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First Look at MBC Crisis Management Team Drama Tomorrow with Kim Hee Sun, Ro Woon, and Lee Soo Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 18, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 18, 2022
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A dark or uncomfortable topic often makes for a meaningful watch if it delivers a compelling story around the subject matter. Upcoming MBC Fri-Sat drama Tomorrow is adapted from the same name webtoon and deals with the members of a crisis management team tasked with saving suicidal people. The suicide rate in South Korea is extraordinarily high for a first … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hee Sun, Lee Soo Hyuk, Ro Woon, Tomorrow

Doom at Your Service Ends with Happy Ending with No Consequences of Either Terminal Illness or Human-God Separation

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 29, 2021 by ockoalaJune 29, 2021
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I will not forget to add Doom at Your Service (One Day, Destruction Came to My Door) to my ongoing list of worst drama of 2021, now that it has ended and indeed did not have a magical revival in the final episode in a final redemption hurrah. What it did have is apparently a writer still shitting rainbows and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doom at Your Service, Kang Tae Oh, Lee Soo Hyuk, Park Bo Young, Seo In Guk, Shin Do Hyun

Cast Confirmed and Filming Begins for 2021 tvN Fantasy Drama One Day Destruction Came to My Door

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2020
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The whole package looks so nicely assembled it would be a shame if this drama doesn’t end up being both cool and entertaining. Official confirmation came this week for early 2021 tvN drama One Day Destruction Came to My Door with the main cast of Park Bo Young, Seo In Guk, Lee Soo Hyuk, Kang Tae Oh, and Shin Do … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Tae Oh, Lee Soo Hyuk, Park Bo Young, Seo In Guk, Shin Do Hyun

Lee Soo Hyuk in Talks for K-drama One Day Destruction Came to My Door with Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2020
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Poor Lee Soo Hyuk, he’s so talented but nearly always mistreated in a K-drama because he keeps getting like the worst written second male lead roles. Born Again was new levels of bad in the writing and his character had zero consistency and basically a lobotomy. Hopefully this new drama will change the trajectory because it sounds promising already – … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Soo Hyuk, One Day Destruction Came to My Door

Born Again Ends with Low Ratings and Complete and Utter Narrative Crap as Jang Ki Yong and Lee Soo Hyuk Swan Through the Crazy

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 9, 2020 by ockoalaJune 10, 2020
Three characters expressing emotions in different settings.

If you give Patrick Stewart or Ian McKellen the phone book to read the consummate thespians would make it sound interesting. That’s the true test of an actor or actress, to rise above crap and still come out smelling like roses in a terribly written or filmed drama/movie. Such is the case for Born Again, the recently ended KBS Mon-Tues … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

KBS Reincarnation Drama Born Again is a Confirmed Clunker with Flat Acting and Abysmally Laughable Story Trying to Be Edgy

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 22, 2020 by ockoalaMay 21, 2020
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Well, K-actress Jin Se Yeon continues her own personal curse of sucking in modern dramas and seeing commensurate low ratings while finding success only in sageuks. KBS Mon-Tues drama Born Again maybe should like die again and this time not reincarnate to annoy viewers with it abysmally thin and plot ridden story line. I don’t know if Jin Se Yeon’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

KBS Mon-Tues Reincarnation Drama Born Again Gets Low Ratings Opposite to High Level of Story Stupidity

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 28, 2020 by ockoalaApril 28, 2020
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I can’t believe Jang Ki Yong passed on Record of Youth for this drama Born Again, because even if Youth fails and isn’t that good it cannot be as totally and wholly stupid as Born Again hahahah. This drama is so awful and yet it’s awful enough that its entertaining to watch, I can’t explain why logically just that I … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

Drama Posters for KBS Drama Born Again Sell the Love Triangle Between Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, and Lee Soo Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2020 by ockoalaApril 15, 2020
Three individuals posing dramatically together.

Dang, I’m getting so excited about KBS Mon-Tues drama Born Again, probably because I think both male leads Jang Ki Yong and Lee Soo Hyuk are so charismatic in different ways. Also I’m not in the camp of thinking Jin Se Yeon is the worst actress to walk the earth, she’s not bad in the right roles and with the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

New Stills and Previews of Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, and Lee Soo Hyuk Suitably as Dual Characters in Reincarnation Drama Born Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2020 by ockoalaApril 13, 2020
Couple in a bookstore during rainy evening.

Next week is the arrival of KBS Mon-Tues reincarnation romance thriller drama Born Again, starring Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, and Lee Soo Hyuk. I’m actually quite interested in this drama, the concept has plenty of angst to milk and it’s all coming from male lead Jang Ki Yong based on how beaten down but still smexy he looks … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, and Lee Soo Hyuk Triple the Melancholy Visuals in New Poster and Stills for KBS Drama Born Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2020 by ockoalaApril 3, 2020
Woman's face with man in the background.

The premiere date is still on track and fingers-crossed the filming remains smooth for upcoming KBS reincarnation romance and thriller triple feature K-drama Born Again. It’s a bibimbap of K-drama genre ideas smushed together and not clear which element will carry more of the mood but I’m all for the sad sack romance between leads Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

Jang Ki Yong, Lee Soo Hyuk, and Jin Se Yeon Cross Paths in Two Different Lifetimes in Stills and Teaser for KBS Drama Born Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 25, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 24, 2020
Four stylish individuals in urban settings.

When I see the stills for the modern day versions of the three leads for upcoming KBS drama Born Again, I just marvel at their perfectly tailored outfits and impeccably chic winter coats. Then you plunk the leads into the 80s during their first go-around, before the whole death and reincarnation thingie, and it’s all grungie and dorky. Jang Ki … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

Script Reading Stills for Born Again with Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, and Lee Soo Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 19, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 18, 2020
Three actors holding script covers together.

Looks like the leads are getting warmed up for filming on the upcoming K-drama Born Again, and perhaps twice around the block is needed as everyone is playing two characters. Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, and Lee Soo Hyuk are the love triangle and conflicted trio who cross paths in the 1980s and are reincarnated into present day 2020 … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

Jin Se Yeon Confirmed as Female Lead in KBS Drama Born Again Opposite Jang Ki Yong and Lee Soo Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 2, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 2, 2020
Three people posing at an event.

I think her track record speaks for itself so maybe this isn’t the best casting for either side. Jin Se Yeon, currently starring in hit cable sageuk Selection: The War Between Women, has confirmed as the female lead role in upcoming KBS reincarnation thriller drama Born Again. The two male leads are confirmed to be Jang Ki Yong and Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

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