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Rising K-actor Lee Jong Won is Shin Mina’s Male Lead in Rom-com Because I Don’t Want to Lose

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2023
Man in tuxedo, woman in white shirt.

I thought K-actor Lee Jong Won got his big leading man break already being cast opposite Honey Lee in her upcoming sageuk drama Night Blooming Flower but before that has even aired he’s getting a second A-list drama costar. He’s been cast as Shin Mina‘s leading man in the modern rom-com Because I Don’t Want to Lose from the screenwriter … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jong Won, Shin Mina

Shin Mina Signs on for Rom-com K-drama Because I Don’t Want to Lose From the Writer of Her Private Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 27, 2023 by ockoalaJune 27, 2023
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The success of classic K-drama rom-com King the Land may give more wind under the sails for upcoming rom-coms and hopefully more of it. Another one in the works is Because I Don’t Want to Lose and has inked Shin Mina as the female lead. The story is about a really put upon young woman who has nothing good in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Because I Don't Want to Lose, Shin Mina

Shin Mina and Kim Woo Bin Share Separate Bali Vacation Pictures with Relationship Still Going Strong

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2023 by ockoalaMay 19, 2023
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I love getting the periodic cute star couple check in and in the case of K-stars Kim Woo Bin and Shin Mina it’s especially touching as their relationship weathered his serious cancer diagnosis and treatment. It’s been a busy few weeks for Kim Woo Bin as he did press for his recently released Netflix sci-fi K-drama Black Knight so it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Dating, Kim Woo Bin, Shin Mina

IU and Lim Ji Yeon are Best Dress Contrasting Ladies at Gucci 2024 Cruise Collection Show Held at Gyeongbokgung Palace

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2023 by ockoalaMay 18, 2023
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I always find Gucci clothes one of the most wearable of the couture brands, in that there are pieces that can be sexy, cool, unique, etc. but also worn in real life. This week the brand chose South Korea’s famed Gyeongbokgung Palace grounds to hold the 2024 Cruise Collection runway show and of course many K-stars were decked out in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged IU, Jung Kyung Ho, Kim Hye Soo, Koo Kyo Hwan, Lee Ji Hoon, Lee Jung Jae, Lim Ji Yeon, Shin Mina

First Teaser for Star-studded Ensemble Drama Our Blues Showcases the Down to Earth Rural Charms of Jeju Island

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2022
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I feel like K-actress Shin Mina just went from one beach to another, but I don’t think her second beach sojourn she’ll be sporting that many Hermes bags lol. The teaser is out for tvN ensemble drama Our Blues which boasts an incredibly stacked deck of big name stars. The collection was made possible by the star power of screenwriter … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Min, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Eun, Our Blues, Shin Mina, Uhm Jung Hwa

K-ent Television Critic Picks Song Joong Ki’s Vincenzo and Shin Mina in Hometown Cha Cha Cha to Lead Off Top 5 Drama Characters of 2021 and Beyond Evil to Start List of Most Binge-able Drama of the Year

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 16, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 16, 2021
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The 2021 year end best and worst of lists have already started to come out but this is a cool and different criteria. A famed South Korean magazine television critic picked the Top 5 Drama Characters of 2021 and also curated a list of Most Binge-able K-dramas of 2021 (to watch in one go). The drama characters are Song Koong … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Beyond Evil, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Racket Boys, Shin Mina, Song Joong Ki, Vincenzo

Lee Jung Jae and Shin Mina Become New Gucci Global Ambassador After Recent Hit Dramas Squid Game and Hometown Cha Cha Cha

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 17, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 17, 2021
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Fashion house Gucci is striking while the iron is hot and snapping up two already top stars who have hit a recent career new high. Lee Jung Jae and Shin Mina have been named new Gucci Global Ambassadors for the brand and their first pictorials are out modeling from the Fall/Winter line. It’s…….interesting to say the least. Most of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Jung Jae, Shin Mina

Shin Mina Arrives in Jeju to Join Lee Byung Hun to Start Filming Their Segment of the Omnibus Noh Hee Kyung Penned Drama Our Blues

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 29, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 28, 2021
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It’s not much rest for K-actress Shin Mina as K-ent is reporting that this week she’s headed to Jeju Island to start filming her section of the upcoming K-drama Our Blues. She sure has an affinity with beach locales this year in her dramas but there are way worse places to be. It’s written by award winning writer Noh Hee … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Our Blues, Shin Mina

Hometown Cha Cha Cha Heads into This Sunday’s Final Episode 16 with K-viewer Complaint About the Big Back Story Behind the Male Lead’s Angsty Guilt

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 17, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 17, 2021
Woman smiling, man looking contemplative.

It’s an impressive feat that tvN drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha is currently sitting at number 2 in 2021 ratings for the Sat-Sun timeslot for the network, behind Vincenzo, though Queen Cheorin (Mr. Queen) isn’t counted as a 2021 drama since it premiered in 2020. It’s last few episodes have been in the 9%-10% ratings with the highest being two … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Kim Sun Ho, Shin Mina

K-drama Our Blues Finalizes Cast with Lee Byung Hyun, Shin Mina, Cha Seung Won, Lee Jung Eun, Han Ji Min, Kim Woo Bin, and Uhm Jung Hwa

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2021
Group of Korean celebrities at an event.

While Netflix is understandably getting all the buzz recently in the K-drama sphere, there remains plenty of quality talent and projects proliferating elsewhere and in 2022 none is more star-studded than the Noh Hee Kyung penned K-drama Our Blues. It’s an omnibus style story intersecting various characters living and returning to Jeju Island. The pairings will be Lee Byung Hun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Min, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Eun, Our Blues, Shin Mina, Uhm Jung Hwa

Viewers of tvN Hit Drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha Divided Over K-reporter Article About the Drama Using Crime Repeatedly for the Male Lead to Save the Female Lead and Turn into a Romantic Moment

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 1, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2021
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This week a K-entertainment reporter wrote a long article (here) that critiques currently airing hit weekend drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha for one specific element and it’s a thoughtful take that is worth discussing and even better is the responses from viewers are equally thoughtful, nothing is knee jerk. The writer took issue with Hometown using the “woman in danger … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Kim Sun Ho, Shin Mina

Hometown Cha Cha Cha Breaks 10% Ratings by Episode 6 as Drama Cruises on Sweet Country Vibe

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 12, 2021
Four characters in a lively festival scene.

I hear a lot of dramas calling itself a “healing drama” but it seems tvN Sat-Sun series Hometown Cha Cha Cha really has delivered on that promise. This weekend’s episodes 5 and 6 went up in ratings from the prior week to 9.996% and 10.270% respectively, and wherever this drama may go it’s a certified hit already. The ratings are … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Kim Sun Ho, Shin Mina

Kim Yoo Jung and Lovers of the Red Sky Top the First Week of September 2021 Good Data Search Rankings

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 9, 2021
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I’ve totally been revived after the lackluster summer 2021 with a sense of excitement headed into the last quarter of the year. The September 2021 start to the Good Data rankings are out and it’s a bunch of new names and new dramas so those bored from the summer can see what’s hot and buzzy in South Korea. For the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Kim Sun Ho, Kim Yoo Jung, Lovers of the Red Sky, Shin Mina

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