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Choi Bool Am and Park Bo Gum are the Old and Young Top Picks for Favorite K-star in 2019 Gallup Poll

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 1, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 31, 2019
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Gallup released poll results for favorite K-star in South Korea for 2019 and topping the list in the first spot is veteran actor Choi Bool Am who isn’t even playing daddies anymore he’s the go-to granddaddy now in dramas and movies. Right behind him is everyone’s favorite grandmother/mother and all around perfect actress Kim Hye Ja, so clearly the audiences … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Bool Am, Gong Yoo, Kim Hye Ja, Park Bo Gum, Song Hye Kyo | 12 Replies

Backstage at the 2019 Baeksang Awards Brings Tons of Star Candids

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2019 by ockoalaMay 4, 2019
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Behind-the-scenes is always the best when it comes to an awards show, giving a glimpse of friendships and camaraderie within the industry and even some star struck awe going on between stars. The 2019 Baeksang Arts Award was last week and I thought the winners were nicely spread out especially in the television drama categories where the most popular 2018 … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Han Ji Min, Hyun Bin, Jung Woo Sung, Kim Hye Ja, Lee Byung Hun, Nam Joo Hyuk, Suzy | 3 Replies

jTBC Drama The Light in Your Eyes Wraps with High 9.731% Ratings and Resounding Viewer Praise

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2019 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2019
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The bar has been set for the best K-drama of 2019 and it’s jTBC Mon-Tues offering The Light in Your Eyes (Dazzling). Everyone else, to the left, to the left please. Starting with 3.185% ratings, the drama has gone up up and up in viewers to end with this Tuesday’s final episode 12 ratings of 9.731%. It’s officially jTBC’s third … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Nae Sang, Dazzling, Han Ji Min, Kim Ga Eun, Kim Hye Ja, Nam Joo Hyuk, Son Ho Jun, The Light in Your Eyes | 10 Replies

jTBC Drama The Light in Your Eyes Basking in Rave Reviews and Ratings Going From 3% to Over 8% in Episode 8

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2019 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2019
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The television winners continue to come from cable networks after the first quarter into 2019, and with tvN sageuk The Crowned Clown wrapped up its ratings leading run on Mon-Tues it’s time for jTBC drama The Light in Your Eyes (Dazzling) to reign supreme solo. The drama is actually 2/3rds into its run even though it’s only aired 8 episodes, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, Nam Joo Hyuk, The Light in Your Eyes | 15 Replies

jTBC Mon-Tues Drama The Light in Your Eyes with Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, and Nam Joo Hyuk Sure to Wring Tears

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2019
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I think K-actress Han Ji Min is a more capable version of Shin Se Kyung to me, I don’t think they are consistently a good actress but when they hit on the right role it can be magical in how good they deliver onscreen. Shin Se Kyung is like a 2 out of 10 for me so far whereas Han … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, Nam Joo Hyuk, The Light in Your Eyes | 36 Replies

Han Ji Min and Kim Hye Ja are Mirror Images in New Promos for jTBC Drama The Light in Your Eyes

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 17, 2019 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2019
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Upcoming jTBC drama The Light in Your Eyes (formerly called Dazzling) is rightly focusing all its promos on its two female leads. Han Ji Min and veteran Kim Hye Ja play the same character but forty years apart, with a fantasy conceit that the younger self ages forward and then has the ability to manipulate time. I don’t mind fantasy … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dazzling, Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, The Light in Your Eyes | 16 Replies

First Look at Han Ji Min, Nam Joo Hyuk, Kim Hye Ja, and Son Ho Jun Filming jTBC Drama Dazzling

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 7, 2018 by ockoalaDecember 7, 2018
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The four leads of upcoming jTBC early 2019 K-drama Dazzling (Brilliant) gathered together as filming has started and I’m cautiously optimistic. The younger man-older woman pairing in currently airing tvN drama Encounter (Boyfriend) is working so beautifully that I hope Han Ji Min and Nam Joo Hyuk spark together and bring their own unique onscreen coupling to play. What’s cute … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dazzling, Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, Nam Joo Hyuk, Son Ho Jun | 5 Replies

Han Ji Min, Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim Hye Ja Confirmed for Age-morphing Drama Dazzling

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 8, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2018
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The lineup is set for upcoming K-drama Dazzling with dual female leads Han Ji Min and veteran Kim Hye Ja playing the same character, who is named Kim Hye Ja ahahaha. That’s cute and also really awesome that Kim Hye Ja will be reuniting with the PD from her hit sitcom I Live in Cheondamdong (Live Among the Rich) which … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dazzling, Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, Nam Joo Hyuk, Son Ho Jun | 14 Replies

Han Ji Min and Nam Joo Hyuk Cast as Leads in 2019 Fantasy Romance K-drama Brilliant

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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Now this is a pairing that I’m sure no one has ever asked for and really couldn’t come at a worse time. Han Ji Min is currently wowing my socks off in her powerful and caring role in tvN drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) and before the shine is even off she goes and signs on to a problematic male … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Brilliant, Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, Nam Joo Hyuk | 27 Replies

Filming Starts on the Kim Hye Ja Lead Female-centric K-drama Unkind Women

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 31, 2015 by ockoalaFebruary 1, 2015

Those bemoaning that the K-drama landscape is a wasteland of no good roles and stories for women might have be seeing a shining beacon of hope soon. Filming is underway for the upcoming Wed-Thurs KBS drama called Unkind Women which takes over for the forgettable sageuk The King’s Face. KBS still hasn’t had a real hit drama in the weekday … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Si Ra, Do Ji Won, Kim Hye Ja, Kim Ji Suk, Lee Ha Na, Lee Soon Jae, Song Jae Rim, Unkind Women | 13 Replies

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