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First Glimpse of Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young in Upcoming KBS Romance Love by Law

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 9, 2022 by ockoalaMay 8, 2022
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One of my fave rom-coms from last year 2021 was Dali and the Cocky Prince on KBS so I’m excited for the network to pair up two of my faves in the same genre and let the sparks fly. Upcoming rom-com Love by Law released a snippet this week, a picture of leads Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Se Young, Lee Seung Gi, Love by Law

Junho, Kim Tae Ri, Squid Game, and D.P. are the Big Television Side Winners at the 2022 Baeksang Arts Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 6, 2022 by ockoalaMay 6, 2022
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The annual Baeksang Arts Awards was held this Friday night in Seoul and the 2022 edition totally dropped some surprises and some expected wins. In a first, the winner of the Popularity Awards Junho and Kim Tae Ri also won the Best Acting prizes in their respective categories. Junho took home Best Actor Drama for The Red Sleeve Cuff and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Cho Yi Hyun, Go Soo, Im Shi Wan, Jeon Jong Seo, Jung Hae In, Jung Ho Yeon, Jung Kyung Ho, Junho, Kim So Yeon, KIm Tae Ri, Koo Kyo Hwan, Lee Jung Jae, Lee Se Young, Lee Yoo Mi, Park Bo Gum, Park Eun Bin, Park So Dam, Seohyun, Squid Game, Suzy, Yoon Se Ah, Yoona

Legal Themed Romance Drama Love by Law Confirms Leads Lee Seung Gi, Lee Se Young, and Kim Seul Gi with a Summer 2022 Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2022 by ockoalaApril 13, 2022
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Okay, now I can start whipping out my collection of Oh Gong and Bu Ja pictures from Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey). I can still remember writing about the amazing chemistry between Lee Seung Gi and Lee Se Young and wishing they were leads in a drama together. It’s taken 5 years but now they are confirmed for legal drama Love … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Seul Gi, Lee Se Young, Lee Seung Gi

K-ent Discusses How Currently Popular Stars are Doing Back-to-Back Dramas Including Ahn Hyo Seob, Lee Se Young, Song Kang, and Kim Se Jung

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2022 by ockoalaApril 13, 2022
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I knew it wasn’t just me that so many articles I write in the last year or so keep including the same stars frequently. A recent K-ent post (article click here) discusses what is going on right now – there are so many K-dramas in production due to the new popularity on Netflix, more streaming sites getting into producing their … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Kim Se Jung, Lee Se Young, Song Kang

Lee Se Young in Talks to be Lee Seung Gi’s Leading Lady in 2022 Summer Legal Rom-com Drama Love by Law

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 2, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 2, 2022
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Oh hells yeah! I’m off to say a couple of Hail Marys to the drama gods after this but I have to share the news ASAP. K-ent is reporting that Lee Se Young will be the leading lady opposite Lee Seung Gi in the K-drama adaptation of romantic webtoon Love by Law. Lee Se Young was still in teen actress … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Se Young, Lee Seung Gi, Love by Law

K-netizens Starting to Get Annoyed at MBC for Mismanaging the Final Weeks The Red Sleeve Cuff’s Success and Afterwards Milking it to Death

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 18, 2022
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It’s still the hot topic du jour in K-drama land and The Red Sleeve Cuff remains at the top of trending topics even two weeks after it ended. But a K-ent reporter is calling out MBC for just sucking at the airing management of it’s biggest hit prime time drama in 3 years, not since Terrius Behind Me (My Secret … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, Lee Se Young, The Red Sleeve Cuff

The Cast of The Red Sleeve Cuff Led by Junho and Lee Se Young to Film One-off MBC Variety Program Airing During Lunar New Year 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 17, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 16, 2022
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Those still missing the talented cuties in MBC sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff will have a treat coming up, the network has re-assembled the cast for a one-episode variety program to film this month on January 20th. It’s a talk show style discussion and fun games program that will air for Lunar New Year 2022. The cast led by Junho, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, Lee Se Young, The Red Sleeve Cuff

Screenwriter of Critically Acclaimed MBC Sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff Says in Post-Drama Interview that This Drama Was Written to Pay Respect to the Lives of Court Ladies ala Dae Jang Geum

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 4, 2022
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This was one post-drama interview that felt intimate, meaningful, and adds additional depth to the drama. The screenwriter of The Red Sleeve Cuff, who also wrote Ruler: Master of the Mask and Gyebaek, shared her thoughts and insights on this production this week after the drama finished airing. She was approached to do it three years ago by MBC but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Yul Ri, Jang Hee Jin, Lee Min Ji, Lee Se Young, The Red Sleeve Cuff

K-netizens Praise MBC Sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff as it Ends 17-episode Run this Weekend with Strong Narrative Finish and Ratings Breaking 17%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 1, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 1, 2022
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The new year snuck up on me and so did MBC sageuk drama The Red Sleeve Cuff ending this weekend. Like, so soon? The drama was extended by 1 episode so ended with a total of 17-episodes, which adds to the standard worry that it will end draggy anytime there is an extension to a hit drama to milk out … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, Lee Se Young, The Red Sleeve Cuff

Namgoong Min Takes Home the Daesang at the 2021 MBC Drama Awards for The Veil and the Cast of The Red Sleeve Cuff Wins Big Across Multiple Categories

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 30, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 30, 2021
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The first of the three network drama awards was the 2021 MBC Drama Awards which was less about the depth and breadth of offerings (slim pickings this year) but about the veteran versus the youngster for Daesang. It was a genuine competition with two very compelling acting performances that were nevertheless a comparison of a great orange with a great … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seo Won, Jang Hye Jin, Jung Moon Sung, Junho, Kang Hoom, Kim Do Hyun, Kim Hwan Hee, Kim Ji Eun, Lee Deok Hwa, Lee Sang Yeob, Lee Se Young, Namgoong Min, Park Ha Sun, Uhm Hyun Kyung

Ratings Tighten as Episode 3 of SBS Romance Now, We are Breaking Up Gets 7.3% With MBC Sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff Going Up to 7.0%

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2021
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This is such a great time to be a K-drama viewer with so many actually decent to good dramas out there to watch across various genres. The Fri-Sat battle between same day premiered dramas Now, We are Breaking Up on SBS and The Red Sleeve Cuff on MBC tightened in the second week and one went down and the other … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Junho, Lee Se Young, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo, The Red Sleeve Cuff

Friday Competition Takes Off with SBS Romance Drama Now We are Breaking Up Premiering to 6.4% and MBC Sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff to 5.7% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2021
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I feel like the lede for this article about ratings is less the competition and more whether the drama has the allure to bring in its own respective set of viewers. This Friday the SBS Fri-Sat time slot started Now, We are Breaking Up after the conclusion of One: The Woman last week and the first episode brought in 6.4% … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Junho, Lee Se Young, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo, The Red Sleeve Cuff

2021 Year of the Youth Sageuks with Grown Up Child Actresses Kim So Hyun, Park Eun Bin, and Kim Yoo Jung Fails So Much Talent with Lee Se Young on Deck for the Final at Bat

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 2, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 31, 2021
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It hurts my drama loving heart to have seen so much talented wasted so far and I wish these young actresses came of age a decade ago when there was actually good female lead sageuk roles and amazing scripts. The year of 2021 was supposed to the arrival of the grown up child actress talents and their headlining role in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hong Chun Gi, Kim So Hyun, Kim Yoo Jung, Lee Se Young, Lovers of the Red Sky, Park Eun Bin, River Where the Moon Rises, The King's Affection, The Red Sleeve Cuff, Yeonmo

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