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Eric Returns to Chef Life in First Stills for K-drama Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2020
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I feel like I’m transitioning from one cooking drama to another, having just finished jTBC drama Chocolate and now looking at the first stills from Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon. Actor-idol Eric is widely acknowledged as an amazing chef, having revealed that to the world in 2016 via Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village, meticulous and precise and totally focused when it … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon

IU Shows Her Softer Side in J. Estina Jewelry Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2020

When I first saw IU as an actress as a teen in Dream High, nearly 10 years later and she’s transformed herself into various crowns of achievement. One of the unexpected was her fashion crown which was really solidified last year when she did Hotel Del Luna and swanned through every scene in a scene-stealing outfit. That drama can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged IU

The OTP Settle into South Korean Life in Preview for Episode 11 of Crash Landing on You

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2020
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For once a Crash Landing on You episode didn’t end with a cliffhanger though it ended with the promise of tons of fun stuff coming in the next episode. There is a two week lunar new year break between episode 10 so the preview for episode 11 promises so much fun times – Jung Hyuk being on Se Ri’s terf … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You

Adult and High School Seo Kang Joon and Park Min Young Switch Sides in Contrasting New Posters for I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Good

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2020

The setting for upcoming jTBC romance drama I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Good is the countryside so the backdrops for the posters are really capitalizing on the scenery. The just released second poster includes also separate character posters for leads Park Min Young and Seo Kang Joon. Stitched together it’s the two of them staring at each … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young

Jang Ki Yong and Lee Soo Hyuk in Talks for Prosecutor and Serial Killer in New Drama Born Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2020
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Woah, this is a really interesting pairing and story. K-actor Jang Ki Yong and Lee Soo Hyuk are in talks for an April 2020 K-drama titled Born Again, which deals with reincarnation and scary serial killer action. Jang Ki Yong will be playing a detective and Lee Soo Hyuk will be medical student/serial killer. Together with the female lead, the … Continue reading →

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

Kim So Hyun Trendy in All Black with a Winter White Teddy Jacket at Movie Premiere for The Man Standing Next

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2020
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K-actress Kim So Hyun is naturally beautiful and with the advantages of youth can pull off any hairstyle and still look fantastic. Clothes are less unanimous as there are still outfits that no one would look good in, but her choice of attire this week attending the VIP movie premiere for political thriller film The Man Standing Next (Chiefs of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Films | Tagged Kim So Hyun, The Man Standing Next

OTP Reunited in South Korea in Episode 10 of Crash Landing on You With Another Two Week Airing Break Ahead

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2020
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Being addicted to Crash Landing on You hurts so good. Perhaps I should be thankful next week’s airing will be preempted due to lunar new year festivities and programming, otherwise how can I concentrate and cook all the meals I need to whip up in real life. This Sunday’s episode 10 took what seemed like a permanent separation of OTP … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You

Seo Kang Joon Slides into the Role of a Country Bookshop Owner in First Stills for I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Good

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2020
Couple meeting in a scenic outdoor setting.

I’ve skipped Seo Kang Joon‘s last two dramas but am totally pumped up to see him in upcoming tvN melancholy romance I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Good. I tend to like him more when I like his leading lady and in this case I adore Park Min Young who has been rocking a streak of cute rom-coms … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Kang Joon

Cast of K-movie Parasite Wins Best Performance by a Cast at 2020 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2020
Cast of "Parasite" celebrating an award.

All of South Korea must be and should rejoice at the latest earned honor bestowed on award winning 2019 movie Parasite. The cast just won the Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award at the 2020 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, which is equivalent to Best Picture because SAG is about the actors so that award is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Parasite

Kim Soo Hyun Reprises North Korean Spy From Secretly, Greatly in Cameo For Episode 10 of Crash Landing on You as Ratings Shoots Up to 14.633%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2020
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tvN weekend drama Crash Landing on You keeps soaring higher and one upping itself. This Sunday’s episode 10 jumped 3% in ratings to hit 14.633% with still 6 more episodes to go. This could reach Goblin, Mr. Sunshine, and Answer Me 1988 territory for the network which would be exciting to see. I’ll save the actual plot developments for later … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You

Lee Min Jung, Lee Sang Yeob, and Oh Yoon Ah Headline Cast for KBS Weekend Drama I’ve Returned After One Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 18, 2020
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Weekend dramas have been quiet on the big three network front as cable networks have been really on fire in that time slot. But when the prime time dramas faltered in recent years the big three always had their weekend stalwarts and I’m just waiting for something to stir my interest and bring me back to the world of big … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Min Jung, Lee Sang Yeob

Poster, Stills and Preview for MBC Thriller Drama The Game: Towards Zero with Taecyeon, Lee Yeon Hee, and Im Joo Hwan

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2020
Drama series with emotional character expressions.

Start counting down to 1-22-20 because that’s the starting line for The Game: Towards Zero. The MBC drama takes over the Wed-Thurs time slot from quirky romance drama People With Flaws and marks the return to acting for Taecyeon after serving his military enlistment. He plays a prophet who can see the moment a person dies when he looks into … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The Game: Towards Zero

Episode 9 of Crash Landing on You Maintains 11% Ratings and Finally Gets Son Ye Jin Back to South Korea So Hyun Bin Can Pine Beautifully

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 18, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2020
Soldier and woman embracing in a forest.

I don’t think this is anything remotely worth spoiling about tvN drama Crash Landing on You because every single plot point has been cribbed from something before yet stitched together in such an addicting way. This Saturday’s episode 9 continued the high ratings of last week taking in 11.516% as the OTP was reunited from a brief separation only to … Continue reading →

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