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Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin Beats Competition by Large Margin in Winning Popularity Award Voting for 2020 Baeksang

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2020 by ockoalaJune 3, 2020
Actors at press event for TV drama award.

Hats off to Crash Landing on You fans. Lol, it has to be that group which swept and crushed the competition on behalf of their favorite BinJin couple. Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin have been announced as the winners of the 2020 Popularity Male and Female Award at the upcoming Baeksang Awards ceremony this Friday. The award is 100% … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

2020 Baeksang Award Nominations Out and Popular Dramas Crash Landing on You, The World of the Married, and When the Camellia Blooms Lead Drama Side

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2020 by ockoalaMay 7, 2020
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The 2020 Baeksang Awards held on June 5, 2020 will take place without an audience for the first time in its history but at least it will take place and be broadcast. The nominations were released today on May 8th and there are a few surprises of who was in and not in but mostly I am really pleased! The … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Gong Hyo Jin, Hyena, Hyun Bin, IU, Joo Ji Hoon, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Hye Soo, Kingdom, Namgong Min, Park Seo Joon, Song Ye Jin, Stove League, When the Camellia Blooms

Honey Lee Gets K-netizen Flack for Attending Parasite Cast Win Party and Posing with Director Bong Joon Ho’s Oscars

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2020
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I can’t tell if K-netizens are being serious when they got mad at K-actress Honey Lee this week for literally being a supportive friend and fan to the cast of Academy Award winning movie Parasite. She was in Los Angeles, with good friend Gong Hyo Jin as well, so when the movie took home the major wins at this past … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Honey Lee

First Time a Foreign Language Movie Takes the Big Prize as Bong Joong Ho’s Parasite Wins Best Picture at the 2020 Oscar

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 10, 2020
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South Korean director Bong Joon Ho actually went home with 4 awards tonight at the 2020 Academy Awards but the biggest win went to the entire cast and crew. The Korean movie Parasite took home Best Picture as the main cast were all in attendance at the ceremony held in Los Angeles. Director Bong also won for Best Director, Best … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Films | Tagged Parasite

2020 Weibo Awards a Wash of Pink and Blacks as C-actresses Continue Their Fashion Domination

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 15, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2023
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The 2020 Weibo Awards, celebrating the 2019 year so perhaps the 2019 Weibo Awards would be more apt but it’s held this weekend in January 2020 so imma stick with this year, brought together China’s most popular stars and the platform where they get to curate and expand their popularity. The fashion looks remains my sole interest and it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Angelababy, Crystal Liu, Li Bing Bing, Song Zu Er, Tong Li Ya, Victoria Song, Zhao Li Ying, Zhou Dong Yu

Yang Mi Shines Along With Usual Cadre of C-actresses at 2019 Year End Awards Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 29, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 28, 2019
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I’m waiting for the Big Three K-drama year end awards show but over in C-ent this week the stars were out in force at the Star Awards. The usual three big name actresses Yang Mi, Zhao Li Ying, and Dilraba Dilmurat shared the stage together in a rare occurrence, and the three also went with very similar hued but different … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat, Victoria Song, Yang Mi, Zhao Li Ying

Kim So Hyun Attends 2019 Melon Awards in Black Gown with Gold Applique Border

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 1, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2019
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Youth remains Kim So Hyun‘s weapon to overcome anything, and good for her in trying different styles. But her black ballgown at the 2019 Melon Awards is a total miss for me. The top is deep v-neck with spaghetti straps and looks the top half of a little black dress. Then the bottom is a full bown with lovely gold … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Kim So Hyun

C-actresses Go All Out in Exquisite Gowns for the 2019 Golden Rooster Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2019
Model in elegant white dress by water.

C-actress Liu Shi Shi took a short maternity break and is back firing on all cylinders. She won the best dress of the night at the recent Bazaar China charity gala and this weekend at the 2019 Golden Rooster Awards also took everyone’s breath away in a white mermaid gown that looked like she had foam around her shoulders and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat, Liu Shi Shi, Ni Ni, Ouyang Nana, Qin Lan, Yang Mi

Kim Jae Wook and Park Min Young Win Awards Together at the 2019 StarHub Event in Singapore

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2019
Couple in formal attire on stage.

I’m going to hazard a guess that K-drama Her Private Life was really popular in Singapore and it makes sense as the drama really as the classic Hallyu rom-com vibe down pat. Leads Park Min Young and Kim Jae Wook delivered a 10-out-of-10 in terms of chemistry and sweetness so they deserve the popularity surge this year. The two reunited … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Kim Jae Wook, Park Min Young

Kim Woo Bin Attends Blue Dragon Awards in First Public Appearance Since 2017

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2019
Man in tuxedo speaking at an award event.

Savor this moment ladies, you’ll remember where you were when Kim Woo Bin made his shiny return to his entertainment career. I’ve been a huge fan for his entire career, this funky looking lunk has talent as tall as his frame and unfortunately had to take a prolonged hiatus due to a serious medical scare involving cancer. His break came … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Kim Woo Bin

Nam Joo Hyuk and Han Ji Min Reunited at the Handprint Ceremony for the Blue Dragon Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 28, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 29, 2019
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It’s a tear-free and lovely reunion for costars Nam Joo Hyuk and Han Ji Min at the handprint ceremony for the 2018 Blue Dragon Awards. They, along with previous year winners Kim Hyang Gi and Kim Da Mi, put their hands into a mold to commemorate their awards in the acting categories. Han Ji Min and Nam Joo Hyuk surpassed … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Han Ji Min, Kim Hyang Gi, Nam Joo Hyuk

Mr. Sunshine and My Ahjusshi Win Awards at the Inaugural 2019 Asia Content Awards in Busan

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 7, 2019
Collage of Korean entertainment and characters.

In conjunction with the Busan International Film Festival, a new awards show was launched call the Asia Content Awards. It’s not terribly long but does put a lot of television shows across Asia and small screen acting performances as the centerpiece rather than films across the greater festival. Winning the inaugural 2019 ACA for Best Drama was 2018 hit cable … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Jaejoong, Kim Nam Gil, Mr. Sunshine, My Ahjusshi

Critically Acclaimed TW-drama The World Between Us Wins Big at the 2019 Golden Bell Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 6, 2019
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This weekend was the 2019 Golden Bell Awards in Taiwan, their version of the Emmy’s feting the best of television for the year. The big winner was, not surprising at all, cable drama The World Between Us (Our Distance to Evil) which won 6 awards including Best Drama, Best Screenplay, Best Actress to Alyssa Chia, Best Supporting Actor to James … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Alyssa Chia, Chris Wu, James Wen, Jasper Liu, Jung Hae In, Pets Tseng, The World Between Us

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