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Posters and Preview for SBS Sageuk The Haunted Palace with Yook Sung Jae, Bona, and Kim Ji Hoon Premiering April 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2025 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2025
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There is an upcoming sageuk coming in April that I’m planning to watch but not wildly excited about (yet). SBS will premiere The Haunted Palace (Gwigong) on April 18th in the Fri-Sat time slot and it has a fantasy/supernatural element in it. Male lead Yook Sung Jae gets possessed by an Imoogi, a Korean fantasy dragon/serpant/giant snake creature in folklore … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bona, Kim Ji Hoon, The Haunted Palace, Yook Sung Jae | 4 Replies

Yook Sung Jae, Bona, and Kim Ji Hoon Cast for Supernatural Themed Sageuk Drama Return to the Palace

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2024 by ockoalaJune 24, 2024
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I missed the initial announcement for this upcoming sageuk drama but better late then never getting onboard. K-drama Return to the Palace (Korean title Ghost Palace) is getting underway soon and the leads will be Yook Sung Jae, Bona, and the most recent addition Kim Ji Hoon. It’s a supernatural/fantasy palace sageuk involving ghosts, grudges, shamans and the like and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bona, Ghost Palace, Return to the Palace, Yook Sung Jae

MBC 2022 Year End Drama Awards Hands Lee Jong Seok the Daesang and Big Mouth Takes Home the Top Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 30, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 30, 2022
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The first year end awards show took place the night of the 30th over at MBC which didn’t have a lot of dramas to work with in 2022 to fete but still managed to pull off the night. Winning Daesang was Lee Jong Seok for Big Mouth which was as expected. The drama also won Best Drama and Top Excellence … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Jung Chae Yeon, Kim Young Dae, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Jung Won, Park Joo Hyun, Yeonwoo, Yook Sung Jae, Yoona

MBC Wed-Thurs Drama Gold Spoon with Yook Sung Jae and Lee Jong Won is Surprisingly Good, Darker than Expected, and Presents an Genuine Existential Conundrum.

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2022
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I know this drama is anchored by a magical spoon that swaps lives but the underlying “Who would do it” idea is so good because there are many like scenarios that could happen in real life. MBC premiered Gold Spoon two weeks ago and I’ve gotten caught up and love it. It’s so much better in story than expected and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gold Spoon, Jung Chae Yeon, Lee Jong Won, Yeonwoo, Yook Sung Jae

New Fri-Sat Dramas Gold Spoon with Yook Sung Jae on MBC and Namgoong Min as the One Dollar Lawyer on SBS Start Off the Ratings Race

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 23, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2022
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The dichotomy couldn’t be more opposites with the title of the newly arrived Fri-Sat dramas on prime time. On one hand there is Gold Spoon (The Golden Spoon) on MBC going up again fighting for the little guy One Dollar Lawyer on SBS. The first ratings are out and Gold Spoon has 5.4% with One Dollar Lawyer in the lead … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gold Spoon, Namgoong Min, One Dollar Lawyer, Yook Sung Jae

MBC Releases First Poster and Stills for Next Fri-Sat Drama Gold Spoon with Yook Sung Jae, Jung Chae Yeon, Lee Jong Won, and Yeonwoo

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2022
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The currently airing MBC Fri-Sat drama Big Mouth just hit the midway mark of its 16-episode airing with increased ratings and buzz as a much needed success for the network. I don’t have as high a hope for the successor drama Gold Spoon as it’s got three out of the four leads being idols and also a pretty vague set … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gold Spoon, Jung Chae Yeon, Lee Jong Won, Yeonwoo, Yook Sung Jae

Idol-actress Yeonwoo Changes Agency to 9ato and is Cast as Second Female Lead in Upcoming MBC Drama Golden Spoon with Yook Sung Jae and Jung Chae Yeon

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2022
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My favorite rom-com last year in 2021 was Dali and the Cocky Prince (Dal Ri and Gamjatang) and it was there I got to meet idol turned actress Yeonwoo for the first time. It was a slight type of role, nothing memorable, but she was cute and brought a strong onscreen charm and no glaring acting flaws to detract from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Golden Spoon, Jung Chae Yeon, Yeonwoo, Yook Sung Jae

Yook Sung Jae and Jung Chae Yeon Get Their Headlining Pairing for 2022 MBC Drama Golden Spoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 11, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2022
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It’s a case of back in the saddle for him and ready for her promotion for her. MBC has cast Yook Sung Jae and Jung Chae Yeon as the leads for its mid year 2022 airing K-drama Golden Spoon. It’s a fantasy romance life journey themed drama about a young man who uses a mysterious golden spoon to change his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Golden Spoon, Jung Chae Yeon, Yook Sung Jae

Yook Sung Jae Cast as Male Lead in MBC Summer 2022 Drama The Golden Spoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 2, 2021
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Another recent military service returnee has a project lined up woo hoo, so happy to see these hardworking male stars who come back from duty get back into the swing of things. Actor-singer Yook Sung Jae was discharged last month in November 2021 and didn’t come back with a drama lined up right away. But now he’s signed on as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The Golden Spoon, Yook Sung Jae

K-ent Looks Forward to the Discharge of Four Male Actor Leads in the Next Few Months: Park Bo Gum, Woo Do Hwan, Yang Se Jong, and Yook Sung Jae

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 5, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 5, 2021
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The year 2021 is winding down and another batch of enlisted male lead level actors are returning from nearly two years away in mandatory military service. That means the casting calls for next years K-dramas and/or movies will have returning names to shake up the scene. The biggest name return is also the last to come back in this batch … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Partk Bo Gum, Woo Do Hwan, Yang Se Jong, Yook Sung Jae

Yook Sung Jae Confirmed to Enlist for Military Service in May 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2020 by ockoalaMay 3, 2020
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Is it enlistment time because this is the second young actor confirming a May 2020 appointment with the South Korean armed forces. Yook Sung Jae is joining the army on May 11, taking a break from his triple entertainment career advancement in acting, singing, and variety shows. He looks to be walking in Lee Seung Gi‘s footsteps and the two … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yook Sung Jae

Yook Sung Jae Plays a Cat Who Turns Human Opposite Park Eun Bin and Seo Ji Hoon in tvN Drama Man Who Bakes Bread

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 20, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 21, 2019
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Does actor-idol Yook Sung Jae look like a human version of a cat? Quite possibly, but he’s signed on the dotted line to play one in the spring tvN drama Man Who Bakes Bread. I thought it would be Man Who Loves Catnip but bread works cuz I love me some bread especially man who creates steaming loaves out of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Man Who Breaks Bread, Park Eun Bin, Seo Ji Hoon, Yook Sung Jae

Lee Seung Gi Jets Off to Vietnam with All the Butlers Costars Lee Sang Yoon, Yook Sung Jae, and Yang Se Hyung

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2018
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Is anyone watching the variety show All the Butlers (Master in the House)? I asked because with Hwayugi done I’ll soon be hankering for another Lee Seung Gi fix and wonder if this variety is worth my time. It also popped on my radar thanks to the cast being snapped at the airport heading to Vietnam for filming on an … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Sang Yoon, Lee Seung Gi, Yook Sung Jae

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