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Shin Hye Sun and Na In Woo in Talks for Soul Swapping Modern K-drama One Hour of Romance Adapted From Webtoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2025 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2025

I said already the soul swapping drama genre seems to be making a comeback and now we see another one in the planning. The webtoon One Hour of Romance (1/24 of Romance) will be getting a K-drama adaption and the leads in talks are Shin Hye Sun and Na In Woo. Shin Hye Sun is basically actress putty she can … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged An Hour of Romance, Na In Woo, Shin Hye Sun | 10 Replies

Workplace and Romance K-drama Secret Audit Cast Leads Shin Hye Sun, Gong Myung, Kim Jae Wook, and Hong Hwa Yeon

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 6, 2025 by ockoalaJuly 6, 2025
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A foursome of K-stars has been confirmed for a new K-drama on deck, not sure yet if it will air this second half of 2025 or early next year. The drama is titled Secret Audit and is a workplace comedy and romance. The leads are Shin Hye Sun and Gong Myung playing members of the office secret audit squad that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Myung, Hong Hwa Yeon, Kim Jae Wook, Secret Audit, Shin Hye Sun

Shin Hye Sun and Lee Joon Hyuk in Talks for Thriller Web K-drama Lady Dior

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2024
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I’ve heard mixed things about Shin Hye Sun and her currently airing K-drama Dear Hyeri but my aversion to her male lead makes me skip unless it’s trending as a seminal work. So I’m extra excited to hear she’s already in talks for her next drama titled Lady Dior and it’s definitely named after the French couture house. She would … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lady Dior, Lee Joon Hyuk, Shin Hye Sun

Shin Hye Sun Lives with Two Disparate Personalities in Upcoming ENA Drama Dear Hyeri

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 16, 2024 by ockoalaSeptember 16, 2024
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Small cable network ENA hit a homerun two years ago with Extraordinary Attorney Woo dealing with autism and now it’s back with a high profile drama Dear Hyeri dealing with multiple personality disorder. Female lead Shin Hye Sun is cold and capable TV announcer Eun Ho with a separate personality of positive and energetic Hyeri. Shin Hye Sun absolutely can … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear Hyeri, Kang Hoon, Lee Jin Wook, Shin Hye Sun

Shin Hye Sun, Lee Jin Wook, and Kang Hoon Confirmed for Healing Mental Illness K-drama To My Harry

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2024 by ockoalaMay 3, 2024
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So this drama casting is a done deal so I won’t pooh pooh it beyond saying I also wish the male lead was another actor. The main casting is done for K-drama To My Harry (To My Hye Ri) which will star Shin Hye Sun, Lee Jin Wook, and Kang Hoon. It’s about a female broadcast announcer with DID (dissociative … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Hoon, Lee Jin Wook, Shin Hye Sun, To My Harry

jTBC Weekend Drama Welcome to Samdalri Ends Highly Successful Run at 12.399% But Oddly Not a Lot of Buzz

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2024
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The K-dramas that started before the holidays season are one by one wrapping up and this weekend on jTBC the slice of life seaside drama Welcome to Samdalri ended with the final episode 16 getting a super high 12.399%. It’s definitely on the list of highest rated jTBC dramas of all time now but the weird thing is this drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Chang Wook, Shin Hye Sun, Welcome to Samdalri

Shin Hye Sun Continues to Challenge Herself with Interesting Roles as She Signs on Next Drama Playing a Woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 18, 2024
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K-actress Shin Hye Sun is really going to back-to-back-to-back on K-dramas, not that I am complaining. She did See You in My 19th Life rolling right into Welcome to Samdalri and now has signed on for her next K-drama before Samdalri has ended. The drama is called To My Haeri (literal translation) and is from the screenwriter of Twenty Five, … Continue reading →

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jTBC Sat-Sun Drama Welcome to Samdalri with Ji Chang Wook and Shin Hye Sun Breaks 8% Ratings by Episode 6

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 18, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2023
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I can’t say this drama has been quietly airing or under the radar because it has big name leads and a prime weekend time slot of a big cable network. But online chatter it definitely isn’t as buzzy but who cares as domestic ratings are rolling in. jTBC new Sat-Sun drama Welcome to Samdalri premiered around 5% and in the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Chang Wook, Shin Hye Sun, Welcome to Samdalri

Ji Chang Wook and Shin Hye Sun Bring Impeccable Comedic Timing and Emotional Resonance to jTBC Drama Welcome to Samdalri

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 4, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 3, 2023
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Okay, is it just me or does it feel like Ji Chang Wook has 48 hours to his day because the last two years this man has been lit in how many projects he’s doing. He’s currently in Disney+ streaming drama The Worst of Evil but the first promos are out for his jTBC drama Welcome to Samdalri that feels … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Chang Wook, Shin Hye Sun, Welcome to Samdalri

Shin Hye Sun and Ji Chang Wook on Deck for jTBC K-drama Welcome to Samdalri with Mina and Shin Dong Mi

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2023
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So K-actress Shin Hye Sun just finished tvN drama See You in My 19th Life but she has another K-drama slated for this year. It’s airing on jTBC and from the premise sounds like a cross between Hometown Cha Cha Cha and Bad Mother, set in the countryside and is called Welcome to Samdalri. Shin Hye Sun will be costarring … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Chang Wook, Shin Hye Sun, Welcome to Samdalri

See You in My 19th Life Ends with the Best Episode 12 and a Fitting Future Ahead for All the Characters

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2023
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It’s rare that a drama ending is so satisfying it redeems all the flaws earlier but that’s how See You in My 19th Life made me feel. Notice I didn’t say great or perfect because it’s not, but the story stayed tight and consistent to telling the many lives of Ji Eum and what it means to remember and also … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, See You in My 19th Life, Shin Hye Sun

Penultimate Episode 11 of See You in My 19th Life Reveals the Real Life/Death Conflict in the 1st Life Setting the Stage for a Cathartic Ending

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2023
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So there is a Chinese saying that to untie a bell one needs the person who tied the bell (解鈴還須繫鈴人) which means that to resolve a problem one needs the person who caused it in the first person to do so. See You in My 19th Life turns out to be exactly that. Ji Eum’s memory spanning reincarnations came from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, See You in My 19th Life, Shin Hye Sun

See You in My 19th Life Ends with Major Twist in Episode 7 Adding Much Needed Twisted Romance Pathos to Narrative

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 8, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 8, 2023
Romantic scenes from a drama series.

Well, if this isn’t the womp womp this drama desperately needed for the OTP segment to actually have mature depth. See You in My 19th Life has set up the leads as he’s still nursing his dead first love who was her 18th incarnation and she’s back in this 19th life to basically keep living her 18th life as his … Continue reading →

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