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Yoon Sang Hyun and Han Hye Jin Offered Leads in Next MBC Wed-Thurs Drama Let’s Hold Hands Tightly and Watch the Sunset

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 3, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 2, 2018
Man in suit and woman in dress.

MBC has decided to take a sensible break from premiering new K-dramas in 2018 that dovetails nicely with the Pyeonchang 2018 Winter Olympics schedule. Mon-Tues drama Two Cops and Wed-Thurs drama I am Not a Robot both end in late January, and the Winter Olympics take place for two weeks in February when the Korean networks typically preempt dramas anyways … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Han Hye Jin, Let's Hold Hands and Watch the Sunset Together, Yoon Sang Hyun

G-Dragon and Lee Joo Yeon Reportedly Dating After Being Caught on Jeju Date Over Holidays

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 1, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 1, 2018
K-pop artist and model portrait side by side.

Well, there’s a second K-ent couple to start off the new year in 2018, or first if based on the timing of when this news hit vis-a-vis the other one. The news of Lee Joon and Jung So Min‘s dating captured my attention and I glanced over the other news of Big Bang‘s G-Dragon seen on a Jeju Island holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Dating, G-Dragon, Lee Joo Yeon

Jung So Min and Lee Joon of Father is Strange is Dating According to Dispatch Pictures

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 1, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 1, 2018
Smiling couple making heart gestures together.

OMG, this is the cutest K-celeb dating story to break on New Year’s Day in a few days, not since the great Rain and Kim Tae Hee news of January 1, 2013 have I heard dating news that made me smile cheek to cheek. Dispatch as published pictures of actress Jung So Min and former idol turned actor Lee Joon … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Dating, Jung So Min, Lee Joon

K-stars Active in Charity and Volunteer Work During the Holiday Season to Give Back

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 26, 2017 by ockoalaDecember 25, 2017
Volunteer preparing food with fellow helpers.

The holidays are in full swing and that means the temperature dips and folks gather with families to celebrate. For many who are less fortunate, the holidays must be harder than usual to get through and for those who have the means giving back is always appreciated and a generous way to show thanks. K-stars have been quite active in … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Bae Jong Ok, Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Sung, Noh Hee Kyung, Park Jin Hee, Park Shin Hye, Solbi, Yoo Ji Tae

Lego Lee and Nikki Hsieh Reunite for 2018 Romance TW-dama Meet Me @ 2006

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2017 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2017
Smiling couple sitting among indoor plants.

I’m so excited for a new TW-drama to look forward to, and while the industry has many new faces I’m forever partial to the familiar ones that I’ve loved for the last decade. A fave pairing of mine is reuniting and it feels so good – Lego Lee and Nikki Hsieh are back together for upcoming romance Taiwan drama Meet … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Kun Da, Lego Lee, Meet Me @ 1006, Nikki Hsieh

KBS Wed-Thurs Drama Black Knight Breaks 10% Ratings in Episode 5 and Keeps Rising Steadily

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2017 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2017
Romantic scenes near a rustic cottage.

A hearty congrats for KBS Wed-Thurs melodrama fantasy romance Black Knight (The Man Who Guards Me), winning the time slot handily and even more impressive is continuing to increase in ratings. This third week’s ratings broke 10% on Wednesday with 10.6% AGB nationwide and rose to 11.1% for Thursday.  Nothing to Lose (Judge vs. Judge) stayed consistent around the 6% … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Black Knight, Kim Rae Won, Seo Ji Hye, Shin Se Kyung

Oh Yeon Seo Directs Lee Seung Gi to Capture Minions as Cha Seung Won Laments a Terrible Destiny in Hwayugi Teasers

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 12, 2017 by ockoalaDecember 11, 2017
Dramatic scenes featuring intense character interactions.

I love a good bicker laden drama as long as the humor is on point and used judiciously to break up tense moments or set up a punch line. K-drama Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) posits that the Chinese classic tale characters of the Monkey King, Monk, and Bull Demon King are in modern Korea and still have to deal with … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged A Korean Odyssey, Cha Seung Won, Hwayugi, Lee Seung Gi, Oh Yeon Seo

Black Knight Notches Solid Win as I am Not a Robot Malfunctions in Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 7, 2017 by ockoalaDecember 7, 2017
"Poster of the Korean drama 'Black Knight'"

The K-viewers have spoken the melo remains King of the K-drama ratings, at least for the foreseeable next 8 weeks in the Wed-Thurs time slot. Despite being neck and neck with yesterday’s airing, this Thursday saw KBS fantasy melodrama Black Knight solidly come in first place with 9.3% AGB ratings, followed by Judge vs. Judge (Nothing to Lose) with 7.1% … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Black Knight, I Am Not a Robot

Chae Soo Bin is a Believable Doll in New Stills of I am Not a Robot Opposite Yoo Seung Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 31, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 30, 2017
Young woman in a pink dress with bow.

The first look at actress Chae Soo Bin in upcoming MBC drama I am Not a Robot is out and count me intrigued. She looks super doll-like in her styling and surprisingly believable as a girl pretending to be a robot. Her character crosses paths with Yoo Seung Ho‘s super wealthy and successful financial entrepreneur with a severe allergy to … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Chae Soo Bin, I Am Not a Robot, Yoo Seung Ho

K-ent Mourns the Passing of Leading Man Movie and Drama Actor Kim Joo Hyuk in Car Accident

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 30, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 30, 2017
Man in tuxedo holding award on stage.

I have horrible sad news to share with K-ent fans – movie and drama actor Kim Joo Hyuk passed away on Monday October 30th in Seoul, Korea. The 45 year old top actor was driving to his home in Gangnam around 4:30 pm in the afternoon when he reportedly struck another car and his car flipped over before falling down … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Kim Joo Hyuk

Kim Rae Won, Shin Se Kyung, and Seo Ji Hye Lead Script Reading for KBS Melodrama Black Knight

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 30, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 29, 2017
Cast members at a script reading session.

Recently I’m back to feeling like Shin Se Kyung cast in any drama is cause for consternation. If that’s too strong an opinion then it’s certainly a cause for concern, her last drama performance in Bride of the Water God was particularly blank and awful, the kind of performance that can erase goodwill and set herself back a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Black Knight, Kim Rae Won, Seo Ji Hye, Shin Se Kyung

Wed-Thurs Dramas Majorly Slip in Ratings Due to Chuseok Holidays

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2017
Two characters sharing an emotional conversation.

This is a weird second week for SBS Wed-Thurs drama While You Were Sleeping in that it got caught up during Chuseok, the Mid-Autumn holiday which is also known as Zhong Qiu in Chinese-speaking countries. Work gives days off and people head home, so television watching patterns are disrupted. The ratings show for that as Wednesday’s episode 5 and 6 … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Hospital Ship, While You Were Sleeping

Script Reading for tvN Fall Drama This Life Is Our First with Lee Min Ki and Jung So Min

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2017
Cast reading script at a group meeting.

Cable network tvN is now no longer the sole player in the paid to watch market with rival jTBC making huge strides in the last two years in airing popular and critically well received dramas. That doesn’t mean tvN is on the downward trajectory and I hope the network continues to churn out interesting dramas without succumbing to the fallacy … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Esom, Jung So Min, Kim Ga Eun, Kim Min Suk, Lee Min Ki, This Life is Our First

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