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SBS Drama Alice Jumps a Billion Sharks in Episode 15 and Inadvertently Turns Itself into a Comedy of Pointlessness

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2020
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I won’t regret watching SBS Fri-Sat drama Alice despite its horrific levels of insanity and shark jumping in the last few episodes but goodness is this going down in flames. This Friday’s episode 15 just had me laughing and making WTF faces the entire time even though tons of people died that I should care about. And I do, I … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alice, Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun, Kwak Si Yang

Episode 13 of Alice Turns into Ouroboros and Fails to Deliver Clarity or Catharsis With Lots of Talking But Lack of Important Information Shared

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 16, 2020
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SBS Fri-Sat drama Alice would have benefited so much from airing on OCN and being a tight 12-episodes like Train. I’m making this conclusion even though it’s not finished yet because the last few episodes have felt like much ado about not a lot, dragging things out to fill screen time when it could be much tighter to maintain the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alice, Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun

SBS Fri-Sat Drama Alice to Skip One Week Airing Due to Chuseok Holidays

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 30, 2020 by ockoalaSeptember 30, 2020
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I paused writing about SBS time travel drama Alice because while I am still watching the inexplicable flourishes the production insists on adding that adhere to K-drama tropes. I really wish this drama aired on OCN instead, alas it doesn’t so the last few episodes annoyed the heck out of me by throwing in typical rom-com cohabitation tropes between leads … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alice, Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun, Kwak Si Yang, Lee Da In

Alice Steps Over the 10% Ratings Mark in Episode 4 as Leads Delve Deeper into the Time Travelers Mystery

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 6, 2020 by ockoalaSeptember 6, 2020
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I’m so glad to see more viewers getting into SBS Fri-Sat drama Alice, though the downside is enduring the weekly wait with us all now. This weekend’s episode 3-4 continued the great starting momentum of the opening two episodes and dropped enough new information to keep me content. Joo Won‘s Jin Gyeom is my favorite character (he’s the proxy for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alice, Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun

Alice and Kim Hee Sun Top the Good Data Last Week of August 2020 Internet Search Rankings

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2020 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2020
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I know believe that Kim Hee Sun (and Joo Won) have descended from another space/time to save SBS Fridays lol. The leads of new Fri-Sat drama Alice finally gave the network infusion of life in that time slot and with it also a win in internet searches. Good Data’s last week of August 2020 rankings have Alice as the most … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alice, Flower of Evil, Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun, Lee Jun Ki

SBS Fri-Sat Drama Alice with Joo Won and Kim Hee Sun Premieres to Increasing Ratings and Excellent Narrative and Emotional World Building

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2020
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Okay, I checked out new SBS Fri-Sat drama Alice because why not, don’t love any of the leads but also none of them annoy me and I was curious if another time-traveling parallel worlds topic genre would handle this subject matter after The King: Eternal Monarch and Train. Consider me gobsmacked in surprise at how much I LOVE THIS DRAMA … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alice, Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun, Kwak Si Yang, Lee Da In

SBS Premieres New Fri-Sat Sci-fi Drama Alice with Kim Hee Sun, Joo Won, Kwak Si Yang, and Lee Da In

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2020
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I think a time slip must’ve happened because new SBS Fri-Sat drama Alice is already here. So the one week break from predecessor Backstreet Rookie passed in a glance and this Friday the network goes back to the time travel theme that it did earlier this year in the same time slot with The King: Eternal Monarch. Starring Joo Won, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun, Lee Da In

Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won Travel Through Time in Sci-fi Fri-Sat SBS K-drama Alice

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2020
"Promotional image for the drama 'Alice'"

This is the year of time-travel and/or parallel universes, it has been done before in K-dramas but seems lumped together this year with Train, 365: Repeat the Year, The King: Eternal Monarch, and now Alice. This past weekend felt a little empty because the normally bustling with viewer commentary SBS Fri-Sat time slot was empty after Backstreet Rookie ended the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alice, Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun, Kwak Si Yang, Lee Da In

First Teaser for SBS Time Travel Drama Alice With Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 17, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2020
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I totally lost track that this drama was on the horizon but that’s allowed me to be intrigued when I saw the first teaser dropped this week. The next SBS Fri-Sat drama is the sci-fi fantasy time traveling romance Alice starring Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won. He plays a detective that learns about the existence of time travelers from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alice, Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun

K-netizens Discuss South Korea’s Top 10 Beauties Which Remain Unchanged Since the Early Hallyu Days

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2020
Collage of elegantly dressed women posing.

A poll and post has been making its way through K-netizen ranks and it’s relatively consensus driven on who is considered one of South Korea’s top 10 beauties here in 2020. It’s like the same list since 2005 if you ask me, and honestly probably justified considering these ladies were each considered a top in some way when they debuted … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han Ga In, Han Ji Min, Han Ye Seul, Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Hee Sun, Kim Tae Hee, Lee Na Young, Lee Young Ae, Son Ye Jin, Song Hye Kyo

Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won Confirmed for 2020 Time-traveling K-drama Alice

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2019

You know what, I’m actually keen on this casting and the interesting sounding story. Upcoming SBS drama titled Alice has finalized the two leads, namely Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won. I feel like they are just adults and the 10 year age difference doesn’t even bear mentioning in this particular pairing. It’s not a romance driven drama helps, Alice … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun

Kim Hee Sun, Yoo Ah In, Lee Jun Ki and Many More K-stars at W Korea Cancer Charity Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 26, 2018 by ockoalaOctober 26, 2018
Four stylish individuals at a red carpet event.

The fashions are less the center of attention when the purpose of an event is charitable rather than awards driven. Lots of big name K-celebs took time out to attend the W Korea annual cancer charity fundraiser in Seoul, with half in subdued looks for the more serious occasion and others trying on colorful and rather interesting looks. Kim Hee … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Cha Ye Ryun, Hyoyeon, Jung Hae In, Kang Hye Jung, Kim Hee Sun, Lee Dong Wook, Lee Jun Ki, Oh Yeon Seo, Oh Yeon Soo, Tablo, Yoo Ah In

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
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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

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