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Tag Archives: Park Joo Mi

Weekend Fantasy Makjang Drama Durian’s Affair Breaks 6% Ratings on TV Chosun and Settles into a Curiously Addictive Watch

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2023
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So my weekend dramas for the last few weekends have been prestige with Revenant then thoughtful meaning of life contemplation with See You in My 19th Life and finally stuff my face with stupid empty calories addiction that is Durian’s Affair (Lady Durian). The TV Chosun fantasy makjang drama is best known for coming from the wacko brain of screenwriter … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Durian's Affair, Lady Durian, Lee Da Yeon, Park Joo Mi, Yoo Jung Hoo | Leave a reply

Makjang Maestro Writer Im Sung Han Returns June 2023 with TV Chosun Time-travel Family Drama Lady Durian with Park Joo Mi and Choi Myung Gil

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2023 by ockoalaMay 31, 2023
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After K-drama land’s wildest screenwriter Im Sung Han went on a viewer brain cell destroying rampage in the early 2010’s writing stupider and stupider dramas culminating in the Princess Aurora bloodbath following by the Apgujeong Midnight Sun controversy and her abrupt retirement, she took a 6 year break and has come back to major success with Marriage Lyrics and Divorce … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Myung Gil, Jeon No Min, Kim Min Joon, Lady Durian, Mrs. Durian, Park Joo Mi, Yoon Hae Young | 3 Replies

Screenwriter Im Sung Han of the Crazy Makjang Dramas Gets Upset at K-reporters for Misreporting Her Next Drama Fairy Durian as the Romance of a Mother-in-law and Her Daughter-in-law

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 18, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2022
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Lololol I love this news story because there is so much meta especially when one knows the drama writing background of screenwriter Im Sung Han. She’s the writer of hit dramas Love ft. Marriage & Divorce, Princess Aurora, New Tales of Gisaeng, The Jewel Family and many more dramas that always throws the characters into the deep end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Fairy Durian, Im Sung Han, Kim Min Joon, Park Joo Mi | 13 Replies

Viewers in Awe of Writer Im Sung Han’s Prowess as Episode 12 of Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music Season 2 is 70 Minutes of One Couple Arguing About Fidelity and Cheating and Still Got 10.688%, 12.538% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2021
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I think the buzz meter has turned between two competing makjang queens in K-drama land, Kim Sun Ok of Penthouse (seasons 1-3) has taken repeating killing and resurrecting main characters whereas Im Sung Han in Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music now in season 2 is wowing viewers with not just quality but also innovative makjang. This past Sunday’s episode 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Tae Kon, Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music, Park Joo Mi | 13 Replies

Sung Hoon and Lee Ga Ryung Lead Script Reading for TV Chosun Drama Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music by Makjang Queen Screenwriter Im Jung Han

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 8, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2020
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Next year is going to start off juicy with extra strong makjang in upcoming TV Chosun drama Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music, heralding the return of no-longer-retired queen bee screenwriter Im Sung Han. She wrote the still epically insane Princess Aurora and many other crazy but addicting dramas and retired a few years ago in a huff, she hates criticism … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Ga Ryung, Lee Tae Kon, Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music, Park Joo Mi, Sung Hoon | 1 Reply

Sung Hoon and Lee Ga Ryung Confirmed for Makjang Queen Screenwriter Im Sung Han’s Comeback Drama Marriage Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2020
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The lambs are all lined up for the makjang slaughter to come, lol. The leads and full cast have been confirmed for crazy (in drama and real life) screenwriter Im Sung Han‘s comeback drama Marriage Story. She wrote New Tales of the Gisaeng which a lot of people loved, and her even earlier dramas The Jewel Family and Miss Mermaid … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Sung Han, Lee Ga Ryung, Lee Min Young, Lee Tae Gon, Park Joo Mi, Sung Joon | Leave a reply

Blood is All Over the Place with Three Thematically Different Drama Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2015 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2015

The official drama posters are out for the upcoming KBS vampire medical drama Blood, taking over the Mon-Tues slot from the underrated Healer. I’m sure fans of the leads of this drama will claim I’m piling on yet again but the posters are so whiplash inducing I can’t even. Is it a rom-com, what with Gu Hye Sun and Ahn … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Blood, Gu Hye Sun, Ji Jin Hee, Park Joo Mi, Ryu Soo Young | 17 Replies

Dramatic New Teaser and Stills for Blood Ratchet Up the Intensity

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 6, 2015 by ockoalaFebruary 6, 2015

I’m genuinely not writing about Blood solely to snark about it, the snark comes naturally when I see lulzworthy stills or teasers, but there remains a frisson of genuine interest to see what story the Good Doctor production team has concocted. It would have been better with a more experienced and charismatic male lead than Ahn Jae Hyun, who hasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Bad Guy, Blood, Ji Jin Hee, Park Joo Mi | 31 Replies

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