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K-viewers Reward Kim Soo Hyun with Third Mega Hit in a Decade Calling Him the King of Tears

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2024 by ockoalaApril 20, 2024
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We are just one week away from the finale of tvN drama Queen of Tears and the success is absolutely a team effort of acting, writing, and directing. But K-netizens and critics alike are noting that this is Kim Soo Hyun‘s third mega hit in one decade, and fifth successful drama in his career. It almost felt like an inside … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun | 50 Replies

Queen of Tears Goodies Include Kim Soo Hyun Singing an OST Song and Two Special Episodes Airing the Weekend After the Finale

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 19, 2024 by ockoalaApril 19, 2024
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There are so many addicted Queen of Hearts stans lol and tvN is going keep being good to us. Last week the network announced two special episodes airing the weekend after the finale, it will likely consist of unaired scenes, interviews, and BTS if the rumors are correct. This week the network further announced that male lead Kim Soo Hyun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears | 30 Replies

tvN Announces that Queen of Tears is Officially the Highest Rated Network K-drama in Seoul Ratings Over Crashing Landing on You and Goblin

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2024 by ockoalaApril 16, 2024
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So tvN weekend drama Queen of Tears is chasing it’s older sibling Crash Landing on You in nationwide ratings with four more episodes left but the network officially posted a congrats revealing that QoT actually surpassed CLOY in Seoul ratings already. QoT is officially the highest rated tvN drama in Seoul area ratings with 23.072%, CLOY second with 22.677%, and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears | 70 Replies

Queen of Tears Episode 12 Surpasses 20% Ratings to Become 2nd Highest tvN Drama of All Time as Plot Continues Tightly Weaves Through Sweet and Sorrow

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2024 by ockoalaApril 14, 2024
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Man, I feel like I need to decompress after Queen of Tears is done. It’s so so good that watching it takes so much emotion out of me, in the best way of course. Episode 12 vaulted to 20.732% ratings breaking 20% and also putting it now 2nd highest rated tvN drama of all time just behind Crash Landing on … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears | 92 Replies

Queen of Tears Episode 10 Reaches 18% Ratings Becoming Second Highest Rated tvN Drama of All Time with 6 More Episodes Left

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 7, 2024 by ockoalaApril 7, 2024
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I have it give it to screenwriter Park Ji Eun, she’s getting better and better with each drama and that’s saying a lot since her earlier drama You From Another Star is a seminal once-in-a-decade type hit that created a wave through all of Asia and beyond. But here we are ten years and a few dramas later with Queen … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears | 67 Replies

Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Si Eun in Talks for Black Comedy K-drama Nock Off

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2024 by ockoalaApril 1, 2024
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Well whatever next drama top actor Kim Soo Hyun picks right now is definitely going to get even more attention that regularly warranted thanks to the mega hit romance K-drama Queen of Tears. K-ent is reporting that he’s in talks for his next drama titled Nock Off with rising young female lead Kim Si Eun, who has been supporting in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Si Eun, Kim Soo Hyun, Nock Off | 31 Replies

Queen of Tears Episode 8 Achieves 16% Ratings and Enters Legendary Status with Incredible Storytelling, Characterization, and Acting

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2024 by ockoalaApril 1, 2024
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So the top actor Song Joong Ki cameo happened this weekend in episode 8 of Queen of Tears and it wasn’t even the best thing about this weekend’s episodes. This drama is FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS so hard there is ricochet and we are all just lucky to be experiencing this live. Episode 8 reached 16.143% ratings and in comparison … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears, Song Joong Ki | 66 Replies

Kim Sae Ron Issues Statement that She Will Not Be Providing Any Comment on Why She Posted the Picture with Kim Soo Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2024
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If there ever was an attention seeking person then Kim Sae Ron would appear to fit that definition. Days after causing a ruckus in K-ent with her 1 am posting of a picture with Kim Soo Hyun where they were in close contact and then deleting it immediately, the former actress first issued a statement that she was preparing her … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Kim Soo Hyun | 25 Replies

Queen of Tears Passes 14% Ratings in Episode 6 as the OTP Action Takes a Return Trip to Germany with More Reveals

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 25, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 25, 2024
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So the trajectory of tvN drama Queen of Tears remains on pace to join the network’s pantheon of top 10 K-dramas of all time, and maybe even higher on the list than that. It helps that the two leads excellent acting and chemistry is coupled with a broader storyline about her health and also the quartet of sneaky villains that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears | 35 Replies

Kim Soo Hyun’s Agency Issues Swift Denial of Any Relationship with Kim Sae Ron Who Remains Mum About Posting of Picture

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 24, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 24, 2024
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So this was a weird weekend detour on the K-ent news circuit but looks like there won’t be anything further on this. Kim Sae Ron posted a picture of her and Kim Soo Hyun looking close and probably drunk buzzed on her Instagram story at 1 am before deleting it 23 seconds later. But it was screenshotted and the expected … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Kim Soo Hyun | 36 Replies

Kim Sae Ron Posts Close Picture with Kim Soo Hyun on Her Instagram Story and Deletes it After 23 Seconds Leading to Dating Speculation

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 23, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 23, 2024
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Well this is awkward haha. I don’t know if there is more to it than meets the eye but it’s definitely going to wake up on Sunday morning to a big news story in South Korea. Disgraced due to a drunk driving incident K-actress Kim Sae Ron posted a picture on her Instagram Story at 1 am this weekend showing … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Kim Soo Hyun | 93 Replies

Queen of Tears Hit Status Heightens Excitement for Top Actor Song Joong Ki’s Cameo Reunion with PD From Vincenzo and Former Costars Kim Ji Won and Kim Soo Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2024
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There is going to be so much love going around behind the set when Song Joong Ki makes that announced cameo in tvN drama Qeen of Tears. His presence is three fold, the PD also directed him in his hit drama Vincenzo and he has worked with female lead Kim Ji Won twice in Descendants of the Sun and Arthdal … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears, Song Joong Ki | 21 Replies

Kim Soo Hyun Angrily Tossing a Bike at the End of Queen of Tears Episode 4 Rockets Up the Search Charts

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2024
Emotional confrontation between two characters.

So……uhm…… it’s totally fine thirsting after Kim Soo Hyun now that he is 36 years old. Right? Right! I mean, this boy-man-hottie has been gracing us with his K-ent presence for close to 20 years now and it’s really that he rose meteorically at the early part of his career that he gets saddled with the boyish image. That, and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears | 23 Replies

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