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Moving Remains Most Expensive K-drama Ever Filmed with the Top 5 Budget K-dramas Resulting in 3 Massive Hits and 2 Failures

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2025 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2025
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Normally I would say 3 hits and two flops is at least still a winning percentage but considering the magnitude of the sunk costs of the two failures it’s still not a track record K-dramas can boast of. With When the Stars Gossip ending, K-ent is doing yet another reflecting of how best to produce hits and it’s not by … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Moving, Mr. Sunshine, Queen of Tears, When the Stars Gossip

Watch an Entire Drama Love Story in One Picture: A Visual Homage to Some of the Best K-romances

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2021
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This post doesn’t need any editorializing, and really just needs to be viewed and savored. A talented and oh so generous K-netizen (doing the drama gods service!) created a one picture image for some of the most popular and beloved K-drama romances in the last two decades that captures the beginning and end. It’s called “Watch an entire K-drama in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged All About My Romance, Answer Me 1988, Boyfriend, Coffee Prince, Come and Hug Me, Encounter, Goong, Heirs, Hotel Del Luna, It's Okay It's Love, Kill Me Heal Me, Mr. Sunshine, Pasta, Queen Seon Deok, That Winter When the Winter Blows, The Light in Your Eyes, The Master's Sun, Thirty But Seventeen, Touch Your Heart, Will It Snow for Christmas, You From Another Star

tvN Holds Vote on Favorite Network K-drama for its 15th Anniversary Including Hits Vincenzo, Crash Landing on You, Misaeng, Goblin, Answer Me 1988 and Many More Nominees

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 15, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 15, 2021
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Well this is going to be interesting to see which drama wins, whether it’s quality or motivated by fan mobilization to get out the vote. tvN is partnering with TVing to run a vote (click here) for the audiences’ favorite K-drama in the network’s 15 year span. Running down the list there are SOOOOOO MANY entertaining and well made dramas, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Answer Me 1988, Crash Landing on You, Goblin, Hospital Playlist, Its Okay to Not be Okay, Misaeng, Mr. Sunshine, My Ahjusshi, Secret Forest, Signal, Vincenzo

What K-drama Ending was the Most Traumatic and/or Tear-inducing, You Still Can’t Get Over it?

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2021 by ockoalaJune 17, 2021
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This week KBS 1980’s period romance Youth of May wrapped up and perhaps the cheerful posters and seemingly innocent romance setting mislead viewers or the production chose to downplay all the Gwangju Uprising backdrop, the ending was of course T-raumatic with a capital T. That happens, it’s happened to me a lot watching twenty years worth of K-dramas. The early … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hundred Million Stars Falling From the Sky, Moon Lovers, Mr. Sunshine, Seven Days Queen, Shark, Warm and Cozy, Youth of May

Netflix Pays Homage to Four Great Supporting K-drama Characters Gone too Soon in Promoting New Drama Move to Heaven

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2021 by ockoalaMay 22, 2021
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This is what I call a great great ancillary drama promotion tie in. Netflix is truly on a roll, picking up great K-drama picks to stream and pouring money and effort into promoting it. Last week the exclusive new series Move to Heaven dropped about a team who cleans up the belongings of people who have passed away. This week … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kingdom, Mr. Sunshine, Sweet Home, Vincenzo

US Time Magazine May 2020 Article List 10 Best K-drama Dramas to Watch on Netflix Including Crash Landing on You, Itaewon Class, Kingdom, Mr. Sunshine and More

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2020 by ockoalaMay 14, 2020
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Even influential US news magazine Time is getting on the K-drama train, and timing is about a good as any for the medium to get broader exposure thanks to “Netflix and Chill” being the sole source of visual entertainment for the last two months in many countries around the world. Time magazine this week posted an article listing the best … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Answer Me 1988, Crash Landing on You, Hi Bye Mama!, Itaewon Class, Kingdom, Mr. Sunshine, Prison Playbook, Secret Forest, Signal, When the Camellia Blooms

Mr. Sunshine and My Ahjusshi Win Awards at the Inaugural 2019 Asia Content Awards in Busan

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 7, 2019
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In conjunction with the Busan International Film Festival, a new awards show was launched call the Asia Content Awards. It’s not terribly long but does put a lot of television shows across Asia and small screen acting performances as the centerpiece rather than films across the greater festival. Winning the inaugural 2019 ACA for Best Drama was 2018 hit cable … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Jaejoong, Kim Nam Gil, Mr. Sunshine, My Ahjusshi

Kim Eun Sook of Mr. Sunshine and Goblin Fame Prepping New K-drama for March 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 29, 2019 by ockoalaApril 29, 2019
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The superstar is coming back and if anyone doubts this upcoming K-drama isn’t going to do gangbuster ratings needs to swallow the naysayer pill. Screenwriter Kim Eun Sook is prepping her next K-drama, which we all expected of course but now there is concrete confirmation that her next series will air in March 2020. The genre, plot, and even general … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Descendants of the Sun, Goblin, Mr. Sunshine

Korean Government Poll of Overseas Hallyu Viewers Puts Lee Min Ho, BTS, Mr. Sunshine, and Train to Busan Top of Respective Categories

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2019
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Consider me surprised and impressed that a poll conducted recently landed an actor currently in military service on the top of the list. South Korean government recently polled 16 overseas country viewers interested in Hallyu on their favorites in the categories of stars, idols, dramas, and movies. Lee Min Ho was the number 1 pick in the stars category followed … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged BTS, Descendants of the Sun, Goblin, Gong Yoo, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Min Ho, Mr. Sunshine, Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki, Train to Busan

Mr. Sunshine Remains Top of the Final Average Ratings for Cable Dramas in 2018 Followed by Sky Castle

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 23, 2019
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The final average ratings are out tabulating the entire run of each cable K-drama that premiered in 2018. It was fun ride actually, I watched almost all on the top 10 list and even ones I didn’t it was fun to peer in on the hype and excitement. After the wild rise of jTBC end of the year drama Sky … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear Husband of 100 Days, Encounter, Mr. Sunshine, Sky Castle

Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food Tops List of Most Talked About K-drama of 2018 Followed by My Ahjusshi and Mr. Sunshine

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2019 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2019
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Korean polling site Good Data released on January 1 the results of the 2018 K-drama buzz meter, aka the most talked about K-dramas of the year. Coming in first is jTBC romance Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food (Something in the Rain), which was fantastic for 8 episodes and then was just annoying for the rest. Second place went to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mr. Sunshine, My Ahjusshi, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food

2018 is the Year Cable K-dramas Fully Surpassed Big Three in Top Ten Lists and Comparative Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 25, 2018 by ockoalaDecember 25, 2018
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Success takes hard work and 2018 saw the first time that cable K-dramas fully dominated the landscape over Big Three network dramas, in both critical top 10 lists and comparative adjusted ratings. After nearly a decade of concerted effort to focus on K-drama quality production, the cable networks tvN, jTBC, and OCN have much to be proud of this year … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Miss Hammurabi, Mr. Sunshine, My Ahjusshi, Sky Castle

Donga News Polls Entertainment Insiders with Mr. Sunshine and My Ahjusshi Topping 2018 Best List

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2018 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2018
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This poll may not be large but it’s got an insider’s perspective on what was considered the best in drama land for 2018. Donga News polled entertainment industry insiders including directors, screenwriters, and producers to pick their top of the year on the television front. Best Drama went to Mr. Sunshine and coming in second was My Ahjusshi. Lee Byung … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mr. Sunshine, My Ahjusshi, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Prison Playbook

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