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Lee Chae Min’s Real Life Actress Girlfriend Ryu Da In Target of K-netizen Online Abuse After His Breakout with Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2025 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2025

Jesus, is this 2025 or 2005 again? Or perhaps some things never change. K-actor Lee Chae Min got the biggest break of his acting career when he landed the male lead role in Bon Appétit, Your Majesty after the original male lead was removed after a scandal. It wasn’t the role itself that guaranteed his success it was his acting … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Chae Min, Ryu Da In | 17 Replies

tvN Weekend Drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Ends with 17.107% High Ratings and a Happy Ending for the Viewers

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 29, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 29, 2025

The tale of a modern Michelin starred chef and her tyrant gourmet counissoeur in sageuk K-drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty wrapped its incredibly successful run this weekend, with the final episode getting 17.107% and making it the 7th highest rated drama in tvN history. It now sits right under another time-traveling to Joseon era chef K-drama in Queen Cheorin (Mr. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bon Appetit Your Majesty, Lee Chae Min, Yoona | 9 Replies

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Increases Nearly 4% in Ratings in Episode 4 to Becomes Highest tvN Drama of 2025 So Far with 11.063%

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2025
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This weekend tvN drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty confirmed whether the promising premiere weekend ratings and trend was a fluke or portended a true hit on our hands. It’s the latter as episode 4 went up an incredible nearly 4% increase to 11.063% ratings, which makes it the highest rated tvN drama of 2025 thus far. This harkens back to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bon Appetit Your Majesty, Lee Chae Min, Yoona | 11 Replies

K-netizens Complain About Age Gap Between Leads Yoona and Lee Chae Min in Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Raining on the Buzz of the Newly Premiered Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2025
Historical drama scene with intense character interactions.

Here comes the K-netizen perfection police lol. I think it must be exhausting trying to find reasons to nitpick but here we are again. tvN premiered new weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty to a very promising start, good opening ratings close to 5% and then going up nearly 2% to high 6% range. But this week there are rumblings … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bon Appetit Your Majesty, Lee Chae Min, Yoona | 18 Replies

New tvN Weekend K-drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty with Yoona and Lee Chae Min Premieres to Strong Reviews and Increasing Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2025
Historical drama characters with traditional Korean feast.

Like a parched and hungry traveler in the desert of K-drama land, new tvN weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty  has premiered to be the much needed sustenance for viewers. The drama starring Yoona as a time traveling to Joseon era Michelin starred chef and Lee Chae Min as the foodie King with a penchant for period appropriate violence and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bon Appetit Your Majesty, Lee Chae Min, Yoona | 15 Replies

Official Posters, Stills, and Preview for tvN Sat-Sun Sageuk Romance Bon Appétite, Your Majesty with Yoona and Lee Chae Min

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2025 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2025
Chef and king in historical setting.

Next month in August the sageuk romance with a modern girl time-travel element Bon Appétite, Your Majesty will premiere on tvN in the Sat-Sun time slot. It’s really been a ratings desert all through K-drama land and while this drama may not break that trend hopefully it adds some sizzle to deliver a fun watch. The drama stars Yoona as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bon Appetit Your Majesty, Lee Chae Min, Yoona | 5 Replies

Yoona and Lee Chae Min Occupy Different Drama Genres in First Stills for K-drama Bon Appetit, Your Majesty

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2025 by ockoalaMay 29, 2025
Chef cooking with flames in kitchen.

After the male lead change little snafu, K-drama Bon Appetit, Your Majesty (Korean title A Tyrant’s Chef) proceeded into filming and now the first drama stills are out. Leads Yoona and Lee Chae Min give audiences a glimpse of their before meeting life, she’s a top Michelin star chef in modern times and he’s a tyrant King in historical times. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Tyrant's Chef, Lee Chae Min, Yoona

A Tyrant’s Chef with Yoona and Lee Chae Min to Start Filming This Week on January 23rd

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2025 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2025
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So the timing seems off to kick start filming right before the lunar new year holiday stretch but likely this drama was already delayed after needing to re-cast the male lead. Sageuk romance A Tyrant’s Chef with Yoona and Lee Chae Min will start filming this week on January 23rd. Complaints from netizens have ended after original male lead Park … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Tyrant's Chef, Lee Chae Min, Yoona

Lee Chae Min in Talks for Male Lead Role Vacated by Park Sung Hoon in A Tyrant’s Chef with Female Lead Yoona

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2025 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2025
Male and female celebrities smiling and waving.

Well this is both fast and really odd of a pick. K-ent is reporting that young actor Lee Chae Min has been offered the male lead in the K-drama A Tyrant’s Chef with still confirmed female lead Yoona. The male lead role was recently opened back up after Park Sung Hoon dropped out post his Squid Game 2 parody porn … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Tyrant's Chef, Lee Chae Min, Yoona

Young Rising Actors Lee Chae Min and Roh Jeong Eui Confirmed for Netflix Original High School Romance and Suspense Drama Hierarchy

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2023
Smiling woman in white dress waving.

I do love that Netflix produced K-dramas run a wide gamut of genre but it definitely should always do a high school age drama or movie consistently because it’s usually lower budget but has a built in audience. The streaming platform is coming out with a romance and suspense high school drama called Hierarchy and has signed on rising young … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hierarchy, Lee Chae Min, Roh Jeong Eui

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