#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama

Day 6: Revenge Drama

#MarryMyHusbandJPN
I didn't even CONSIDER this one until someone selected it for this day on bsky, but of course it is a revenge Drama. But so much MORE than a revenge Drama.

NOT strictly a remake of the #kDrama version - because both were in varying stages of production at the same time, this one ended up a co-production. And a VERY different beast by all accounts. A journey from revenge to personal growth.

#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama

Day 5: Villain
S1 of #ForestOfSecrets WAS my fave but I learned years later the actor was ALREADY a convicted sex offender then.

SO, onto happier stuff
Day 6: Family

The first #kDrama I ever felt moved to blog about, in a post longer than any of my current Drama blog posts.
#YeahThatsHowItIs

Everything about this family Drama was near-perfect Good luck finding it though: When I watched it, Kocowa had it, last I looked, no one did

#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama

Day 4: Drama friendship

When I thought about Dramas that were really all ABOUT friendship, these two came to mind first, and both are easily the highest scoring Dramas that I've listed as having "friendship" as their primary theme

#cDrama #DearEnemy
#kDrama #DivorceAttorneyShin

Friendship is absolutely at the core of both these very different Dramas and what elevated them both.

#chinguchallenge
#cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama
Day 2: Favourite Historical Dramas

I love historical Dramas almost as much as Kiwis love being called Aussies, so picking one from the VERY short list (of 3) I liked was EASY.
#chinguchallenge
#kDrama #TreeWithDeepRoots

LINGUISTICS BABY!😍 An entire Drama built largely around the building of an alphabet😍

AND JANG HYUK BEING VERY JANG HYUK!

#chinguchallenge
#cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama
Day 1: OST
Going with a different choice to kickstart it here
I've gone off the
#kDrama #Goong after nearly 3 complete watches, but I'm still a fool for its OST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ICimk6N0A

Goong OST - Dangshineun naneun babo imnida (I am a fool) - Stay

YouTube

Ko Chia Yen, Sakaguchi Kentaro and Lee Jun Ki together in one Drama? Oh my!

#twDrama
#jDrama
#kDrama

(hashtags in the order of my interest in the cast πŸ˜€)

Exciting stuff!
https://koalasplayground.com/2026/01/28/lee-jun-ki-in-taiwan-filming-new-project-with-tw-actress-alice-ko-and-j-actor-sakaguchi-kentaro/

Lee Jun Ki in Taiwan Filming New Project with TW-actress Alice Ko and J-actor Sakaguchi Kentaro - A Koala's Playground

Well this is a surprise beyond surprises, like stuff never even considered in any context suddenly tied together in a cozy bundle. K-ent is reporting that actor-singer Lee Jun Ki is in Taiwan currently and filming an yet to be named new project with Taiwanese actress Alice Ko and Japanese actor Sakaguchi Kentaro. It’s like they saw Can This Love … Continue reading β†’

A Koala's Playground

I'd like to take the opportunity of the end of the challenge to thank the Asian drama community on the Fediverse. I'm happy to be able to connect with you and hear your thoughts about dramas. It's a really friendly little group from all over.
I tried my best to participate in the challenge in English, and I apologize if I butchered the english language a bit while trying.
May the new year be a good drama year for us all.

#drama #kdrama #jdrama #thaidrama #cdrama #twdrama #EYDC2025

On bsky some are sharing their MDL stats. Mine there are broken, so for any #kDrama #cDrama #jDrama #twDrama lovers who like stats AND PIE, here are my personal stats

Day 31: Your favourite drama of 2025. #EYDC2025

#cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama

This was really hard. For this one question, I've decided to limit myself to Dramas from 2025, and have ended up calling a tie:
For feeling thoroughly RIGHT to me, right to the end
#cDrama #DearEnemy which I wrote about here:
https://robinwalter31.blogspot.com/2025/10/dear-enemy-as-good-as-it-gets.html

and for making me smile, a lot 😍 😍
#JDrama #aCalmSeaAndBeautifulDaysWithYou

End of Year Drama Challenge Day 30: was 2025 a good drama year for you?

Yes. Out of 53 I finished so far this year, 18 (34%) I rated as 9/10 or higher. 9 #cdrama, 8 #kdrama, and 1 #TWdrama

The ones I haven't mentioned so far this month:
#HommeFatale 9⭐️
#HelloMonster #RememberYou 9⭐️
#MeetYourself 9⭐️
#RebornRich 9.5⭐️

My two 10s were both from 2020: #Hyena and #WinterBegonia

https://mydramalist.com/list/3EExvzX3
#EYDC2025 #EndOfYearDramaChallenge

2025 completed (53 shows) - MyDramaList

53 titles for 2025 completed: Harbin, You Are My Spring, I Am the Secret in Your Heart, Homme Fatale, A Love So Beautiful, Find Yourself, Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, Nevertheless: The Shapes of Love, Hello Monster and The Great Queen Seondeok