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Squid Game 3 Premieres on Netflix to Likely High Viewership But a Comparative Lack of Buzz to First Two Seasons

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 28, 2025 by ockoalaJune 28, 2025
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It’s the end of Squid Game, or is it? You’ll have to watch to find out as Squid Game 3 premiered this Friday on Netflix to wrap up the internationally popular K-drama. SG3 is really part 2 to Squid Game 2 rather than a standalone season, and the 6-month gap between the two may have played a part in how … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Shi Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Jae, Park Gyu Young, Park Sung Hoon, Squid Game, Wi Ha Joon

Wi Ha Joon and Jung Ryeo Won Cast in PD Ahn Pan Seok’s Next Drama Graduation

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 21, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 19, 2023
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So PD Ahn Pan Seok really loves illicit affairs haha, but manages to make the covert lovers always come across as made for each other and gets the viewers to root for them. There is Secret Love Affair, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, and Spring Night, all just loving shot and brilliantly acted. Up next is his K-drama Graduation … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Graduation, Jung Ryeo Won, Wi Ha Joon

Disney+ Schedules Next K-drama the Drug Bust Procedural The Worst of Evil with Ji Chang Wook and Wi Ha Joon

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2023
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This is either how bad Disney+ is with promos or this drama just slipped so far under the radar it was in another time zone because I legit was like what is this when I heard it got scheduled for airing. The Worst of Evil is airing on September 27th on Disney+ with an undercover cop busting a multinational drug … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Se Mi, Ji Chang Wook, The Worst of Evil, Wi Ha Joon

Netflix Announces Squid Game 2 Additional Big Name Cast Members Im Shi Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Park Sung Hoon, and Yang Dong Geum Joining OG 4 Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2023 by ockoalaJune 19, 2023
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Filming is reportedly starting for Squid Game 2 this summer with an eye towards a 2024 release on Netflix. At Tudum, the platform’s promo event this weekend, Netflix confirmed that the original four big stars Lee Jung Jae, Gong Yoo, Lee Byung Hun, and Wi Ha Joon will all be returning, and joining them are additional top stars Im Shi … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Yoo, Im Shi Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Jae, Park Sung Hoon, Squid Game, Wi Ha Joon, Yang Dong Geun

Lee Sung Kyung’s Pleated Donut Around Her Neck Encapsulates the Expensive and Weird Fashion Star Parade at Louis Vuitton Show in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 30, 2023 by ockoalaApril 29, 2023
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There was the biggest star walk on Friday night at the 2023 Baeksang Awards but the next day a large contingent also paraded through for the Louis Vuitton fashion show in Seoul. To say it was underwhelming is an understatement, outfits range from unmemorable and inoffensive to wildly unappealing. But you can tell the clothes are expensive, good fabrics and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Bae Doo Na, Chun Woo Hee, Go Hyun Jung, Han Hyo Joo, Im Shi Wan, Jeon Yeo Bin, Jung Ryeo Won, Lee Sung Kyung, Park Hyung Sik, Wi Ha Joon

tvN Holds Press Conference with Three Ladies Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji Hyun, and Park Ji Hoo Headlining Sat-Sun Mystery Thriller Drama Little Women

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2022
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My initial interest in this drama is from the casting of the three female leads but reading more about it ahead of this weekend’s premiere made me realize there is way more critically acclaimed reasons to check out tvN drama Little Women. Aside from the title borrowed from the classic novel and the story also has sisters, nothing else is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Eom Ji Won, Kang Hoon, Kim Go Eun, Little Women, Park Ji Hoo, Uhm Ki Joon, Wi Ha Joon

Wi Ha Joon Embraces His Wild Character With Straight Man Lee Dong Wook in Posters and Preview for tvN Drama Bad and Crazy

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2021
Action-packed poster for "Bad and Crazy."

Upcoming tvN drama Bad and Crazy has been coy about what the correlation or relation between the titular bad and crazy two male leads will be but it’s hard not to jump right into the Fight Club references especially since the promos play it up. Clearly Wi Ha Joon‘s crazy dude is Lee Dong Wook‘s bad guy’s subconscious good but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bad and Crazy, Lee Dong Wook, Wi Ha Joon

Park Seo Joon, Han So Hee, and Wi Ha Joon Cast in 2022 Period Drama K-Project

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 18, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 17, 2021
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Well this is definitely a buzzy beyond belief casting trio and with filming to start in January 2022 it’s definitely one of the big projects for next year. Park Seo Joon, Han So Hee, and Wi Ha Joon are cast for the period K-drama titled K-Project (initially called Gyeongseong Creature). It’s set in the early 1900’s during the Korean occupation … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han So Hee, Park Seo Joon, Wi Ha Joon

tvN Psychological Procedural Drama Bad and Crazy with Lee Dong Wook and Wi Ha Joon Release Cool Black and White Poster and Script Reading Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2021
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Upcoming tvN Fri-Sat drama feels like a good combination of momentum, pairing up leading man Lee Dong Wook with rising star actor Wi Ha Joon in a drama synopsis that reads a bit like Fight Club. I’m not saying one character doesn’t actually exist but the whole premise is two opposites suddenly coexisting in the same world to cause change … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Back and Crazy, Han Ji Eun, Lee Dong Wook, Wi Ha Joon

Burberry Holds Star Studded Store Event in Seoul with Han Hyo Joo, Cha Eun Woo, Jung Hae In, Moon Ga Young, and Wi Ha Joon in Attendance

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 11, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2021
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Burberry either has a ton of endorsements in South Korean or it’s just got plenty of sway to lure this many famous faces to attend this week’s event in Seoul at its flagship store. Han Hyo Joo and Moon Ga Young brought different actress vibes with the former more ladylike and the latter going for cool young hipness. For the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Han Hyo Joo, Jung Hae In, Moon Ga Young, Wi Ha Joon

Wi Ha Joon Cast as Male Lead in Upcoming K-drama Adaptation of Little Women with Kim Go Eun and Nam Ji Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 19, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2021
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The ascension of rising K-actor Wi Ha Joon has begun after his breakout role in hit Netflix drama Squid Game, and also a very good impression in his last role in a supporting capacity for 18 Again. He’s just been cast as the male lead in the upcoming tvN drama Little Women, which is as the title suggests a K-drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Go Eun, Little Women, Nam Ji Hyun, Wi Ha Joon

First Look at Lee Dong Wook and Wi Ha Joon for tvN Drama Bad and Simulcast on iQiyi

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2021
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I can say that timing could not be better for this drama, and honestly I would have watched it anyways because it sounds interesting. The first stills are out for tvN drama Bad and Crazy, though the stills were released by Chinese streaming platform iQiyi which has the simulcast rights. The drama stars Lee Dong Wook as a morally ambiguous … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bad and Crazy, Lee Dong Wook, Wi Ha Joon

Rising Actors Jung Ho Yeon, Wi Ha Joon, and Lee Yoo Mi Rocket Up in Popularity After Squid Game with Multiple Increases on Instagram Followers and Comments

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 26, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 26, 2021
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The success of Netflix drama Squid Game is like the gift that keeps on giving, bringing more recognition of Korean dramas worldwide and now also being a platform for rising and/or perennial supporting leads to step up into the broader popularity. Case in point the three younger actors in Squid Game – Jung Ho Yeon, Wi Ha Joon, and Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Ho Yeon, Lee Yoo Mi, Squid Game, Wi Ha Joon

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