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K-netizens Point Out Kim Eun Sook’s New Drama The Glory Has Same Story Outline as Another Author’s Manhwa

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 10, 2021
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C-dramas have been widely criticized for plagiarism for decades, either outright or remaking other stories without paying a licensing fee. K-drama have had the same criticism though far less frequent and more debatable instances. Mere days after hit screenwriter Kim Eun Sook‘s new drama was announced, got a female lead in top actress Song Hye Kyo, and revealed the name … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Eun Sook, The Glory

Song Hye Kyo’s New Drama by Kim Eun Sook is a Dark Revenge Thriller Titled The Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2021
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Mmmmmmm okay……this was not what I was expecting but am pleasantly more interested in it now. A few days after news that K-actress Song Hye Kyo was reuniting with hit screenwriter Kim Eun Sook for her next drama there is not a title and bare bones synopsis to add color to the project. The drama doesn’t have a network confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Eun Sook, Song Hye Kyo, The Glory

Song Hye Kyo Joins Exclusive Group of Lead Actor/Actress Who Have Done More than One Kim Eun Sook Penned Project

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2021
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I don’t think Kim Eun Sook is an award winning level of pure writer but her dramas are undoubtedly always worth a watch, whether to enjoy or kvetch or both. It’s no surprise that many of Korea’s top actors and actresses have chosen to star in her works, even Jeon Do Yeon who is considered the most legit true actress … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Eun Sook, Song Hye Kyo

Song Hye Kyo Confirmed for New Kim Eun Sook Drama, Reuniting 5 Years After Descendants of the Sun

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 4, 2021
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Man, it feels like everyone was on vacation the last week of 2020 and have returned to work this first week of 2021 on crack levels of news dropping. K-actress Song Hye Kyo will be making her next drama return with the confirmed casting as the female lead in hit screenwriter Kim Eun Sook‘s upcoming project. There is no title … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Eun Sook, Song Hye Kyo

Hit Screenwriters Kim Eun Hee and Kim Eun Sook are Good Friends in Real Life and Have Daughters Who Write in their Respective Styles

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 10, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 9, 2020
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Okay this is such a cute and wonderful tidbit to share. Screenwriter Kim Eun Hee (Signal, 3 Days, Sign) was recently on a variety show interview and discussed a wide range of topics ranging her from dramas next year Kingdom 3 and Mount Jiri, but this info is on her personal life. She’s apparently very good friends with fellow hit … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Eun Hee, Kim Eun Sook

Chosun News Passes the “God Screenwriter” Baton from Kim Eun Sook Failing with The King: Eternal Monarch to Park Ji Eun with Runaway Hit Crash Landing on You

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2020 by ockoalaMay 19, 2020
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Complacency is the insidious foe, like termites you can’t see but it’s slowly eating away at the foundation. If I am the most successful drama screenwriter of all time in South Korea Kim Eun Sook and I just read the article from Chosun News that says the epic failure of The King: Eternal Monarch means it’s time to pass her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash, Kim Eun Sook, Park Ji Eun, The King: Eternal Monarch

Kim Go Eun the Leading Candidate for Female Lead in The King: Eternal Sovereign Opposite Lee Min Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2019 by ockoalaMay 18, 2019
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This is just behind-the-news chatter but K-ent is reporting that casting is underway for Kim Eun Sook‘s next drama The King: Eternal Sovereign after confirming the crucial male lead role last week with Lee Min Ho. Of course all eyes are on who lands the coveted though also sometimes thankless role of the female lead in what is always more … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Eun Sook, Kim Go Eun, Lee Min Ho, The King: Eternal Sovereign

Kim Eun Sook’s 2020 Drama Confirmed with Second Chair PD of Descendants of the Sun and Moonlight Drawn by Clouds

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 5, 2019 by ockoalaMay 4, 2019
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Hit K-drama screenwriter Kim Eun Sook is elevating one of her previous drama’s assistant PDs to the head role for her yet untitled next drama. It’s confirmed for March 2020 and she will be working not with her long time PD collaborator Lee Eun Bok of Descendants of the Sun and Goblin but with his second chair PD Lee Sang … Continue reading →

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Famed K-drama Screenwriters Kim Eun Sook and Kim Eun Hee Hold Joint Question-Answer Session in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 6, 2017 by ockoalaSeptember 6, 2017
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If you love screenwriter Kim Eun Hee and/or Kim Eun Sook, the two sat down for a joint question-and-answer session this week in Seoul to share thoughts on their streak of successful K-dramas through the years. First they were asked about upcoming dramas – Kim Eun Hee has Kingdom, the Joseon era zombie drama, and she promises it will be … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Descendants of the Sun, Ghost, Goblin, Kim Eun Hee, Kim Eun Sook, Sign, Signal

Byun Yo Han and Kim Sa Rang Join Kim Eun Sook’s Period Romance Mr. Sunshine in Supporting Roles

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2017
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I normally would tag any Kim Eun Sook drama a ratings sure thing, she’s never had a flop unlike many of her successful peers who toggle success and failure equally. Especially with her last two dramas Goblin and Descendants of the Sun runaway hits and still in the news constantly, it would seem her next drama Mr. Sunshine slated for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byung Yo Han, Kim Eun Sook, Kim Sa Rang, KIm Tae Ri, Lee Byung Hun, Mr. Sunshine, Yoo Yeon Seok

Rising Movie Actress Kim Tae Ri Cast Opposite Lee Byung Hun in Kim Eun Sook’s Upcoming Mr. Sunshine

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 6, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 6, 2017
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I’m certain this leading lady casting will ripple as many waves as the leading man casting a week ago, but if hit screenwriter Kim Eun Sook knows what she’s doing then it’ll all work out come 2018 when the drama arrives. To the total surprise of everyone since this particular rising young actress’s name could not conceivably be bandied about … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Eun Sook, KIm Tae Ri, Lee Byung Hun, Mr. Sunshine

Lee Byung Hun Cast as the Male Lead in Kim Eun Sook’s Next Drama Mr. Sunshine

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2017 by ockoalaJune 23, 2017
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I’m not gonna mince words, this is going to be a tough drama to watch with my ambivalence and likely the blowback from the a portion of the audience. Breaking casting news heading into the weekend has top Korean movie star Lee Byung Hun making his first K-drama return 8 years (or 9 when the drama airs next year) as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Eun Sook, Lee Byung Hun, Mr. Sunshine

K-drama Viewers Polled Picked Kim Eun Sook as Favorite Screenwriter Followed by Kim Eun Hee and Noh Hee Kyung

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 10, 2017 by ockoalaJune 8, 2017
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Ranking K-drama screenwriters whether by quality or personal like is much harder than the actors and actresses that bring their narratives to life on television. Very few become household names, requiring hit after hit after hit and a longevity that is made even more difficult when storytelling creativity must be repeated. Like her or not, Kim Eun Sook has become … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Eun Hee, Kim Eun Sook, Noh Hee Kyung

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