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Kim Tae Hee and Rain Welcome Healthy Arrival of Second Daughter

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 20, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 19, 2019
Celebrities at an airport surrounded by fans.

It’s kinda adorable to think that original K-pop hunk Rain is the daddy to two daughters and by all accounts the kind of daddy who dotes on his little princess(es). Rain and Kim Tae Hee wed in early 2017 and had their first child a daughter later that year. They waited two more years and this week welcome the arrival … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Kim Tae Hee, Rain | 6 Replies

Rain Gets a Do-over in Poster and Stills for MBC Drama Welcome 2 Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 17, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2019
Main cast walking against a city skyline.

At this point I need some heartwarming drama to reaffirm my faith in life. Too bad Brilliant (The Light in Your Eyes) aired earlier this year because it was fan-freaking amazing and I wish I could savor it anew right when I’m dealing with real life and drama world life existential crises. Maybe upcoming MBC drama Welcome 2 Life will … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kwak Dong Yeon, Lim Ji Yeon, Rain, Welcome 2 Life | 2 Replies

MBC to End Mon-Tues K-dramas After Welcome 2 Life with Rain and Lim Ji Yeon

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 1, 2019
Stars gathered for a script reading session.

It’s the end of an era, and there seems to be a lot of that going on in recent years. Change happens too fast and it’s sometimes impossible to keep up. With TV viewership migrating to streaming and non-scripted show related other entertainment, the drop in traditional television ad revenue has been catastrophic and now the other shoe has dropped. … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Rain, Welcome 2 Life | 9 Replies

MBC Mon-Tues Drama Welcome 2 Life with Rain and Lim Ji Yeon Hold Script Reading

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2019 by ockoalaJune 21, 2019
Group of actors during a reading session.

This drama feels like a reverse version of Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) and that’s both a good and potentially bad thing. Last year’s hit tvN drama Knowing Wife was made incredible and utterly perfect by the acting and chemistry of the two leads Ji Sung and Han Ji Min which helped ground the fantastical concept of a man driving through … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kwak Si Yang, Rain, Welcome 2 Life | 3 Replies

Rain Dapper in Taiwan for Tiffany & Co Jewelry Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 11, 2019 by ockoalaMay 12, 2019
Smiling man in formal attire waving.

This may have just been an excuse to make a quick jewelry shopping trip but K-actor and singer Rain was just in Taipei last week attending an event for Tiffany & Co. With wife Kim Tae Hee home with their little toddler and pregnant with their second child, he better not go home empty handed and be ready to hand … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Rain | 2 Replies

Rain Considering MBC Fantasy Legal Drama Living Two Lives Anyway

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2019 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2019
Young man in plaid coat against lace background.

Rain is going to make it a three times the charm of things he’s got on his plate. There’s his biking movie Uhm Bok Dong, then his wife Kim Tae Hee is expecting their second child, and now he’s considering a K-drama return with MBC legal and fantasy drama Two Lives to Live Anyway. The drama is about a top … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Rain | 10 Replies

Who Are K-dramas Best Ugly Criers – Past, Present, and Future

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
Crying young man in traditional attire.

Kisses and tears are two of the more memorable aspects of K-dramas because the early Hallyu dramas piled on romance and misery in equally measure to create the world of K-drama melodramas as we know it. Over the years the crying has gone from contrived parental disapproval and/or terminal illness to a plethora of reasons to milk those ducts dry. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Gong Yoo, Hyun Bin, Jang Hyuk, Jo In Sung, Joo Won, Kim So Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun, Kwon Sang Woo, Lee Dong Wook, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Min Ho, Lee Yo Won, Rain, Seo Hyun Jin, Seo In Guk, Yoo Seung Ho, Yoon Eun Hye | 34 Replies

Rain, Lee Dong Gun, Lee Sun Bin and the Cast of jTBC Drama Sketch Attend Successful Wrap Party

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2018
Three individuals posing for a photo collectively.

Cable network jTBC ended its run of the Fri-Sat thriller police drama Sketch this weekend, averaging ratings in the 2.5% range which qualifies as a solid success for the cast and crew. Lately tvN and even jTBC have seen ratings upwards of 5-6% that it’s easy to forget these are paid cable networks so ratings are lower plus the some … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Dong Gun, Lee Sun Bin, Rain, Sketch | 9 Replies

jTBC Weekend Drama Sketch with Rain and Lee Dong Gun Premieres to Good Cable Ratings and Even Better Audience Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 26, 2018 by ockoalaMay 26, 2018
Four characters from a drama series collage.

I heaved big sigh of relief with the weekend premiere of jTBC thriller police drama Sketch, for the fact that both male leads are faves of mine and totally due for a drama that audiences like and reward with ratings. Starring Rain, Lee Dong Gun, and Lee Sun Bin, Sketch was under promoted and even I nearly forgot about its … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Dong Gun, Lee Sun Bin, Rain, Sketch | 14 Replies

Rain and Lee Dong Gun Face Off in First Preview for jTBC Thriller Drama Sketch

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 8, 2018 by ockoalaMay 7, 2018
Two serious men in dark clothing.

Please drama gods do not make Lee Dong Gun the bad guy in upcoming jTBC drama Sketch. I can handle him being the antagonist/nemesis to Rain’s male lead but not the ultimate big bad, because I need the two to join forces later on after overcoming initial disagreement with each other. The reunion of the two male leads from Sang … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jung Jin Young, Lee Dong Gun, Lee Sun Bin, Rain, Sketch | 3 Replies

Rain is the Typical K-drama Leading Man Cop with a Gun in First Stills from Sketch

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2018 by ockoalaApril 16, 2018
Man aiming a gun in an action scene.

Who else has a sense of deja vu seeing the first drama stills from the upcoming jTBC supernatural-tinged police thriller Sketch. Of course the first stills are of leading man Rain but I legit felt like I was either seeing a more scruffy version of Rain’s character in Fugitive: Plan B or Rain photoshopped into one of the many pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Rain, Sketch | 12 Replies

Filming Commences for jTBC Thriller Sketch with Rain, Lee Dong Gun, and Lee Sun Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 11, 2018 by ockoalaApril 12, 2018
Casting meeting with actors and crew members.

There’s currently something about noonas and rain going on at jTBC Fri-Sat but come mid-May all the flirting and slice-of-life romance will give way to stopping killers by sketching out the future three days in advance. Filming has started on thriller K-drama Sketch starring Rain, Lee Dong Gun, and Lee Sun Bin along with veteran actor Jung Jin Young. The … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Dong Gun, Lee Sun Bin, Rain, Sketch | 1 Reply

jTBC Thriller Sketch Finalizes Lead Cast of Rain, Lee Dong Gun, and Lee Sun Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2018
Three individuals posing for portraits.

We’ve got a full cast peeps and it’s looking mighty fine, at least on the male leads side. Rain and Lee Dong Gun are teaming up once again more than a decade after Sang Doo, Let’s Go to School and also doing the double male lead drama casting that’s more and more popular lately. Rain plays a detective who pairs … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Hwa Young, Lee Dong Gun, Lee Sun Bin, Rain, Sketch | 5 Replies

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