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Supporting Male Leads of Moon Lovers Gets Their Specific Princely Casting Assignments

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 4, 2016
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A day after the leads of soon-to-start-filming period K-drama Moon Lovers confirmed final casting in Lee Jun Ki and IU, now the rest of the cast is also locked down and more importantly got specific character assignments. This is good news even if fans of the original work in novel and C-drama Bu Bu Jing Xin have issues with the K-version casting, at … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Baekhyun, Bu Bu Jing Xin, Hong Jong Hyun, IU, Ji Soo, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Jun Ki, Moon Lovers, Nam Joo Hyuk

Lee Jun Ki and IU Confirm Moon Lovers and Filming to Begin Next Week on K-version of Bu Bu Jing Xin

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 3, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 3, 2016
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Main casting is now finalized and script reading will take place this week on January 8th at SBS studios in Yeouido for the K-adaptation of well known Chinese period novel Bu Bu Jing Xin (Startling with Each Step). The K-version will be called Moon Lovers is for sure going to headline Lee Jun Ki as the male lead, in the role … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Baekhyun, Bu Bu Jing Xin, Hong Jong Hyun, IU, Ji Soo, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Jun Ki, Moon Lovers, Nam Joo Hyuk

IU and Ji Soo New Addition to Moon Lovers with Lee Jun Ki as Drama Gets SBS September 2016 Timeslot

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 27, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 27, 2015
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You know how all signs points to something most likely going to suck, but the love is just too strong to pass it by without having a glance. That’s how I feel about upcoming K-drama Moon Lovers, the K-adaptation of popular C-novel Bu Bu Jing Xin (Startling with Each Step). Starting from the inane name change, the whole thing reeks … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Baekhyun, Bu Bu Jing Xin, Hong Jong Hyun, IU, Ji Soo, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Sung Kyun, Lee Jun Ki, Moon Lovers, Nam Joo Hyuk

The 52nd Grand Bell Awards Holds Star Power Dimmed Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2015
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The pared down and star-dimmed 52nd Annual Grand Bell Awards (Daejong Awards) took place Friday night and the biggest K-star in attendance ended up being Lee Min Ho. The fact that he won Best New Actor in Film for Gangnam Blues says something, not about whether he was deserving or not, but that an awards show solely devoted to film … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Grand Bell Awards, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Hyun Woo, Lee Min Ho, Lim Ji Yeon, Park Seo Joon, Yoo Yeon Seok

Kang Ha Neul the First Male Lead to Join Moon Lovers, the K-drama Version of Bu Bu Jing Xin

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 26, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 27, 2015
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Now this is what I call a promising first step in drama casting. Even without a network or time slot secured yet, PD Kim Kyu Tae‘s upcoming K-drama Moon Lovers slated for 2016 has gotten a lot of attention for being the K-drama adaptation of Chinese period novel Bu Bu Jing Xin. Most know the story from the C-drama adaptation … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Ha Neul, Moon Lovers

Man-boys Abound in Full Movie Trailer for Twenty with Kim Woo Bin, Kang Ha Neul, and Junho

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 17, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 17, 2015
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Who else gets the feeling that filming the upcoming boys coming-of-age movie Twenty was like going on an extended retreat for leads Kim Woo Bin, Kang Ha Neul, and Junho? Sure they were required to act, but the movie looks like such a riot and their performances have this limber relaxed vibe like they were halfway being themselves in showcasing … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Junho, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Woo Bin, Twenty

Park Shin Hye and Kang Ha Neul Considering Rom-com Movie Happy Facebook

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 10, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2015
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With the sprawling young cast of Heirs, there is bound to be reunions at some point down the road in either a drama or movie. Some reunions would be right up my alley, like Kim Woo Bin and Park Shin Hye doing a drama together one day that would finally let the only pairing that worked for me in Heirs … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Happy Facebook, Kang Ha Neul, Park Shin Hye

The Male Leads of Twenty Showcase Reel and Real Bromance Promoting the Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2015 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2015

I feel like the movie gods are smiling down on me, how else to explain the three-for-three casting in the upcoming K-movie Twenty. With just one leading man being a favorite of mine, like Kim Woo Bin is, that would be enough for me to want to watch it. Throw in Kang Ha Neul and Junho of 2PM and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Junho, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Woo Bin, Twenty

Twenty with Kim Woo Bin Drops First Adorable Movie Posters and Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 5, 2015 by ockoalaFebruary 5, 2015

Early promos are revving up for the upcoming early spring comedy coming-of-age movie Twenty. The drama drops in March which is really a nice close one-two punch for leading man Kim Woo Bin, coming off a successful winter holiday movie run for the caper flick The Con Artists. That movie wasn’t a runaway success but did well enough at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Junho, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Woo Bin, Twenty

2014 SBS Year End Drama Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 1, 2015 by ockoalaJanuary 1, 2015

With the 2014 SBS Drama Awards, another prolific if underwhelming in quality year wraps up in K-dramaland. There wasn’t an underlying reason I saved this network for last in coverage, MBC went first and I only had time to write about the KBS awards before passing out sick as a dog after watching the new year’s fireworks light off. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Choi Jung Yoon, Clara, Han Groo, Han Sunhwa, Han Ye Seul, Hwang Jung Eum, Jeon Ji Hyun, Joo Sang Wook, Kang Ha Neul, Kang Sora, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Yoo Jung, Kim Young Kwang, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Yoo Bi, Nam Bora, Park Seo Joon, Shin Sung Rok, So Yi Hyun, Yoochun

Angel Eyes with Gu Hye Sun and Lee Sang Yoon Release Lovely Stills and Teasers

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 25, 2014 by ockoalaMarch 25, 2014

The upcoming SBS drama Angel Eyes is poised to take over in less than two weeks after Thrice Married Woman wraps up this weekend. I feel like that time slot for SBS has been a steady stream of painful to watch dramas that are admittedly quality written fare, from Birth Secret to Goddess of Marriage and now to Thrice Married Woman. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Angel Eyes, Gy Hye Sun, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Sang Yoon, Nam Ji Hyun

Angel Eyes Starts Filming Childhood Portion and Confirms Cast of Lee Sang Yoon, Gu Hye Sun, and Kim Ji Suk

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2014

SBS weekends have been pretty lackluster for me for a long time. The last weekend drama I enjoyed (somewhat) was Cheongdamdong Alice. The ones after that like Birth Secret, Goddess of Marriage, and Thrice Married Woman have all been singularly hard to watch. Not bad per se, just not very fun to slog through. Coming up next is Angel Eyes, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Angel Eyes, Gu Hye Soon, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Ji Suk, Lee Sang Yoon, Nam Ji Hyun

Highly Anticipated Heirs Releases First Video Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 19, 2013 by ockoalaSeptember 19, 2013

“It’s okay, baby!” Those are the first words we hear from Lee Min Ho’s lips in his turn as the exiled high school rich boy in Heirs or The Inheritors (Those Who Wear the Crown, Withstand the Weight: The Heirs). The drama released the first ever video teaser since it’s three weeks away from its premiere, despite it feeling like … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Jin Hyuk, Heirs, Kang Ha Neul, Kang Min Hyuk, Kim Ji Won, Kim Woo Bin, Krystal, Lee Min Ho, Park Hyung Sik, Park Shin Hye

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