↓
 
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

Woman in a dark blouse against a brick wall.

Author Archives: ockoala

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Ji Sung and Han Ji Min Convincingly Return to College First Love Days in Drama Stills for Knowing Wife

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2018
Romantic couple smiling in soft lighting.

I have to commend the production team of tvN late summer drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) for really capturing the warm close vibe of a married couple. Whether it’s the drama posters of leads Ji Sung and Han Ji Min to their latest pre-married college day first love stills, the sincere aura of a couple in for the long haul … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Familiar Wife, Han Ji Min, Ji Sung, Knowing Wife

Park Seo Joon Gets Nearly All the High Kick Ladies in Recent Drama Pairings

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2018
Smiling man in various fashionable outfits.

K-netizens have noticed that the latest 2018 hot male drama star Park Seo Joon has a certain affinity for the ladies of the hit MBC sitcom series High Kick. Among the High Kick female leads, he’s only missing Shin Se Kyung to complete the collection. He’s worked with Baek Jin Hee in the hilarious weekend makjang I Summon You, Gold!, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Seo Joon

PD of K-drama Lovely Horribly Makes Wholly Insensitive Remark Comparing Bad Acting to Sewol Ferry Grieving Parents

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2018
Two characters in dramatic, intense scenes.

Sometimes what’s said is so so bad it’s hard to apologize enough to walk back the permanent impression of how awful a person must be to have said it. The PD of upcoming drama Lovely Horribly is in hot water for a remark that was made on the filming of the drama where he was criticizing an unnamed female actress … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lovely Horribly

CNBlue Members Kang Min Hyuk and Lee Jung Shin in Last Pictorial Before July 31st Enlistment

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2018
Two models on a fashion magazine cover.

If I had my way all boy band members would enlist at the same time and keep their group careers on the same time line. For CNBlue band mates Kang Min Hyuk and Lee Jung Shin, they are doing that as both sign in for military service on July 31, 2018, a few months after lead Jung Yong Hwa enlisted. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged CNBlue, Kang Min Hyuk, Lee Jung Shin

Good Audience Feedback for all New Mon-Tues K-drama Life, Risky Romance, and Thirty But Seventeen

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2018
Posters of Korean dramas and medical series.

This Monday has three new K-drama premieres which caught me off guard since I’ve been on a Wed-Thurs Why Secretary Kim haze the last few weeks. First ups is major props to smaller cable network jTBC for breaking it’s own premiere record as medical drama Life  with Lee Dong Wook and Jo Seung Woo which brought 4.334% which broke the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Life, Risky Romance, Thirty But Seventeen

Park Bo Young and Kim Young Kwang are Manga OTP Visuals for Movie On Your Wedding Day

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2018
Two people making heart shapes with hands.

Lovers of shoujo manga will really get a kick out of seeing Park Bo Young and Kim Young Kwang at the press conference for this upcoming rom-com film On Your Wedding Day. He is easily two feet taller than her and their chemistry is straight out of shouja manga he looks down adoringly and she gazes at him sweetly type. … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kim Young Kwang, On Your Wedding Day, Park Bo Young

Jung Hae In Graces W Korea with Fashionably Pensive Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2018
Fashion magazine cover featuring model in water.

I think K-actor Jung Hae In will come to regret how he capped off an incredible acting year of projects and accolades with one final blip on his image. No one stays on top forever, or even for a prolonged period of time as plenty of popular then and now stars have experience once time moved on to next and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Hae In

Song Ji Hyo Rages and Park Shi Hoo Reigns as Top Star in Drama Stills for Lovely Horribly

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2018
Character in dramatic and suspenseful scenes.

For some reason I feel like KBS drama Are You Human Too has been airing for a long time in the Mon-Tues slot but it still has a few more weeks of run time before creepy rom-com successor Lovely Horribly arrives on August 13th. K-dramas usually has a creepy genre offering every August during the traditional lunar new year ghost … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lovely Horribly, Park Shi Hoo, Song Ji Hyo

Jeon Ji Hyun Radiates Beautiful Confidence at Hera CF Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2018
Fashionable woman holding makeup compact.

At this point Jeon Ji Hyun has moved the needle on flawless, she even looks good when I don’t like her entire outfit lol! The actress and mother of two made a CF appearance this week looking like she swanned perfectly made up without a hair out of place. Of course she has an entire team of handlers to shellack … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

Black Pink Members are the K-ent Girls of Summer 2018 at Sprite CF Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2018
Four women holding bottles, wearing summer outfits.

K-pop idol are a dime-a-dozen but the latest YG Entertainment foursome girl group Black Pink truly deserve the moniker of the Girls of Summer 2018. They are the face of Sprite in South Korea this year and the ladies Jennie, Lisa, Ji Soo, and Rose were absolutely refreshing decked out in short shorts and cute green tops for the CF … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Blackpink, Jennie, Ji Soo, Lisa, Rose

Zhao Wei and Alec Su Reunited for C-variety Show Chinese Restaurant 20 Years After Princess Returning Pearl

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2018
Portrait of two smiling individuals in styled settings.

I don’t know which I have a harder time of believing – that it’s been twenty years (!) since the hit drama Princess Returning Pearl swept all the Mandarin-speaking territories, or that two of the leads Zhao Wei and Alec Su are in their forties and look even more beautiful and handsome (respectively) than during their acting prime back then. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Alec Su, Zhao Wei

Why Secretary Kim Stays Strong in Cuteness and Chemistry with One Week Left in Airing

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2018
Couple taking selfies and enjoying time together.

I’m legit blown away by tvN drama Why Secretary Kim not because it’s really the best drama ever but because it’s managed remain simply very very good for the near entirety of its airing. This past week’s episodes 13-14 sent the Park Seo Joon and Park Min Young lovebirds on an adult romance path (finally!) while not creating real roadblocks … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young, Park Seo Joon, Why Secretary Kim

Kang Dong Won Does Velvety Fashion Justice for Elle Korea August 2018 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2018
Male model on magazine cover with stylish outfit.

I tease K-actor Kang Dong Won all the time for having wickedly atrocious fashion sense at his movie premieres one after another but I actually appreciate that he’s so different and confident. Too bad many of the outre or couture menswear outfits he dons at media events just don’t work in real life whereas it actually gets pulled off when … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kang Dong Won

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Currently watching:

K-dramas: When the Phone Rings

Recent Posts

  • Cast Confirmed for Royal Revenge Drama Sister, I am the Queen in This Life with Kim Tae Ri, Ha Yoon Kyung, Jo Han Gyeol, and Moo Jin Sung
  • Meng Zi Yi Reportedly Selects Republic Era Revenge Drama Jing Gui as Next Project and Male Lead Rumored to be Cheng Lei
  • CCTV and iQiyi Medical Drama Small Town Remedy with Xiao Zhan is the Most Well Received C-drama of October 2026
  • Where the Mask Ends Completes Airing with 19th Consecutive Days of Over 10,000 Heat Index on Youku Surpassing 18 Day Record Set By Legend of Zang Hai and The Immortal Ascension
  • Agent Kim Reactivated Chosen by K-ent Industry Insiders as Best Drama of 2026 Followed by Teach You a Lesson and We Are All Trying Here
  • Vertical Mini C-drama Male Lead Dai Gao Zheng Breaks Out with Mainstream Hit C-drama Where the Mask Ends as the Oft Beaten Beefcake Antagonist
  • K-ent Industry Insiders Vote on Worst K-drama of 2026 and Royal Romance Drama Perfect Crown with IU and Byun Woo Seok Leading the Ignominious List
  • Republic Era War and Romance C-drama The Lament of Autumn with Cheng Lei and Xu Ruo Han Peters Out From Hot Start and Frustrates Viewers with Ending
  • Reunion of Blossom Leads Li Yun Rui and Meng Zi Yi in C-drama Tigers Sniff the Rose is Heading Towards Flop Territory Midway Through Airing
  • C-actor Song Zu Er to Ditch Her Stage Name and Go By Birth Name Sun Fan Qing Going Forward as Confirmed by Promos for New Dramas The Palace Stewardess and Wish You All the Best




Latest Comments

  • Jeannie on Cast Confirmed for Royal Revenge Drama Sister, I am the Queen in This Life with Kim Tae Ri, Ha Yoon Kyung, Jo Han Gyeol, and Moo Jin Sung
  • Rina on Cast Confirmed for Royal Revenge Drama Sister, I am the Queen in This Life with Kim Tae Ri, Ha Yoon Kyung, Jo Han Gyeol, and Moo Jin Sung
  • Somebody on Where the Mask Ends Completes Airing with 19th Consecutive Days of Over 10,000 Heat Index on Youku Surpassing 18 Day Record Set By Legend of Zang Hai and The Immortal Ascension
  • Somebody on CCTV and iQiyi Medical Drama Small Town Remedy with Xiao Zhan is the Most Well Received C-drama of October 2026
  • Somebody on Meng Zi Yi Reportedly Selects Republic Era Revenge Drama Jing Gui as Next Project and Male Lead Rumored to be Cheng Lei
  • Rero on Meng Zi Yi Reportedly Selects Republic Era Revenge Drama Jing Gui as Next Project and Male Lead Rumored to be Cheng Lei
  • Lmao on Meng Zi Yi Reportedly Selects Republic Era Revenge Drama Jing Gui as Next Project and Male Lead Rumored to be Cheng Lei
  • Simon Johansen on Tencent Period Drama The Road to Splendor with Ding Yu Xi and Deng En Xi Gets More Good Reviews than Viewership with Solid 7.1 Douban Ratings
  • prettyautumn on Meng Zi Yi Reportedly Selects Republic Era Revenge Drama Jing Gui as Next Project and Male Lead Rumored to be Cheng Lei
  • Raya on Meng Zi Yi Reportedly Selects Republic Era Revenge Drama Jing Gui as Next Project and Male Lead Rumored to be Cheng Lei
  • Spears on CCTV and iQiyi Medical Drama Small Town Remedy with Xiao Zhan is the Most Well Received C-drama of October 2026
  • Mina on Where the Mask Ends Completes Airing with 19th Consecutive Days of Over 10,000 Heat Index on Youku Surpassing 18 Day Record Set By Legend of Zang Hai and The Immortal Ascension

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

Dating Gong Hyo Jin Gong Yoo Ha Ji Won Han Ji Min 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
©2026 - A Koala's Playground - Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑
error: Content is protected !!