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All Fixed! – Shin Sung Rok, Lee Kyu Hyung, and Kang Pil Seok Lead the Rotating Leads for the December 2022 K-musical Production of Sweeney Todd

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2022
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For the holiday season I would pick a less macabre black comedy musical to stage than Sweeney Todd but from the first promo stills it definitely looks gorgeously presented and attired. Seoul will be host to a new production of the popular dark musical with three sets of rotating male and female leads. Shin Sung Rok, Lee Kyu Hyung, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jeon Mi Do, Kim Ji Hyun, Lee Kyu Hyung, Shin Sung Rok, Sweeney Todd | 9 Replies

First Preview and Poster for MBC Drama Doctor Lawyer with So Ji Sub, Im Soo Hyang, and Shin Sung Rok

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 16, 2022 by ockoalaMay 15, 2022
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The doctor is here. Oh wait, I mean the lawyer is here. Nope, it’s actually both, the Doctor Lawyer arrives on MBC Fri-Sat time slot on May 27th following Tomorrow ready to treat both ailments and legal transgressions. Putting aside the logistical absurdity of the premise – that a top surgeon who goes to jail after medical malpractice and loses … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor Lawyer, Im Soo Hyang, Shin Sung Rok, So Ji Sub | 4 Replies

Shin Sung Rok Joins MBC Drama Doctor Lawyer with So Ji Sub and Im Soo Hyang

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 30, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 29, 2021
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Looks like MBC is bringing in the big guns for this drama and it definitely has the scope for doubling down on leading men. Shin Sung Rok will be returning to the network next year with Doctor Lawyer, starring So Ji Sub as a doctor who gets his medical license revoked and becomes a lawyer specializing in medical malpractice litigation. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor Lawyer, Im Soo Hyang, Shin Sung Rok, So Ji Sub | 3 Replies

K-actor Shin Sung Rok Contracts COVID-19 After Being in Recent Contact with Musical Star Son Jun Ho Who Earlier Tested Positive

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 28, 2021 by ockoalaApril 28, 2021
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There may be a COVID-19 spread going on in the musical and stage world in K-ent and I’m hopeful it’s quickly staunched with contact tracing. K-actor Shin Sung Rok has confirmed a positive test for COVID-19, after a day earlier testing negative. He was part of a group asked to test after being in recent contact with musical actor Son … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junsu, Shin Sung Rok, Son Jun Ho | 5 Replies

Park Hae Jin Wins the 2020 MBC Drama Award Daesang for Kkondae Intern in Socially Distanced Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 30, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 30, 2020
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I searched and there are no pictures of the actors and actresses attending the 2020 MBC Drama Awards with their face masks off so kudos for the production really sticking with proper protective gear and social distancing. Everyone even wore gloves too! Too bad they all decided to do only black and white for their outfits, like the fight with … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Ha Suk Jin, Im Joo Hwan, Im Soo Hyang, Kim Dong Wook, Kim Eung Soo, Kim Hye Yoon, Kim Seul Gi, Lee Jae Wook, Lee Joon Hyuk, Moon Ga Young, Nam Gyu Ri, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Hae Jin, Ro Woon, Shim Yi Young, Shin Sung Rok | 13 Replies

MBC Drama Kairos Ends as a Perfect Puzzle, Leaving the Marvelously Constructed Story and Execution for Future Drama Fans to Discover

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2020
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My Mon-Tues found an unassuming gem that is MBC drama Kairos and my appreciation for its magnificence really hits home today knowing that it’s over. This is less missing a drama I loved for more emotional reasons and more missing a great story, a consummate storyteller, knowing that I won’t have another installment next week. The low ratings don’t bother … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Kairos, Lee Se Young, Nam Gyu Ri, Shin Sung Rok | 9 Replies

Kairos Heads into Final Episode 16 Still as Tightly Written and Tautly Executed in Near Perfect Dramatic Form

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2020
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I have recommended plenty of K-dramas that started off well and fell apart, and sometimes so horribly it’s like falling off a cliff, getting revived only to be smashed to pieces again. It’s just the worst because you invest so much so the disappointment is magnified. This year’s most underrated drama is likely going to be MBC Mon-Tues thriller Kairos, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Kairos, Lee Se Young, Nam Gyu Ri, Shin Sung Rok | 12 Replies

Collection of the Tallest K-actors in 2020 for Your Viewing Pleasure

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 16, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2020
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I’ve watched K-dramas for so many years I’m almost inured to how insanely good looking the actors are and many who have equal talent to boot as well. Recently two dramas had me doing double takes and marveling at how those actors really filled up the screen with their height in ways that captivated my attention more than before. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Ahn Hyo Seob, Byun Woo Seok, Cha Seung Won, Ji Hyun Woo, Jo In Sung, Joo Ji Hoon, Jung Woo Sung, Kim Woo Bin, Kwak Si Yang, Kwang Soo, Lee Jae Wook, Lee Ki Woo, Lee Min, Lee Tae Hwan, Nam Joo Hyuk, Ro Woon, Shin Sung Rok, Yoon Kyun Sang | 20 Replies

Excellent MBC Mon-Tues Drama Kairos is the Dark Horse Tightly Plotted Thriller Sliding Under the Radar

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2020 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2020
Drama poster featuring three characters from "Kairos."

MBC has been bottom of the ratings barrel for so long that I’ve really stopped paying much attention to its ability to deliver dramas worth watching. Consider me even more impressed with recently premiered Mon-Tues drama Kairos, currently with 5-episodes aired. It’s so good, like a tightly plotted thriller I would expect to find on OCN mixed with the layer … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Kairos, Lee Se Young, Nam Gyu Ri, Shin Sung Rok | 16 Replies

Hottest Kings, Emperors, and Princes in K-dramas Through 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 31, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2020
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I realized that nearly all of the most popular younger generation K-actors have had a chance now to play a sageuk king, prince, or even fictional modern day Korean king/emperor. It’s totally an excuse for me to collect the entire menagerie of regal hotness for a question – who is your hottest His Majesty or His Royal Highness? For me … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged D. O., Im Shi Wan, Jang Geun Seok, Ji Chang Wook, Joo Ji Hoon, Jung Il Woo, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Dong Wook, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Min Ho, Lee Seung Gi, Park Bo Gum, Seo In Guk, Shin Sung Rok, Song Joong Ki, Yoo Ah In, Yoo Seung Ho | 41 Replies

Vagabond Finally Gives Lee Seung Gi the Upper Hand But Episodes 9-10 Continue the Action Over Engaging Narrative Development

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 20, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 19, 2019
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There is a reason that summer Hollywood movies are called popcorn flicks, it’s brainless fun and the emphasis is on FUN. tvN action drama Vagabond has been no fun so far, earlier on it had to be serious and sad because an entire plane full of passengers including a bunch of kids died because of a greedy government and corporate … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seung Gi, Shin Sung Rok, Suzy, Vagabond | 2 Replies

Vagabond with Lee Seung Gi and Suzy Holds Press Conference Before Friday Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 16, 2019
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It’s finally time to start running for the titular Vagabond, a drama that finished filming months and months ago and feels like it’s been promoting for that long as well. The cast of the SBS Fri-Sat drama attended the press conference to kick off the week before the upcoming premiere this Friday and everyone looks super different than their characters … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hwang Bora, Moon Jung Hee, Shin Sung Rok, Suzy, Vagabond | 65 Replies

Guns and Intense Stares All Around in Drama Poster for Vagabond with Suzy and Lee Seung Gi

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2019
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If one didn’t know that upcoming tvN drama Vagabond was an action thriller then the visually loud drama posters will hammer that point home. There are guns, guns, and more guns, and also lots of angry and intense stares. Well, male lead Lee Seung Gi is delivering the intensity for sure with plenty of anger fueling his quest for truth … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seung Gi, Shin Sung Rok, Suzy, Vagabond | 8 Replies

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