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Shin Dong Wook Makes a Cameo in Now, We are Breaking Up as Song Hye Kyo’s Ex-boyfriend and Jang Ki Yong’s Older Brother

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 20, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2021
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Man, family reunions are going to be hella awkward. SBS drama Now, We are Breaking Up plucked one of the familiar tropes of K-drama romantic destiny/complication and used it this week, and no it’s not the first love or met at childhood one. This one was used in My Lovely Girl and a few other dramas and it’s the “dated … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Shin Dong Wook, Song Hye Kyo | 50 Replies

Ratings Tighten as Episode 3 of SBS Romance Now, We are Breaking Up Gets 7.3% With MBC Sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff Going Up to 7.0%

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2021
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This is such a great time to be a K-drama viewer with so many actually decent to good dramas out there to watch across various genres. The Fri-Sat battle between same day premiered dramas Now, We are Breaking Up on SBS and The Red Sleeve Cuff on MBC tightened in the second week and one went down and the other … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Junho, Lee Se Young, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo, The Red Sleeve Cuff | 42 Replies

The Red Sleeve Cuff Tops the Good Data Drama Buzz Rankings as Song Hye Kyo Leads the Actor/Actress List

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2021
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Buzz sometimes translates into domestic television ratings but it’s still a good thing to get on the K-netizens radar even if not everyone interested tunes in to watch the drama. The second week of November was a veritable smorgasbord of newly premiered K-dramas joining the already meaty line up of recently started choices. The Good Data online buzz rankings are … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo, The Red Sleeve Cuff | 73 Replies

Saturday Dramas in Nov-Dec 2021 is a Murderers Row of Selection with Now, We are Breaking Up, Jirisan, Happiness, The Red Sleeve Cuff, and Inspector Koo

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2021
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I remember when Wed-Thurs used to be THE most prestigious nights to air K-dramas and the ones that was used as a marker of high profile popularity. It’s now Saturdays with either bookend on Friday or Sunday. The remainder of the year in November through December this time slot is going to be jam packed with options for any K-drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Happiness, Inspector Koo, Jirisan, Now We Are Breaking Up, The Red Sleeve Cuff | 74 Replies

Friday Competition Takes Off with SBS Romance Drama Now We are Breaking Up Premiering to 6.4% and MBC Sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff to 5.7% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2021
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I feel like the lede for this article about ratings is less the competition and more whether the drama has the allure to bring in its own respective set of viewers. This Friday the SBS Fri-Sat time slot started Now, We are Breaking Up after the conclusion of One: The Woman last week and the first episode brought in 6.4% … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Junho, Lee Se Young, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo, The Red Sleeve Cuff | 79 Replies

Dazed Korea Drops Fashion Pictorial Featuring Jang Ki Yong and Song Hye Kyo for Now, We are Breaking Up

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 5, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 5, 2021
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The promos are really coming fast for upcoming SBS drama Now, We are Breaking Up, with just one week left before airing. Male lead Jang Ki Yong filmed and photographed all his promo activities in August before enlisting in the military so even the forthcoming press conference was already completed with the cast back then. This week Dazed Korea magazine … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo | 20 Replies

K-netizens Have Positive First Impression of the Complementary Visuals of Song Hye Kyo and Jang Ki Yong in New Stills for Now, We Are Breaking Up

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 1, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 1, 2021
Couple in intimate black and white portrait.

This drama is hard to predict the Korean domestic viewer reaction to it before it airs. I don’t think it’s a given that upcoming romance drama Now, We are Breaking Up is guaranteed any type of ratings just because the female lead is Song Hye Kyo, so it’s really going to come down to story and directing, and then the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo | 51 Replies

New Substantive Preview for SBS Romance Drama Now, We are Breaking Up Shows the Fashion Backdrop and A Lot of Song Hye Kyo Angst

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2021
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Okay, I know Song Hye Kyo is a much bigger star that Jang Ki Yong but this latest preview for SBS drama Now, We are Breaking Up makes it feel like a one-woman show. Sure he’s the male lead but all we see are her angst and emotions, he comes across as a cipher or perhaps the “boyfriend” character that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo | 13 Replies

New Preview for SBS Drama Now, We are Breaking Up Emphasizes the Breaking Up Part Between Telegenic Leads Song Hye Kyo and Jang Ki Yong

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 19, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 19, 2021
Black and white portrait of two actors.

The promos for this drama reminds me of Memento. Everything starts from the end, or is the end the beginning and the it begins anew? I don’t know, but either way the breaking up part seems to be all SBS is leaning in on for the teasers and posters for upcoming romance drama Now, We are Breaking up. The two … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo | 8 Replies

First Poster and Teaser for SBS Romance Drama Now, We Are Breaking Up with Song Hye Kyo and Jang Ki Yong

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2021
Black and white portrait of two actors.

Toss me in the camp of highly anticipating upcoming SBS drama Now, We are Breaking Up, which is now a little less than a month from premiere come November 12th. I feels like a loner genre in the current crop of light rom-coms and sageuks, taking a more mature and complicated take on romance set in the fashion industry. The … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo | 28 Replies

SBS Kicks off Promotions for Romance Drama Now, We Are Breaking Up with Song Hye Kyo and Jang Ki Yong Ahead of November Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2021
Romantic moments in contrasting settings.

It feels like the a scrum with the sageuk crowding so upcoming SBS romance drama Now, We are Breaking Up may be the right modern drama to break up the period domination. The network kicked off the promotions with the release of first stills of leads Song Hye Kyo and Jang Ki Yong as well as the script reading pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo | 18 Replies

Upcoming K-drama Now, We Are Breaking Up to Pre-record the Drama Press Conference This Month and Male Lead Jang Ki Yong Will Enlist in the Military After Promos

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 10, 2021
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Audiences won’t see upcoming romance drama Now, We Are Breaking Up until November but we’ll all have to pretend the male lead is around when the drama airs because the promo materials are being prepped now for release them. In a first (as I can recall), the drama press conference which usually happens a week to a few days to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo | 18 Replies

Song Hye Kyo Starts Promoting Her Next Drama Now, We Are Breaking Up by Sharing Script Pictures on Instagram

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 31, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2021
Woman smiling beside a document in Korean.

K-actress Song Hye Kyo is going to carry the lion share of promotions for the upcoming romance drama Now, We Are Breaking Up, both because she’s the biggest name in the cast and also with her male lead Jang Ki Yong enlisting in the military right after filming wraps so he won’t be around to do the promos when the … Continue reading →

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