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Kim Se Jung and Lee Jong Won Cross Skills and Foment Chemistry in Posters and Preview for ENA Rom-com Brewing Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 6, 2024
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Keeping expectations low is the name of the game for me when it comes to upcoming November K-drama Brewing Love. I enjoy both leads Kim Se Jung and Lee Jong Won but remain easily disappointed with K-drama rom-com plots these days. But then I remember how Kim Se Jung hit it out of the part with A Business Proposal and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Brewing Love, Kim Se Jung, Lee Jong Won

ENA Drama Drunken Romance with Kim Se Jung and Lee Jong Won Release First Teaser Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 14, 2024 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2024
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Small cable network ENA remains a gem in terms of underrated surprises, it’s not consistently delivering winners but is always worth checking out when a new drama premieres and the premise is up my alley. I’m locked in for the November 2024 release of Drunken Romance because I adore leads Kim Se Jung and Lee Jong Won, and bonus points … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Drunken Romance, Kim Se Jung, Lee Jong Won

Moving Takes Home Drama Daesang, The Worst of Evil Wins Best Director, Namgoong Min Gets Long Awaited Best Actor, and Honey Lee Upsets for Best Actress in Fun Night at the 2024 Baeksang Arts Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2024 by ockoalaMay 7, 2024
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The 2024 Baeksang Arts Awards took place this Tuesday May 7th in Seoul and it was also the 60th year of the event so a milestone for sure. There is a lot to digest so let’s get to it! Moving took home the drama side Daesang and I knew that would happen when Best Drama went to My Dearest so … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ahn Eun Jin, Go Min Si, Honey Lee, Kim Go Eun, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Sun Ho, Krystal, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Jong Won, Lim Ji Yeon, Namgoong Min, Park Bo Gum, Ra Mi Ran, Ryu Seung Ryong, Song Joong Ki, Suzy, Uhm Jung Hwa, Yeom Hye Ran, Yoo Yeon Seok, YUjin

Lee Jong Won Follows Breakout in Knight Flower with Male Lead in Rom-com In the Name of Alcohol Opposite Kim Se Jung

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2024 by ockoalaApril 5, 2024
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Oooooh I love this pairing and this drama set up! K-ent is reporting that Lee Jong Won and Kim Se Jung are the leads for an upcoming rom-com drama titled In the Name of Alcohol. She’s an executive for a spirits distribution company and he’s a craft beer brewer, and of course she’s going to be all business and he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Se Jung, Lee Jong Won

Knight Flower Ends with 18.4% Ratings Surpassing The Red Sleeve Cuff as the Highest Rated MBC Fri-Sat Drama of All Time

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 18, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 18, 2024
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Well I know who’s getting the MBC Daesang this year lol. Of course another drama can come along and surpass this but it’s still the biggest rocket out of the gate in 2024. MBC Fri-Sat night sageuk drama Knight Flower with Honey Lee and Lee Jong Won ended this weekend with the final episode getting 18.4% ratings, an extraordinary achievement … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Knight Flower, Lee Jong Won

K-netizens Disappointed that Hit MBC Sageuk Knight Flower is Ending Next Weekend with a Short 12-episode Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 12, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 13, 2024
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Viewers complain, rightfully so, that K-dramas start strong and then fade or fall off a cliff in script quite often. So it’s both a blessing and a sadness when a strong drama that remains strong will be on the shorter end of a usual run. MBC weekend drama Knight Flower with Honey Lee and Lee Jong Won has been the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Knight Flower, Lee Jong Won

Knight Flower with Honey Lee Hit 10.8% Ratings in Third Episode on Way to Another Hit for MBC

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2024
Woman in traditional and ninja attire.

K-actress Honey Lee had a good week last week with the premiere of her sageuk drama Knight Flower which got solid ratings and good reviews, buoyed by the ratings going up from the first to the second episode. This weekend she’s really off to the races as the third episode on Friday went up yet again and crossed the double … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Knight Flower, Lee Jong Won

Knight Flower with Honey Lee and Lee Jong Won Premieres to Highest MBC Fri-Sat Night Ratings in Years with 7.9%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2024
Woman in traditional clothing holding a sword.

I don’t want to yasssss queen Honey Lee just cuz she’s an amazing actress and star but she totally deserves it here. She’s headlining the new MBC Fri-Sat night sageuk drama Knight Flower (Night Blooming Flower) and the drama just premiered on Friday to 7.9% ratings and solid reviews in what could be a hit for the network. It’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Knight Flower, Lee Jong Won

First Look at Honey Lee and Lee Jong Won Together in New Stills for Sageuk Drama Night Blooming Flower

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 12, 2023
Couple in traditional attire sharing an intense moment.

I was going to give Night Blooming Flower and its sageuk noona-dongsaeng romance the benefit of the doubt but looking at the first stills of leads Honey Lee and Lee Jong Won together just make me go “aw nah, pass.” I’m not saying the actual onscreen drama they won’t have chemistry, just that from stills alone I’m getting single older … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Lee Jong Won, Night Blooming Flower

Honey Lee is Widow By Day and Secret Helper at Night Opposite Lee Jong Won in MBC Sageuk Night Blooming Flower

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2023
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The first posters are out for MBC sageuk Night Blooming Flower and oh my gosh it’s just so artistically done. Starring Honey Lee and Lee Jong Won, the two are framed in light and darkness showcasing duality and depth. She’s an older widow of a respectable family but in her nighttime secret life she ventures out to help people incognito. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Lee Jong Won, Night Blooming Flower

Rising K-actor Lee Jong Won is Shin Mina’s Male Lead in Rom-com Because I Don’t Want to Lose

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2023
Man in tuxedo, woman in white shirt.

I thought K-actor Lee Jong Won got his big leading man break already being cast opposite Honey Lee in her upcoming sageuk drama Night Blooming Flower but before that has even aired he’s getting a second A-list drama costar. He’s been cast as Shin Mina‘s leading man in the modern rom-com Because I Don’t Want to Lose from the screenwriter … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jong Won, Shin Mina

Honey Lee Pairs Up with Fast Rising Young Actor Lee Jong Won for Sageuk Rom-com Flower that Blooms at Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 12, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 10, 2023
Woman with long hair in white outfit.

Well this is an mighty strange casting pair but who knows, stranger things have worked. A new sageuk drama is being prepped titled Flower that Blooms at Night and late last year was reported to be starring Honey Lee in her first acting project after having a baby. Now her male lead has been cast with young rising actor Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Flower That Blooms at Night, Honey Lee, Lee Jong Won

MBC Wed-Thurs Drama Gold Spoon with Yook Sung Jae and Lee Jong Won is Surprisingly Good, Darker than Expected, and Presents an Genuine Existential Conundrum.

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2022
Four characters seated on ornate thrones.

I know this drama is anchored by a magical spoon that swaps lives but the underlying “Who would do it” idea is so good because there are many like scenarios that could happen in real life. MBC premiered Gold Spoon two weeks ago and I’ve gotten caught up and love it. It’s so much better in story than expected and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gold Spoon, Jung Chae Yeon, Lee Jong Won, Yeonwoo, Yook Sung Jae

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