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Jang Dong Yoon Basks in the Success of The Tale of Nokdu and in Talks for OCN Drama Search

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2019
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Rising young actors and actresses sometimes need luck to get their big break. Such is the case of Jang Dong Yoon who has been in several dramas up til now but his male lead role in KBS sageuk The Tale of Nokdu was tailored made to vault him into star status. He was so beautiful as the cross-dressing widow yet … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon | 19 Replies

The Tale of Nokdu Ends Historically Consistent with a Happy Ending for the Adorable Jang Dong Yoon and Kim So Hyun OTP

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2019
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The last 9 weeks flew by probably because I was so addicted to KBS Mon-Tues sageuk The Tale of Nokdu that I looked forward to each Monday arriving. I’m going to genuinely miss this drama that managed to start off wacky with the cross-dressing hijinks but settle into a serious and heartwarming romance and family issues drama. The politics always … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu | 57 Replies

The Tale of Nokdu Remains Steady in Love and Family Politics in Penultimate Episodes Leading to Monday Finale

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 24, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 24, 2019
Historical drama scenes with romance and action.

The little sageuk that could readies itself for a finale on Monday in a balance scale of what was so wonderful and what could have been more. KBS drama The Tale of Nokdu has only one episode left, the final episode 16, airing this Monday due to a schedule disruption that upended the usual odd-even airing pairs. That made last … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu | 17 Replies

Week 7 of The Tale of Nokdu is a Tale of a Boy Trying to Figure Out His Dad and His Girlfriend Trying to Assassinate Said Dad

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2019
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All perfect things inevitably show their mortality, who is ever fully perfect yes, and in week 7 the episodes of The Tale of Nokdu kinda thump softly on the ground of reality. The sweetness of a cute story of a cross-dressing boy who meets the love of his life has descended from those light airy days to the seriousness of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu | 32 Replies

Romance Heats Up in Heart Pounding Kisses and Starlit Walks in Episode 10 of The Tale of Nokdu

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 4, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 4, 2019
Historic costume drama featuring two leads.

Man, it’s like the screenwriter drilled into my head and then created THE perfect sageuk youth romance for me, including the most perfect sageuk lead couple casting since Park Bo Gum and Kim Yoo Jung in Moonlight Drawn by Clouds. Mon-Tues KBS drama The Tale of Nokdu has Jang Dong Yoon and Kim So Hyun with their own special brand … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu | 17 Replies

The Tale of Nokdu Delivers Winning OST Along with Delightfully Hallyu Story and OTP Chemistry

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 3, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 3, 2019
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The hit Hallyu dramas always has addicting OST, it’s almost a given that a drama can’t hit the all-kill unless the music was good enough the augment a well written story and great acting and chemistry. The throwback satisfaction of currently airing sageuk romance The Tale of Nokdu also comes with a boppy OST with great hooks and deft placement … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu | 24 Replies

Romance and Birth Secrets Moves to Hanyang as The Tale of Nokdu Continues to Be Perfect Drama Watching

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 29, 2019 by ockoalaApril 16, 2020
Characters in historical drama, emotional moments.

It’s like the screenwriter can read my mind and gives me everything I ask for and more with The Tale of Nokdu. I get tired of Nokdu cross-dressing and the widow’s village is wiped out, he returns to being a dude permanently, and the action moves to Hanyang and the central birth secret and palace intrigue plot. The romance also … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu | 35 Replies

The Tale of Nokdu Leaps Forward in Emotional Revelations and Twisty Plot Development in Fourth Week Episodes

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2019
Two characters in traditional attire conversing.

KBS drama The Tale of Nokdu is seriously way better than it projected on the premise alone and I was good with a silly and fun cross-dressing tale. Now we have double palace and royal family male descendants intrigue and feelings so strong and bursting forth Kim So Hyun‘s Dong Joo feels the need to physically get herself away from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kang Tae Oh, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu | 26 Replies

Jang Dong Yoon Makes Sageuk History as Kissing Both Leads in the Same Episode in Epic Speed Developments

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 2, 2019

I’m glad there is a substantive story with a birth mystery grounding this sageuk otherwise on click bait developments alone it’s barreling full speed ahead. KBS Mon-Tues drama The Tale of Nokdu only aired one episode this week and for a 5th episode it broke a ton of norms in K-dramas. It’s one of the earliest kisses between the leads … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu | 20 Replies

Second Week of The Tale of Nokdu Shines with Truth Revealed and Friendship Blossoming Between the Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2019
Young couple in traditional clothing, interacting.

Gosh darn it, I just love KBS Mon-Tues drama The Tale of Nokdu. It continues to live up to the fun and beautiful promos from last month, arriving to inject me with a critically needed dose of cute and sassy with leads Kim So Hyun and Jang Dong Yoon. The ratings remain in the 6% range so this doesn’t appear … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Tale of Nokdu | 16 Replies

KBS Sageuk The Tale of Nokdu Leads Mon-Tues Ratings and Off to Positive Netizen Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 1, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 1, 2019
Couple in traditional attire, smiling together.

I haven’t followed a Mon-Tues K-drama in months and the wait has been worth it to find a drama worth my commitment again. KBS dropped the youth sageuk The Tale of Nokdu this week and it’s as entertaining and charming as the previews suggested. Leads Jang Dong Yoon and Kim So Hyun are perfectly cast in their respective roles and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu | 20 Replies

Kim So Hyun and Jang Dong Yoon Stir Up Anticipation for The Tale of Nokdu at Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 30, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 30, 2019
Three individuals at a promotional event.

If there is a any fictional reason for a man to go live in a widows village in the Joseon era, the more unbelievable part is that he would pass for a woman simply by disguise. But seeing Jang Dong Yoon in upcoming KBS sageuk The Tale of Nokdu go from warrior to woman had made me believe the impossible, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Jung Joon Ho, Kim So Hyun, Song Gun Hee, The Tale of Nokdu | 15 Replies

Jang Dong Yoon and Kim So Hyun are Pretty as a Picture in Couple Poster and New Stills for The Tale of Nokdu

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 22, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 22, 2019
Couple in traditional attire, smiling together.

I’ve been having a niggling sense of deja vu vibes from the promos and pairing of upcoming KBS drama The Tale of Nokdu and finally connected the dots when I saw the just released couple poster with leads Kim So Hyun and Jang Dong Yoon. This is Kim So Hyun’s turn to have her own sageuk youth romance in the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu | 12 Replies

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