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Park Seo Joon May Work with SBS Next on Drama What Happened to Secretary Kim

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 9, 2018
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K-actor Park Seo Joon may be trying out something different in 2018, he has been offered the leading man role in SBS drama What Happened to Secretary Kim. Park Seo Joon is a known workaholic and last year did two dramas with Hwarang and Fight My Way. Both were KBS dramas and he’s also worked often with MBC, but with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Seo Joon, What Happened to Secretary Kim

TW-actress Chen Qiao En Gets Nabbed for Drunk Driving Start off 2018

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2018
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Welp, clearly someone is having a worse start to 2018 than me and boy do I hope things get resolved quickly for the star in question. TW-actress Chen Qiao En was arrested for drunk driving in Taipei on the wee morning hours of January 4th, spotted by cops for running a red light. She blew 0.67 on a breathalyzer which … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Chen Qiao En

Lee Dong Wook and Jo Seung Woo to Star as Male Leads in Secret Forest Writer’s Upcoming jTBC Medical Drama Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2018
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Talk about starting 2018 off with major K-drama buzz! Lee Dong Wook must like the dual leading man route because after teaming up with Gong Yoo in the hit Goblin he’s going to pair up with Jo Seung Woo next in drama land. Lee Dong Wook and Jo Seung Woo are confirmed as the male leads for the upcoming jTBC … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Seung Woo, Lee Dong Wook

Lee Shi Young Delivers as K-ent Welcomes First Star Baby of 2018

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2018
Active woman enjoying outdoor adventures and achievements.

The first K-ent baby of 2018 is here and gotta give it to actress Lee Shi Young for being ahead of the curve and leader of the pack. She had the most incredibly active pregnancy as befitting a star who was also active with even an amateur boxing career on the side. Her baby with non-celebrity husband arrived over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Lee Shi Young

Gong Yoo and Jung Yumi Dating News Stirred Up Again as Both Sides Deny Rumor of Upcoming Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2018
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New year yet same old dating rumor to start things off on the second weekend. K-stars Gong Yoo and Jung Yumi were swept up in a wedding rumor today and both stars mutual agency has released an official response denying the rumor. An anonymous post claiming by an employee of Shilla Hotel saying that Gong Yoo reserved the famed venue … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Gong Yoo, Jung Yumi, Wedding

tvN Wed-Thur Drama Wise Prison Life Keeps Increasing in Ratings Past 9% Coming Back From Holiday Hiatus

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2018
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For all the mixed press tvN Sat-Sun drama Hwayugi is getting, its brethren Wise Prison Life (Prison Playbook) is only getting rave feedback in every way on Wed-Thurs night time slot. It took a Christmas week hiatus from airing and then returned stronger than ever, with this week’s new episodes rocking up another 2% in ratings while the prime time … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Wise Prison Life

Han Ga In Returns to Acting After 6 Year Break with OCN Remake of BBC Series Mistresses

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2018
Woman in elegant burgundy outfit at event.

Leave it to Han Ga In to make me actually miss seeing her onscreen, even knowing full well she likely hasn’t improved in acting much lol. It’s been six years since her last acting project with the MBC mega hit sageuk The Moon Embraces the Sun, which is a good enough project to rest her laurels on for a few … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ga In, Mistresses

Hwayugi Resumes Airing Episodes 3-4 This Weekend and Continues High Ratings Past 6%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2018
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Cable network tvN aired episodes 3 and 4 of its fantasy drama Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) this weekend after two weeks off and the drama picked up right where it left off on Christmas Eve’s episode 2. Ratings for Episode 3 matched episode 2 of 5.6% and went up to just breaking 6.0% for episode 4. It’s not a surprise … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Korean Odyssey, Hwayugi

Korean Male Stars Show Off their Height with Sexy Dorky Manner Legs

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 1, 2018
Model adjusting clothing in a studio setting.

Manner legs, or when a super tall entertainer stands in an open-legged stance to lower himself, is such a unique Korean thing. I don’t recall seeing tall stars in other entertainment industries doing the pose to adjust for height differentials in scenes or allow the make up artist to freshen things up on the set. I suppose the other industries … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Gong Yoo, Joo Ji Hoon, Jung Il Woo, Kim Woo Bin, Kwang Soo, Lee Seung Gi, Park Seo Joon, Taecyeon, Yoon Kyun Sang

Famous Stars Alongside Astonishingly Similar Filming Doubles

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2018 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2017
Two women wearing blue outfits, smiling.

Wax figures at Madame Tussauds isn’t the only way for stars to have their own dopplegangers, ever since the advent of cinema there have been body and face doubles during filming. I’m not sure if there’s as lucrative a business as being a famous person lookalike in China, i.e. earning money to attend parties and whatnot, but there’s certainly something … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat, Fan Bing Bing, Gong Li, Jackie Chan, Jay Chou, Jet Li, Liu Shi Shi, Nicolas Tse, Tony Leung, Yang Mi, Zhang Zi Yi, Zhao Li Ying

Guli Nazha Tries On Interestingly Assembled Dress for Media Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2018 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2017
Woman in pink dress walking on red carpet.

Funky fashion done right always gets my interest, and C-actress Guli Nazha simply has the born beauty to pull off interesting looks. Her style veers towards the very feminine which goes well with her lithe frame and incredibly unique facial features from China’s minority Uyghur ethnicity. I still think she looks best in period costume, almost born to wear the flowing … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Guli Nezha

Retrospective: Movie Heartthrob Takeshi Kaneshiro Embraces Aging Gracefully in the Pages of GQ Taiwan

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2018 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2017
Portrait of a man against a green background.

A sure sign of time’s relentless passing is when one is forced to examine memories of the past with the reality of the present. In the 2015 issue of GQ Taiwan, the magazine featured one of the most critically acclaimed Taiwanese heartthrob movie actors of the last decade, in a pictorial and interview and addresses his aging head on. The spread is … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Takeshi Kaneshiro

Liu Shi Shi Fabulous in Black Against Blue at Omega Constellation Fashion Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 3, 2018
Woman in elegant black dress at event.

C-actress Liu Shi Shi was recently seen at a Tod’s event in Hong Kong with a terrible hairstyle and outfit but now she’s done a 180 and turned out resplendent for Omega Constellation show. She pulled her growing out hair back into a sleek side part low bun that shows off her enviable cheekbones with simple makeup and statement red … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Liu Shi Shi

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