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Lovely Runner Heads into Final Episodes with Slightly Increased Ratings But Much Higher Buzz for Leads Byun Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 8, 2024 by ockoalaMay 8, 2024
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The tvN Mon-Tues drama Lovely Runner has reached the 2/3rd point of its airing, finishing episode 10 as of this week. The drama started off with 3.073% ratings and has gone up to 4% in the last 4 episodes with the highest at 4.759%. I can see it breaking 5%, and maybe even 6% in the final episode, so let’s see. … Continue reading →

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

tvN Mon-Tues Drama Lovely Runner with Kim Hye Yoon and Byun Woo Seok Gains Runaway Buzz Higher than its Ratings Around 3% After Two Weeks Airing

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2024 by ockoalaApril 17, 2024
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So while I have been on a Queen of Tears tear for the last few weeks, the recent arrival of another new tvN drama may be worth picking up now both to join the hype train and to add more dramas to watch during the week between new QoT episodes. tvN released Lovely Runner (Running Away with Sun Jae on … Continue reading →

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

K-netizens Loving the Height Difference and Chemistry with Kim Hye Yoon and Byun Woo Seok in tvN Fantasy Romance Drama Lovely Runner

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2024
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I have a soft spot for K-dramas that deal with time travel or soul switching but used in a way that gives the leads more time with family and resolving unfinished business. 17 Again, Hello It’s Me, and Twinkling Watermelon are a few recent faves of mine. Upcoming tvN drama Lovely Runner (Running Away with Sun Jae on My Back) … Continue reading →

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

Kim Hye Yoon and Byun Woo Seok Confirmed for tvN Time Travel Healing Romance Drama Running Away with Sun Jae on Piggyback

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 22, 2023
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Wow, I can see this very drama premise triggering since it deals with a very distressing act that sets things in motion. Hopefully there is a trigger warning and then the rest of the drama tries its darnedest to make it not happen. tvN has scheduled a new drama with the literal title Running Away with Sun Jae on Piggyback … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Kim Hye Yoon

Park Eun Bin Takes Home the 2023 Baeksang Awards Drama Category Daesang While Song Hye Kyo Wins Best Actress and Lee Sung Min Crowned Best Actor

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 28, 2023 by ockoalaApril 28, 2023
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This Friday’s Baeksang Awards in Seoul was probably a night of little to no surprises (just one big one) and a lot of satisfied winner picks. The Park Eun Bin and Song Hye Kyo race for Best Actress ended with the former taking home the Drama Daesang for Extraordinary Attorney Woo becoming the youngest individual winner for the top prize … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Byun Yo Han, Go Yoon Jung, Im Shi Wan, IU, Jeon Do Yeon, Jinyoung, Jung Woo Sung, Kim Hye Yoon, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Sung Min, Lim Ji Yeon, Park Bo Gum, Park Eun Bin, Park Sung Hoon, Roh Yoon Seo, Ryu jun Yeol, Son Seok Gu, Song Hye Kyo, Suzy, Tang Wei

Kim Hye Yoon Keeps Winning 2022 Best New Actress Awards in the Film Category Thanks to Movie Girl on a Bulldozer

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 1, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2022
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Some viewers were perplexed why already female lead status young actress Kim Hye Yoon would take a second female lead role in jTBC drama Snowdrop but I always thought she was aiming to keep challenging herself first and foremost. She’s poised to really breakout in Chungmuro this year following her cult favorite breakout in television three years ago for Extraordinary … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon

Decision to Leave Wins Major Prizes at the 2022 Blue Dragon Awards with Lots of Star Power in Attendance

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2022
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The awards sweeping juggernaut that is K-movie Decision to Leave continues to domination, taking home Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Park Hae Il and Best Actress for Tang Wei at this Friday’s 2022 Blue Dragon Awards in Seoul. There were lots of stars in attendance and the fashion was par for the course at a K-awards event. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Byun Yo Han, Chun Woo Hee, Daniel Henney, Go Yoon Jung, IU, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Hye Yoon, Kim Yoo Jung, Park Hae Il, Park So Dam, Tang Wei, Yoo Yeon Seok, Yoona

Romance Time Skip K-Film Similar Completes Cast of Yeo Jin Gu, Choi Yi Hyun, Kim Hye Yoon, Na In Woo, and Bae In Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2022 by ockoalaApril 14, 2022
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Okay, now I’m getting annoyed and I really was fine with Kim Hye Yoon being like a supporting actress role in Snowdrop to newbie Jisoo but now it’s getting ridiculous. On what planet is she is the second lead to Choi Yi Hyun, who granted broke out with All of Us are Dead and prior to that was part of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae In Hyuk, Choi Yi Hyun, Ditto, Kim Hye Yoon, Na In Woo, Yeo Jin Gu

Yeo Jin Gu, Kim Hye Yoon, Na In Woo, and Choi Yi Hyun Cast Together in Romance Movie Similar

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2022 by ockoalaApril 12, 2022
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Talk about a current IT level casting on all four leads. K-ent has assembled a romance quartet for the upcoming movie Similar (also called Agreement) which will star Yeo Jin Gu and Kim Hye Yoon, earlier confirmed, and this week added Na In Woo and Choi Yi Hyun. That’s all released on the movie so far but with this level … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Yi Hyun, Kim Hye Yoon, Na In Woo, Yeo Jin Gu

Jung Hae In and Jisoo Attend Press Conference for jTBC Sat-Sun Drama Snowdrop Ahead of December 18th Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 16, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 17, 2021
Romantic scene from the drama "Snowdrop."

Last weekend was the conclusion of two high profile tvN dramas Jirisan and Happiness so it slipped my mind that this weekend is actually the premiere of jTBC period romance Snowdrop. I’m actually nervous about this drama because of all the early furor over the plot by the K-netizens back in March during the Joseon Exorcist debacle, with accusations that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jisoo, Jung Hae In, Kim Hye Yoon, Snowdrop, Yoo In Na, Yoon Se Ah

jTBC Drama Snowdrop with Jung Hae In and Jisoo Finally Shows Hand in Revealing the Politically Tumultuous 1980’s Era College Backdrop in New Preview

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 6, 2021
Romantic scene from the drama "Snowdrop."

Now this is much better! The latest preview dropped for jTBC drama Snowdrop as it starts the two week countdown to premiere day on December 18th. Instead of the cheesy OTP focused earlier previews that made Jung Hae In look like a princely school boy and Jisoo a lovestruck dim school girl, there’s an actual plot with this preview and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jisoo, Jung Hae In, Kim Hye Yoon, Snowdrop, Yoo In Na

tvN Premieres New Unabashedly Comedic and Earnest Mon-Tues Sageuk Secret Royal Inspector and Joy to 4.961% Promising Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 9, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 9, 2021
Couple in traditional clothing, outdoor setting.

The Mon-Tues time slot for tvN has been weak for the past year, not since Record of Youth has it really delivered solid dramas and/or rating hits. I’ve only liked Awaken (Night and Day) since then but the other dramas in that period include Birthcare Center, LUCA, Doom at Your Service, You are My Spring, Navillera, and most recently High … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon, Secret Royal Inspector and Joy, Taecyeon

tvN Youth Sageuk Secret Royal Inspector Joy Releases More Comedic Stills and Previews as Expectation Set at Silly and Sweet

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2021
"Traditional Korean setting with characters in costume."

Expectation will be this drama’s best friend if it succeeds and it has a chance. Upcoming tvN sageuk drama Secret Royal Inspector Joy is giving off full blown comedy vibes, physical, verbal, and supremely silly especially in a sageuk setting almost like a fish out of water. There was the same vibe in the first few episodes of Queen Cheorin … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon, Secret Royal Inspector Joy, Taecyeon, Tale of Secret Royal Inspector and Jo Yi

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