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Bae Soo Bin Joins Sageuk Drama Affection Playing Ro Woon’s Father

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2021 by ockoalaJune 2, 2021
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Okay, this post really should be a series of exclamation points and question marks and WTF headdesking. Or perhaps I’m simply unable and unwilling to look at that butcher’s cleaver that is time and accept that reality when I heard of this casting. K-actor Bae Soo Bin is returning to his sageuk roots joining the cast of Affection (Yeonmo) adapted … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Affection, Bae Soo Bin, Ro Woon

jTBC Presents Another Mature Suspense Drama with July 2020 Premiere of Graceful Friends with Song Yoon Ah and Yoo Joon Sang

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2020 by ockoalaJune 15, 2020
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If tvN is the most mainstream of the cable networks, OCN has carved out procedurals/thrillers, Chosun TV has one hit a year with sageuks, then jTBC is the indie that’s riding the dark horse all the way to the deepest recesses of the human psyche. On the heels of two record breaking K-dramas with Sky Castle and The World of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Graceful friends, Han Da Gam, Kim Sung Oh, Kim Won Hae, Song Yoon Ah, Yoo Joon Sang

K-actor Jo Hyun Jae Gets Married and Former Costars Han Chae Young, Jang Hyuk, and Bae Soo Bin Attend Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 25, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 25, 2018
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Congrats to my first K-drama leading man love Jo Hyun Jae as he got married over the weekend to his golfer fiancee. The couple has dated for five years and announced only recently that they were tying the knot. Jo Hyun Jae made a press appearance before the ceremony to talk to the media gathered outside the ceremony venue but … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Han Chae Young, Jang Hyuk, Jo Hyun Jae

SBS Weekend Drama Good Witch with Lee Da Hae, Ryu Soo Young, and Bae Soo Bin Releases First Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2018
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Whenever I see a bunch of dolled up Korean actors and actresses on a photo set with a lavish backdrop, chances are it’s poster filming for a weekend drama. These sprawling affairs with a large cast and many intersecting story lines are there for the steady weekend fix of family with a dollop of makjang, and how big that dollop … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Good Witch, Lee Da Hae, Ryu Soo Young

First Look at Lee Da Hae and Ryu Soo Young for SBS Weekend Drama Good Witch

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2017 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2017
Two people posing in stylish outerwear.

I’m liking the cast of upcoming SBS weekend drama Good Witch very much, and also loving how the first character promos look like a very coordinated group shot for winter outerwear. SBS is getting killed in ratings for this time slot as currently airing Bravo My Life is managing middle single digits but weekend dramas remain a fertile ground for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged An Woo Yeon, Bae Soo Bin, Good Witch, Lee Da Hae, Ryu Soo Young, Yoon Se Ah

Lee Min Ho Costars and Good Friends Turn Out En Masse for Gangnam 1970 VIP Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2015 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2015

The upcoming gangster noir period film Gangnam 1970 has basically turned into the Lee Min Ho show even if the movie has him co-headlining along with Kim Rae Won. If I were Kim Rae Won I wouldn’t let this bother much – he currently has the number one drama on the Mon-Tues time slot with Punch and has been garnering … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Bae Soo Bin, Choi Jin Hyuk, Choi Jung Won, Gangnam 1970, Jung Il Woo, Kang Min Hyuk, Kang Sora, Kim Bum, Kim Hee Sun, Kim Rae Won, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Jong Hyun, Lee Min Ho, Oh Joo Wan, Park Bo Young, Park Shin Hye

Angsty Revenge Melodrama Returns with the Premiere of Secret with Ji Sung and Hwang Jung Eum

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2013 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2013

I just know I’m probably going to loathe all the main characters in the upcoming KBS melodrama Secret (English title Secret Love) starring Ji Sung as an emotionally dysfunctional second generation chaebol, Hwang Jung Eum as the girl who he thinks killed his girlfriend, Bae Soo Bin as a prosecutor and douchebag boyfriend to Hwang Jung Eum, and Lee Da … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Hwang Jung Eum, Ji Sung, Lee Da Hee, Secret

KBS Melodrama Secret Releases Moody and Tense Official Stills and Teaser Preview

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 4, 2013 by ockoalaJanuary 14, 2014

As The Blade and Petal wraps up this week, next week KBS presents what feels like an old-fashioned four corner melodrama into the mix. I like the cast so I’m going to check it out Secret, but the sensation that this drama is playing catch up from the get go leaves me worried about its quality. Starring Ji Sung, Hwang … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Hwang Jung Eum, Ji Sung, Lee Da Hee, Secret

Upcoming Wed-Thurs Drama New Stills: Joo Ji Hoon in Medical Top Team and Ji Sung for Secret

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2013 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2013

Joo Ji Hoon cannot catch a break when it comes to drama hair-dos. I can’t even wrap my mind around his hair for the role of the antagonist doctor in Medical Top Team. It’s slicked back, which usually denotes an ambitious suit-and-tie corporate raider type character. The slicked back I can handle, what’s destroying my eyes is how flat it … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Hwang Jung Eum, Ji Sung, Joo Ji Hoon, Medical Top Team, Secret

Secret Holds Script Reading with Ji Sung, Hwang Jung Eum, Bae Soo Bin, and Lee Da Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2013

I guess it’s a good thing the upcoming KBS drama Secret is a modern story otherwise I can’t imagine how the production would fare if it was a sageuk and there is four weeks remaining before it’s scheduled to premiere after the end of The Blade and Petal. I never procrastinate and it’s actually a pet peeve of mine to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Hwang Jung Eum, Ji Sung, Lee Da Hee, Secret

Bae Soo Bin and Lee Da Hee Reportedly in talks for K-drama Secret

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 1, 2013 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2013

The upcoming KBS drama Secret has been living up to its name throughout the entire development process. Its existence was barely acknowledged until two weeks ago when it started casting its net publicly for leads, whereas most K-dramas generate chatter on the down low for months prior to even getting into formal production. With only less than 6 weeks left … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Lee Da Hee, Secret

K-stars Descend on a Summer Night for the Cold Eyes Movie Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 26, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 10, 2013

Nothing screams dead heat of Summer than a nighttime VIP movie premiere in Seoul where all the stars attending were glistening with the combination of BB cream and sweat. Blotting paper for all! It was a parade of actors and actresses at the star-studded movie premiere for Cold Eyes (otherwise known as Surveillance or Stakeout or The Watchers), the thriller … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Choi Jin Hyuk, Cold Eyes, Eunjung, Go Soo, Han Hyo Joo, Han Ji Min, Im Soo Jung, Ji Jin Hee, Joo Ji Hoon, Jung Woo Sung, Junho, Kim Hyo Jin, Kim So Eun, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jung Jae, Lee Jung Jin, Park Ha Sun, Song Joong Ki, Song Seung Heon, Suzy, UEE, Yoo Ji Tae, Yoochun

The Fashionable Stars Descend on the 2012 Busan International Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2012 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2013

It’s fashion time, baby! Despite finding awards shows completely inaccurate in predicting quality, I enjoy it solely for the pretty. It’s a chance for stars to dress up and be unashamed of their extraordinary natural or enhanced prettiness and just be as superficially pretty as possible. Nothing wrong with that whatsoever. This week the 2012 Busan International Film Festival kicked off … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Fashion | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Gu Hye Sun, Jaejoong, Jung Woo Sung, Kang Ji Hwan, Kim Min Jong, Kim Nam Gil, Kim Sun Ah, Lee Yeon Hee, Lee Yoon Ji, Moon Geun Young, Oh Ji Ho, Park Shi Yeon, Park Ye Jin, Song Ji Hyo, Tang Wei

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