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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

Kim Yoo Jung and Ji Chang Wook Turn Convenience Store Drudgery into Romance in New Stills for SBS Drama Backstreet Rookie

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 13, 2020 by ockoalaJune 12, 2020
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I’ll say that if upcoming SBS Fri-Sat drama Backstreet Rookie is at least good then it’s already a winner. The expectations are low and this is a low budget drama anyways, at least compared to its time slot predecessor world building fantasy quest The King: Eternal Monarch. BR is a webtoon adaptation, and a crappy original source material if you … Continue reading →

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

Kim Yoo Jung and Ji Chang Wook Partner Up to Take on the Convenience Store World in Posters and Preview for Backstreet Rookie

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 7, 2020 by ockoalaJune 6, 2020
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It’s an extra week wait for the arrival of next SBS Fri-Sat drama Backstreet Rookie, dropping now on June 19th. That’s ok, get things buttoned down and more time can be used to prep better. The drama released the official posters today and also a new preview that’s in line with the earlier ones, the tone is comedic and the … Continue reading →

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

Ji Chang Wook Exudes Earnest Bright Charm in Character Stills for SBS Drama Backstreet Rookie

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2020 by ockoalaJune 4, 2020
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I totally see the drama adaptation of webtoon Convenience Store Morning Star taking a more wholesome comedic approach to the source material. It’s especially evident with male lead Ji Chang Wook in SBS drama Backstreet Rookie who transforms into the sleep deprived but still hard working with a smile convenience store manager. He’s always choosing different roles and projects and … Continue reading →

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Bright and Quirky Character Stills for the Cast of SBS Drama Backstreet Rookie

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 29, 2020 by ockoalaMay 29, 2020
Young adults smiling at a convenience store.

There a lot of smiles and outsized personalities to go around in upcoming SBS Fri-Sat drama Backstreet Rookie, adapted from the webtoon Convenience Store Morning Star. The premiere will likely be pushed back a week now that SBS preempted an episode of its predecessor drama The King: Eternal Monarch so we’ll see the drama in mid-June. Leads Ji Chang Wook … Continue reading →

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

Looking Ahead to Second Half of 2020 Dramas and Movies with Kim Soo Hyun, Park Seo Joon, IU, Suzy, Park Bo Gum and More

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2020 by ockoalaMay 21, 2020
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I did a happy clap when I saw the script reading pictures for IU and Park Seo Joon for Dream, their upcoming movie from the director of Extreme Jobs. Both are coming off highly successful last projects and collaborating with a top director, expectations are high but it’s worth getting excited for something assembled so well. June 2020 is right … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Ji Chang Wook, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Yoo Jung, Nam Joo Hyuk, Park Bo Gum, Park Seo Joon, Suzy

Kim Yoo Jung and Ji Chang Wook Bring Smiles to the Convenience Store Job in New Stills for SBS Drama Backstreet Rookie

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2020 by ockoalaMay 19, 2020
Smiling woman in a store setting.

I dunno, I feel like the upcoming SBS drama Backstreet Rookie will have great chemistry between leads Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung but a middling story line and low ratings. A prediction but I don’t care if any of the above is wrong, except for the chemistry part because a good rom-com lives and dies by OTP chemistry. … Continue reading →

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Character Stills Showcases the Convenience Store Mood for SBS Drama Backstreet Rookie with Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2020 by ockoalaMay 18, 2020
Young woman smiling in a blue vest.

Ok, I feel more relieved just by seeing Kim Yoo Jung‘s character still for SBS drama Backstreet Rookie (Convenience Store Morning Star) because the original webtoon uncomfortably sexualized the female lead character. Her character still in the new batch released for the entire drama is so adorable and I also love how earnest and dorky male lead Ji Chang Wook … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Sol Bin, Backstreet Rookie, Do Sang Woo, Han Sun Hwa, Ji Chang Wook, Kim Yoo Jung

Kim Yoo Jung is in Charge as the Backstreet Rookie Opposite Bumbling Ji Chang Wook in First Drama Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 10, 2020 by ockoalaMay 9, 2020
Young adults in a convenience store setting.

The first teaser is out for upcoming SBS Fri-Sat drama Backstreet Rookie (Korean title Convenience Store Morning Star or Convenience Store Saet Byul) and I find nothing bad about it which is a huge relief because this entire project felt so polarizing. There’s concern about Kim Yoo Jung and Ji Chang Wook‘s age gap (there are so much worse in … Continue reading →

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

Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung Headline Script Reading for SBS Drama Convenience Store Morning Star

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2020 by ockoalaMay 7, 2020
Actors participating in a reading session.

Right now SBS isn’t having the Fri-Sat night drama reception and ratings it was expecting with fantasy epic drama The King: Eternal Monarch. That doesn’t help the successor drama taking over that time slot in June with Convenience Store Morning Star (Convenience Store Saet Byul) with Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung. Adapted from the same name webtoon, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Convenience Store Morning Star, Ji Chang Wook, Kim Yoo Jung

Yoona, Lee Seung Gi, and Suzy Take Part in Thanks Challenge Showing Gratitude for First Responders in Covid-19 Crisis

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 6, 2020 by ockoalaMay 5, 2020
Young woman smiling with thumbs-up gesture.

K-ent has a new picture challenge and in 24-hours tons of famous stars have participated sincerely by posting really low key every day backdrop pictures to support medical professional first responders facing the COVID-19 crisis. It’s called the Thanks Challenge and stars make a sign language gesture that means respect, as a show of gratitude towards those who work on … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Han Ji Min, Ji Chang Wook, Jung Hae In, Kim Go Eun, Lee Seung Gi, Suzy, Yoona

Filming Starts for K-drama Convenience Store Morning Star with Ji Chang Wook, Kim Yoo Jung, and Han Sun Hwa

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 8, 2020 by ockoalaApril 7, 2020
Couple interacting in a casual outdoor setting.

South Korean drama filming continues (carefully) during the coronavirus era and fans spotted the leads of upcoming SBS drama Convenience Store Morning Star on the streets of Seoul filming. Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung were in character as a high school students and an office worker. They first meet then and four years later she works the evening … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Convenience Store Morning Star, Han Sun Hwa, Ji Chang Wook, Kim Yoo Jung

Han Sun Hwa Joins Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung in K-drama Convenience Store Morning Star

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2020
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There’s been so much blowback on the source material webtoon that will be adapted into the K-drama Convenience Store Morning Star (Convenience Store Saet Byul) that I curiously glanced and it and erm it’s totally not my tea. Hopefully the adaptation will take merely the set up and remove all the sleazy stuff otherwise it’ll come across as perverted ahjusshi … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Convenience Store Morning Star, Han Sun Hwa, Ji Chang Wook, Kim Yoo Jung

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