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Episode 9 of The King: Eternal Monarch Drops in Ratings to 5.8% and 6.3% and the Most Memorable Part of the Episode is the Repeat in Awkwardly Inserted PPL

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 15, 2020 by ockoalaMay 15, 2020
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Oh gosh what is going on with this drama. I am so incredibly perplexed by the entirety of episode 9 of The King: Eternal Monarch. It had a chance to reboot heading into the second half of its run and instead it stagnated and then gave me the giant middle finger that it wasn’t going to even try even if … Continue reading →

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

K-actress Lee Yeon Hee Announces June 2020 Wedding to Non-celeb Boyfriend

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 15, 2020 by ockoalaMay 15, 2020
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Congratulations is in order for K-actress Lee Yeon Hee, who shared a super surprising update on her life this week. She’s getting married next month in June 2020 to a non-celebrity who she wants to spend the rest of her life with. No one even knew she was dating and she’s not been involved in any scandals so she really … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Yeon Hee, Married, Wedding

K-ent Spots Won Bin in the Wild Looking Handsome as Ever Filming CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 15, 2020 by ockoalaMay 14, 2020
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A Won Bin sighting feels like a Big Foot sighting, and honestly no matter how much time passes he’s still just as frustratingly handsome as ever. If he was a crappy actor coasting on all of Korea approved good looks that would be one thing, but he’s a really really REALLY good actor. In 2009 during his last time actor … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Won Bin

US Time Magazine May 2020 Article List 10 Best K-drama Dramas to Watch on Netflix Including Crash Landing on You, Itaewon Class, Kingdom, Mr. Sunshine and More

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2020 by ockoalaMay 14, 2020
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Even influential US news magazine Time is getting on the K-drama train, and timing is about a good as any for the medium to get broader exposure thanks to “Netflix and Chill” being the sole source of visual entertainment for the last two months in many countries around the world. Time magazine this week posted an article listing the best … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Answer Me 1988, Crash Landing on You, Hi Bye Mama!, Itaewon Class, Kingdom, Mr. Sunshine, Prison Playbook, Secret Forest, Signal, When the Camellia Blooms

Production Highlights Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun’s Romance in New Stills for The King: Eternal Monarch Heading into Second Half Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2020 by ockoalaMay 14, 2020
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This week feels like it will be an inflection point in the airing of SBS Fri-Sat drama The King: Eternal Monarch. It’s ratings are what it is, currently averaging 8.7% AGB nationwide through the first 8 episodes which is undoubtedly not as expected for a drama from hit screenwriter Kim Eun Sook, with a huge 32 billion won budget and … Continue reading →

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

The World of the Married Heads into Finale Weekend Riding High on Buzz as Top Searched Drama in First Week of May Followed by Hospital Playlist

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2020 by ockoalaMay 13, 2020
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It’s finale weekend for record breaking hit cable drama The World of the Married as it heads into the final two episodes 15 and 16 with plenty of buzz and even some last minute scandal with two teen actors in the cast. Love it or hate it, the drama is an unequivocal hit with zero expectation heading in – I … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hospital Playlist, The King: Eternal Monarch, The World of the Married

Normalizing South Korea Faces New COVID-19 Spread From One Man Who Went Clubbing in Itaewon Over Weekend and Could Have Infected Hundreds

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2020 by ockoalaMay 14, 2020
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K-ent was also reporting on the public chastisement of idols who were spotting clubbing in Gangnam, Itaewon, and Hongdae, including Kara‘s Gyuri and WINNER member Mino, and reportedly a BTS member as well (though subsequently the original poster has since deleted the post and apologized for it not being true). That’s all fine and dandy for some public chastisement but … Continue reading →

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Song Seung Heon and Seo Ji Hye Make Dinner Out Magical in New Drama Stills for Dinner Mate

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2020 by ockoalaMay 13, 2020
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K-actor Song Seung Heon has over a dozen K-dramas under his belt and a good portion are with MBC. He’s coming back with Dinner Mate (Shall We Have Dinner Together) later in May costarring Seo Ji Hye and the two are so beautiful together it’s enough to induce me to press play (and if the drama is bad then press … Continue reading →

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

Won Jin Ah in Talks for Female Lead of K-drama Sunbae, Please Don’t Put on That Lipstick Opposite Ro Woon

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2020 by ockoalaMay 12, 2020
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Hoo baby can I get a veto? Like, I would straight up nix her and not even give a reason why. K-actress Won Jin Ah is in talks for the female lead of rom-com Sunbae, Please Don’t Put on That Lipstick which has male lead as idol-actor Ro Woon coming off a promising male lead role in fantasy high school … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ro Woon, Sunbae Please Don't Put on That Lipstick, Won Jin Ah

K-movie Emergency Declaration Adds Park Hae Joon and Kim So Jin to the Already Star Studded Cast

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 12, 2020 by ockoalaMay 12, 2020
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Goodness this is a wild and wildly impressive casting land for the production of upcoming action K-movie Emergency Declaration. Starring leads Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, and Jeon Do Yeon, the movie added Im Shi Wan and Kim Nam Gil a few weeks ago and this week pulled in Park Hae Joon (male lead of The World of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Emergency Declaration, Im Shi Wan, Jeon Do Yeon, Kim Nam Gil, Kim Soo Jin, Lee Byung Hun, Park Hae Joon, Song Kang Ho

Ruby Lin Charmingly Shares Unearthed Modeling Pictures From 22 Years Ago With Plenty of Late 90’s Fashion Throwback Lulz

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 12, 2020 by ockoalaMay 11, 2020
Two images of a woman in different styles.

I thought all celebrities kept track of their own evolution, I mean their entire life in front of the camera is documented so it’s almost like a video and picture diary being kept. But stars like us live ordinary lives away from the limelight so they don’t always remember every look and every pictorial and like us it’s both cringe … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Ruby Lin

K-ent Covers the Heavy Handed Excessive PPL in The King: Eternal Monarch Veering on the Absurd

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 12, 2020 by ockoalaMay 11, 2020
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Do you want lip balm, lots of boba milk tea, kimchee side dish in a bag, fried chicken and beer, ice coffee, and a UV light face mask? Does that all sound so random? It’s as random as it sounds when the viewer encounters it watching The King: Eternal Monarch. When a drama is good the PPL is accepted as … Continue reading →

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

The World of the Married Child Actors Jeon Jin Seo and Jung Jeon Won Criticized by Netizens for Underage Smoking, Drinking, and Cursing in SNS Posts

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 11, 2020 by ockoalaMay 11, 2020

Another week another controversy but rather than say its much ado about nothing I do hope something positive comes from this. jTBC Fri-Sat night record breaking hit drama The World of the Married remains sky high in ratings during last weekend’s penultimate airing, with the final ahead this coming week. It’s unfortunate timing that both child (teen) actors in the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The World of the Married

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