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Na In Woo Gets His Close Up in New Star1 Pictorial Discussing His Unexpected Rise to Male Lead Status in 2021

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 6, 2021 by ockoalaJune 5, 2021
Close-up of a young man with tousled hair.

If I grow to like K-actor Na In Woo even more than I do now after his successful parachute in male lead turn in KBS sageuk River Where the Moon Rises, I’ll always enjoy the epic takedown I did of him in a blog post announcing his casting to replace Ji Soo and how much he sucked in Queen Cheorin … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Na In Woo

Beyond Evil Wins Best Drama at 2021 Baeksang Awards with Shin Ha Kyun and Kim So Yeon Taking Home the Best Acting Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2021 by ockoalaMay 13, 2021
Four actors holding awards at an event.

A nicely laudatory ceremony for the 2021 Baeksang Awards wrapped up tonight in South Korea and I’m pretty happy with the results. The Daesang went to Yoo Jae Suk for his continued exemplary work as a variety star and host, so it wasn’t given to the drama side. Beyond Evil took home Best Drama and male lead Shin Ha Kyun … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Jeon Jong Seo, Jung So Min, Kim So Hyun, Kim Sun Ho, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Hee Joon, Lee Jun Ki, Moon So Ri, Na In Woo, Oh Jung Se, Park Joo Hyun, Shin Ha Kyun, Shin Hye Sun, Song Joong Ki, Suzy, Uhm Ki Joon, Yoo Ah In

Na In Woo to Work with River Where the Moon Rises PD Again in Rom-com Drama The Jinx’s Lover

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 27, 2021 by ockoalaApril 26, 2021

K-actor Na In Woo is totally on a roll and able to leverage timing to his advantage and for the greater good. He stepped in to River Where the Moon Rises and delivered a great pinch hitting male lead performance. He must’ve made a great impression with the River PD as he’s been tapped as the male lead in upcoming … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Na In Woo, The Jinx's Lover

KBS Sageuk Drama River Where the Moon Rises Ends with 6.8%, 8.3% Ratings, a Sweet Ending, and a Lot of What Could Have Beens

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2021 by ockoalaApril 20, 2021
Woman mourns over a fallen warrior's coffin.

I feel like I just watched half a drama, but considering all the behind the scenes trials and tribulations that befell this production, I’ll give it as a glass half full scenario. KBS Mon-Tues sageuk River Where the Moon Rises ended today, the ratings were the same as the penultimate episode, and overall was in the high single digits but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

Reunion Then Onward to Battle for Our OTP in the Penultimate Episode 19 of River Where the Moon Rises with Ratings of 6.8%, 8.3%

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 19, 2021 by ockoalaApril 19, 2021
Four characters in historical warrior outfits.

The second to last episode of River Where the Moon Rises is here and it entertained me well enough for an hour since it led to so many eyerolls I was wondering how much more I can hate all the major male characters not named Ondal. I wonder how Kwon Hwa Woon‘s manager sold him this guest starring role as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

River Where the Moon Rises Releases New Stills Gearing Up for Final Two Episodes This Coming Mon-Tues

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2021 by ockoalaApril 17, 2021
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I started my K-drama journey on a sageuk, years and years ago. A good and proper sageuk, all 55-episodes that was Seodongyo full of slow and meaningful developments interspersed with cliffhanger episode endings and plenty of meat to keep me hooked. I haven’t seen one of those in years, and it’s a shame. I mean, Jumong was 81-episodes long and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

The Attempted Coup in Episode 17 of River Where the Moon Rises Deflates Like a Souffle as Both Male Leads Hie Off to Angst Afterwards

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 12, 2021 by ockoalaApril 12, 2021
Dramatic scenes featuring armored characters in action.

Remember when what happened to KBS drama River Where the Moon Rises was like the biggest news in K-ent? Oh what a month does to keep one upping another in terms of wild news and crazy scandals. River has now settled back down to just being a mediocre sageuk that might have actually benefitted from losing a leading man, it … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

Episode 16 of River Where the Moon Rises Stays at 6.0%, 7.8% Ratings as the Plot Barrels Ahead into Fighting, Deaths, and a Thwarted Coup

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 6, 2021 by ockoalaApril 6, 2021
Characters in armor engaging in a sword fight.

I’ve stopped digging too deeply into the why, where, how, whats of River Where the Moon Rises, the early episodes I was super excited about and tried to analyze only to realize stuff just sorta happened and the foundations were not properly laid. It’s really come to a head in episode 16 as a full scale coup went underway and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

Fractures Appear in the OTP as Episode 15 of River Where the Moon Rises Shows the Price of Playing the Political Game with Ratings of 6.7%, 7.8%

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2021 by ockoalaApril 5, 2021
Four characters in a dramatic historical setting.

It’s the final stretch for KBS Mon-Tues sageuk River Where the Moon Rises, and that hubbub of the earlier real world distractions have abated and now it’s back to the same old shallow drawing board in terms of telling a compelling story. The drama remains sageuk for kids, rudimentary in politicking and plotting and even now after 15 episodes not … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

A Smartly Won Battle Gets Ga Jin and Ondal Back to the Palace in Episode 13 of River Where the Moon Rises as Ratings Stay at 6.8%, 8.7%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2021
Warrior couple sharing an emotional moment.

It’s wild to think that a week ago the worst thing to befall K-dramas in 2021 was the male lead swap in River Where the Moon Rises, and then Joseon Exorcist came along and went “Hold my beer.”. Mon-Tues remains thin on drama offerings and I’m happily still enjoying River, a drama that has gotten better narratively but still a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

River Where the Moon Rises to Re-film First 6-episodes as Well with Na In Woo in Order to Qualify Full Series for Domestic Streaming

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2021
Dramatic dialogue between two characters.

I’m going to enjoy the second half of River Where the Moon Rises even more now that I know one can’t take K-dramas for granted, who knows what might piss off the domestic mob and have them petition to pull it off air for one grievance or another. KBS has managed to salvage the drama after male lead Ji Soo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

The OTP Consummate Their Marriage But War is Looming in Episode 12 of River Where the Moon Rises as Ratings Stay at 6.8%, 8.1%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 23, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 24, 2021
Dramatic scenes featuring emotional character interactions.

The verdict has to be in now with River Where the Moon Rises, as a sageuk it’s just not compelling but for weathering the real life craziness its come out stronger than before. The previews for episode 13 next week show that the narrative catches up to the cold open in the first episode, that big battle where Ga Jin … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

Ondal Trains to be a Warrior and Husband in River Where to the Moon Rises Episode 11 with 7.3%, 8.7% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2021
Two characters share intimate moments and dialogue.

Man, the inside the drama and outside the drama wildness with River Where the Moon Rises will be one for the books. After many writing off the drama with a slow start, a male lead that got swapped out after 6 episodes due to a real life bullying scandal, and the replacement male lead coming off a high rated drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

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