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Thrilling OCN Weekend Drama Train with Yoon Shi Yoon and Kyung Soo Jin Barrels Towards Tense Final Two Episodes

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2020
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My dates with OCN dramas tends to happen only when said drama stars one of my baes. For example, the scary The Guest was a can’t miss for me thanks to Kim Jae Wook, and now I’m onboard the runaway Train for my Yoon Shi Yoon love. It’s so worth it and the drama is so well written (in terms … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kyung Soo Jin, Train, Yoon Shi Yoon

Ong Seung Woo and Shin Ye Eun Want to be More Than Friends in Poster and Preview for jTBC Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2020
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When I look at Shin Ye Eun I’m just glad this time around she has a real man to fall in love with and not a cat turned man like her last drama lol. jTBC has released the first poster and preview for upcoming romance drama More Then Friends (Number of Cases) which centers around two very good looking close … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged More Than Friends, Number of Cases, Ong Seung Woo, Shin Ye Eun

Things are Pretty Awkward in New Stills and Teaser for When I Was Most Beautiful as Im Soo Hyang Wins the Hearts Brotherly Affections of Ji Soo and Ha Suk Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2020
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A love triangle involving two family members can’t end well, even if one conveniently dies of a terminal illness at the end and frees up the other two to be together. With Ha Suk Jin being a race car driver, I could see him perishing in a fiery crash and then younger brother Ji Soo and female lead Im Soo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Suk Jin, Hwang Seung Eon, Im Soo Hyang, Ji Soo, When I Was the Most Beautiful

Flower of Evil Continues to Deliver Melodrama Perfection as Wifey Learns the Truth in Episode 6 with Ratings of 3.615%

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2020
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There is so much going on in Flower of Evil and also so much to look forward to. This is textbook K-drama melodrama expertise in scriptwriting, tight and pulls no punches. Episode 6 peeled back the why is Hyun Soo pretending to be Hee Sung layer, not the full backstory but an intriguing glimpse. Just knowing if Hee Sung woke … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Flower of Evil, Lee Jun Ki, Moon Chae Won

Choi Kang Hee and Lee Re to Play Older and Young Versions of Female Lead Who Meet Each Other in Fantasy K-drama How Are You? It’s Me!

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2020
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The do-over genre in K-dramas is so so popular last few years, so many have tackled it and coming up is yet another take on the topic of what we will do if we knew what we would become. KBS is in production for K-drama How Are You? It’s Me! centered around the female lead who meets up with her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Kang Hee, Lee Re

Former AOA Member Mina Deletes SNS Account After Posting Apology for Alarming Public with Her Self Harm Pictures and Promising to Get Treatment and Heal

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2020
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I hope this the final time I need to write about Mina (Kwon Min Ah) and her recent mental health struggles. The former AOA member has been revealing through SNS the bullying she endured from fellow group member Jimin which led to her leaving the group and also engaging in self-harm from the trauma. Last weekend she was hospitalized after … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged AOA, Mina

Lee Jun Ki Faces Off with First Big Antagonist in Episode 5 of Flower of Evil as Drama Brings in 2.973%

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2020
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Okay, episode 5 of Flower of Evil cements it for me. I LOVE THIS DRAMA. It’s totally Nice Guy on steroids and also starring Moon Chae Won and switching one of my baes Song Joong Ki for Lee Jun Ki and grounded by an interesting story with still so much ground to cover. Episode 5 got 2.973% ratings as the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Flower of Evil, Lee Jun Ki, Moon Chae Won

Go Kyung Pyo, Seohyun, Kim Young Min, and Kim Hyo Jin are Sleek and Sexy in Posters and Teaser for jTBC Drama Private Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2020
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September looks to start off smoldering with the vestiges of the Indian summer thanks the stylish swindling efforts of the leads of upcoming jTBC drama Private Life. The drama premieres the first week of September in the Wed-Thurs time slot following Can We Love, and changes the tone from woman searching for love for lots of robin hood type crooks … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Kyung Pyo, Kim Hyo Jin, Kim Young Min, Private Life, Seohyun

Park Bo Gum to Attend Press Conference for Record of Youth 3 Days Before Enlisting as Drama Releases New Stills and Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2020
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The makeup brush is going to be female lead Park So Dam‘s closest costar in upcoming tvN aspirational and romance drama Record of Youth. I hope she has just as good chemistry with male lead Park Bo Gum, lol, because she’s going to be spending plenty of time using that makeup brush on his character who is a model aspiring … Continue reading →

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

Lee Dong Wook, Jo Boa, and Kim Bum Enjoy First Script Reading for Fantasy Drama Tale of Gumiho

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2020
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Normally I don’t want script readings all the time but this one totally entertained me plus I am really curious about this drama. tvN released the official script reading video and interviews with the three leads of upcoming fantasy drama Tale of Gumiho, not to be confused with My Girlfriend is a Gumiho or Gu Family Book. This tale transports … Continue reading →

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

Big Three Networks SBS, MBC, and KBS to Cut Prime Time K-drama Production in Half in 2021 After Another Lackluster Ratings Year in 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2020
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Sigh, this is what happens when the product value drops and people find alternative options. If I could watch K-dramas on television to help with domestic ratings I would because I love the variety available and to know that low ratings = fewer CFs sold = losing money which ultimately leads to fewer K-dramas being produced and that sucks. K-ent … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dinner Mate, Find Me in Your Memory, Good Casting, Hyena, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, Secret Forest, The King: Eternal Monarch

Start-Up with Suzy, Nam Joo Hyuk, and Kim Sun Ho Confirmed October 2020 Premiere in the Sat-Sun tvN Time Slot

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2020
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Get ready for some geek talk with venture capital thrown in for good measure. Upcoming tvN drama Start-Up (formerly Sandbox) with Suzy, Nam Joo Hyuk, and Kim Sun Ho has bee filming since the spring and is confirmed this week for a premiere date in October 2020. The drama will take over the Sat-Sun time slot after Secret Forest 2 … Continue reading →

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

Kim Soo Hyun Adds Another Exceptional Drama Performance with Moon Kang Tae in It’s Okay to Not be Okay

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 10, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2020
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It’s time to say goodbye to It’s Okay to Not be Okay and I’m most loathe to bid farewell to male lead Moon Kang Tae. I feel like his character still has the most untold changes in the future, what career will he pick after going back to school and how will he navigate finally putting himself first and also … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Its Okay to Not be Okay, Kim Soo Hyun

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