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Im Shi Wan Gets Second Test for COVID-19 After Outbreak in Neighborhood and Filming for Run On Shuts Down Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 16, 2020
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I wonder if its time to change the name of upcoming jTBC drama Run On, to Run Stop Run Stop. It’s unfortunate because I’m really looking forward for this drama starring Im Shi Wan, Shin Se Kyung, Sooyoung, and Kang Tae Oh with a refreshing two sets of OTP structure. The filming stopped once in August due to an actual … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Shi Wan, Run On

First Stills and Preview for jTBC Youth Romance Live On with Jung Da Bin and Minhyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2020
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Ooooohhhhh, I totally lost track of this drama so it’s such a treat to see promos for this randomly this week. The upcoming November jTBC drama Live On has released first stills, script reading, and a teaser preview already and I’m totally vibing with it. The cast is young and a visual treat with leads teen actress Jung Da Bin … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Da Bin, Live On, Minhyun

Tale of Gumiho Stays Solid at 5.511% Ratings as Episode 4 Reveals Brotherly Feud Back Story and Beautifully Tortures a Gumiho in Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2020
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The Tale of Gumiho turns out to be as old as time, heh. Boy loves girl, boy loses girl, boy waits for girl to reincarnate, oh and boy misplaces younger brother who turns into a single minded revenge asshole. That about sums it up. Episode 4 continued the strong balance of practical mystery solving, and our female lead Ji Ah … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Boa, Kim Bum, Lee Dong Wook, Tale of Gumiho

Sung Hoon and Lee Ga Ryung Confirmed for Makjang Queen Screenwriter Im Sung Han’s Comeback Drama Marriage Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2020
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The lambs are all lined up for the makjang slaughter to come, lol. The leads and full cast have been confirmed for crazy (in drama and real life) screenwriter Im Sung Han‘s comeback drama Marriage Story. She wrote New Tales of the Gisaeng which a lot of people loved, and her even earlier dramas The Jewel Family and Miss Mermaid … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Sung Han, Lee Ga Ryung, Lee Min Young, Lee Tae Gon, Park Joo Mi, Sung Joon

Ha Ji Won Embraces Success in Her 40s as K-movie Pawn Breaks 1 Million Admissions

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2020
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Movie going in 2020 with COVID-19 has been wildly up and down to say the least. In South Korea the theaters stayed open with social distancing of every other seat remaining empty which cut into admissions and tickets sold. Basically every K-movie released this year with have an asterisk next to it but that’s ok, we can at least look … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Ji Won

Episode 3 Ratings of 5.588% for Tale of Gumiho Well Deserved as Drama Treads Strong Line Between Modern Mystery and Historical Intensity

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2020
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Wed-Thurs tvN drama Tale of Gumiho (Tale of the Nine-Tailed) continues to captivate my entire attention for the full hour, with episode 3 getting even darker into the horror and mythology. I mean, Donner party hello? I still don’t feel the romantic chemistry between the leads Lee Dong Wook and Jo Boa but they are doing so well in their … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Boa, Kim Bim, Lee Dong Wook, Tale of Gumiho

PD Shin Won Ho of Hospital Playlist and Prison Playbook Confirms 2021 SBS Drama Racket Youth Team About Badminton

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2020
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Too bad K-actor Park Bo Gum is in the army because this drama and production team behind it just screams for his headlining. PD Shin Won Ho of Prison Playbook and Hospital Playlist, and also the three Answer Me series, has released his next drama work. The drama is called Racket Youth Team (or Racket Boys Team) and is a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hospital Playlist, Prison Playbook, Shin Won Ho

Lee Soo Hyuk in Talks for K-drama One Day Destruction Came to My Door with Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2020
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Poor Lee Soo Hyuk, he’s so talented but nearly always mistreated in a K-drama because he keeps getting like the worst written second male lead roles. Born Again was new levels of bad in the writing and his character had zero consistency and basically a lobotomy. Hopefully this new drama will change the trajectory because it sounds promising already – … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Soo Hyuk, One Day Destruction Came to My Door

Episode 12 of Record of Youth Has Slight Ratings Drop to 7.798% as Hye Joon and Jung Ah Grow Farther Apart and She Spends More Time With Hae Hyo

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 13, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 13, 2020
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I don’t have second male lead syndrome in Record of Youth but episode 12 totally made me ship Hae Hyo and Jung Ah at the end of the episode. It helps that Byun Woo Seok finally broke out and emoted to the screen and the sexual tension was so thick you can slice it with a spoon in the last … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Park Bo Gum, Park So Dam, Record of Youth

Nam Joo Hyuk, Suzy, Kim Sun Ho, and Kang Hana Attend Press Conference for tvN Drama Start-Up

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 13, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 13, 2020
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This Saturday we’ll see if tvN drama Start-Up flies high or flails, I’m of course hoping for the former because I’ve loved all the dramas from screenwriter Park Hye Ryung. Leads Suzy, Nam Joo Hyuk, Kim Sun Ho, and Kang Hana attended the press conference and I wished their coordinating outfits were brighter and more cheerful as this drama is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Hana, Kim Sun Ho, Nam Joo Hyuk, Start Up, Suzy

Ji Soo Offered Male Lead in Sageuk Moon Rising Over the River Opposite Kim So Hyun in a Page Turner Reunion

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 13, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 12, 2020
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This has so much potential to be awesome or awesomely trainwreck. Man, I love me some rough angry boy Ji Soo but he was so so sooooo bad in Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo which convinced me he should stay far far away from sageuks. But now he’s coming back and playing his 8th brother Kang Ha Neul’s son lololol, … Continue reading →

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

Record of Youth Has Slight Ratings Increase to 8.262% for Episode 11 as Hye Joon Experiences the Dark Side of Fame

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 12, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 12, 2020
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Okay, this is the first episode I “felt” emotionally connected to Hye Joon and Jung Ah’s sweeter than cotton candy healthy romance in Record of Youth. Yes they are so thoughtful towards each other but it had been so boring since the very beginning. But this episode I really see why Jung Ah has her own agency in life and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Bo Gum, Park So Dam, Record of Youth

Kim Sae Ron Drops Out of KBS Drama Dear M and is Quickly Replaced with Rising Teen Actress Noh Jeong Eui

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 12, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2020
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Not sure what happened behind the scenes but it certainly makes for a newsy Monday morning in the Seoul entertainment papers. K-actress Kim Sae Ron has abruptly dropped out of the drama Dear M reportedly due to a difference in opinion with the direction. She was reprising her character in the drama which is a spinoff of the drama Love … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear M, Kim Sae Ron, Noh Jeong Eui

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