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Pick Your Favorite K-drama Male and Female Lead Height Differential When it Comes to Swoony Romance Visuals

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2021 by ockoalaMay 11, 2021
Couple portraits and award show appearances.

Thanks to the expertise of K-netizens we have another fun “pick your fave” topic – height differential. K-drama casting probably doesn’t take it into account but as viewers it’s definitely something that adds or detracts from the watch experience. I don’t mind same height leads if they have great body language chemistry and sometimes a super big height difference crosses … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Min Ho, Nam Joo Hyuk, Park Bo Young, Park Seo Joon, Ro Woon, Suzy

Beyond Evil Wins Best Drama at 2021 Baeksang Awards with Shin Ha Kyun and Kim So Yeon Taking Home the Best Acting Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2021 by ockoalaMay 13, 2021
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A nicely laudatory ceremony for the 2021 Baeksang Awards wrapped up tonight in South Korea and I’m pretty happy with the results. The Daesang went to Yoo Jae Suk for his continued exemplary work as a variety star and host, so it wasn’t given to the drama side. Beyond Evil took home Best Drama and male lead Shin Ha Kyun … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Jeon Jong Seo, Jung So Min, Kim So Hyun, Kim Sun Ho, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Hee Joon, Lee Jun Ki, Moon So Ri, Na In Woo, Oh Jung Se, Park Joo Hyun, Shin Ha Kyun, Shin Hye Sun, Song Joong Ki, Suzy, Uhm Ki Joon, Yoo Ah In

Park Seo Joon Tops the Actor/Actress Group in the 2021 Forbes Power Celebrity List for South Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 28, 2021 by ockoalaApril 27, 2021
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The Forbes 2021 ranking of Power Celebrity is out for South Korean entertainment and it includes not just actors and actresses but all celebrities including sports stars and MCs. This remains more a snapshot of who had popular/breakout/buzzyworthy projects in that year than the overall popularity and power status in the industry, though it is worth noting if star stays … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han So Hee, Hyun Bin, Jo Jung Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Hee Ae, Kim So Yeon, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Sun Ho, Lee Min Ho, Lee Seung Gi, Park Seo Joon, Park Shin Hye, Son Ye Jin, Suzy

K-netizens Share More Great Future Pairings of Actor and Actress They Want to See Together in a Drama Including Park Bo Gum-Kim Ji Won, Park Seo Joon-Jung Yumi, and Kim Sun Ho-Seo Hyun Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 8, 2021 by ockoalaApril 8, 2021
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The K-netizens GIF abilities and great pairing intuition once again delivers a treat for the eyes and food for thought. A new post circulating shares more potential K-drama pairings, mostly modern drama styles, that the netizens think need to work together because it’s bound to be awesome. The first is Park Bo Gum and Kim Ji Won, who almost did … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han So Hee, Jung Yumi, Kim Hye Yoon, Kim Hyun Soo, Kim Ji Won, Kim Sun Ho, Kim Woo Bin, Kim Young Dae, Lee Do Hyun, Nam Joo Hyuk, Park Bo Gum, Park Bo Young, Park Seo Joon, Seo Hyun Jin, Song Kang, Suzy

Suzy and Lee Dong Wook Picked as Actor and Actress Winners at the 2021 First Brand Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2020
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The 2021 First Brand Awards, celebrating the 19th year of giving out prizes for consumer faves, will forgo a ceremony this year but still announced the winners of the various category daesang prizes. The Actress Award goes to Suzy while Lee Dong Wook was selected for the Actor Award, a funny coincidence to have the former exes in the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Bona, Han So Hee, Kim Da Mi, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Dong Wook, Park Ji Hoon, Suzy

Suzy to Hold Christmas 2020 Fan Meeting to Celebrate Her 10th Anniversary of Debut

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 16, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 16, 2020
Suzy's 10th concert promotional image.

I can say that I absolutely remember the moment K- idol Suzy popped up out of nowhere as an actress because it was like “wuh?” Even other idols had a few years under their belts before branching into acting in lead roles but here she was as the lead of Dream High and her two male leads Kim Soo Hyun … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Suzy

Casa Koala Misses Ji Pyeong in the First Weekend without tvN Drama Start-Up

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2020
Young man in a cozy sweater outdoors.

Starting from Friday, all I heard were wails of “Sniffles, tomorrow/today/forever there is no more Start-Up!” I didn’t realize that the non-K-drama experienced denizens of Casa Koala would be ill-equipped to handle the end of their favorite drama, so this weekend I had to soothe sadness with platitudes of “It’s okay, everyone got their happy ending!” It didn’t help that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Hana, Kim Sun Ho, Nam Joo Hyuk, Start Up, Suzy

IU, Kim Yuna, and Gong Yoo Top the 2020 Advertising Association Poll of South Korean Consumers Favorite CF Models

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 9, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 10, 2020
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The year end is also a good time to look back and see which stars really connected with consumers, as in South Korea actors, singers, sports stars, and even variety show hosts all make even better living endorsing products. The 2020 Year End Poll conducted by the Advertising Association found that perennial CF darling IU remains the favorite among the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged BTS, Gong Yoo, IU, Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Yuna, Lim Young Woong, Park Bo Gum, Park Seo Joon, Suzy, Yoo Jae Suk

A Warm and Happy Ending Bids Fond Farewell to the Plucky Characters in Episode 16 of Tech Romance Drama Start-Up

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 6, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 7, 2020
"Promotional poster for Korean drama Start-Up."

Those who have only watched Start-Up will likely be shocked to hear that screenwriter Park Hye Ryung‘s previous dramas had serial killers, wrongful deaths, future dreams, and so much higher stakes. This was her sweetest drama to date, pared down in problems so she could focus on the small but vitally important things: family and dreams. Episode 16 brought this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Hana, Kim Sun Ho, Nam Joo Hyuk, Start Up, Suzy

Ji Pyeong Plays the Noble Cupid in Episode 15 of Start-Up to Bring the Emotionally Clueless OTP Babies Back Together

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2020
Two people staring at each other, colorful backdrop.

Casa Koala had an eventful watch of episode 15 of Start-Up. Koala Teen Boy woke up early to group watch but laid in bed waiting to hear us watching or be summoned and thus missed the group watch. Once he watched later by himself he just yelled “Poor Ji Pyeong, I can’t believe Idiot Do San is going to get … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Sun Ho, Nam Joo Hyuk, Start Up, Suzy

Kim Dae Mi, Kim Hee Ae, and Park Bo Gum Lead the 2020 RACOI Values for 2020 Buzzy Actors and Actresses Combined with Drama Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2020
Young woman in various casual settings.

RACOI is a kind of system for value analysis in South Korea, achieved by estimating the value of broadcast program contents based on not only viewing rates combined with viewers’ responses from lots of social media activity (i.e. search, mentions, etc.). Since it’s a combo method, an actor or actress with a highly rated drama but not a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jo Han Seon, Jo Jung Seok, Kim Da Mi, Kim Hee Ae, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Tae Hee, Lee Min Ho, Park Bo Gum, Park Eun Bin, Suzy

Teaser Stills for Episode 15 of Start-Up Shows the Leads Focusing on the Self-driving Car Tech with a Side of Long Overdue Bro Talk

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 4, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 4, 2020
Group discussing ideas at a meeting table.

Thank you tvN! I love getting teaser stills early and even better that it’s laying the groundwork going into the finale weekend for a drama I’m addicted. I’m going to be so sad to bid farewell to Start-Up, it’s been a family affair in Casa Koala with even Mr. Koala and the now grown up into Koala Teens watching and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Sun Ho, Nam Joo Hyuk, Start Up, Suzy

Penthouse and Suzy Lead the Good Data 4th Week of November 2020 Rankings for K-dramas and Actor/Actress

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 1, 2020 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2020
Korean drama posters for "Start-Up" and "War in Life."

I haven’t checked in on the weekly Good Data rankings on the television side for a few months, during the fall it was basically unchanged from Record of Youth and Park Bo Gum topping the chart. Lots of new dramas have arrived since then so taking a fresh look it’s nice to see lots of new names on the list. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Penthouse, Start Up, Suzy

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