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Disney+ Releases First Poster and Preview for Fantasy Angels v. Demons K-drama Twelve with Ma Dong Seok, Park Hyung Sik, and Seo In Guk

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2025 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2025
Fantasy drama series poster with ensemble cast.

Streaming platform Disney+ is trying trying to find another K-drama hit to try and recreate the success of Moving back in fall of 2023. With a big star cast, fantasy elements, and a good v. evil battle component, upcoming K-drama Twelve could be that long awaited next hit. The first poster and trailer is out for the K-drama starring Ma … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Mina, Lee Joo Bin, Ma Dong Seok, Park Hyung Sik, Seo In Guk, Sung Dong Il, Twelve

Filming Wraps on Feel Good Drama If You Say Wish with Ji Chang Wook, Sooyoung, and Sung Dong Il

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 10, 2022 by ockoalaApril 9, 2022
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More and more K-dramas are pre-filmed these days compared to even a few years ago, and some even get made without a network or time slot lined up. Such is the case with K-drama If You Say Wish which wrapped filming this week and currently is supposed to air sometime in 2022 but no work yet on which network or … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged If You Say Wish, Ji Chang Wook, Sooyoung, Sung Dong Il

Ha Ji Won Promotes K-Movie Pawn with Sung Dong Il, Kim Hee Won and Child Actress Park So Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 27, 2020 by ockoalaSeptember 26, 2020
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I believe South Korean movie theaters are open and still following the every other seat blocked out method of social distancing. The summer movie season is over and school is back so we’re going to see more serious and feel good movies now and the first up premiering next week is Pawn (Korean title Collateral). Starring Sung Dong Il, Ha … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Collateral, Ha Ji Won, Kim Hee Won, Park So Yi, Pawn, Sung Dong Il

House on Wheels Moves to Boats as Guest Star Ha Ji Won Coos Over Yeo Jin Gu and Hilariously Trolls Sung Dong Il

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2020
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I knew there was a reason I love Ha Ji Won, aside from her awesome acting and bevy of great drama and movie roles I’ve enjoyed under her belt. She’s the latest guest star to the trio of actors traveling around South Korea on a House on Wheels. The episode moves the group off the dry land and onto the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Kim Hee Won, Sung Dong Il, Yeo Jin Gu

Sung Dong Il Joins jTBC Thriller Drama Sisyphus: The Myth with Jo Seung Woo and Park Shin Hye Which Starts Filming in May

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2020 by ockoalaApril 20, 2020
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Viewers better get used to working hard and likely never reaching the goal because the upcoming jTBC drama Sisyphus: The Myth is about to start rolling. The drama adds veteran actor Sung Dong Il to the cast of confirmed leads Jo Seung Woo and Park Shin Hye, which bodes well for the quality of acting from the male leads and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Sisyphus: The Myth, Sung Dong Il

Drama Poster and Previews Showcase Yoon Shi Yoon as Opposite Twins in SBS Drama Your Honor

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2018
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This year is shaping up to be the lookalikes drama genre year, with both humans and robots doing double duty in swapping identities. SBS is doing it twice in the same time slot and same legal drama context, first with Switch: Change the World and now with the upcoming Your Honor (Dear Judge). Switch had Jang Geun Seok pretending to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Yoo Young, Sung Dong Il, Yoon Shi Yoon, Your Honor

Sung Dong Il, Go Ara, and Park Min Young Top the June 2018 K-drama Actor Rankings

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 13, 2018 by ockoalaJune 13, 2018
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The monthly K-drama actor and actress buzz rankings are out and June 2018 has the fast surging jTBC drama Miss Hammurabi place leads Sung Dong Il and Go Ara in the top 1 and 2 spots. Good for them! Coming in after is Park Min Young in 3rd followed by her Why Secretary Kim costar Park Seo Joon in 4th. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Ara, Jung Ryeo Won, Lee Hye Young, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Sang Yoon, Lee Sung Kyung, Park Min Young, Park Seo Joon, Seo Kang Joon, Sung Dong Il

jTBC Legal Drama Miss Hammurabi Radiates Warmth with the Cast and Narrative

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2018 by ockoalaMay 18, 2018
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Whatever casting gripes I had with upcoming jTBC judicial drama Miss Hammurabi has been tempered by how much I love the promo materials. The official drama poster for the full cast above is full of camaraderie and warmth, like a hearty homemade meal as this band of disparate judges and clerks walk side by side down the street. I love … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Ara, L, Miss Hammurabi, Sung Dong Il

Go Ara, L, and Sung Dong Il are Curious Judicial Oddities in Preview for jTBC Drama Mis Hammurabi

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2018 by ockoalaMay 8, 2018
Three people in a vibrant city street.

I really love the official drama poster for jTBC drama Miss Hammurabi. It delivers a scene full of emotional and life as Go Ara drags along her more stodgy and senior judges L and Sung Dong Il in a local market backdrop. I still think the casting of two out of the three leads is way wack but then I … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Ara, L, Miss Hammurabi, Sung Dong Il

Baby-faced Go Ara and L Confer with Fellow Judge Sung Dong Il in First Stills for Miss Hammurabi

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2018 by ockoalaApril 17, 2018
Three judges discussing in a courtroom setting.

A big thanks to upcoming jTBC legal drama Miss Hammurabi for the Monday chuckles as the drama released the first official still showing the three leads exactly in character. Starring Go Ara, L (Kim Myung Soo) and Sung Dong Il, the drama is adapted from the same name novel about judges on the Seoul Eastern District Court and the cases … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Ara, L, Miss Hammurabi, Sung Dong Il

Go Ara, L and Sung Dong Il Start Filming jTBC Courtroom Drama Miss Hammurabi

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 9, 2018 by ockoalaApril 9, 2018
Students studying in a classroom setting.

The idea of young judges is not an impossibility in the South Korean legal system since a graduate of law can take the exam to become a judge straight out of school. With that said, it’s still going to make me snicker a bit when I see Go Ara and L both playing judges in the upcoming jTBC drama Miss … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Ara, L, Miss Hammurabi, Sung Dong Il

jTBC Signs Go Ara, L, and Sung Dong Il for Legal Drama Miss Hammurabi

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 15, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 15, 2018
Three individuals at a public event.

Looks like cable network jTBC is also jumping on the legal drama trend, as if there wasn’t a surfeit of such dramas over in the big three networks already. jTBC has picked up the K-drama adaptation of novel Miss Hammurabi chronicling the judicial legal profession. Sounds a lot like Nothing to Lose (Judge v. Judge) where all the leads are … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Ara, L, Miss Hammurabi, Sung Dong Il

Answer Me PD’s New tvN Drama Wise Prison Living Deliver Another Success in Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 17, 2017 by ockoalaDecember 16, 2017
Prison scenes with officers and inmates.

Congratulations is in order for PD Shin Won Ho of the Answer Me drama series in achieving yet another drama success and one that is outside his most famous franchise. PD Shin’s latest tvN drama Wise Prison Living (Prison Playbook) is a solid success halfway through airing with every episode increasing from the last. The drama started off with 4.638% … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Hae In, Jung Kyung Ho, Krystal, Park Hae Soo, Prison Playbook, Sung Dong Il, Wise Prison Life

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