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Veteran Top Actor Lee Seo Jin Says in New Interview that He Passes the Mantle of Iconic Drama King Jeongjo to Junho Now After The Red Sleeve Cuff

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2022
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Wow, what a wonderful mentoring and magnanimous thing to say, but so true that as time passes whatever is THE BEST will be supplanted in ways that show growth and evolution. Top actor Lee Seo Jin came back to drama land recently with a TVing streaming drama Dr. Park’s Clinic and this week he gave press interviews during which he … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, Lee Seo Jin, The Red Sleeve Cuff, Yi San

Lee Seo Jin Pairs Up with Lee Joo Young for Journalistic Thriller K-drama Times

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 2, 2020
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This drama sounds like a mashup of multiple elements from recent thriller themed dramas but heck if done right then go right ahead and try. Lee Seo Jin will be making his first full length drama return in Times, playing a news reporter from 2015 that crosses path through time with the daughter of the South Korean president in 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Joo Young, Lee Seo Jin, Times

First Look at Lee Seung Gi, Lee Seo Jin, and Jung So Min in Variety Show Little Forest

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2019
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Oh man, this show is totally aiming to cute viewers to death. SBS released the first official stills from variety program Little Forest and all I see are Jung So Min hugging kids and Lee Seung Gi‘s brilliant smile. The show puts five K-stars in the South Korean countryside as they run an organic and environmentally friendly daycare. My two … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jung So Min, Lee Seo Jin, Lee Seung Gi, Little Forest

Louis Vuitton Event in Seoul Brings Out Top Stars Gong Yoo, Cha Seung Won, and Many More

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 9, 2017 by ockoalaJune 9, 2017
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The high end couture house that is Louis Vuitton hasn’t stage as many celeb filled events in recent months in Seoul but hit a motherlode of top star sightings with this week’s store exhibition opening. Mega popular actor Gong Yoo was all smiles and sporting a funky 90’s era slouchy suit that actually looks great with him wearing it. Or … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Annie Chen, Bae Doo Na, Cha Seung Won, Gong Yoo, Han Hyo Joo, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Seo Jin, Lee Yeon Hee, Sehun, Seolhyun, Suho, Sulli

Eric and Yoon Kyun Sang Join Lee Seo Jin as the Cast for This Season of Three Meals a Day

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2016 by ockoalaSeptember 17, 2016
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I’ve been lagging on Three Meals a Day: Gochang Edition despite loving the new season. Now Na PD is doubling my make up quota by bringing back a new season of regular Three Meals a Day with perennial gruff softie Lee Seo Jin by giving him two adorable dongsaengs to boss around who are my total biases. Eric (Moon Jung … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Eric, Lee Seo Jin, Three Meals a Day, Yoon Kyun Sang

All of Kim Eun Sook’s Drama Leading Men Assembled in a Visual Walk Down Memory Lane

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 5, 2016 by ockoalaMay 5, 2016
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As top Korean drama screenwriter Kim Eun Sook preps for her next drama airing at the end of 2016, having lined up leading man Gong Yoo (squeeee!), it’s a good time as any to do a catalog of all the K-actors she’s made famous or made even more famous after doing one of her dramas. The most recent two being … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Hyun Bin, Jang Dong Gun, Jin Goo, Kim Joo Hyuk, Kim Min Jong, Kim Min Joon, Kim Soo Ro, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Bum Soo, Lee Dong Gun, Lee Jong Hyuk, Lee Seo Jin, Park Shin Yang, Park Yong Ha, Song Joong Ki, Yoon Sang Hyun

Lee Seo Jin and UEE Pretty in Posters for MBC Weekend Drama Marriage Contract

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 2, 2016 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2016
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With a drama title like Marriage Contract, how can I not applaud the directness of this drama in wearing a vaulted K-drama trope so openly. Upcoming MBC drama Marriage Contract premieres this weekend after My Daughter Geum Sa Wol wrapped, but unlike that 50-episode behemoth this is just a comparatively short 16 episodes. Starring Lee Seo Jin and UEE, the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seo Jin, Marriage Contract, UEE

Lee Seo Jin Trades Farm Life for Trendy Threads in One Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 12, 2015
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Recent hit variety shows like Grandpas Over Flowers and Three Meals a Day have made Na PD even more of an household name, but the credit for those addicting shows isn’t just in his deft directing but also in landing the perfect unexpected participant in Lee Seo Jin. I still can’t wrap my mind around Lee Seo Jin, the stalwart … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Seo Jin

Korea Prepping Drama Version of An Officer and a Gentleman

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2015
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I’ve was just catching up on banked episodes of Three Meals a Day this weekend, so hearing word that Lee Seo Jin is in talks for an upcoming K-drama is great news perfect serendipity. Lee Seo Jin has such a masculine aura and in the past played plenty of military roles like sageuk generals and commanders so this drama sounds right up … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged An Officer and a Gentleman, Lee Seo Jin

Lee Seung Gi Dines with Lee Seo Jin and Na PD at Park Shin Hye’s Family Restaurant, More Three Meals a Day?

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 5, 2015 by ockoalaJune 4, 2015
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One of the positives in this age of social media connection is the chance to see the personal side of favorite stars from their own hands. The stars upload pictures and status updates as they see fit, sometimes to disastrous results, but mostly harmless on dits that provide fans a constant stream of details. It’s also give fans a closer … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Seo Jin, Lee Seung Gi, Na PD

EXO, Kim Soo Hyun, and Kim Yuna Top Forbes Korea Celebrity Top 40 Power Ranking for 2015

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2015 by ockoalaMay 11, 2015
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The annual Forbes magazine ranking of the top 40 Korean celebrities has just been released, fresh out of the oven and piping hot for perusal. As always, try not to get too worked up if your favorite oppa/unni or bias didn’t make the top 40 this year, it’s just one ranking albeit a very influential one that has a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ha Jung Woo, Hyun Bin, Im Shi Wan, Jeon Ji Hyun, Jung Woo Sung, Kim Hee Ae, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Woo Bin, Kim Yuna, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Seo Jin, Lee Seung Gi, Lee Yoo Ri, Park Hyung Sik, Ranking, Song Hye Kyo, Suzy

Cosmopolitan Korea Showcases Star Bachelors for Annual Letters From Angels Adoption Campaign

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2014 by ockoalaDecember 13, 2014

Leave it to Korea, the land that understands the magic mixture of K-drama appeal with the soulful male leads to rope in the female viewers, to deliver yet another great charity photo spread. The Letters From Angels photography campaign started in 2003 and now enters its 14th year still deliver a heartwarming message. Photographer Jo Se Hyun has partnered with … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Young Kwang, Kwang Soo, Lee Dong Wook, Lee Seo Jin, Lee Soo Hyuk, Park Seo Joon, Yeo Jin Gu, Yoo Yeon Seok

The Good and Weird Drama Acting Nominations from the 2014 APAN Star Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 7, 2014 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2014

The nominees are out for the 2014 APAN Star Awards, yet another glittery awards ceremony and this one in particular is a recent new arrival on the awards scene in the last few years. It’s connected to the Daejeon Drama Festival and is limited to dramas that ran from November 1st 2013 through September 31, 2014 on all three major networks … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Baek Jin Hee, Go Ara, Gong Hyo Jin, Jang Hyuk, Jang Nara, Jeon Ji Hyun, Ji Chang Wook, Ji Sung, Jin Se Yeon, Jo In Sung, Joo Jin Mo, Jung Woo, Kang Sora, Kim Hee Ae, Kim Hee Sun, Kim Hyun Joo, Kim Ji Hoon, Kim Ok Bin, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Dong Wook, Lee Ji Ah, Lee Min Ho, Lee Seo Jin, Oh Yeon Seo, Park Hae Jin, Park Shin Hye, Seo Hyun Jin, Shin Sung Rok, Yoo Ah In

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