadcasting, and Pending Dramas Likely Will Not Air

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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The fallout is fast and furious for C-actress Zheng Shuang after her ex-boyfriend (really ex-husband) Zhang Heng dropped the dirt that after their breakup she did not want their two babies born to surrogates they decided to have when they were together. This makes “who gets the pet” divorce question a walk in the park. Read my earlier post for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Zheng Shuang

Every Taiwan Actor and Actress Apparently Cast in Ruby Lin’s Epic 1988 Period Drama Blue Hour with First Stills of Joe Cheng, Chris Wu, and Jacob Wang Playing Jerky Men

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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There are quite a lot of big TW-dramas in development and production for 2021 but none as star-studded as Blue Hour (華燈初上) set in 1988 Taipei Red Light District about the lives, loves, and struggles of the club madam, their hostess ladies, and the men in and out of their lives. Ruby Lin is producing and plays one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Blue Hour, Cammy Chiang, Cheryl Yang, Chris Wu, Esther Liu, Joe Cheng, Nikki Hsieh, Tony Yang, Wallace Huo, Xiu Jie Ke

C-actress Zheng Shuang Embroiled in Scandal of Discarding Surrogate Babies and Divorce with Ex-boyfriend Zhang Heng

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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Even putting divorce with discarding surrogate babies in the same “scandal” is absurd, one is like throwing in the trash a meal prepared by a loved one and the other is burning the house to the ground level bad. C-ent is all atwitter this week with news drops complete with secret recording releases that reveal C-actress Zheng Shuang has a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dating, Zhang Heng, Zheng Shuang

Episode 15 tVN Drama Awaken Drops Major Reveals Like Whatevs on the Way to Finale

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 18, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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Okay, I can’t stop watching Awaken (Night and Day) even though I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS and I know most won’t be answered by the end. This drama is so weird, building a conspiracy on perhaps the most horrific power grab ever explored by a K-drama, where rich people (or person) seeks eternal life and in the process uses actual … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Awaken, Lee Chung Ah, Namgong Min, Night and Day, Seolhyun

Moon Ga Young in Talks for Female Lead of K-drama Link with Rumored Male Lead Lee Jae Wook

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 18, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2021
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So it looks like 2021 summer K-drama Link will get a completely different set of OTP, and I can’t even say its an upgrade or downgrade because the aura is so totally different. Moon Ga Young continues to work harder than any other actress in her age bracket as she’s up for the female lead, with Kim Ji Won the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jae Wook, Link, Moon Ga Young

Kim So Hyun is Mesmerizing as a Warrior Princess in New Stills from Sageuk Drama River Where the Moon Rises

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 18, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2021
Warrior in armor on horseback, intense focus.

Two different news articles on K-actress Kim So Hyun to kick off the week on a lazy Monday morning. First are the new drama stills from her upcoming sageuk River Where the Moon Rises, playing a princess who is also a warrior protecting her kingdom herself down in the battle trenches. She’s totally believable, sure she’s beautiful and tiny but … Continue reading →

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

Queen Cheorin Episode 12 Breaks Out with 13.224% Ratings as the Story Explodes with New Intensity

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 17, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 18, 2021
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Just as I thought tvN Sat-Sun sageuk Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) may not break out of the 12% ratings plateaued until closer to the end, it took a big blast free this Sunday as episode 12 brought in a cool new high 13.224% ratings. I feel like the King is really moving beyond his plotting phase and the unexpected twists … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Queen Cheorin

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