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Chae Jong Hyeob and Kim Min Ju Cast in Romance K-drama Shining

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 11, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2024
Man in tuxedo and woman making heart gesture.

There is a new romance K-drama cast and ready to film for a 2025 release. It’s titled Shining and will star Chae Jong Hyeob and idol-actress Kim Min Ju. He’s been a male lead for years now and does quiet romance so well but she’s getting her first female lead role after being a supporting star in a few dramas … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Kim MIn Ju

Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob for W Korea Promoting tvN Romance Drama Serendipity’s Embrace

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2024
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I feel like the wait for Serendipity’s Embrace (Korean title Is It Coincidence) has been as long as the two lead’s second chance romance in the drama. The promos started in late May and we’re not two months later but thankfully the drama arrives in mere days on July 22nd. Leads Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob are featured … Continue reading →

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Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob Experience the High School to Adult Second Chance Romance in New Poster and Stills for Serendipity’s Embrace

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 10, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 10, 2024
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Grah I am sooooo ready for this K-drama, so perhaps it’s good that I’m traveling next two weeks and perhaps can be kept so busy that when I return to the real world this baby has arrived on July 22nd. tvN released new posters and stills for romance drama Serendipity’s Embrace this week and I’m just grinning with happiness seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Kim So Hyun, Serendipity's Embrace

tvN Romance Drama Serendipity’s Embrace with Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob Release New Poster and Preview

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 28, 2024 by ockoalaJune 28, 2024
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We’re turning the corner into July 2024 soon but this drama is still weeks away with a scheduled July 22nd premiere on tvN. The network released another poster and a new preview for Serendipity’s Embrace starring Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob and I’m still swooning with excitement over how if done right this drama will hit all my … Continue reading →

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K-drama Is It Coincidence with Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob Confirms July 22nd Premiere on tvN

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2024 by ockoalaJune 20, 2024
Students interacting in a school hallway.

Woo hoo, finally a coming K-drama I’m wildly excited about. Scheduling on tvN has confirmed that romance K-drama Is It Coincidence will be airing next month on July 22, 2024. It’s a high school to years later second chance romance starring Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob that is based on a webtoon. And like the recent two year … Continue reading →

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First Stills of Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob in Romance K-drama Is It Coincidence

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 25, 2024 by ockoalaApril 24, 2024
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Oh what a great surprise! This drama was announced two years ago and I’ve long since given up on airing or news and now we get the first stills woo hoo. Is It Coincidence starring Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob dropped two official drama stills and both are just so cute, wholesome yet the chemistry between the two … Continue reading →

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tvN Drama Castaway Diva with Park Eun Bin and Chae Jong Hyeob Ends Solid and Steady Run Averaging 7% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 3, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 3, 2023
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I feel like Park Hye Ryun‘s last drama Start-up, which I loved but ended up being so polarizing with viewers due to the male lead ship wars, made her next drama Castaway Diva turn out so uneventful. This weekend the drama finished it’s short 12-episode run averaging around 7% ratings through its entire run which I attribute to Park Eun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Castaway Diva, Chae Jong Hyeob, Park Eun Bin

Park Eun Bin Delivers a Hit to tvN as Castaway Diva Hits 7.988% Ratings by Episode 4 But the Drama Becomes the Who is Ki Ho Show Between the Male Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 6, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 6, 2023
Four characters exchange intense expressions.

So my love for screenwriter Park Hye Ryun is basically contrary to mainstream lol, I’m so invested in Pinocchio, While You Were Sleeping, and Start-Up, but her bigger hits are I Hear Your Voice and now Castaway Diva which I am enjoying but not rabid about. Her formula is still at work here to great success, an engaging and emotionally … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Castaway Diva, Cha Hak Yeon, Chae Jong Hyeob, Park Eun Bin

tvN Weekend Drama Castaway Diva Premieres to Low-ish 3.172% Ratings But Jumps in Second Episode to 5.155% with Solid Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 30, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 30, 2023
Two characters on a rocky beach backdrop.

Last weekend was a big new arrival in K-drama land with Castaway Diva premiering on tvN, following Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun and with the return of Park Eun Bin after her career elevating hit Extraordinary Attorney Woo last year. I was swamped so haven’t checked it out yet but this is a much watch for me not just … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Castaway Diva, Cha Hak Yeon, Chae Jong Hyeob, Lee Re, Park Eun Bin

Park Eun Bin Gets Comparatively Less Famous Chae Jong Hyeob and Cha Hak Yeon as Male Leads for K-drama Diva of the Deserted Island

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 15, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 14, 2023
Two smiling individuals in different outfits.

I’m not sure if other bigger male leads passed on this drama but Park Eun Bin will be working with Chae Jong Hyeob as her costar with Cha Hak Yeon as the supporting lead for Diva of the Deserted Island. But this casting isn’t that odd considering that screenwriter Park Hye Ryun in some of her earlier dramas like Dream … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Hak Yeon, Chae Jong Hyeob, Diva of the Deserted Island

Chae Jong Hyeob to Join Kim So Hyun in Second Chance Romance K-drama Is It Coincidence

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2022
Young man in a white shirt posing sideways.

Oh I like this male lead pick! A day after news that Kim So Hyun was taking on modern romance K-drama Is It Coincidence the male lead has been announced as likely Chae Jong Hyeob. He was the best thing in the messiest of hot mess dramas that was Sisyphus: The Myth but hasn’t since delivered on that potential in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Is It Coincidence, Kim So Hyun

jTBC Saturday Drama Nevertheless Wraps Up Mixed Reception Run with an Ending that Will Surely Please Devoted Fans Who Stuck With It

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2021
Two young people playfully covering their faces.

A cohesive picture is always more telling about a story than just reading a chapter at a time. Perhaps jTBC drama Nevertheless should have been a Netflix produced series where all the episodes drop at once. It never delivered on the buzzy lead hype of Song Kang and Han So Hee pairing up and the push-and-pull dynamics of a realistic … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Han So Hee, Nevertheless, Song Kang

Song Ji Hyo, Nam Ji Hyun, and Chae Jong Hyeob Serve Up Dishes and Wishes in First Posters for Welcome to Witch’s Restaurant

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2021 by ockoalaJune 15, 2021
Woman in dark dress at magical kitchen.

The fantasy genre in K-dramas continues to go strong and up next is streaming platform TVING with Welcome to Witch’s Restaurant. I’ll confess to probably letting this one slip by but for the fact that it stars Nam Ji Hyun and rising rookie actor Chae Jong Hyeob which is enough for me to check out, and I’m not allergic to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Nam Ji Hyun, Song Ji Hyo, Welcome to Witch's Restaurant

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