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Fairy Tale and Nightmares are the Theme in New Drama Posters for It’s Okay to Not be Okay

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2020 by ockoalaJune 5, 2020
Couple amidst flowers and butterflies, emotional embrace.

Oooooohhhhhh, I love these posters! tvN drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay released a second batch of official posters today and it’s totally different than the earlier ones and way cool. It actually brings to mind Encounter (Boyfriend), not the posters for that drama but the opening sequence in each episode had fairytale illustrations that captured the mood and … Continue reading →

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

Jang Geun Seok Makes First Post Military Discharge Return on Kim Young Chul’s Power FM Radio Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2020 by ockoalaJune 3, 2020
Two men posing in a radio studio.

For a few years in the mid 2010 era Jang Geun Seok was more active outside of Korea most notably in Japan and Southeast Asia. Before his military enlistment he did two SBS dramas with The Royal Gambler and Switch: Change the World but for his long time acting fans it didn’t seem like his first job was his priority. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jang Geun Seok

It’s Many Weddings and a Funeral for the Attendees at the 2020 Grand Bell Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2020 by ockoalaJune 3, 2020
Four women in elegant white dresses.

A woman wearing wedding white ball gowns can’t all be going to the same wedding, unless I suppose it’s a Reverend Moon officiated one. But the funeral black can definitely be attending the same one funeral, and honestly the general blahness at this event it might as well be for someone as obligatory as such events. The 2020 Grand Bell … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Chae Jung Ahn, Eugene, Han Eun Jung, Kim Bora, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Tae Ri, Park Bom

Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin Beats Competition by Large Margin in Winning Popularity Award Voting for 2020 Baeksang

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2020 by ockoalaJune 3, 2020
Actors at press event for TV drama award.

Hats off to Crash Landing on You fans. Lol, it has to be that group which swept and crushed the competition on behalf of their favorite BinJin couple. Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin have been announced as the winners of the 2020 Popularity Male and Female Award at the upcoming Baeksang Awards ceremony this Friday. The award is 100% … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

Lee Jun Ki and Moon Chae Won Show the Two Sides of Marriage in Posters for tvN Drama Flower of Evil

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2020 by ockoalaJune 3, 2020
Romantic silhouette of a couple embracing.

I like the bottom poster better for the sheer intensity but the top poster just makes my love addled heart pitter patter. tvN released two official drama posters for upcoming melodrama thriller Flower of Evil with Lee Jun Ki and Moon Chae Won, almost going overboard with the skinskip after their first go around in Criminal Minds was a straight … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Flower of Evil, Lee Jun Ki, Moon Chae Won

Lee Min Ho Posts The King: Eternal Monarch Set Spoilery Running Pics on Instagram

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2020 by ockoalaJune 3, 2020
Young man in stylish black outfit.

The good – Lee Min Ho running like the wind on the set of The King: Eternal Monarch. He’s totally alive in a way that his performance is totally not in that drama. I miss this Lee Min Ho, he needs to play a tsundere character again with anger problems, maybe Gu Jun Pyo grown up with amnesia and he … Continue reading →

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

Lee Seung Gi Confirmed for Police Chasing Psychopath K-drama Mouse

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2020 by ockoalaJune 2, 2020
Young man in a light suit, neutral background.

K-actor Lee Seung Gi must love the chase from his last drama Vagabond because he’s putting his action hat back on again for his next drama. He’s confirmed for the 2021 airing K-drama Mouse which discusses a world where DNA testing has isolated a psychopath gene and opens the question about whether a mother still wants to give birth to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seung Gi, Mouse

Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji Smolders in Intimate Back Hug Moment in Official Posters for tvN Drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2020 by ockoalaJune 1, 2020
Couple embracing, serene and intimate moment.

Lordy is it hot in here. Not raging inferno fire hot but muggy tropics in the late afternoon with the stagnant beach air wafting in kind of hot. The official posters for tvN drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay are totally OKAY with me, lol, it’s better than okay it’s really lovely and the gaze of the viewer feels … Continue reading →

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

Hidden Camera Discovered in Women’s Bathroom Stall of KBS Studios Where Long Running Variety Show Gag Concert is Filmed

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2020 by ockoalaJune 2, 2020
News broadcast featuring a restroom and exterior view.

I mean like, ewwwwww. So many levels of disgusting and awful and goodness it makes yet another reason to never leave the house. Hidden cameras have been a scourge in South Korea for many years now, mostly in women’s bathroom stalls toilet seats and also changing rooms. Normally I would say it’s just a fetish for a small sliver of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Gag Concert, Scandal

Drama Stills of Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji for It’s Okay to Not be Okay Give Off Princess and the Pauper Vibes

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2020 by ockoalaJune 1, 2020
Person lifting a blue cart indoors.

The promos for tvN drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay are coming fast and furious as the series will take over the Sat-Sun time slot starting June 20th from When My Love Blooms. So far it’s been different than my initial expectations but that’s lead to my initial impressions being more curiosity for what the drama will deliver. The … Continue reading →

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

Kim Go Eun Shows Multiple Fashion Styles in June 2020 Edition of Elle Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2020 by ockoalaMay 30, 2020
Smiling woman outdoors with stylish watch.

The fail that is SBS fantasy romance drama The King: Eternal Monarch will have many iterations of dissection and analysis. But I feel it won’t have any impact on leading lady Kim Go Eun‘s acting career, this is one mis-casting that I feel just isn’t her fault. She was not right for Jung Tae Eul, much better as Luna, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Go Eun

Jeon Ji Hyun Enjoys the Great Outdoors in New Summer 2020 CF Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2020 by ockoalaJune 1, 2020
Woman in a robe standing outside a trailer.

K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun in her over twenty years in the industry has justified all her high rates for movies, dramas, and CFs. She’s a natural at “selling” something be it a character or an item. I never tire of seeing a new pictorial from her which is usually in conjunction with a brand she is repping but it’s never … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

Woo Do Hwan Has Fun With Onscreen Siblings and is the Most Fun Character(s) in The King: Eternal Monarch

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2020 by ockoalaMay 31, 2020
Two children posing with a young adult.

It was a bit like Plinko for the first few episodes of The King: Eternal Monarch. I wasn’t sure where the ball would drop as it careened through the messy narrative and directing in terms of who got the best character and gave the best performance. Most fun character for sure is going to Woo Do Hwan, his dual role … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The King: Eternal Monarch, Woo Do Hwan

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