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It’s Okay to Not be Okay Drops Significantly in Second Episode Ratings to 4.7% as Tension and Intensity Ratchets Up Between Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ji

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2020 by ockoalaJune 21, 2020
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If this is a cat and mouse game it’s not clear who is the cat and who is the mouse, and if the end game is love healing all or emotional devastation raining down. Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji drop so much chemistry and intensity in the second episode of It’s Okay to Not be Okay their scenes … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Its Okay to Not be Okay, Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji

Kim Soo Hyun’s Post Military Return an Early Success as He Gets Rave Acting Reviews and Dominates K-ent Internet Search

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2020 by ockoalaJune 21, 2020
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I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve loved Kim Soo Hyun for over a decade since his debut even as a teen actor but I never think of him as a heartthrob. He’s very good looking but it’s always his acting and sincerity that makes him so attractive to be onscreen, but I guess he’s heard the tradition loud … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Its Okay to Not be Okay, Kim Soo Hyun

SBS Fri-Sat Drama Backstreet Rookie is Off to a Rocky Start in Ratings and Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2020 by ockoalaJune 21, 2020
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I…..kinda enjoyed the first episode of SBS Fri-Sat drama Backstreet Rookie but that goodwill mostly dissipated in the second episode. Starring Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung, going in with zero expectations and just a love for the two leads, I only hoped that this drama wouldn’t suck. That’s a low bar and so far it doesn’t 100% suck … Continue reading →

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

tvN Drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay with Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji Premieres to Promising Cable Ratings of 6.093%

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2020 by ockoalaJune 20, 2020
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Okay, I have no idea what I just watched but it’s all okay because it was so so soooooo good. The first episode of tvN mental health themed drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay (Psycho But It’s Okay) premiered this Saturday and the first episode was impressive and intriguing. Ratings for episode 1 was 6.093% AGB nationwide, and for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Its Okay, Kim Soo Hyun, Oh Jung Se, Seo Ye Ji

Script Reading Stills for MBC Wed-Thurs Drama I Am the Prettiest with Im Soo Hyang, Ha Suk Jin, and Ji Soo

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2020 by ockoalaJune 20, 2020
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Now that Im Soo Hyang has delivered a slew of big to small hit for the cable networks, she’s set her sights next on a prime time big three network slot with the upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs drama I Am the Prettiest. It’s weird, I’m not as allergic to her as much anymore, probably because she doesn’t overact the way Hwang … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Suk Jin, I Am the Prettiest, Im Soo Hyang, Ji Soo

Kim Woo Bin Makes Official Entertainment Return with July 2020 Esquire Korea Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2020 by ockoalaJune 19, 2020
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The glorious and more importantly healthy return of K-actor Kim Woo Bin has arrived and goodness it’s a total breath of positivity in what has been a craptastic 2020 so far. It’s been three years since he took a leave of absence to deal with nasopharyngeal cancer and it took nearly two years for him to complete his treatment and be … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Woo Bin

Zhao Li Ying Exudes Effortless Feminine Charm at Longines Event in Shanghai

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2020 by ockoalaJune 18, 2020
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This year I haven’t found a C-drama to get me hooked yet so I haven’t been following the industry as closely, not to mention there are SO MANY new faces and names it’s near impossible to keep track. Can I have my early 2010-2015 babies back! I know then all lol. C-actress Zhao Li Ying came in at the later … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Zhao Li Ying

Ryu Jun Yeol and Hyeri Still Going Strong After Being Spotted Out on a Cheondamdong Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2020 by ockoalaJune 19, 2020
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Four years in and this couple remains as adorable and low key as they started. I want so much for them to have a permanent happy ending but they are still young so that may be awhiles away but I hope they also have the maturity to keep growing stronger together. Real life current boyfriend and girlfriend and former costars … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Hyeri, Ryu jun Yeol

J-actress Sasaki Nozomi Reportedly Not Divorcing Cheating Bastard Watabe Ken and Going Back to Work to Support Family After He Loses All His Gigs

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2020 by ockoalaJune 18, 2020
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Holy *#%& this makes me so so mad, and yes I know it’s her choice but goodness ARGH I WANT THIS BASTARD TO PAY! J-actress Sasaki Nozomi had to deal with dirty laundry being aired this week when news broke that her much older comedian husband Watabe Ken had been cheating on her with multiple women from repeated mistresses to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cheating, Married, Nozomi Sasaki, Watabe Ken

Kim Hye Yoon Considering New jTBC Drama Spring Snowflake with PD and Screenwriter of Sky Castle

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2020 by ockoalaJune 18, 2020
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This is not a surprising reunion and definitely a very smart one all around. K-actress Kim Hye Yoon is considering the offer to be the female lead in upcoming jTBC drama Spring Snowflake (Snowdrop) helmed by the PD and screenwriter of hit drama Sky Castle. She was one of the main younger cast leads and definitely sky rocketed to the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon

Im Joo Hwan Joining Eric and Yoo In Na in K-drama The Spy Who Loved Me

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2020 by ockoalaJune 18, 2020
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I get a kick not from watching every K-drama Im Joo Hwan is in, despite really loving him as an actor, but from seeing what he does next because this man certainly jumps roles like a jack rabbit. In second leads alone he plays nice guy, clingy guy, weird guy, silent guy, and then super baddie guy, it’s like he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Eric, Im Joo Hwan, The Spy Who Loved Me, Yoo In Na

Cha Seung Won and Yoo Hae Jin are the Derpiest of 70’s Fashion Brothers for July 2020 Marie Claire Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2020 by ockoalaJune 18, 2020
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OMG I love this fashion spread so so much! K-actors Cha Seung Won and Yoo Hae Jin have done multiple seasons of variety show Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village and is currently winning viewers and hearts on this most recent season. Ladies magazine Marie Claire Korea creatively paired the two together for the cover and pages of its July … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Yoo Hae Jin

MBC Mon-Tues Drama Dinner Mate with Song Seung Heon and Seo Ji Hye is a Satisfying Emotional Meal Midway Through Airing

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2020 by ockoalaJune 16, 2020
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It’s the midway point for K-drama Dinner Mate (Shall We Have Dinner Together) and I’ve been watching intently but haven’t felt the urge to write it about until now. That’s probably because each episode feels like a bite, or perhaps part of a meal, so without the entire meal yet it’s hard to formulate a thoughtful review. It’s the midway … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dinner Mate, Lee Ji Hoon, Seo Ji Hye, Son Na Eun, Song Seung Heon

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