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Lovely Posters and Stills for the Rom-com MBC Drama Dinner Mate with Song Seung Heon and Seo Ji Hye

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 23, 2020 by ockoalaMay 22, 2020
Couple dining under a starry sky.

I’m glad I didn’t check out the source material manhwa for upcoming K-drama Dinner Mate (Shall We Have Dinner Together). It just exudes classic rom-com vibes and I want the feeling of being pleasantly surprised rather than already knowing what the story is about. Leads Song Seung Heon and Seo Ji Hye are so visually matched onscreen and in the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dinner Mate, Seo Ji Hye, Song Seung Heon

The King: Eternal Monarch Drops to Even Lower Ratings of 5.2% and 6.6% in Episode 11 Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 22, 2020 by ockoalaMay 22, 2020
Dramatic scene with characters in distress.

The end is nearing for SBS Fri-Sat drama The King: Eternal Monarch and today’s episode 11 marked a new low in ratings. It’s only fallen lower and lower with each recent episode and today only managed 5.2%, 6.6%. I hope this is the nadir for this once highly anticipated drama, to say it was the 2020 drama with the most … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The King: Eternal Monarch

C-media Reports on Netizen Belief that Hyun Bin and Song Hye Kyo Have Reunited After Scouring for Clues

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 22, 2020 by ockoalaMay 22, 2020
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Hhhhmmmm, on one hand this is so far-fetched and yet on the other hand C-netizens are truly sleuths who have uncovered many a breaking relationship or breakup news by digging under every rock for tiny clues. This week C-news picked by a hot gossip thread among C-netizens that maybe top actor Hyun Bin and top actress Song Hye Kyo, both … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hyun Bin, Song Hye Kyo

KBS Reincarnation Drama Born Again is a Confirmed Clunker with Flat Acting and Abysmally Laughable Story Trying to Be Edgy

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 22, 2020 by ockoalaMay 21, 2020
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Well, K-actress Jin Se Yeon continues her own personal curse of sucking in modern dramas and seeing commensurate low ratings while finding success only in sageuks. KBS Mon-Tues drama Born Again maybe should like die again and this time not reincarnate to annoy viewers with it abysmally thin and plot ridden story line. I don’t know if Jin Se Yeon’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

tvN Drops First Teaser Sneak Peak at Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji in K-drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2020 by ockoalaMay 21, 2020
Young man with a serious expression indoors.

I love Kim Soo Hyun and just realized upon seeing the sneak peek at his upcoming drama that he mainly has like two looks onscreen. Super dorky (Dream High, Producers, Secretly Greatly) or super suave (You From Another Star, Miss Granny, Hotel Del Luna). For upcoming tvN drama It’s Ok to Not Be Okay (Psycho, But It’s Okay) the look … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji

Kim Go Eun and Jung Eun Chae’s Dopplegangers Get Screentime in New Stills for Episode 11 of The King: Eternal Monarch

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2020 by ockoalaMay 21, 2020
Collage of dramatic character portraits.

I do get the fans of The King: Eternal Monarch saying the drama has a lot of interesting elements and mysteries to unpack, that’s not untrue except the delivery is terrible and there hasn’t been any unpacking to properly build upon this grand world building. One mystery I am curious is who Luna is, like her full backstory and what … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Eun Chae, Kim Go Eun, Lee Min Ho, The King: Eternal Monarch

Looking Ahead to Second Half of 2020 Dramas and Movies with Kim Soo Hyun, Park Seo Joon, IU, Suzy, Park Bo Gum and More

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2020 by ockoalaMay 21, 2020
Two actors reading scripts in a meeting.

I did a happy clap when I saw the script reading pictures for IU and Park Seo Joon for Dream, their upcoming movie from the director of Extreme Jobs. Both are coming off highly successful last projects and collaborating with a top director, expectations are high but it’s worth getting excited for something assembled so well. June 2020 is right … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Ji Chang Wook, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Yoo Jung, Nam Joo Hyuk, Park Bo Gum, Park Seo Joon, Suzy

Show Luo Pisses Off Everyone by Posting 7000 Word Weibo Love Letter Remembrance and Apology to Ex-girlfriend Grace Chow on 520 Love Day

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2020 by ockoalaMay 20, 2020
Couple embracing on the beach at sunset.

As if his habitual and incessant cheating wasn’t enough, TW actor-singer-host Show Luo managed to one-up his own level of douchebaggery today and do so in a way to inflict maximum emotional harm. Show posted a nearly 7000 word (that’s long!) Weibo post complete with pictures titled “Boy and Girl” which earnestly recounted his entire romance with now ex-girlfriend Grace … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Grace Chow, Scandal, Show Luo

Female K-stars Under Fire for Attending Itaewon Birthday Party at Restaurant in Early May 2020 During COVID-19 Resurgence

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2020 by ockoalaMay 20, 2020
Collage of women smiling at events.

Welp, all the celebs in South Korea better be prepared to give an accounting/explanation/apology for their whereabouts in the last month or so as media and netizens are on a war path. On the heels of news that four male idols in late April 2020 went to Itaewon restaurant and two clubs during COVID-19 situation, today the news is reporting … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hyomin, Jooyeon, Lee Min Jung, Son Yeon Hae

Kim Yoo Jung and Ji Chang Wook Bring Smiles to the Convenience Store Job in New Stills for SBS Drama Backstreet Rookie

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2020 by ockoalaMay 19, 2020
Smiling woman in a store setting.

I dunno, I feel like the upcoming SBS drama Backstreet Rookie will have great chemistry between leads Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung but a middling story line and low ratings. A prediction but I don’t care if any of the above is wrong, except for the chemistry part because a good rom-com lives and dies by OTP chemistry. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Backstreet Rookie, Ji Chang Wook, Kim Yoo Jung

After The World of the Married Kim Hee Ae Expected to Vault to Join Top Two Highest Paid Actress Jeon Ji Hyun and Lee Young Ae Level of 100 Million Won for Drama Fees

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2020 by ockoalaMay 18, 2020
Woman smiling with a flower bouquet, waving.

The top two highest paid actresses in K-drama land has been the same for ten years – Jeon Ji Hyun and Lee Young Ae get 100 million won per episode (around $83,000 USD). Below them but with a significant gap is Ha Ji Won, Choi Ji Woo, Kim Hee Ae, and Song Hye Kyo at 75 million won. K-ent is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Hee Ae, Lee Young Ae

Shin Ha Kyun in Talks to Join Yeo Jin Gu in jTBC Drama Monster

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2020 by ockoalaMay 19, 2020
Two men making hand heart gestures.

Cable network jTBC is the current reigning star eclipsing the success of former front runner tvN by dropping two record breaking K-dramas in two years. It’s also really savvy about casting and for upcoming K-drama Monster the network is bringing in veteran Shin Ha Kyun as the leading man opposite younger male lead Yeo Jin Gu. Not much is known … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Monster, Shin Ha Kyun, Yeo Jin Gu

Chosun News Passes the “God Screenwriter” Baton from Kim Eun Sook Failing with The King: Eternal Monarch to Park Ji Eun with Runaway Hit Crash Landing on You

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2020 by ockoalaMay 19, 2020
Two women speaking at an event.

Complacency is the insidious foe, like termites you can’t see but it’s slowly eating away at the foundation. If I am the most successful drama screenwriter of all time in South Korea Kim Eun Sook and I just read the article from Chosun News that says the epic failure of The King: Eternal Monarch means it’s time to pass her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash, Kim Eun Sook, Park Ji Eun, The King: Eternal Monarch

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