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tvN Teacher-Student Romance Melancholia Drops to 1% Rating Range by Episode 4 as K-viewers Find the Story Discomforting and Dated

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 19, 2021
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Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, they just had to pick this real life relationship to turn into a K-drama. I’m talking about the production for tvN drama Melancholia saying that it was based on French President Macron and his wife and everyone knows how they met, how old they were at that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Soo Jung, Lee Do Hyun, Melancholia

Lee Min Ho Returns to Huntington Beach for the US Filming Locale of Heirs Nearly Ten Years Later

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 18, 2021
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It’s a nice walk down memory land for me as a K-drama viewer and for actor Lee Min Ho as well, as last week he posted on his SNS pictures of him at a very easily recognizable place if you watched all his dramas. He was in front of Duke’s on the beach and of course that meant he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Yoo Seung Ho is the Beleaguered Straight Man to Goofy Hyeri in New Poster and Stills for KBS Youth Sageuk Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 18, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 18, 2021
Historical drama scene with two characters.

I take solace in knowing that if a story is good I can usually overlook bad acting, especially if I’m fond enough of said actor or actress. The new poster and character stills are out for KBS Mon-Tues sageuk Thinking of the Moon When the Flowers Bloom, which will take over the time slot from The King’s Affection (Yeonmo) in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyeri, Thinking of the Moon When the Flower Blooms, Yoo Seung Ho

Streaming Platform TVing Subscribers Triple in One Week After Most Recent Episodes of Well-received Drama Work Later, Drink Now

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 18, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 18, 2021
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The streaming viewers have spoken and there is an unexpected K-drama hit that should be great fun to watch during a holiday marathon. TVing exclusive drama Work Later, Drink Now (Drinker City Women) is adapted from a webtoon and stars Lee Sun Bin, Han Sun Hwa and Jung Eun Ji as three libation loving single working lady best friends in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Si Won, Han Sun Hwa, Jung Eun Ji, Lee Sun Bin, Work Later Drink Now

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

Gong Hyo Jin and Lee Min Ho in Talks for 2022 Space Rom-com Drama Ask the Stars

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 17, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 17, 2021
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Okay, just picked myself off the floor, nothing to see here. I thought I had the potential K-drama OTP pairings all figured out but somehow this one never once crossed my mind. K-ent is reporting the Lee Min Ho and Gong Hyo Jin are in talks to star in the first ever K-drama rom-com set in space called Ask the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Lee Min Ho

Lee Jung Jae and Shin Mina Become New Gucci Global Ambassador After Recent Hit Dramas Squid Game and Hometown Cha Cha Cha

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 17, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 17, 2021
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Fashion house Gucci is striking while the iron is hot and snapping up two already top stars who have hit a recent career new high. Lee Jung Jae and Shin Mina have been named new Gucci Global Ambassadors for the brand and their first pictorials are out modeling from the Fall/Winter line. It’s…….interesting to say the least. Most of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Jung Jae, Shin Mina

Han So Hee Attends the Seoul Launch of the Gucci x Balenciaga Collab Hacker Collection

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 17, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 16, 2021
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This is such a fashion moment of our times, as hypebeast as it can get. Gucci and Balengiaca, two top fashion houses, have collaborated on a collection ranging from accessories to clothing which just dropped this week. It’s called the Hacker Project and the concept is Gucci and Balenciaga hacking each other’s lines. The centerpiece has got to be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Han So Hee

The King’s Affection and Secret Royal Inspector Joy Give Hope to Mon-Tues as Both Rise in Ratings and Also Garner Increasingly Positive Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 16, 2021
Romantic Korean drama promotional images.

The slow but steady rise in ratings the last three weeks for KBS Mon-Tues sageuk The King’s Affection (Yeonmo) paid off as the most recent episode 12 this Tuesday broke 8% for the first time to hit 8.8%. Even better news is that this is a 20-episode drama so plenty of time left to see if it can try for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Secret Royal Inspector Joy, The King's Affection

2021 Asia Artist Award Popularity Voting Closes with Actor and Actress Winners Kim Sun Ho, Song Ji Hyo, and Jung Ho Yeon

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 16, 2021
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The upcoming Asia Artist Awards, one of those hybrid and trendier awards shows that bring together actors and idols, is all set for early December. The voting was open the last month for the popularity awards and for the actor/actress that won an award there were winners in both awards: The RET Popularity Award and the U+IdolLive Popularity Award. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Jung Ho Yeon, Kim Sun Ho, Song Ji Hyo

The Red Sleeve Cuff Tops the Good Data Drama Buzz Rankings as Song Hye Kyo Leads the Actor/Actress List

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2021
Korean drama promotional posters featuring two characters.

Buzz sometimes translates into domestic television ratings but it’s still a good thing to get on the K-netizens radar even if not everyone interested tunes in to watch the drama. The second week of November was a veritable smorgasbord of newly premiered K-dramas joining the already meaty line up of recently started choices. The Good Data online buzz rankings are … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Now We Are Breaking Up, Song Hye Kyo, The Red Sleeve Cuff

Japanese Actors Suda Masaki and Komatsu Nana Tie the Knot After Falling in Love When Doing Three Movies Together

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2021
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Oh this is soooooo cute! There is happy news coming out of J-ent to start the week: popular actor Suda Masaki and Komatsu Nana are married! Masaki and Nan jointly posted a handwritten note confirming their marriage and for fans of this cute couple it’s not a surprise at all. They worked together multiple times in the last 5 years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Komatsu Nana, Married, Suda Masaki

Lim Ji Yeon Joins as the Second Female Lead Opposite Song Hye Kyo in Kim Eun Sook’s Upcoming Revenge Drama The Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2021
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On the heels of K-actress Song Hye Kyo‘s new drama Now, We are Breaking Up premiering last weekend, this week there is casting news of her upcoming next drama. Famed screenwriter Kim Eun Sook‘s next drama The Glory will star Song Hye Kyo as a revenge driven teacher getting justice on her high school era tormentors who are now rich … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lim Ji Yeon, Song Hye Kyo, The Glory

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