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Crash Landing on You Will Not Air Episodes 7-8 Next Week for Better Drama Quality, Resuming Weekend of January 11th

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 1, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2019
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Man, tvN is either trolling me or genuinely want to do its darndest to make the best drama possible. The network announced that it will skip a weekend of airing new episodes of Crash Landing on You, next weekend January 4th it will not air episodes 7 and 8 which will instead air the following weekend of the 11th. The … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You

Kim Soo Hyun Officially Leaves Key East After 10 Years and Forms New Agency Gold Medalist Signing Seo Ye Ji and Kim Sae Ron

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 31, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2019
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There’s a lovely symmetry to this but goodness am I a tad bit concerned. K-actor Kim Soo Hyun has officially left Key East, the agency that found him in 2010 and launched his incredibly successful acting career. He signed a 10 year exclusive contract and followed through it with so his departure is simply not renewing another contract with Key … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

Kim Dong Wook, Gong Hyo Jin, and Kim Nam Gil Win 2019 Daesang For Respective Network Dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 31, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2019

Okay, the netizen pundits got two out of three right so that’s not bad. The Big Three network year end Drama Awards took place last night for MBC and tonight on the 31st for both SBS and KBS. I’ll do a separate post on the fashion and attendees which were pretty packed this year but on the top award winning … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Kim Dong Wook, Kim Nam Gil

Gong Hyo Jin Flirty and Playful for the January 2020 Issue of Elle Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 31, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2019
Smiling woman in a stylish outfit.

Gong Hyo Jin is on a much deserved promotional tour after finishing the successful KBS drama When the Camellia Blooms, first with this lovely Elle Korea spread. Mark my words, she’s getting the Daesang at the KBS Drama Awards and will be her first drama awards Daesang after winning plenty of Top Excellence and Excellence Actress awards for dramas including … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin

SM Entertainment Confirms Idol Changmin Dating Non-celeb Girlfriend

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 30, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 30, 2019
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The last dating news of 2019 came on the 30th of December with rumors swiftly confirmed that DBSK duo member Changmin was no longer a bachelor. SM Entertainment admitted that Changmin has been dating a non-celeb girlfriend who he met through mutual friends. This would have been massive news like ten years ago during the DBSK heyday with fangirls collectively … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Changmin, Dating

K-actor Lee Wan Marries Pro Golfer Kim Bo Mi in Lovely Catholic Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 30, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 30, 2019
Bride and groom smiling during wedding ceremony.

This is likely the last celeb wedding of 2019 and it’s quite a lovely way to cap off what has been a down year in K-ent. Actor Lee Wan married pro golfer Lee Bo Mi in a sweet and traditional Catholic ceremony in Seoul this week, after Christmas but before New Year during the height of holiday season. K-ent was … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Wan, Married, Wedding

Official Posters for SBS Medical Drama Romantic Teacher, Doctor Kim 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 30, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 29, 2019
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I’m in K-drama heaven right now with two weekend dramas capturing all my attention so I’m not as anxiously awaiting the upcoming releases. The first 2020 new K-drama arrives next Monday on January 6th, the second season of SBS medical hit Romantic Teacher, Doctor Kim 2. With Han Suk Kyu returning as the sage mentor, this time he teachers youngsters … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Han Suk Kyu, Lee Sung Kyung, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim

Crash Landing on You Breaks 9% Ratings in Episode 6 and Continues to Delight with Entertaining Character Interactions

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 29, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 30, 2019
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It’s week three of tvN drama Crash Landing on You and I am sooooooo happy that this year neither Christmas nor New Year’s lands on the weekend where this drama would be preempt for holiday programming. I don’t think I can survive a preemption because I’m barely surviving the weekly wait now. The third week episodes continue rising in ratings, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

Ruby Lin Posts Rare Couple Picture Celebrating Wallace Huo’s 40th Birthday

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 29, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 28, 2019
Couple smiling with birthday cupcakes and candle.

It’s the rare and sweet showing for a very private and low key couple. Married TW-stars Ruby Lin and Wallace Huo have been married for three years and have a two year old daughter. This week Ruby posted two pictures of her husband Wallace Huo celebrating his 40th birthday. Even more sincere was the pictures of the two show them … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ruby Lin, Wallace Huo

Yang Mi Shines Along With Usual Cadre of C-actresses at 2019 Year End Awards Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 29, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 28, 2019
Woman in pink feathered gown on stage.

I’m waiting for the Big Three K-drama year end awards show but over in C-ent this week the stars were out in force at the Star Awards. The usual three big name actresses Yang Mi, Zhao Li Ying, and Dilraba Dilmurat shared the stage together in a rare occurrence, and the three also went with very similar hued but different … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat, Victoria Song, Yang Mi, Zhao Li Ying

SBS Drama Hot Stove League With Namgong Min and Park Eun BinSteadily Increases in Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 28, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 29, 2019
Man in suit overlooking a stadium at sunset.

The tripling of ratings in three weeks is something to write about. SBS Fri-Sat drama Hot Stove League premiered on December 13th with a super low 3.3% AGB nationwide ratings. It’s since only gone up and the most recent episode hot 10.1%, that’s so amazing nowadays. Starring Namgong Min and Park Eun Bin, the drama is a feel good underdog … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Hot Stove League, Namgong Min, Park Eun Bin

Park Seo Joon, Kim Da Mi, and Kwan Nara Run for Their Dreams in Itaewon Class Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 28, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 27, 2019
Group of people gathered around young man.

The Itaewon neighborhood connotes youth and energy in Seoul and the upcoming jTBC drama Itaewon Class combines dreams and revenge into one story. Park Seo Joon plays a restaurant entrepreneur aiming to take down the rival restaurant chain run by a former bully classmate’s father. He’s a juvenile released convict so clearly has an uphill battle to climb and supporting … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Itaewon Class

Hwang Jung Eum’s Agency Warns of Legal Action Against Netizens for Plastic Surgery Comments

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 28, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 27, 2019
Woman with cake wearing a pink crown.

Honestly, the agency doth protest too much. If it wasn’t for Hwang Jung Eum‘s agency releasing a statement this week warning K-netizens to stop discussing and speculating about the actress having gotten more plastic surgery I wouldn’t even have checked out her new pictures. But a camera is a camera, just talking a picture and it’s hard to deny that … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hwang Jung Eum

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