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Jang Dong Gun Returns for Arthdal Chronicles 2 Continuing to Make the Top Antagonist Sexy Bad

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 15, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2023
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I thought Jang Dong Gun as the main antagonist in Arthdal Chronicles was the most interesting character onscreen and also expressed the most charisma. He’s back for season 2 Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun continuing to try and rule the land and keep his grip on power. He still has that warrior king vibe looking all grungy and grouchy … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun | 3 Replies

tvN Kicks Off Promos for Arthdal Chronicles: Sword of Aramun with First Poster and Four Lead Character Previews

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 8, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2023
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Mark your calendars for September 9th as that is when the long planned second season to fantasy sageuk Arthdal Chronicles hit the small screen on tvN in the Sat-Sun time slot. Starring Lee Jun Ki and Shin Se Kyung as the grown up versions of Song Joong Ki and Kim Ji Won‘s characters from the 2020 drama, with returning antagonists … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ok Bin, Lee Jun Ki, Shin Se Kyung | 4 Replies

tvN Kicks Off Promos for Arthdal Chronicles 2 with Script Reading Stills From Last Year with leads Lee Jun Ki, Kim Ok Bin, and Jang Dong Gun

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2023
Warrior group in natural outdoor setting.

Cable network tvN has a solid lineup for the remainder of the year and coming in September 2023 will be the quite unknown what to expect Arthdal Chronicles 2. It’s called Arthdal Chronicles: Sword of Aramun (or Aramoon) and takes place in a time jump from the original drama with the switch of leads Song Joong Ki and Kim Ji … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ok Bin, Lee Jun Ki | 5 Replies

Adult Version Arthdal Chronicles 2 with New Leads Lee Jun Ki and Shin Se Kyung Wrap Filming and Heads into Post-production

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 2, 2023 by ockoalaMay 1, 2023
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So we just started the month of May in 2023 so the initial discussion last year that Arthdal Chronicles 2 will air in the first part of 2023 is clearly not happening. But whether it will be ready for a premiere later this year or end up a 2024 drama is still unclear. What’s clear is that the drama wrapping … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ok Bin, Lee Jun Ki, Shin Se Kyung | 9 Replies

First Official Stills for Arthdal Chronicles Season 2 with New Leads Lee Jun Ki and Shin Se Kyung and Returning Villains Jang Dong Gun and Kim Ok Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2022
Warrior group in natural outdoor setting.

It’s raining K-drama goodies to start off the week so here is the first official stills for Arthdal Chronicles 2, the sequel to the 2020 summer blockbuster primed drama that wasn’t. It will air next year in 2023 and in the drama narrative there will be a time jump as teenaged character leads played by Song Joong Ki and Kim … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ok Bin, Lee Jun Ki, Shin Se Kyung | 9 Replies

Production Company Confirms Season 2 of Arthdal Chronicles to Start Filming September 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 15, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 14, 2020
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It’s too early to say whether this is a financial smart move but the production company behind the big budget fantasy sageuk Arthdal Chronicles has announced officially that season 2 of the series would indeed be made. Filming is scheduled to commence September of 2020 which means the drama won’t even air until 2021. With season dramas there at least … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ji Won, Kim Ok Bin, Song Joong Ki | 43 Replies

Jang Dong Gun Returns from Hawaii without Wife Go So Young and Kids After Joo Jin Mo Phone Hack Text Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 15, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 15, 2020
Man in black outfit at promotional event.

The Joo Jin Mo phone hack scandal and the ensuing public reaction is nuanced in many ways and the biggest victim appears to be Jang Dong Gun. Even Joo Jin Mo is a victim because his phone got back and private conversations were made public, and those conversations the public had no right or expectation to see even if Joo … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Go So Young, Jang Dong Gun | 16 Replies

Joo Jin Mo’s Phone Hack Reveals Sleazy Texts with Jang Dong Gun and References to Similar Behavior of Other Top K-actors

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2020
Two men discussing messages on a screen.

Man, this isn’t disappointing it’s just flat out a seminal moment in K-ent, almost a second wave of the Me Too movement of 2018 when many male K-stars were outed to have harassed, assaulted, abused, and even raped women during their career in power. Last year it was the younger stars like Seungri and Jung Joon Young revealed to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jang Dong Gun, Joo Jin Mo | 61 Replies

Arthdal Chronicles Ends with 7.373% Ratings and Confirms There Will Another Season

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 23, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 22, 2019
Characters from a dramatic fantasy series.

tvN chose to bisect the airing of fantasy sageuk Arthdal Chronicles into technically three parts but aired in two segments. Part 1 and 2 aired together as 12-episodes, then came Hotel Del Luna, and now Part 3 aired as a final 6-episode chunk. But the story itself was Season 1 and boy did it sure feel like it. I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ji Won, Kim Ok Bin, Song Joong Ki | 33 Replies

Penultimate Episode of Fantasy Sageuk Arthdal Chronicles Bring in 6.412% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 21, 2019
Behind-the-scenes moments from a historical drama.

It’s finale weekend over on tvN as the big budgeted and highly promoted fantasy sageuk Arthdal Chronicles wraps up its ambitious tale with the final two episodes. The penultimate episode brought in 6.412% ratings, so part 3 of this drama in the end could not give it a much needed ratings boost beyond the 6% range it averaged during its … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ji Won, Kim Ok Bin, Song Joong Ki | 28 Replies

2019 Asia Artist Awards Lines Up Top K-stars Yoona, Park Min Young, Ji Chang Wook, Jang Dong Gun, Jung Hae In and More

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 18, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 17, 2019
Three portraits of women with different hairstyles.

The Asia Artist Awards started only three years ago in 2016 created by a few cable networks. This year it’s going to be held in Vietnam and announced as the MCs are singer Leeteuk and actress Lim Ji Yeon. The first female names to attend as presenters are out and include singer-actress Yoona currently with the summer blockbuster hit movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Jang Dong Gun, Ji Chang Wook, Kwang Soo, Lee Jung Eun, Leeteuk, Lim Ji Yeon, Ong Seung Woo, Park Min Young, Yoona | 30 Replies

Arthdal Chronicles Returns for Season 3 with Same 6% Ratings as Previous Seasons

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2019
Collage of five characters in fantasy setting.

It’s a short 3 week airing for the final third season of fantasy sageuk Arthdal Chronicles, with only 6-episodes left to wrap up the epic tale. Episode 13 aired this Saturday and got 6.115% ratings, a steep drop from its predecessor Hotel Del Luna which averaged 8.867% and its final episode broke 12%. I’m still not feeling the epic-ness of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ji Won, Kim Ok Bin, Song Joong Ki | 11 Replies

Fantasy Sageuk Arthdal Chronicles Returns for Season 2 This Weekend Taking Over For Hotel Del Luna

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 6, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 6, 2019
Four characters from a fantasy series.

tvN started off summer of 2019 with the highly anticipated fantasy sageuk Arthdal Chronicles but it was the next drama to come the fantasy drama Hotel Del Luna that garnered higher ratings an buzz. One will never know how Arthdal would have done had it aired all episodes in succession but it decided to separate 6-episode chunk into seasons so … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ji Won, Kim Ok Bin, Song Joong Ki | 8 Replies

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