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Manhole Premieres at the Bottom in Lackluster Wed-Thurs Drama Offerings

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 9, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 10, 2017
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It’s new drama Wednesday as KBS premieres the time-traveling wacky romance Manhole (Wonderland’s Feel or Feels So Good) taking over from the teary intense sageuk Seven Days Queen. Opposite the already airing The Man Who Dies to Live and Reunited Worlds, Manhole’s episode 1 ratings are so low it might as well crawl back inside the proverbial manhole. Episode 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Manhole, Reunited Worlds, The Man Who Dies to Live | 24 Replies

International Viewers Upset Over Depiction of Middle Eastern Culture and Muslim Faith in MBC Drama The Man Who Dies to Live

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2017
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Holy epic fail on the part of MBC with it’s latest Wed-Thurs offering The Man Who Dies to Live, a drama I wasn’t even planning on watching until the uproar over the first two episodes elevated interest. Now I still don’t want to watch it but for a different reason, the reason behind so much anger and offense taken by … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Min Soo, Kang Ye Won, Lee So Yeon, Shin Sung Rok, The Man Who Dies to Live | 110 Replies

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