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Kim Sun Ho and Seo Ye Ji Lead the 2021 Baeksang Male and Female Popularity Awards Fan Voting

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2021 by ockoalaMay 3, 2021
Vote results for 57th Baeksang Arts Awards.

The Baeksang Awards remains the the most high profile of all television and film awards shows in South Korea but it still comes with plenty of criticism and commentary for winners each year. The award does have one fan voted category the Popularity Award and every year it goes to whichever idol/actor/actress with a huge Hallyu fan base as it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Kim Sun Ho, Seo Ye Ji | 37 Replies

Youn Yuh Jung Wins Best Supporting Actress at the 2021 Oscars, Attends with Costar Han Ye Ri, and K-netizens Fete Her Win While Dissing Her Loser Ex-husband

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 26, 2021 by ockoalaApril 26, 2021
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It was yet another historic year for the Korean film industry at the Academy Awards, after last year Parasite winning Best Movie and Bong Joon Ho taking home Best Director, this year it was on the acting side as veteran actress Youn Yuh Jung won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Minari. The Parasite cast was not nominated for … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Films | Tagged Han Ye Ri, Minari, Youn Yeo Jung, Youn Yuh Jung | 11 Replies

2021 Baeksang Award Nominations are Out with a Murderers Row of Nominees in the Drama Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Categories

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 16, 2021 by ockoalaApril 16, 2021
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The 2021 Baeksang Arts Award nominations came out five days ago but I didn’t have a chance to write about it since the news was overshadowed by the hullabaloo that was the production of MBC drama Time and things surrounding it. This year’s nominations were solid but still plenty to discuss especially with real life scandal with one nominee. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Beyond Evil, Extracurricular, Flower of Evil, Its Okay to Not be Okay, Kim Ji Hoon, Kim So Hyun, Kim So Yeon, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jun Ki, My Unfamiliar Family, Shin Ha Kyun, Shin Hye Sun, Song Joong Ki | 113 Replies

Yellow is the New Black at 2020 Weibo Night Awards with Striking Gowns by C-actresses Tang Yan, Ni Ni, and Guan Xiaotong

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2021 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2021
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It’s been some time since I saw so much glitz and glamour and this time it’s courtesy of C-ent which held the 2020 Weibo Night Awards despite it already being 2021. Better late than never and the ceremony feted popular C-stars in various categories that I’m less curious about than checking out the fasion. Yellow, bright canary yellow, as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Angelababy, Gem, Guan Xiaotong, Guli Nezha, Ni Ni, Shen Yue, Tan Song Yun, Tang Yan, Tong Li Ya, Victoria Song, Yang Mi, Yang Zi, Zhao Li Ying, Zhou Dong Yu | 8 Replies

2020 KBS Drama Awards Gives Veteran Actor Chun Ho Jin the Daesang for Weekend Hit Once Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 1, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2020
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The 2020 KBS Drama Awards was a free for all as well, and a mix of face masks, social distancing, and still walking the red carpet. The bulk of the awards went to the various cast members of weekend drama Once Again and daily drama Homemade Love Story, as both were the sole shining ratings lights for the network. Daddy … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Chun Ho Jin, Jin Ki Joo, Jo Boa, Jo Yeo Jung, Jung Bo Seok, Kim Sun Young, Lee Cho Hee, Lee Ga Yeon, Lee Jae Wook, Lee Jang Woo, Lee Jung Eun, Lee Min Jung, Lee Sang Yeob, Moon Woo Jin, Nana, Oh Dae Hwan, Oh Yoon Ah, Park Sung, Seo Ji Hoon, Shin Ye Eun, Ye Ji Won | 4 Replies

Park Hae Jin Wins the 2020 MBC Drama Award Daesang for Kkondae Intern in Socially Distanced Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 30, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 30, 2020
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I searched and there are no pictures of the actors and actresses attending the 2020 MBC Drama Awards with their face masks off so kudos for the production really sticking with proper protective gear and social distancing. Everyone even wore gloves too! Too bad they all decided to do only black and white for their outfits, like the fight with … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Ha Suk Jin, Im Joo Hwan, Im Soo Hyang, Kim Dong Wook, Kim Eung Soo, Kim Hye Yoon, Kim Seul Gi, Lee Jae Wook, Lee Joon Hyuk, Moon Ga Young, Nam Gyu Ri, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Hae Jin, Ro Woon, Shim Yi Young, Shin Sung Rok | 13 Replies

Suzy and Lee Dong Wook Picked as Actor and Actress Winners at the 2021 First Brand Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2020
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The 2021 First Brand Awards, celebrating the 19th year of giving out prizes for consumer faves, will forgo a ceremony this year but still announced the winners of the various category daesang prizes. The Actress Award goes to Suzy while Lee Dong Wook was selected for the Actor Award, a funny coincidence to have the former exes in the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Bona, Han So Hee, Kim Da Mi, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Dong Wook, Park Ji Hoon, Suzy | 7 Replies

tvN’s Crash Landing on You and The Cursed Win Drama Prizes at the Singapore Year End Asian Academy Creative Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 7, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2020
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South Korean cable networks continue to dominate in both ratings and award wins. This week the Asian Academy Creative Awards was held in Singapore and two K-dramas received prizes both airing on tvN. Crash Landing on You won Best Drama and supernatural thriller drama The Cursed took home Best Original Screenplay. Both PDs provided video acceptance of the awards, Crash … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Crash Landing on You, The Cursed | 3 Replies

Lee Sung Kyung, Kim Sun Ho, Joo Ji Hoon and More Win Acting Side Prizes at the 2020 Asia Model Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 7, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 7, 2020
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The Asia Model Awards always has an acting and actor/actress category since so many South Korean models go into acting or do it concurrently. This year’s 2020 awards highlighted actors and actresses who had hit dramas or was quite buzzy this year. Kim Sun Ho and Lee Sung Kyung won the Model Award, Joo Ji Hoon took home the Asia … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Jeon Mi Do, Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Sun Ho, Lee Sung Kyung, Ong Seung Woo, Shin Ye Eun, Son Dan Bi | 5 Replies

Song Joong Ki Hosts the 2020 MAMA Awards in Seoul with Many K-acting Stars in Attendance

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 6, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 6, 2020
Man in tuxedo speaking at award ceremony.

Aaaaahhhhh this feels nice, a sense of normalcy and nostalgia for how big this awards got in recent years and perhaps a nice slimming down to focus on just the core competencies. The 2020 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) went off this weekend with a huge red carpet and many stars walking it in person. This is foremost a music … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Hwang In Yeop, Im Soo Hyang, Im Soo Jung, Jeon Mi Do, Jung Kyung Ho, Kang Hana, Kim Ji Suk, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Sang Yeob, Lee Sun Bin, Park Ha Sun, Park Seo Joon, Song Joong Ki, Sooyoung, Yoo Yeon Seok | 9 Replies

Namgong Min and Park Eun Bin Win Drama Best Actor and Best Actress at the 2020 Grimae Awards Selected by Korean Director’s Association

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 4, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 4, 2020
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The Grimae Awards is less prominent in the international audience as it’s a prestigious but smaller awards platform given by the South Korean Director’s Association. It’s the Korea equivalent of the DGA Awards in the US (Director’s Guild Association) and wins are definitely coveted and appreciated because it comes from the talented group that does all the directing behind the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Namgong Min, Park Eun Bin, Stove League | 3 Replies

Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, and Son Ye Jin Win the Popularity Awards in the Acting Category at the 2020 APAN Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2020 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2020
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The APAN Awards are hosted by the Korean Entertainment Management Association since 2012 and this year they split it into Top 10 Artists (music) and then the Popularity Awards (music and acting). The ceremony was postponed due to COVID-10 but the winners were announced already. I only follow K-dramas so on the acting side the here are the winners: Kim … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, Son Ye Jin | 40 Replies

Kim Soo Hyun Takes Home the Acting Category Daesang at the 2020 Asia Artist Awards with Lots of Popular Stars Attending

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2020 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2020
Smiling man in tuxedo holding award.

I had heard the 2020 Asia Artist Awards may be postponed due to COVID-19 increasing in South Korea but it went on this weekend, without an audience but actually really nice to see many popular stars taking the time to attend and accept their awards in person. I usually critique the red carpet outfits but I could care less, just … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Ahn Hyo Seob, Han So Hee, Jeon Mi Do, Jinyoung, Kim Hye Yoon, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Sun Ho, Lee Joon Hyuk, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Sung Kyung, Seo Ye Ji | 232 Replies

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