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Park Bo Gum Gets Two Covers for the 30th Anniversary Edition of Cine21 Magazine

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 6, 2025 by ockoalaJune 5, 2025
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I totally know who should play the Korean version of Superman/Clark Kent if there was ever a K-version. K-actor Park Bo Gum delivered the perfect normal nerdy guy and intense good boy dual covers for the 30th anniversary edition of Cine21 Magazine that makes me wish Korea could do their own superhero movies. He’s kinda pulling the same double duty … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Bo Gum | 8 Replies

Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun All Smiles at the Laughter Filled Press Conference for jTBC Drama Good Boy Premiering This Weekend

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2025 by ockoalaMay 30, 2025
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Finally! This weekend its time for some Good Boy! The sports and police procedural themed K-drama premieres this last weekend of May on jTBC led by young leads Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun along with veteran stars Lee Sang Yi, Heo Sung Tae, Oh Jung Se, and Tae Won Seock. The preview looked sharply executed yet emotionally resonant, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Boy, Kim So Hyun, Park Bo Gum | 18 Replies

The Good Boy Team Headlined by Park Bo Gum is Assembled to Fight Crime with Their Sports Process in Full Cast Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2025 by ockoalaMay 20, 2025
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We’ve passed the midway point of May woo hoo which means it’s closer and closer to the premiere of jTBC drama Good Boy. I’ve been in such a K-drama slump since When Life Gives You Tangerines and it’s only fitting that another Park Bo Gum drama will bring me back to K-drama land from his prior one. Good Boy isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Boy, Kim So Hyun, Park Bo Gum | 5 Replies

Park Bo Gum in Talks for Next Drama and Also Brings Back Answer Me 1988 OTP Throwback with Hyeri Backstage at the 2025 Baeksang

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 10, 2025 by ockoalaMay 9, 2025
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The cast of Answer Me 1988 is/was very close and in the past would get together from time to time in the intervening 10 years since the drama aired. I say was now because two costars dated and then broke up so not sure if the full group hangouts be happening go forward. But I rarely saw leads Park Bo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Answer Me 1988, Hyeri, Night Traveler, Park Bo Gum | 7 Replies

jTBC Sports and Police Procedural K-drama Good Boy with Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun Releases Striking New Character Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2025 by ockoalaMay 7, 2025
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Ooooh, I love this gritty and bold vibe for the character posters just released by jTBC for the K-drama Good Boy. The six main leads are Park Bo Gum, Kim So Hyun, Lee Sang Yi, Heo Sung Tae, Oh Jung Se, and Tae Won Seok with the majority playing former Olympic level sporting champs turned cops. It’s been a few … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Boy, Heo Sung Tae, Kim So Hyun, Lee Sang Yi, Oh Jung Se, Park Bo Gum, Tae Won Seok | 5 Replies

New Stills for jTBC’s Good Boy with Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun as Drama Gets Wider Streaming Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 5, 2025 by ockoalaMay 4, 2025
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There is a first for everything and it looks like Good Boy is indeed the goodest of boys what with the broader than usual release. The jTBC airing K-drama will be available for streaming on both Netflix and Disney+ in Korea at the same time, the first that the competitor platforms have agreed to a simulstream situation. This will only … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Boy, Kim So Hyun, Park Bo Gum | 9 Replies

Park Bo Gum is Intense and Locked in as Boxer and Cop in First Poster and Teaser for jTBC Drama Good Boy

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 1, 2025 by ockoalaMay 1, 2025
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It’s May, hurray! I hate the fast passage of time most of the time except when it harkens the arrival of a drama or movie I’m anticipating. And this end of May will see jTBC drop Good Boy finally, and with it hopefully kickstarting a good summer in K-drama land. The drama stars Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Boy, Kim So Hyun, Park Bo Gum | 7 Replies

2025 Baeksang Awards Nominations Out with When Life Gives You Tangerines Leading the Pack with Most Nominations Followed by Lovely Runner

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 7, 2025 by ockoalaApril 7, 2025
Baeksang Awards nominees in traditional and modern attire.

With so much distraction the last few weeks in K-ent it’s nice to get back to regular business and none bigger than the 2025 Baeksang Awards nominations which came out this week. On the drama side, When Life You You Tangerines led the pack with the most nominations across Best Drama, Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Go Min Si, Han Suk Kyu, IU, Jang Nara, Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Hye Yoon, KIm Tae Ri, Lee Joon Hyuk, Lovely Runner, Park Bo Gum, When Life Gives You Tangerines | 9 Replies

Park Bo Gum Hits a Home Run in Picking When Life Gives You Tangerines as His First Post Military Drama and is Grateful for the Role in Recent Interview

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2025
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This coming April will be the third year that K-actor Park Bo Gum has been discharged from the military in 2022 but his comeback drama only recently aired and for awhile fans wished he took on more projects and faster. But with the critical and commercial success of Netflix drama When Life Gives You Tangerines, it’s clear he values quality … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Bo Gum | 11 Replies

Netflix Drama When Life Gives You Tangerines Releases Final Four Episodes as the Sadness of Winter Emerges Back to Spring in the Cycle of Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2025
When Life Gives You Tangerines" Netflix posters.

If you’re on the fence or waiting to binge watch Netflix K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean title Thank You for Your Hard Work) then now is the time to start. The final four episodes dropped on Friday and wraps up a truly exceptional drama, telling the story through four seasons and three generations of parents and children set … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Moon So Ri, Park Bo Gum, Park Hae Joon | 11 Replies

jTBC Drama Good Boy with Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun Appeared Scheduled for May 31st Premiere According to Naver

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 25, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 25, 2025
Athletes celebrating victories at a sports event.

The great start to 2025 for Park Bo Gum hopefully will continue into the summer now that it’s basically confirmed his next drama the jTBC sports and police show Good Boy will be airing soon. The Naver page for the drama just updated to a May 31st premiere which means this will be a summer show to follow along with. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Boy, Kim So Hyun, Lee Sang Yi, Park Bo Gum | 5 Replies

Park Bo Gum’s Costars Kim Yoo Jung, Jinyoung, and Kwak Dong Yeon From Moonlight Drawn By Clouds Guest Star in His New Variety Show The Seasons

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2025
Performers on stage under bright colorful lights.

This is so sweet and wonderful to see, old coworkers still friends and together again in support. Park Bo Gum is doing double duty this March as an actor with his Netflix K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines and also hosting a new variety stage show The Seasons: Park Bo Gum’s Cantabile. Nearly all his leading cast costars from the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jinyoung, Kim Yoo Jung, Kwak Dong Yeon, Moonlight Drawn by Clouds, Park Bo Gum | 10 Replies

Netflix Four Seasons of Family, Love, and Struggle K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines Premieres to Glowing Reviews, Viewership, and Online Buzz

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 13, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 12, 2025
Couple smiling near ocean and greenery.

This past weekend big budget Netflix exclusive K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines premiered the first four episodes, with three more four episode drops on the subsequent Fridays to come. The theme is love, family, adversity, and life through the four seasons, literally and figuratively. The first poster of leads IU and Park Bo Gum they are school students in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Park Bo Gum, When Life Gives You Tangerines | 23 Replies

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