↓
 
A Koala's Playground 
 
  • Home
  • About
  • Drama/Book Recaps
  • Favorites
  • Glossary
  • Headers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Ratings/Top Ten
    • K-dramas Ratings/Top Ten
    • TW/C dramas Ratings/Top Ten
  • Reviews

A Koala's Playground

I'll talk about dramas if I want to

Two individuals among flowers and greenery.

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Married K-drama Stars Joo Sang Wook and Cha Ye Ryun Welcome Baby Daughter

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2018
Couple posing stylishly in fashionable attire.

The great K-ent baby boom of 2017 is over but a married couple that got pregnant at the tail end of that year has welcomed their new arrival this week. Joo Sang Wook and Cha Ye Ryun are the proud parents to a baby girl, with daddy Joo Sang Wook posted an SNS update showing him holding her tiny little … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Cha Ye Ryun, Joo Sang Wook

MBC Weekend Drama Hide and Seek with Lee Yu Ri and Song Chang Ui Releasing Riveting Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2018
Woman's face peeking through green foliage.

K-actress Lee Yu Ri got her acting and recognition breakthrough in South Korea with weekend drama Come Jang Bori in 2014 and I think this new weekend drama Hide and Seek could give her another boost. I didn’t have this drama on my radar at all until the drama posters were released this weekend and I totally love it! It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hide and Seek, Lee Yu Ri, Song Chang Ui

KBS Releases 2018 Ranking of South Korea’s Top Entertainer Beauties of All Time

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2018
Two framed portraits of renowned women.

The list is subjective of course but I’m always curious to see if the populace views beauty how I may perceive it. The 2018 list of 30 Top Korean Beauties of All Time and I foresee debate over the top 2 position, from whether either lady deserves to be there and whether their ranking should be switched. The number 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Han Ga In, Han Hyo Joo, Jeon Ji Hyun, Kang Sora, Kim Hee Sun, Kim So Hyun, Kim Tae Hee, Lee Young Ae, Son Ye Jin, Song Hye Kyo, Suzy, Yoona

Moon Chae Won and Yoon Hyun Min Spotted Filming K-drama Tale of the Gyeryong Goddess Around Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2018
Man holding fan with a cat statue.

The fantasy K-drama Tale of the Gyeryong Goddess has got an English title of Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter which sounds rather incestuous if you ask me considering the romantic narrative of the tale, lol. It doesn’t deter me in the least as I’m still super excited about a Korean take on the folk tale of the fairy who loses … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Moon Chae Won, Tale of the Gyeryong Fairy, Yoon Hyun Min

Why Secretary Kim PD Selects Next K-drama Adapting Rom-com Web Novel Touch Your Heart

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2018
Business couple walking happily down the street.

The ailing in ratings rom-com genre got a much needed heart restart this year with the success of Why Secretary Kim, and last year the somewhat rom-com-ish Strong Woman Do Bong Soon was also a much needed jolt. The PD of Why Secretary Kim, who also directed This Life is Our First, Bring it On Ghost, and the first two … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Touch Your Heart, Why Secretary Kim

Dear Husband of One Hundred Days Cast Hold Script Reading and Attend EXO Concert to Support D.O.

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2018
Group of actors at a script reading session.

The cast that attends concerts already to support is one that is doing well in builing friendship and camaraderie. Filming has kicked off for upcoming sageuk Dear Husband of 100 Days (Hundred Day Husband), but before then male lead Do Hyung Soo (D.O.) had a concert in Seoul with his idol group EXO. His costars including female lead Nam Ji … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear Husband of 100 Days, DO, Nam Ji Hyun

The Why Secretary Kim Cast Attends Drama Wrap Party in Funky Fashions

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2018
Two smiling individuals posing for a photo.

It’s probably K-drama karma that the exceedingly well-dressed onscreen drama cast of just finished tvN drama Why Secretary Kim exited their roles and promptly fell on their fashion faces in real life. Goes to show how important a coordi is in the world of K-ent, and the outfits in Secretary Kim were some of the best onscreen professional and personal … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young, Park Seo Joon, Why Secretary Kim

China’s Biggest Budget Fantasy Movie Asura Flops Hard and Pulled From Theaters After 3 Days

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2018
Three characters in fantasy-themed headgear.

I can’t say I’m sad about this even though I adore baby boy Wu Lei (Leo Wu) and this is such a high profile project for him. The summer 2018 big budget Chinese fantasy movie Asura was billed as a six-year movie in the making with the biggest cost ever at $113 million USD and when something flies so high … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Aura, Carina Lau, Tony Leung, Wu Lei

SBS Drama Dear Judge Leads the Prime Time Wed-Thurs Timeslot Over Time and Your House Helper

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2018
Two Korean drama posters side by side.

With the conclusion of ratings lead Wed-Thurs drama Why Secretary Kim, the time slot is open now for the prime time dramas to regain the usual ratings supremacy. This week’s airing saw the arrival of two new players – SBS legal drama Your Honor (Dear Judge) with Yoon Shi Yoon and Lee Yoo Young and MBC melodrama Time with Seohyun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear Judge, Time, Your Honor

MBC Releases First So Ji Sub Drama Posters for Terius Behind

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2018
Man standing on a city street at sunset.

This looks more like a location shoot in Europe for a menswear pictorial but is actually the first two posters for upcoming MBC drama Terius Behind Me. Male lead So Ji Sub plays a former NIS agent living incognito in a neighborhood but brings all his past skills to use in helping a housewife played by Jung In Sun locate … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged So Ji Sub, Terius Behind Me

Soop Management Releases Pictorial of Gong Yoo and Gong Hyo Jin Bringing Their CF A-game

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2018
Man in pinstripe suit looking confidently sideways.

Two of K-ent’s top stars doing a pictorial is always a treat to see but why is it not the same pictorial putting them in the same frame? Former drama costars Gong Yoo and Gong Hyo Jin are both in new pictorials this week with a previous courtesy of their same agency Soop. More than a decade out from their … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Gong Yoo

tvN Wed-Thurs Drama Knowing Wife with Ji Sung and Han Ji Min Hold Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2018
Actors posing and making heart shapes together.

There’s a nice pop of color coordination and it’s weird not to be between the OTP. Even then the lead couple look very visually compatible at the press conference of the next tvN Wed-Thurs drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife), taking over next week from the ratings leading predecessor Why Secretary Kim. Ji Sung went with a grey plaid suit which … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Ji Sung, Kang Hana

K-ent Reports that Why Secretary Kim Costars Park Min Young and Park Seo Joon Have Been Dating for Three Years

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2018
Actors forming a heart shape together.

This is totally breaking news so we’ll see how their respective agencies respond once the media machine goes into full drive when everyone in South Korea wakes up. One K-ent newspaper Sports DongA is reporting on its print edition, which was leaked after it came off the presses overnight, that Why Secretary Kim costars Park Min Young and Park Seo … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Park Min Young, Park Seo Joon

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Currently watching:

K-dramas: When the Phone Rings

Recent Posts

  • Netflix Releases Posters and First Teaser Preview for Romance K-drama Can This Love be Translated with Go Yoon Jung and Kim Sun Ho Premiering January 2026
  • K-ent Scandal Month of December 2025 Continues as TV Host and Comedienne Park Na Rae Faces Lawsuit Allegations of Workplace Bullying, Abuse of Power, and Violation of Medical Laws
  • Hyun Bin and Jung Woo Sung’s Disney+ Drama Made in Korea Holds Rare Television Star-studded Premiere with Lee Min Ho and Jang Geun Seok Among Others Attending
  • Youku Premieres Period Strategy Thriller The Vendetta of An with Cheng Yi to Positive First Reviews
  • Chae Soo Bin and Kim Young Kwang Kick Off Filming for Rom-com K-drama Take Care of My Heart
  • Kim Hye Yoon and Park Solomon Embark on Their Own Nine-Tailed Fox and Human Rom-Com in SBS K-drama Human From Today
  • Modern C-drama Sniper Butterfly with Michelle Chen and Zhou Ke Yu Reportedly Doing Very Well in the Older Woman-Younger Man Romance Genre
  • iQiyi Airdrops Speed and Love with Yu Shu Xin and He Yu This Week as Expected Delivering an Old School Idol Romance Tableau
  • Tiffany of Girl’s Generation and Actor Byun Yo Han Confirm Dating with an Eye Towards Marriage
  • tvN Kicks off Promos for January 2026 Workplace K-drama Undercover Miss Hong with Park Shin Hye and Go Kyung Pyo




Latest Comments

  • Yuis on Netflix Releases Posters and First Teaser Preview for Romance K-drama Can This Love be Translated with Go Yoon Jung and Kim Sun Ho Premiering January 2026
  • ordinary on Youku Premieres Period Strategy Thriller The Vendetta of An with Cheng Yi to Positive First Reviews
  • Royal We on Chae Soo Bin and Kim Young Kwang Kick Off Filming for Rom-com K-drama Take Care of My Heart
  • Meemaw on Hyun Bin and Jung Woo Sung’s Disney+ Drama Made in Korea Holds Rare Television Star-studded Premiere with Lee Min Ho and Jang Geun Seok Among Others Attending
  • eva on Netflix Releases Posters and First Teaser Preview for Romance K-drama Can This Love be Translated with Go Yoon Jung and Kim Sun Ho Premiering January 2026
  • Lil on Netflix Releases Posters and First Teaser Preview for Romance K-drama Can This Love be Translated with Go Yoon Jung and Kim Sun Ho Premiering January 2026
  • Annette on Netflix Releases Posters and First Teaser Preview for Romance K-drama Can This Love be Translated with Go Yoon Jung and Kim Sun Ho Premiering January 2026
  • Rero on K-ent Scandal Month of December 2025 Continues as TV Host and Comedienne Park Na Rae Faces Lawsuit Allegations of Workplace Bullying, Abuse of Power, and Violation of Medical Laws
  • Rero on Netflix Releases Posters and First Teaser Preview for Romance K-drama Can This Love be Translated with Go Yoon Jung and Kim Sun Ho Premiering January 2026
  • foulthings on iQiyi Airdrops Speed and Love with Yu Shu Xin and He Yu This Week as Expected Delivering an Old School Idol Romance Tableau
  • MJ on iQiyi Airdrops Speed and Love with Yu Shu Xin and He Yu This Week as Expected Delivering an Old School Idol Romance Tableau
  • roll on Production of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage Makes Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi Joint Top Billing as Filming Slated for Q1 of 2026

Categories

  • Awards
  • Books
  • Discussion Forum
  • Download Links
  • Drama Previews
  • Fashion
  • Films
  • First Impressions
  • J-doramas
  • Japanese Manga
  • K-dramas
  • Miscellaneous
  • Music
  • Musings
  • My Loves
  • Oldies but Goodies
  • Recaps
  • Recess
  • TW & C dramas
  • Year End Reviews

Tags

Bu Bu Jing Xin Dating Gong Hyo Jin Gong Yoo Ha Ji Won Hyun Bin IU Jang Geun Seok Jeon Ji Hyun Ji Chang Wook Ji Sung Jung Hae In Jung So Min Kim Go Eun Kim Ji Won Kim So Hyun Kim Soo Hyun Kim Woo Bin Kim Yoo Jung Lee Dong Wook Lee Jong Seok Lee Jun Ki Lee Min Ho Lee Seung Gi Liu Shi Shi Married Moon Geun Young Nam Joo Hyuk Park Bo Gum Park Min Young Park Seo Joon Park Shin Hye Shin Se Kyung Song Hye Kyo Song Joong Ki Song Seung Heon Son Ye Jin Suzy Wedding Yang Mi Yoo Ah In Yoona Yoon Eun Hye Yoo Seung Ho Zhao Lu Si

Archives

Blogroll

  • Dramabeans
  • Jomo's Findings
  • Mookiehyun
  • Thundie's Prattle
  • WaterOB

Favorite Book Translations

  • Da Mo Yao (Ballad of the Desert) Da Mo Yao (Ballad of the Desert)
  • Lost You Forever Lost You Forever
  • Yun Zhong Ge (Song of the Clouds) Yun Zhong Ge (Song of the Clouds)

Favorite Drama Recaps

  • In a Good Way In a Good Way
  • Nice Guy (The Innocent Man) Nice Guy (The Innocent Man)
  • The King 2 Hearts The King 2 Hearts
©2025 - A Koala's Playground - Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑
error: Content is protected !!