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Nam Ji Hyun and Moon Sang Min Start Filming KBS Sageuk Soul Swap K-drama Dear Bandit

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 25, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 24, 2025
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This sounds so potentially awesome with both the cast and the story outline it’s like why hasn’t K-drama land thought of this before? Lol, it did but that was the modern take with Secret Garden, the soul swap hit drama about a chaebol and stunt woman, and now we will be getting the KBS sageuk version with Dear Bandit, the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear Bandit, Moon Sang Min, Nam Ji Hyun | 6 Replies

Nam Ji Hyun and Moon Sang Min Offered Lead Roles in Soul Swapping Sageuk K-drama Dear Bandit

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2024
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It feels like a blast from the past when I have to write a post about K-dramas in the same week with the same theme. It appears next year 2025 is going to be about period era soul-swapping, what with the sageuk The Moon Flows Over the River getting cast and now this new sageuk drama Dear Bandit. The drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear Bandit, Moon Sang Min, Nam Ji Hyun

SBS Fri-Sat Night Drama Good Partner Ratings Stagnant Around 15% in Recent Episodes as Viewers Begin to Complain About the Push Towards Keeping Families Together with Cheating Spouse

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2024 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2024
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So the South Korean conservative culture remains strong despite in modern times divorce being more and more acceptable and even adultery being decriminalized. SBS Fri-Sat night legal drama Good Partner dealing with a family law firm started off very strong with increasing ratings each week up to a high of 17%. But the last three episodes dropped and is now … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Partner, Jang Nara, Nam Ji Hyun

SBS Fri-Sat Legal Drama Good Partner with Jang Nara and Nam Ji Hyun Rockets to 17% Ratings by Episode 7

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 19, 2024
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So there is a hit K-drama airing right now and it hasn’t gotten as much international buzz but with the fast rising ratings should be enough to pique interest. SBS Fri-Sat family law centered legal drama Good Partner has quietly hit 17% ratings in the most recent episode 7 that aired this past weekend. The drama premiered with 7.8% and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Partner, Jang Nara, Kim Joo Han, Nam Ji Hyun, P.O.

SBS K-drama Good Partner with Jang Nara and Nam Ji Hyun Break 10% Ratings by Episode 3

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2024
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There is a new K-drama on a quick rise to popularity and it’s one I initially didn’t have much interest in but whenever I hear something is legit good it’s always worth checking out. SBS premiered Good Partner with Jang Nara and Nam Ji Hyun last week and since then the drama has increased in ratings and got past the … Continue reading →

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SBS Confirms New Legal Drama Good Partner with Jang Nara and Nam Ji Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 17, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2024
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A new legal drama is coming on SBS in early 2024, the directly titled Good Partner centered around attorneys at a divorce firm. My fave divorce attorney K-drama remains Love and Marriage which feels like multiple lifetimes ago. Good Partner pairs the veteran partner with a pragmatic attitude to divorce law with the younger rookie who remains morally righteous, who … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Partner, Jang Nara, Kim Joo Han, Nam Ji Hyun, P.O.

K-stars Looking Casually Cool Attending the VIP Movie Premiere of Concrete Utopia with Lee Byung Hun, Park Seo Joon, and Park Bo Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 8, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2023
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It’s been a slower than usual summer season for K-movies, other than for the 3rd installment of The Roundup: No Way Out topping three weekends at the box office and Smugglers one weekend, it’s been Hollywood movies at the top. The next big name flick to try to lure audiences in will be Concrete Utopia, the disaster movie starring Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Han Ji Min, Jung Ji So, Jung So Min, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Bo Young, Park Hyung Sik, Park Seo Joon, Park Sung Hoon, Psy, Song Seung Heon, Sooyoung

More K-ent Programming Cancelled or Postponed in the National Week of Mourning After Itaewon Halloween Deaths and Injuries

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 31, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 31, 2022
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As South Korea grapples with how the Itaewon Halloween weekend celebration led to so many deaths and injuries, the entertainment world is taking quick action on programming this week during the formal national mourning declared by the government. The K-dramas that will not air this week include ENA drama Love is For Suckers and SBS drama Cheer Up and the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Behind Every Star, Cheer Up, Kim Sun Ho, Love is For Suckers, Nam Ji Hyun, The Fabulous

tvN Sat-Sun Drama Little Women Premieres to Rave Reviews and Steadily Increasing Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 5, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 5, 2022
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The Little Women K-drama that is inspired by the famous book of the same name but then has not much to do with the plot of that book is off to the races this weekend to better reception than fanfare. The 12-episode drama starring Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Ji Hoo, and Wi Ha Joon is not one … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Go Eun, Little Women, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Ji Hoo, Wi Han Joon

First Posters and Teaser for September 2022 tvN Drama Little Women with Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji Hyun, and Park Ji Hoo

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2022
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I wish this drama didn’t call itself Little Women but then again quite a few Korean dramas have used famous Western work titles and it didn’t create confusion, thinking of Pinocchio and While You Were Sleeping among others. Perhaps this is using that classic novel set up of four sisters as an inspiration, but this time its just three sisters … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Go Eun, Little Women, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Ji Hoo

Wi Ha Joon Cast as Male Lead in Upcoming K-drama Adaptation of Little Women with Kim Go Eun and Nam Ji Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 19, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2021
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The ascension of rising K-actor Wi Ha Joon has begun after his breakout role in hit Netflix drama Squid Game, and also a very good impression in his last role in a supporting capacity for 18 Again. He’s just been cast as the male lead in the upcoming tvN drama Little Women, which is as the title suggests a K-drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Go Eun, Little Women, Nam Ji Hyun, Wi Ha Joon

Kim Yoo Jung and Nam Ji Hyun are the Most Popular 20-something K-actresses in Japan

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2021 by ockoalaJune 24, 2021
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The poll has released a list of popular 20-something actresses among the Japanese viewers, following the earlier list of 30-something actresses. This one really showcases the names that should be headlining the dramas and movies in the coming years as the female lead for roles set in their age range, there are so many who are not only fresh-faced and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Yoo Jung, Nam Ji Hyun

Song Ji Hyo, Nam Ji Hyun, and Chae Jong Hyeob Serve Up Dishes and Wishes in First Posters for Welcome to Witch’s Restaurant

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2021 by ockoalaJune 15, 2021
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The fantasy genre in K-dramas continues to go strong and up next is streaming platform TVING with Welcome to Witch’s Restaurant. I’ll confess to probably letting this one slip by but for the fact that it stars Nam Ji Hyun and rising rookie actor Chae Jong Hyeob which is enough for me to check out, and I’m not allergic to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Nam Ji Hyun, Song Ji Hyo, Welcome to Witch's Restaurant

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