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IU and Park Bo Gum in When Life Gives You Tangerines Tops Joynews 2025 Poll of Best K-drama Couples

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 18, 2025 by ockoalaNovember 17, 2025

So it’s been both a relatively uneventful year in K-dramas (to date) with both buzzy hits and critically acclaimed releases. I still think when When the Stars Gossip premiered on January 4th, 2025 it just jinxed the entire year lol. Anyhoo, the Joynews poll of over a hundred K-ent insiders released their picks for Best K-drama Couple and it’s none … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bon Appetit Your Majesty, IU, Kim Go Eun, Lee Chae Min, Park Bo Gum, Park Ji Hyun, When Life Gives You Tangerines, Yoona, You and Everything Else | 5 Replies

Annual Year End Joynews Poll of K-ent Insiders Picks Top Actors of 2025 with IU Leading the List

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 8, 2025 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2025

The annual year end lists tend to start earlier and earlier which is fine, the last two months tend to fly by anyways. The annual Joynews poll of 110 K-ent insiders from producers, to agents, to writers, to directors and more is out and the first category is Top Drama Actor/Actress of the year. IU leads with 23 votes thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Yeom Hye Ran, Yoona | 3 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

tvN Weekend Drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Hits 12% Ratings by Episode 12 as K-ent Marvels at Female Lead Yoona’s Hit Streak Even in Tough Ratings Era

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2025
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I think there is a chance that tvN weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty could hit 20% ratings for the cable network and become one of it’s top rated dramas of all time what with six more episodes remaining. But even not accomplishing that feat doesn’t diminish that it’s a bona fide hit for the network and a much needed … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Bon Appetit Your Majesty, King the Land, Yoona | 8 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
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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

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
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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

Yoona and Park Sung Hoon to Star in Time Travel Romance Drama A Tyrant’s Chef

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2024 by ockoalaDecember 2, 2024
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What’s with back-to-back great K-drama cast news in the last day! Yoona and Park Sung Hoon are going to star in the time-travel romance tvN K-drama A Tyrant’s Chef. She plays the titular chef at the very top peak of her successful career when she suddenly time travels back to the era ruled by his tyrant King who also happens … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Tyrant's Chef, Park Sung Hoon, Yoona

Chinese and Korean Actresses Smacking Shirts Often in Same Outfits with Different Vibes

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 30, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2024
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The phenomenon that is smacking shirts (Chinese colloquial slang for wearing the same outfit) has really crossed country and industry lines so much so that it’s a stark reminder that there aren’t that many fashion houses out there. If we take the top ten from France, Italy, and US, chances are there is only so many red carpet, performance, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Angelababy, Crystal Liu, Fan Bing Bing, Gao Yuan Yuan, Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Tae Hee, Liu Shi Shi, Ni Ni, Song Hye Kyo, Suzy, Tang Yan, Yang Mi, Yoona, Zhao Li Ying, Zheng Shuang

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