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Kim Hyun Joong Tells Fans at His Recent Concert that He’s Getting Married to a Non-celeb Girlfriend

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2022
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Well guess who is back in the K-news this weekend. I honestly had no clue if he was retired from showbiz or still trying to earn a living as an idol/singer but it was clearly the latter because Kim Hyun Joong recently held a concert for his fans. Who woulda thunk he still had fans after a prolonged scandal involving … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hyun Joong

Three K-dramas Make the Top 10 Netflix Worldwide List to Kick off March 2022 with All of Us are Dead, Twenty, Five, Twenty One, and Juvenile Justice

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2022
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There has been so many new K-dramas recently but the big Netflix hit has been school yard zombie drama All of Us are Dead. It premiered a month ago and according to Flixpatrol data as of the end of February 28, 2022 it’s still in the worldwide top 10 at number 4. A surprise is seeing tvN drama Twenty Five, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged All of Us Are Dead, Juvenile Justice, Twenty Five Twenty One

Lee Jung Jae and Jung Ho Yeon Take Home TV Best Actor and Best Actress Awards for Squid Game at the 2022 Screen Actor Guild Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2022
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The Squid Game conquering isn’t at an end yet, on the heels of veteran Oh Young Soo from the cast winning Best Supporting Actor TV at the 2022 Golden Globe Awards last month, this month it’s time for the leads to bring home some hardware. At last night’s 2022 Screen Actor Guild Awards, Lee Jung Jae won Best Actor TV … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Jung Ho Yeon, Lee Jung Jae, Squid Game

Kim Hye Soo Gets Mad Praise From Western and Korean Critics in Newly Premiered Netflix Legal Drama Juvenile Justice

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2022
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The Netflix experiment has not done a straight up legal drama until now and it’s getting great reviews if not as much buzz as some other recent Netflix offerings like All of Us are Dead, Hellbound, and Squid Game. This weekend saw the drop of 10-episode legal drama Juvenile Justice on Netflix, starring a veritable four-some of heavy hitting critically … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Juvenile Justice, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Moo Yeol, Lee Jung Eun, Lee Sung Min

Another Big Ratings Jump for Twenty Five, Twenty One Episode 6 to 9.817% as Forecasting Love and Weather Swings Up Small to 7.007%

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2022
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At this point its safe to call both tvN drama Twenty Five, Twenty One and jTBC drama Forecasting Love and Weather both successes. It helps that the two do not compete head on in ratings due to the different time slot though airing on the same nights of Sat-Sun. That eliminates the fandom wank to compete and allows both dramas … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, Twenty Five Twenty One

K-actress Seo Ye Ji Issues Formal Statement and Apology for Her Past Scandal, Blames it on Her Immaturity, Promises to Be Better Going Forward

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2022
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On the heel of a production team member on upcoming K-drama Eve speaking to reporters about how leading lady Seo Ye Ji‘s still silence on her scandal from last year would be problematic for the drama when it came time to promote, a day later Seo Ye Ji issued her first statement on the scandal. It was an apology but … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

First Teaser for Star-studded Ensemble Drama Our Blues Showcases the Down to Earth Rural Charms of Jeju Island

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2022
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I feel like K-actress Shin Mina just went from one beach to another, but I don’t think her second beach sojourn she’ll be sporting that many Hermes bags lol. The teaser is out for tvN ensemble drama Our Blues which boasts an incredibly stacked deck of big name stars. The collection was made possible by the star power of screenwriter … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Min, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Eun, Our Blues, Shin Mina, Uhm Jung Hwa

Twenty Five, Twenty One and Forecasting Love and Weather Drop Slightly in Ratings with the Return of Full Slate of Competing K-dramas After Olympic Break

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2022
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It’s the third week of airing for Twenty Five, Twenty One and Forecasting Love and Weather and its facing the more typical big line up of competing K-dramas which are back after Olympic hiatus, and for one drama after scandal hiatus. Episode 3 of Twenty Five dropped below 8% to 7.956% and for Forecasting Love and Weather it dropped from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, Twenty Five Twenty One

K-ent Discusses Seo Ye Ji Never Apologizing and Now Preparing for Comeback with Revenge Drama Eve One Year After Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2022
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At this point she may only have a certain type of role and projects that are suitable for her but in the world of entertainment it remains a consumer choice to watch. This week the K-drama Eve released script reading stills and it was the first time K-actress Seo Ye Ji made a public appearance since her scandal one year … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Eve, Seo Ye Ji

Ro Woon Shines In Front of the Camera Despite Simple Black and White Backdrop March 2022 Bazaar Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 25, 2022
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Genre hopping seems to be idol-actor Ro Woon‘s current modus operandi and so far so good. He captured my attention in high school fantasy drama Extraordinary You as a character and actor straight out of a manga/manhwa. Next came the swoony younger man romeo in She Will Never Know (Sunbae, Please Don’t Put on that Lipstick). And now it’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Ro Woon

Song Kang and IU Tops K-netizens Poll of Male and Female Star Most Suitable for Spring, Followed by Jimin of BTS and Han So Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 25, 2022
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Much has been discussed about how K-actor Song Kang has become the It Boy the last two years and especially on Netflix where all his recent dramas have streamed. Agencies and production companies can push him for sure but it sure seems K-netizens are really warming/warmed to him. This week there was a new poll of K-netizens on the topic … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han So Hee, IU, Jimin, Song Kang

Ryu Jun Yeol Trends on K-search as the Netizens Castigate Him for Alleged Real Estate Speculation with Substantial Profit

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2022
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Ooof, this is no good for Ryu Jun Yeol‘s reputation, and in K-ent a good reputation once stained is harder to scrub clean and netizens really want their stars to have spotless behavioral backgrounds. K-actor Ryu Jun Yeol is trending all over Korean search sites today after news broke that he may have engaged in frowned upon real estate speculation. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ryu jun Yeol

Lee Min Ho Brings Back Shades of Glorious Gu Jun Pyo in New Messy Hair Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2022
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Oh my fluttering heart, what the heck is this amazing perfection. Promos for upcoming Apple TV+ show Pachinko is in full steam and with it one of the main characters Lee Min Ho will be also back in the promotional limelight. This week he shared these pictures on his SNS and jeebus did I do a once over and promptly … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Min Ho

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