↓
 
A Koala's Playground 
 
  • Home
  • About
  • Drama/Book Recaps
  • Favorites
  • Glossary
  • Headers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Ratings/Top Ten
    • K-dramas Ratings/Top Ten
    • TW/C dramas Ratings/Top Ten
  • Reviews

A Koala's Playground

I'll talk about dramas if I want to

Close-up of a woman with flowing hair.

Tag Archives: Yoo Ah In

Post navigation

← Older posts

Shelved K-movie The Match with Lee Byung Hun and Yoo Ah In is an Unexpected Success Sitting at #3 in the 2025 Box Office to Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 29, 2025 by ockoalaMay 27, 2025
Two people playing the board game Go.

China isn’t the only country releasing on-the-shelf projects recently, South Korea in late March released the K-movie The Match. It was supposed to be a tentpole and prestige production with two top actors in veteran Lee Byung Hun and a younger generation award winning star Yoo Ah In in an onscreen Go Match showdown between mentor and hot shot. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Lee Byung Hun, The Match, Yoo Ah In | 6 Replies

K-movie The Match Finally Airs After Yoo Ah In is Removed From Promos and Focus on Lee Byung Hun, and Another Long Shelved Yoo Ah In Movie Hi.5 Will Premiere This Coming June

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2025 by ockoalaApril 5, 2025
Two men playing Go in separate rooms.

The scandal and saga of K-actor Yoo Ah In‘s drug use arrest and prison sentence has come to an end. He was serving a one year sentence but had appealed the ruling, and earlier this year the high court changed his sentence to two years suspended so he was released from prison after serving just 5-months. The suspended sentence means … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hi.5, The Match, Yoo Ah In | 5 Replies

Appeals Hearing Complete for Yoo Ah In’s Drug Sentence and Final Judgment to Come in February 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2024 by ockoalaDecember 25, 2024
Prosecution Service flag and a man in suit.

The nearly two year long saga of actor Yoo Ah In‘s drug arrest to trial will soon come to a close. This week the Appeals Court held a hearing on his appeal of his lower court conviction for drug use and his sentence handed out of a little over a year. The prosecutors asked for the same requested sentence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

K-actor Yoo Ah In Formally Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Illegal Drug Use

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2024 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2024
Man in a suit walking outdoors.

This may come as a relief for K-actor Yoo Ah In in that at least he knows what his future is for this uncertain legal issue. The Seoul district court today sentenced the disgraced actor to one year in jail for a host of illegal drug use charges that started a year and a half ago in February 2023. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Yoo Ah In’s First Trial Date Set for December Later This Month and His Netflix Drama Goodbye Earth May Air April 2024 After Mostly Editing Him Out

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 11, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 11, 2023
Man in suit surrounded by people.

To date K-actor Yoo Ah In‘s drug use scandal and now legal case is probably both the most famous K-star and the most serious level of drug use allegations. He has reportedly hired top expensive defense lawyers and hasn’t pled guilty so let’s see how his team tries to mitigate his legal trouble. The first trial date has been set … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Overzealous Citizen Pelts Yoo Ah In with Money After His Arrest Warrant Hearing

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 22, 2023
Person standing outside a police station.

It’s quite fitting that a court hearing for a famous K-star ends up with a moment straight out of a makjang drama. K-actor Yoo Ah In attended court today for the resubmission of an arrest warrant from the South Korean prosecution office. After the three hour hearing, as he was escorted out by authorities, a person ran up to him … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Seoul Prosecutors Re-submit Arrest Warrant to Court for Yoo Ah In Claiming Additional Investigation Unearthed Coercing Accomplice Testimony and Assistance with Fleeing Jurisdiction

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 18, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 18, 2023
Person standing outside a police station.

I feel like the big hammer has come down on K-actor Yoo Ah In after his drug arrest and investigation earlier this year but he hasn’t yet really felt the brunt of his criminal ways. At most he was summoned for long interrogations but an earlier request for detention was not granted by the court. This week Seoul prosecutors submitted … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Yoo Ah In Tests Postive for Two Additional Illegal Drugs Increasing the Total to Seven Different Substances

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 10, 2023 by ockoalaJune 11, 2023
Young man in black shirt, serious expression.

I’m not sure if Yoo Ah In ever played a drug kingpin in any of his movies because he’s turned out to be one in real life. Sure he’s not accused (thus far) of dealing but his drug use allegations have increased in severity yet again. To date he was tested and found to have five different illegal or prescription … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Yoo Ah In Formally Detained After First Court Hearing After Prosecutors Claim He Tried to Hide Evidence and Also Help Accomplice Leave the Country

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 24, 2023 by ockoalaMay 24, 2023
Man in a suit surrounded by media.

Perhaps it’s good for Yoo Ah In that his drug use case is moving swiftly through the South Korean legal system, from investigation to questioning and now his first hearing it’s been about 3 months. Things can’t possibly get worse is what I thought but then it kinda just did. He was formally detained after the hearing after the prosecution … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Yoo Ah In Goes in for Second Questioning After Missing Prior Summons and the Police Threaten to Arrest Him

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 17, 2023 by ockoalaMay 17, 2023
Three people conducting an interview indoors.

I thought the Yoo Ah In drug scandal and legal investigation was just going to proceed in the backdrop but this week there was yet another public blip. The authorities revealed that Yoo Ah In was a no show in their last interview summons and if he didn’t show up they would arrest him and keep him in detention during … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Four Friends of Yoo Ah In Also Charged by Prosecutor for Illegal Drug Use

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2023 by ockoalaMay 4, 2023
Young man in black shirt, serious expression.

Parents always say the same types of people associate together and in the case of K-actor Yoo Ah In who is facing multiple charges of illegal drug use it’s happened that his circle of friends are also implicated. This week K-ent reported that four friends within Yoo Ah In’s inner circle have each been charged with illegal drug use. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Yoo Ah In Revealed to Have 5th Drug Zolpidem in System Adding to the Severity of His Drug Use Case

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 12, 2023 by ockoalaApril 11, 2023
Young man with stylish haircut, looking confidently.

The police and prosecutorial case against K-actor Yoo Ah In added another new illegal drug use into the mix. During his drug test, it was revealed that a 5th drug zolpidem was also detected in his system. Zolpidem is a prescription level powerful sedative for insomnia, in the US it’s most popular brand name is Ambien. If he was taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Yoo Ah In Finishes 12-hour Police Questioning and Gives First Interview Outside Station Apologizing to the Public for His Transgressions

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2023

I still remember 10 years ago when K-stars for whatever reason starting to actually run afoul of the law and there were perp walks to the police station or heading to trial and swarms of media outside. Covering those moments felt so wild and fans were so bereft at reconciling their fave maybe doing something bad to really bad on … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Post navigation

← Older posts

Currently watching:

K-dramas: When the Phone Rings

Recent Posts

  • Park Min Young Delivers Perfect Cosplaying Scammer in First Teaser for Coupang Play K-drama Confidence Man KR
  • Filming Commences for Period C-drama Que Gu with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi
  • Investigative Period C-drama Coroner’s Diary with Li Lan Di and Ao Rui Peng Off to a Surprisingly Strong Start
  • Youku Tentatively Schedules Xianxia C-drama The Immortal Ascension with Yang Yang and Jin Chen for July 27th
  • Song Zu Er and Chang Hua Sen in Talks for Republic Era Period Romance C-drama A Zhi A Zhi
  • Zhao Jin Mai Lands Coveted Female Lead Role in C-drama Irreplaceable with Male Lead Wei Da Xun
  • Tian Xi Wei and Hu Yi Tian in Talks for Modern Romance C-drama Genius Girlfriend
  • Youth Romance C-drama Our Generation with Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He to Premiere on July 14th on Youku
  • iQiyi Releases Investigation Period C-drama Coroner’s Diary with Li Lan Di and Ao Rui Peng on July 13th
  • J-dorama Adaptation of Marry My Husband Continues Strong Run Now Midway Through and with Opening Douban Rating of 8.3




Latest Comments

  • HL on Filming Commences for Period C-drama Que Gu with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi
  • HL on Filming Commences for Period C-drama Que Gu with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi
  • HL on Park Min Young Delivers Perfect Cosplaying Scammer in First Teaser for Coupang Play K-drama Confidence Man KR
  • 1+1 on Filming Commences for Period C-drama Que Gu with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi
  • Lilith on Filming Commences for Period C-drama Que Gu with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi
  • 1+1 on Investigative Period C-drama Coroner’s Diary with Li Lan Di and Ao Rui Peng Off to a Surprisingly Strong Start
  • Somebody on Investigative Period C-drama Coroner’s Diary with Li Lan Di and Ao Rui Peng Off to a Surprisingly Strong Start
  • yarnie on Filming Commences for Period C-drama Que Gu with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi
  • Somebody on Filming Commences for Period C-drama Que Gu with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi
  • 1+1 on Filming Commences for Period C-drama Que Gu with Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi
  • Kimmy on Zhao Jin Mai Lands Coveted Female Lead Role in C-drama Irreplaceable with Male Lead Wei Da Xun
  • Kimmy on Youku Tentatively Schedules Xianxia C-drama The Immortal Ascension with Yang Yang and Jin Chen for July 27th

Categories

  • Awards
  • Books
  • Discussion Forum
  • Download Links
  • Drama Previews
  • Fashion
  • Films
  • First Impressions
  • J-doramas
  • Japanese Manga
  • K-dramas
  • Miscellaneous
  • Music
  • Musings
  • My Loves
  • Oldies but Goodies
  • Recaps
  • Recess
  • TW & C dramas
  • Year End Reviews

Tags

Bu Bu Jing Xin Dating Gong Hyo Jin Gong Yoo Ha Ji Won Hyun Bin IU Jang Geun Seok Jeon Ji Hyun Ji Chang Wook Ji Sung Jung Hae In Jung So Min Kim Go Eun Kim Ji Won Kim So Hyun Kim Soo Hyun Kim Woo Bin Kim Yoo Jung Lee Dong Wook Lee Jong Seok Lee Jun Ki Lee Min Ho Lee Seung Gi Liu Shi Shi Married Moon Geun Young Nam Joo Hyuk Park Bo Gum Park Min Young Park Seo Joon Park Shin Hye Shin Se Kyung Song Hye Kyo Song Joong Ki Song Seung Heon Son Ye Jin Suzy Wedding Yang Mi Yoo Ah In Yoona Yoon Eun Hye Yoo Seung Ho Zhao Lu Si

Archives

Blogroll

  • Dramabeans
  • Jomo's Findings
  • Mookiehyun
  • Thundie's Prattle
  • WaterOB

Favorite Book Translations

  • Da Mo Yao (Ballad of the Desert) Da Mo Yao (Ballad of the Desert)
  • Lost You Forever Lost You Forever
  • Yun Zhong Ge (Song of the Clouds) Yun Zhong Ge (Song of the Clouds)

Favorite Drama Recaps

  • In a Good Way In a Good Way
  • Nice Guy (The Innocent Man) Nice Guy (The Innocent Man)
  • The King 2 Hearts The King 2 Hearts
©2025 - A Koala's Playground - Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑
error: Content is protected !!