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Netflix Drama Love Alarm 2 Premieres to Mixed Reactions from Loyal Fans of Season 1

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 16, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 15, 2021
Split poster for a Netflix romantic series.

I missed watching the first season of Love Alarm when it first premiered solely due to timing, and then later heard that a season 2 was coming so decided to marathon the two when it finished. Now I’m not sure why I’ll even start so I would love to hear reviews/reactions/thoughts from fellow drama fans. The general consensus after Love … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Ga Ram, Kim So Hyun, Love Alarm, Song Kang

Park Min Young and Song Kang to Star in jTBC Office Rom-com Drama Office Romance Cruel Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2021
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This sounds like a derivation of jTBC office romance Sunbae, Please Don’t Put on that Lipstick (She Would Never Know) complete with office and noona-dongsaeng romance. I sure hope there are more stakes that Sunbae because that drama has like zero tension albeit lots of sweetness. Park Min Young and Song Kang are in talks for the leads of romance … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young, Song Kang

Kim So Hyun and Song Kang Attend Press Conference for Netflix Drama Love Alarm 2 Premiering March 12th

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2021
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Oh lord, seeing this makes all my maternal instincts rise up and I just want to take care of Kim So Hyun. She was at the press conference this past weekend with Love Alarm 2 costar Song Kang, with the other male lead Jung Ga Ram appearing by video. She looks so tired, she looks like me after cramming for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Ga Ram, Kim So Hyun, Love Alarm, Song Kang

Love Alarm 2 with Kim So Hyun, Jung Ga Ram, and Song Kang Confirms Premiere Date of March 12th on Netflix

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 14, 2021 by ockoalaFebruary 14, 2021
Two couples having meaningful conversations outdoors.

Last year Joo Ji Hoon had a prime time drama airing with Hyena at the same time he was dominating Netflix K-dramas with the streaming release of Kingdom 2. This time it’s Kim So Hyun‘s turn and the sageuk/drama genres are switched for her, the television airing will be period drama River Where the Moon Rises this Monday on February … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Ga Ram, Kim So Hyun, Love Alarm, Song Kang

Netflix Apologizes for Error in Mistaking Love Alarm 2 Male Lead Song Kang for Award Winning Veteran Song Kang Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 12, 2021 by ockoalaFebruary 12, 2021
Two male actors featured for a new show.

Okay, this is funny and super harmless in the long run so totally worth blogging about. Whomever is in charge of online media at Netflix needs Korean lessons or at least better Googling comprehension skills. Upcoming Netflix drama Love Alarm 2 got male lead Song Kang mixed up with Song Kang Ho, he of award winning fame and movies including … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Love Alarm, Song Kang

Song Kang and Park In Hwan Tug at Heartstrings in Their Love of Ballet in First Teaser for tvN Drama Navillera

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2021 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2021
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Gosh what a lovely teaser preview, so simple yet so impactful. tvN released the first peek at upcoming March 2021 K-drama Navillera, based on the same name webtoon which was also adapted earlier into a stage show already. It tells the story of a retired postal worker played in the drama by Park In Hwan who gave up his dream … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Navillera, Park In Hwan, Song Kang

Song Kang, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Jin Wook, and Lee Shi Young Beautiful in Promos for Netflix K-drama Sweet Home Where They Turn into Gritty Monster Hunters

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2020
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The Netflix original series Sweet Home premiered this weekend, adapted from the popular webtoon of the same name and packed full of big names and IT rising faces. Song Kang plays depressed and suicidal high school student Hyun who moves into grungy apartment complex Green Home and and soon after the world turns apocalyptic as some people start to turn … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Do Hyun, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Shi Young, Song Kang, Sweet Home

Song Kang, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Shi Young, and Lee Do Hyun Battle Monsters in Dark Netflix Drama Sweet Home

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2020 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2020
Four people in dramatic, tense scenarios.

Right before Christmas might not be the best time for a drama about end of days and battling monsters but hey call it counterprogramming. Netflix will drop Sweet Home on December 18th, adapted from the same name webtoon and coming with high artistic expectations. It’s from the PD of Goblin and Descendants of the Sun working with a writing team … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Do Hyun, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Shi Young, Song Kang

Kim So Hyun, Song Kang, and Jung Ga Ram Preview Love Triangle at Press Conference for Netflix Drama Love Alarm

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2019
Three actors posing at a promotional event.

This drama sounds interesting and looks cute, enough for me to check it out and with a shorter run time on Netflix it just sounds like a perfect end-of-summer treat. Love Alarm rings tomorrow on August 22nd, signaling the return to high school for Kim So Hyun (maybe her last time) along with male leads Song Kang and Jung Ga … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Ga Ram, Kim So Hyun, Love Alarm, Song Kang

New Stills From Netflix Drama Love Alarm with Kim So Hyun and Song Kang

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 1, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 1, 2019
School scenes with students interacting emotionally.

I love how Netflix is all over the map with the genres of K-dramas it picks up, with upcoming Love Alarm doing the classic high school romance love triangle that can be so sweetly angsty when done right. Starring Kim So Hyun with two rising male actors Song Kang and Jung Ga Ram, I’m the first to say she’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Ga Ram, Kim So Hyun, Love Alarm, Song Kang

Drama Poster and First Teaser for Netflix Drama Love Alarm with Kim So Hyun and Song Kang

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2019
Teenagers exploring relationships in a virtual world.

The first poster and teaser preview is out for Netflix produced K-drama Love Alarm. It’s on the smaller budget and scope scale compared to other recent Netflix like zombie Kingdom or early history Arthdal Chronicles but this one has the right audience in online youngsters looking for a cute few hours to pass the time. Love Alarm is adapted from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Love Alarm, Song Kang

First Stills of Kim So Hyun and Song Kang in Netflix High School Romance Drama Love Alarm

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2019
Students in various school settings and activities.

I’ve been waiting patiently for this drama and am so happy to see the first stills released this week, thanks Netflix! The streaming giant has taken a headlong dive into the world of K-dramas for two years now and up next in its line up of exclusives is the drama adaptation of webtoon Love Alarm. It stars Kim So Hyun, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Love Alarm, Song Kang

Kim So Hyun Gets Her Love Alarm Drama Leading Men in Jung Ga Ram and Song Kang

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 16, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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I’m still sad that rising young actor Ahn Hyo Seob, who is currently nailing it in SBS drama Thirty But Seventeen, turned down the male lead role in upcoming teen romance Love Alarm. The pairing of him with Love Alarm confirmed leading lady Kim So Hyun seemed like a match made in drama casting heaven and now the male leads … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Ga Ram, Kim So Hyun, Song Alarm, Song Kang

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