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Coupang Play Romance K-drama Cinderella at 2 AM with Shin Hyun Bin and Moon Sang Min Premieres to Decent Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
Romantic poster featuring young couple embracing.

I like being surprised and this may be one of those low expectation and decent payoff K-dramas that should be appreciated. Coupang Play K-drama Cinderella at 2 AM, which also airs on cable network Channel A, premiered this week and the reception for such a low key drama isn’t bad. The first ratings are 0.628% and the second episode went … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cinderella at 2 am, Moon Sang Min, Shin Hyun Bin | 10 Replies

A Pumpkin Anchors the Promos for Coupang Play Romance Drama Cinderella at 2am with Shin Hyun Bin and Moon Sang Min

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2024
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The promos are picking up for upcoming Coupang Play drama Cinderella at 2am. I am fine with noona-dongsaeng romances if the chemistry is there but I have strong reservations with female lead Shin Hyun Bin, not because she can’t act but because she has never shown any romantic or sexual chemistry onscreen in any drama I have watched of hers. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cinderella at 2 am, Moon Sang Min, Shin Hyun Bin | 33 Replies

Moon Sang Min and Shin Hyun Bin Cast in Office Romance K-drama Cinderella at 2 am

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2024 by ockoalaApril 17, 2024
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I’ve used this phrase “Stop trying to make Fetch happen” before with a few actors and actresses who I feel keeps getting cast in lead roles despite being unable to deliver a good performance and/or ratings. K-actress Shin Hyun Bin has been in hit dramas like Hospital Playlist and Reborn Rich but she is not the reason for the success … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cinderella at 2 am, Moon Sang Min, Shin Hyun Bin | 18 Replies

Jung Woo Sung and Shin Hyun Bin Bring Old School Glamour for Elle Korea Promoting K-drama Tell Me That You Love Me

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 27, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 27, 2023
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The K-drama Tell Me That You Love Me is on its way to the small screen nearly 30 years after the original J-dorama Aishiteiru to Ittekure came out with the quiet introspective love story with a deaf male lead. The remake stars the very good looking Jung Woo Sung and Shin Hyun Bin as the leads and this week the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Woo Sung, Shin Hyun Bin | 21 Replies

Shin Hyun Bin Crowned the Ignominious Title of Most Hated Female Lead in a Mega Hit Drama Due to the Unfortunately Forced Love Line

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 25, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 24, 2022
Two characters in a dark interrogation room.

K-actress Shin Hyun Bin is facing the opposite audience feedback of second female lead Park Ji Hyun in Reborn Rich which has increased as the drama ratings have gone up and heading into the finale. This may feel like been there-covered that old news but if you’re in South Korea it’s legit a major commentary volume on any RR thread … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Reborn Rich, Shin Hyun Bin, Song Joong Ki | 43 Replies

Viewer Disconnect and Annoyance with the Loveline Between Song Joong Ki and Shin Hyun Bin in Reborn Reaches Crescendo as Romance Starts in Episode 10

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 11, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 12, 2022
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jTBC weekend drama Reborn Rich is still doing banger ratings, this Friday and Saturday’s episode 9 and 10 dropped from last week’s high of 19% but the story continues to deliver the great plotting plus payoff. Plus the ending of episode 10 will definitely bring in viewers for Sunday’s episode 11. But this post is about the “romance” in this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Reborn Rich, Shin Hyun Bin, Song Joong Ki | 45 Replies

Song Joong Ki Channels His Inner Old Man Along with Leads Lee Sung Min and Shin Hyun Bin at Press Conference for jTBC Drama Reborn Rich

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 17, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 18, 2022
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It’s time for jTBC drama Reborn Rich to arrive and also time for Song Joong Ki to fire his coordi lol. All K-netizens could about after today’s press conference was WTF kind of pants is he wearing? Wide-legged pleated thick grey wool trousers that made him look like a hobbit when we all know he’s an elf. If he was … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Sung Min, Reborn Rich, Shin Hyun Bin, Song Joong Ki | 7 Replies

Song Joong Ki Ends His Life on the Precipice and is Reborn Rich into Little Kim Kang Hoon in New Preview for jTB Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 28, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 27, 2022
Dramatic scenes from a Korean drama series.

We’re coming the end of the child actor Kim Kang Hoon era is my first reaction upon watching this latest preview for jTBC drama Reborn Rich. At 13 years old he’s about to be a teen and there goes the last decade where he basically played the younger version of every major actor male lead in a K-drama, the Yeo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Sung Min, Reborn Rich, Shin Hyun Bin | 5 Replies

jTBC Unveils First Poster and Teaser for Revenge Drama Reborn Rich with Song Joong Ki, Lee Sung Min, and Shin Hyun Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2022
Cast photo of "The Inheritors" drama series.

Okay, this is totally giving me Giant feels with the fantasy reborn twist. The first teaser is out for jTBC drama Reborn Rich (The Chaebol’s Youngest Son) adapted from a novel and starring Song Joong Ki as the titular male lead servant to a chaebol family who dies at the hand of a chaebol’s horrible youngest son and wakes up … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Sung Min, Reborn Rich, Shin Hyun Bin, Song Joong Ki | 10 Replies

Jung Woo Sung and Shin Hyun Bin in Talks for K-drama Remake of 1990’s Classic Era Romance J-dorama Say You Love Me

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 17, 2022 by ockoalaMay 16, 2022
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Wow, talk about a walk down memory lane. K-ent has reported that a K-drama remake of 1995 J-dorama Say You Love Me (Aishiteiru to Ittekure) is in the works, a dorama that was one of those mega hits that famed screenwriter Kitagawa Eriko churned out in that era also including Asunaro Hakusho, Long Vacation, Love Story, A Million Stars From … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Woo Sung, Say You Love Me, Shin Hyun Bin | 11 Replies

Koo Kyo Hwan and Shin Hyun Bin Pair Up to Investigate Scary Archeological Happenings in TVing Drama Monstrous

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 23, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2022
Dramatic close-up of two masked characters.

Okay, this drama looks amazing but also creepy as heck. It gives off The Guest vibes and OMG I loved that drama so much even though it was heck hard to watch. The first posters and teaser is out for April 2022 TVing streaming drama Monstrous, giving 2021 breakout star Koo Kyo Hwan his first leading man role paired with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Koo Kyo Hwan, Monstrous, Shin Hyun Bin | 6 Replies

Shin Hyun Bin Already on the Rise in 2020 Opposite Won Bin in Maxim Coffee CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2021
Two people standing together in a greenhouse.

Sometimes the ascendance of a star can be telegraphed even earlier and seeing Shin Hyun Bin currently in Hospital Playlist 2, about to be in Person Who Looks Like You soon to premiere, and cast in The Youngest Son of the Chaebol and Strange, I recall seeing her on a CF and took me awhile to place that she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Musings | Tagged Shin Hyun Bin, Won Bin | 14 Replies

K-netizens Start to Criticize Shin Hyun Bin’s Acting in Hospital Playlist 2 as Coming to the Surface with Increased Screentime

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2021
Medical professional in scrubs, looking concerned.

Well this is an interesting development and one I haven’t been keeping abreast of since I’m so far behind on the Hospital Playlist watch. Lol, I’m still on the first season. K-actress Shin Hyun Bin went from one member of the supporting doctor ensemble to increased screen time in the second season after she started dating one of the Main … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hospital Playlist, Shin Hyun Bin | 63 Replies

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