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First Stills of Junho and Lee Se Young in Traditional MBC Sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2021
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The fall of sageuk has officially started this week with the premiere of SBS drama Lovers of the Red Sky (Red Sky) which is NOT a traditional sageuk in any sense of the genre, but up next is MBC drama The Red Sleeve Cuff which looks super traditional. It deals with the love story and politics behind King Jeongjo and … Continue reading →

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

Junho, Lee Se Young, and Jang Hee Jin in Talks for MBC Sageuk Drama The Red Sleeve Cuff Adapted From Same Name Novel

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 8, 2021 by ockoalaMay 7, 2021
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KBS had a sageuk this year with River Where the Moon Rises and SBS is preparing to air Hong Chun Gi (Red Sky) in the summer, not to be left out MBC is prepping a traditional sageuk drama adapted from a novel. It’s called The Red Sleeve Cuff and is a novel chronicling the rise of a court lady to … Continue reading →

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

Koala and a Bevy of K-stars Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 24, 2020
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The year isn’t over just yet, but it’s certainly countdown time as Christmas is both that magical holiday and the one that starts the single digit trek towards new year’s day. Christmas 2020 will either be business as usual for you or totally different, either way may it be merry and safe and filled with comfort to all. Lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Joo Won, Kang Seung Yoon, Lee Se Young, Park Eun Bin, Park Shin Hye, Yoon Eun Hye

MBC Drama Kairos Ends as a Perfect Puzzle, Leaving the Marvelously Constructed Story and Execution for Future Drama Fans to Discover

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2020
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My Mon-Tues found an unassuming gem that is MBC drama Kairos and my appreciation for its magnificence really hits home today knowing that it’s over. This is less missing a drama I loved for more emotional reasons and more missing a great story, a consummate storyteller, knowing that I won’t have another installment next week. The low ratings don’t bother … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Kairos, Lee Se Young, Nam Gyu Ri, Shin Sung Rok

Kairos Heads into Final Episode 16 Still as Tightly Written and Tautly Executed in Near Perfect Dramatic Form

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2020
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I have recommended plenty of K-dramas that started off well and fell apart, and sometimes so horribly it’s like falling off a cliff, getting revived only to be smashed to pieces again. It’s just the worst because you invest so much so the disappointment is magnified. This year’s most underrated drama is likely going to be MBC Mon-Tues thriller Kairos, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Kairos, Lee Se Young, Nam Gyu Ri, Shin Sung Rok

Excellent MBC Mon-Tues Drama Kairos is the Dark Horse Tightly Plotted Thriller Sliding Under the Radar

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2020 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2020
Drama poster featuring three characters from "Kairos."

MBC has been bottom of the ratings barrel for so long that I’ve really stopped paying much attention to its ability to deliver dramas worth watching. Consider me even more impressed with recently premiered Mon-Tues drama Kairos, currently with 5-episodes aired. It’s so good, like a tightly plotted thriller I would expect to find on OCN mixed with the layer … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Kairos, Lee Se Young, Nam Gyu Ri, Shin Sung Rok

tvN Drama Memorist with Yoo Seung Ho and Lee Se Young Premieres to Decent 3.272% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 12, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 12, 2020
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Life’s been insanely crazy for me work wise and news wise around the world, I totally forgot that this Wednesday was the premiere for my baby boy Yoo Seung Ho‘s new police thriller drama Memorist. I’ll rectify that this weekend with a catch up of the first two episodes but for those who checked out episode 1, how was it? … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Se Young, Memorist, Yoo Seung Ho

Yoo Seung Ho and Lee Se Young Have Their Game Faces on in Stylish Posters for tvN Drama Memorist

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 20, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2020
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My memory gets worse with age, sigh, so how nice would it be to have a photographic memory. But not so good what Yoo Seung Ho‘s character has in the upcoming tvN drama Memorist – he can see the memory of any person he touches. That’s way too much information and a conceit done in K-dramas before but with different … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Se Young, Memorist, Yoo Seung Ho

First Tense Teaser for tvN Drama Memorist with Yoo Seung Ho and Lee Se Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 19, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 18, 2020
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My boy Yoo Seung Ho is coming back to the small screen next month, woo hoo! This time he’s playing both a detective and a mind reader, the latter of which is definitely useful for being the former. tvN Wed-Thurs drama Memorist released the first teaser this week showing some swat team action, beat down, Yoo Seung Ho saluting his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Se Young, Yoo Seung Ho

Yoo Seung Ho and Lee Se Young Kick Off Script Reading and Filming for tvN Detective Drama Memorist

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 5, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 4, 2020
Actors participating in a script reading session.

Grown up child actor Yoo Seung Ho is checking off nearly every next gen K-drama leading lady. His next drama Memorist will costar Lee Se Young and the two look intense during the script reading. He’s also worked with Jo Bo Ah for My Strange Hero, Chae Soo Bin in I’m Not a Robot, and Kim So Hyun in the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Se Young, Memorist, Yoo Seung Ho

Lee Se Young Joins Yoo Seung Ho in Police Investigative Drama Memorist

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2019
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I don’t think they look alike or even have the same acting styles but in the early days of their career I kept getting Lee Se Young and Chae Soo Bin confused. Probably because they were always playing the bitchy or mean second female lead around the same time period, but now both have gotten their female lead breaks and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Se Young, Memorist, Yoo Seung Ho

Who Put Ji Sung in a Box in Official Posters for SBS Medical Drama Doctor John

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2019
Person sitting within a transparent cube.

This Friday heralds the arrival of new SBS medical drama Doctor John, taking over the Fri-Sat time slot from period drama Nokdu Flower and afterwards will be followed by Vagabond. The drama posters are out and rather illusionary, with the top poster showing him in a proverbial glass box. Is he in a glass box of pain, or does being … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor John, Lee Kyu Hyung, Lee Se Young

Ji Sung is Beautifully Pensive in New Poster and More Drama Stills from Doctor John

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 10, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 9, 2019
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Sometimes I complain that a drama is being stingy with its promos but upcoming SBS medical drama Doctor John is going the overboard route with good reason. It’s not getting the buzz from a high profile cast and honestly medical dramas are a dime-a-dozen these days so better to just whet everyone’s appetite to check it out and hope the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor John, Ji Sung, Lee Se Young

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