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Joo Ji Hoon and Kim Tae Ri Wins Television Category Best Acting Awards at the 2025 Baeksang with When Life Gives You Tangerines Taking Home Best Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 5, 2025 by ockoalaMay 5, 2025

So this is both a surprise and not a surprise, I think anyone of the five nominees in both the television side best actor and best actress categories could win but the winners were not who I thought would win. Joo Ji Hoon won Best Actor for Trauma Code: Heroes on Call while Kim Tae Ri became a two-time television … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Hye Yoon, KIm Tae Ri, When Life Gives You Tangerines | 10 Replies

Accusations of Water Army Bot Voting Against Fandoms of Hyeri and Kim Hye Yoon for 2025 Baeksang Popularity Award

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 29, 2025 by ockoalaApril 29, 2025

So this is getting messy and I’m not informed as to how to manipulate online voting for awards so this is just sharing the accusations being thrown around for the 2025 Baeksang Awards public voting for the Popularity Award. And this type of fandom fighting has happened in prior years with this award so it’s a new thing, just with … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Hyeri, Kim Hye Yoon | 26 Replies

2025 Baeksang Awards Nominations Out with When Life Gives You Tangerines Leading the Pack with Most Nominations Followed by Lovely Runner

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 7, 2025 by ockoalaApril 7, 2025

With so much distraction the last few weeks in K-ent it’s nice to get back to regular business and none bigger than the 2025 Baeksang Awards nominations which came out this week. On the drama side, When Life You You Tangerines led the pack with the most nominations across Best Drama, Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Go Min Si, Han Suk Kyu, IU, Jang Nara, Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Hye Yoon, KIm Tae Ri, Lee Joon Hyuk, Lovely Runner, Park Bo Gum, When Life Gives You Tangerines | 9 Replies

Fans of Lovely Runner Upset that Producer Credited the Success of the Drama to Molding the Male Lead Character for Byun Woo Seok’s Image

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2024
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Man, talk about the production of Lovely Runner continuing to praise one lead or criticize the other. Months ago the PD of the drama was criticized for saying that he needed Kim Hye Yoon to improve her looks and visuals for the drama, calling it “tough love” so she could be seen as the best version of herself onscreen and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Kim Hye Yoon, Lovely Runner | 44 Replies

Kim Hye Yoon Wraps Up Her Fun Girl 2024 Summer Jetting Off to Taiwan for Fan Meeting

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2024
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So Kim Hye Yoon may have more fan meetings and overseas trips on deck but it does feel like summer is coming to a close with all those concerts and trips and events overall for everyone, famous or not. She’s been getting much more media attention than usual thanks to the spring drama success of Lovely Runner and with it … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon | 76 Replies

Kim Soo Hyun Leads Star Studded Recipients of the 2024 NEWSIS K-EXPO Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2024
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This week the event called the NEWSIS K-EXPO took place and was sponsored by many Korean agencies and government groups including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Seoul Metropolitan Council, Korea Creative Content Agency, and Seoul Tourism Organization. The event awarded Korean stars various prizes for their commitment and contribution to Korean culture this year and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Byun Yo Han, Chae Jung Hyeop, Go Min Si, Kim Hye Yoon, Kim Soo Hyun | 69 Replies

Kim Hye Yoon the New Female Lead in Talks for Fantasy Romance K-drama Human Starting From Today

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 16, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 16, 2024
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There is a new development with fantasy romance drama Human Starting From Today. It was originally offered to Shin Se Kyung but it appears that will not happen and K-ent is reporting that Kim Hye Yoon is now considering the role of the loving life gumiho female lead. The male lead remains Park Solomon (Lomon) and I like this pairing … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon, Park Solomon | 28 Replies

Kim Hye Yoon Pulls Off Head to Toe Summer Gucci in Cheerful Departure From Incheon Airport

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2024
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Grah, she’s so cute I just wanna squish her like a squishmallow! K-actress Kim Hye Yoon continued her near weekly airport departures in her busy summer of 2024 and this time she was spotted in head to toe Gucci from its summer collection. A cute and age-fitting denim dress paired with chunky loafers and a casual black backpack completed a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon | 73 Replies

U-Next Japan Declares Lovely Runner the Most Popular K-drama Streamed in the First Half of 2024

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 11, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 10, 2024

Hahaha, this is going to generate some debate but oh wells, it’s still one point of reference. U-Next the largest streaming platform in Japan is declaring Lovely Runner the number 1 most popular Hallyu K-drama in the first half of 2024. I have no doubt LR is mega popular in Japan and if it wasn’t for the presence of Queen … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Kim Hye Yoon, Lovely Runner | 30 Replies

Kim Hye Yoon Continues Her Happy Girl Summer of 2024 Jetting Out of Airport for Another Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 4, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 4, 2024
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K-actress Kim Hye Yoon is definitely living her best Happy Girl Summer as opposed to the meme of the Hot Girl Summer that comes around every such season. She has been spotted many times in June already flying out for events overseas including the cast and crew reward vacation for Lovely Runner. Every time she’s at the airport she just … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon | 13 Replies

Kim Hye Yoon is Sunshine and Happiness Personified in Japan Fanmeeting Poster and Jetting Off for Lovely Runner Reward Vacation

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2024 by ockoalaJune 17, 2024
Smiling girl at the beach, fan meeting announcement.

The success of Lovely Runner means it’s not only a summer to remember for male lead Byun Woo Seok but also female lead Kim Hye Yoon. She really deserved the hit under her belt and pulled her weight making the drama so beloved with viewers. She’s announced a fan meeting in Korea which is a given but her popularity also … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon | 30 Replies

Kim Hye Yoon and Joy in Talks as Two of the Three Female Leads in Webtoon Adapted K-drama The Year We Turned 29

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2024 by ockoalaJune 7, 2024
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So this drama sounds exactly like an aged down Thirty-Nine two years ago about three girlfriends nearing the cusp of 40 and their life and loves. The webtoon The Year We Turned 29 will be adapted into a drama and offers are out to Kim Hye Yoon and Joy as two of the three female leads. It’s about three besties … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joy, Kim Hye Yoon, The Year We Turned 29 | 27 Replies

PD of Lovely Runner Incurs Netizens Ire for Being Sexist and Paternalistic Towards Kim Hye Yoon in Asking Her to Improve Her Looks for the Role

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2024 by ockoalaJune 2, 2024
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This is either a case of foot in mouth syndrome by the PD of Lovely Runner, or he really is as douchey as this makes him sound. PD Yoon Jong Ho gave a post drama interview to discuss the popularity and success of the show and he discussed the “tough love” he gave to lead actress Kim Hye Yoon in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon, Lovely Runner | 60 Replies

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