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Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri Caught Up in Dating Rumors After Reportedly Being Spotted Strolling Hand in Hand in Paris

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 28, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 28, 2022
Two South Korean celebrities posing together.

Ok, this dating combo is so out of left field I’m still craning my neck to wonder where the heck it came from. Perhaps it’s not so surprising to fans of the two stars swept up together since they worked together before and only had complimentary things to say about each other during the promo of their movie. I’m talking … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, KIm Tae Ri, Song Joong Ki | 23 Replies

K-netizens Most Discussed Dream Pairings of Actors and Actresses That Still Haven’t Worked Together Yet on a Drama or Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2022
Two women posing in elegant white outfits.

So the order of the GIFs and pictures are in the ranking of how frequently K-netizens discuss wanting these two to work together. I can’t disagree with most dream pairings especially when the perfectly curated GIF delivers all the feels in mere seconds of a stitched together scene. To date, the most common wish is for Hyun Bin and Jeon … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Gong Yoo, Ha Ji Won, Hyun Bin, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Ji Won, Kim Nam Gil, Kim Soo Hyun, KIm Tae Ri, Park Bo Gum, Park Bo Young, Park Seo Joon, Seo Hyun Jin, Son Ye Jin, Song Kang, Suzy | 53 Replies

Writer Kim Eun Hee Preps Early 2023 Horror Drama The Demon with First Casting News of Kim Tae Ri, Oh Jung Se, and Hong Kyung

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 10, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 10, 2022
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I applaud writer Kim Eun Hee for continuing to challenge herself and this genre of horror is in she’s been tangentially dabbling with in her recent dramas. Jirisan had spooky bits and zombie sageuk Kingdom was scary as heck at times though zombie occupies its own genre outside of just pure supernatural horror. Her upcoming early 2023 SBS drama The … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hong Kyung, Kim Eun Hee, KIm Tae Ri, Oh Jung Se, The Demon | 11 Replies

Kim Tae Ri Dazzles in August 2022 Vogue Hong Kong Pictorial in Glorious Couture Threads

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 6, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 5, 2022
"Vogue cover featuring Kim Tae Ri, August 2022."

When Kim Tae Ri debuted through the critically acclaimed erotic thriller movie The Handmaiden in 2016 she was absolutely the ingenue. She still looks like one with her tiny strong physique but she’s evolved from that to being an onscreen Princess in her presence and now she’s a full blown Queen in how she commands the lens. Everyone I talk … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged KIm Tae Ri | 1 Reply

Top Stars Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jung Jae, Jung Woo Sung and Many More Attend VIP Premiere for Big Budget Fantasy Movie Alienoid

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2022
Cast posing at movie premiere event.

So things are not exactly off to a glowing start for high profile K-movie Alienoid (Alien+Human Part 1), which held a media premiere last week on July 13th and got back mixed reviews. There were a lot of critics grumbling that the movie has too many characters and is rather disjointed, but the good reviews are that the movie is … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Alienoid, Changmin, Go Min Si, Im Joo Hwan, Im Soo Jung, Jung Woo Sung, Kim Soo Hyun, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Kwang Soo, Kwon Nara, Lee Jung Jae, Moon So Ri, Ra Mi Ran, Ryu jun Yeol, So Ji Sub, Song Seung Heon | 7 Replies

The A-list Cast of Fantasy Time-travel K-movie Alienoid Having a Blast at the Press Conference is the Best Thing This Week

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2022 by ockoalaJune 23, 2022
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Okay, this is either the funniest movie ever made or I want what these guys are having to be this happy doing the dog and pony show that is a movie press conference. Summer 2022 fantasy/sci-fi/time-travel movie Alienoid (Alien+Human: Part 1) was always one of the most high profile K-movies slated for this year thanks to the too many to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Alienoid, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Ryu jun Yeol, So Ji Sub, Yeom Jung Ah | 8 Replies

Baeksang Awards 2022 Voting Results are Out with Squid Game the Unanimous Pick for Daesang and Competition Fierce in the Male Lead Category with Junho Victorious

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 8, 2022 by ockoalaMay 11, 2022
Winners holding awards at a ceremony.

Oh I love seeing how the cheese is made! This also gives more legitimacy so here goes – the 2022 Baeksang Awards was last Friday and the judges have announced how the voting went. I’m only covering the television side, and the Daesang there went to the Netflix drama Squid Game and after the first round of voting in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged D.P., Junho, Kim Hye Jin, KIm Tae Ri, Koo Kyo Hwan, Squid Game | 30 Replies

Junho, Kim Tae Ri, Squid Game, and D.P. are the Big Television Side Winners at the 2022 Baeksang Arts Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 6, 2022 by ockoalaMay 6, 2022
Winners holding awards at a ceremony.

The annual Baeksang Arts Awards was held this Friday night in Seoul and the 2022 edition totally dropped some surprises and some expected wins. In a first, the winner of the Popularity Awards Junho and Kim Tae Ri also won the Best Acting prizes in their respective categories. Junho took home Best Actor Drama for The Red Sleeve Cuff and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Cho Yi Hyun, Go Soo, Im Shi Wan, Jeon Jong Seo, Jung Hae In, Jung Ho Yeon, Jung Kyung Ho, Junho, Kim So Yeon, KIm Tae Ri, Koo Kyo Hwan, Lee Jung Jae, Lee Se Young, Lee Yoo Mi, Park Bo Gum, Park Eun Bin, Park So Dam, Seohyun, Squid Game, Suzy, Yoon Se Ah, Yoona | 65 Replies

First Preview for K-movie Alien with Ryu Jun Yeol, Kim Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, So Ji Sub, and Yeom Jung Ah Brings the Batshit Crazy Joseon Era Crossed with Modern Day Aliens

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2022 by ockoalaMay 4, 2022
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A new movie is headed to the theaters that has been in production for over two years and will come as a two part big name and big bucket action flick. Alien (part 1 and part 2) will be released this year and stars Ryu Jun Yeol and Kim Tae Ri as Joseon era Taoists battling Kim Woo Bin and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Alien, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Ryu jun Yeol, So Ji Sub, Yeom Jung Ah | 22 Replies

Junho Handily Wins the Voting for the 2022 Baeksang Popularity Award while Kim Tae Ri Narrowly Beats Lee Se Young to Upset The Red Sleeve Cuff Reunion

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 29, 2022 by ockoalaApril 29, 2022
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The Baeksang Awards has a dedicated Popularity Award for Male and Female Star and it’s a free for all among every single nominee in any category. That means the best song nominee is competing with the movie category nominee with the television category nominee, which is great because it’s the very definition of popular. But in Korea its about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Junho, KIm Tae Ri | 24 Replies

tvN Drama Twenty Five, Twenty One Ends and Lights Up Online Chatter in Search and Commentary and Viewers Have Many Many Thoughts

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2022 by ockoalaApril 3, 2022
Group of people holding promotional posters outdoors.

Okay, this is a spoiler free poster above the cut but below proceed at your own risk. I woke up to tvN drama Twenty Five, Twenty One being a hot trending topic in many places – Korean search portals and Weibo in China – and knew that the ending clearly generated a lot of interest. I banked the drama for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged KIm Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Twenty Five Twenty One | 54 Replies

K-netizens Calm Down About the Adult-Minor Romance in Twenty Five, Twenty One as the Drama Lines Ramps Up the Who is the Baby Daddy Mystery for the Upcoming Finale

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2022
Romantic moments between two characters in snow.

This past weekend saw major narrative good stuff with tvN Sat-Sun drama Twenty Five, Twenty One, which remains above 10% ratings and is headed towards a likely highly anticipated finale two episodes next weekend. This drama gets so much news coverage and netizen chatter when it airs that it’s hard not to be spoiled. There was the lovely kiss in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged KIm Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Twenty Five Twenty One | 21 Replies

Kim Tae Ri Tests Positive for COVID-19, Filming Halted on tvN Drama Twenty Five, Twenty One Until She Finishes Quarantine

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 2, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2022
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At this rate I think the majority of K-ent stars are going to get COVID-19, I barely even cover the stars who have gotten it in the last few months since the Omicron spike starting in November but it’s just nonstop the news about testing positive. Today it’s K-actress Kim Tae Ri, who is reportedly doing fine and just in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged KIm Tae Ri, Twenty Five Twenty One | 12 Replies

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