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Yang Se Jong in Berlin for Bazaar Korea January 2018 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 2, 2018
Person wearing a coat holding a bag.

It’s such a shame that my first acting experience watching rising young actor Yang Se Jong was in the SBS drama Temperature of Love. I’m going to blame screenwriter Ha Myung Hee for tainting my impression of him negatively, when by all accounts for those who watched him earlier in the cable drama Duel he did an incredible and credible … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Yang Se Jong

Crystal Liu Exquisitely Blends Chinese Brush Painting with Modern Dress Silhouette

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 2, 2018
Woman in floral dress posing thoughtfully.

The blending of East and West styles is beautifully demonstrated with yet another winning fashion confection from a Chinese actress. Crystal Liu recently unveiled a lovely dress for a pictorial, a flared silhouette with a boat neck top and cap sleeves in a high low hem, in a soft yellow-ish color used as the background for brush painted leaves pattern. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Crystal Liu

Wallace Chung Reunites with Famous Former Drama Costars Tang Yan and Janine Chang at Cosmo China Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 1, 2018
Couple chatting at an elegant event.

C-dramas have recycled the same male leads and female leads for the last five years it’s come to a point where the top 5 actresses have worked with the all top 5 actors and it’s back to the drawing board. That means costars are even getting repeated, and at event functions fans have fun watching OTPs reunited for events. I … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Best Time, Janine Chang, My Sunshine, Tang Yan, Wallace Chung, You Are My Sunshine

Lee Yo Won Drops Gorgeous Grazia Magazine Pictorial to End 2017 on a High Note After Baumdong Revenge Club

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 3, 2018
Smiling woman in a stylish pink outfit.

Every year there are winners and losers in ratings and box office choices for entertainment stars, and the ebbs and flows of a long career means there are plenty of ups and downs for each. 2017 is undoubtedly a great year for K-actress Lee Wo Yon, she picked a critically acclaimed and ratings hit drama with Baumdong Revenge Club (Avengers … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Yo Won

Kim So Hyun Effortlessly Essays City Chic for Marie Claire Korea January 2018 Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2018 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2017
Portrait of a woman in a cozy sweater.

Korea’s cadre of amazing child drama and movie actors and actresses are a testament against the culture’s predilection for one-size-fits-all plastic surgery. All the child actresses have grown up in front of the camera with each and every looking exactly the same in features as they have aged from child to young teens and finally young adult. Growing up doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim So Hyun

Lee Jong Seok Fashionably Ready for Holiday 2017 in Elle Men December Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 3, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 2, 2018
Model on Elle Men magazine cover, December 2017.

The end of 2017 feels bittersweet to me, with nary a K-drama or performance that truly touched me like previous years past. In particular some of my faves rather let me down and I’m primarily talking about Lee Jong Seok in SBS drama While You Were Sleeping. He didn’t put in a bad performance but conversely it was like all … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Jong Seok

2016 Year End Dramas Goblin and Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim Lead the 2017 Nielson Korea Content Power Rankings for Television Programs

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 3, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 3, 2018
Drama series poster featuring five main characters.

The content power rankings for Korean televisions programs for the entire year of 2017 is out and it’s a quite a feat that the leading show premiered in late 2016 and only aired three weeks into January 2017. tvN‘s fantasy drama Goblin from the screenwriter Kim Eun Seok and starring Hallyu superstar Goblin remains the content power ranking number 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Chief Kim, Defendant, Fight My Way, Goblin, Hwarang, Legend of the Blue Sea, Missing 9, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim

Yoon Sang Hyun and Han Hye Jin Offered Leads in Next MBC Wed-Thurs Drama Let’s Hold Hands Tightly and Watch the Sunset

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 3, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 2, 2018
Man in suit and woman in dress.

MBC has decided to take a sensible break from premiering new K-dramas in 2018 that dovetails nicely with the Pyeonchang 2018 Winter Olympics schedule. Mon-Tues drama Two Cops and Wed-Thurs drama I am Not a Robot both end in late January, and the Winter Olympics take place for two weeks in February when the Korean networks typically preempt dramas anyways … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Han Hye Jin, Let's Hold Hands and Watch the Sunset Together, Yoon Sang Hyun

Minister of Labor Investigating Hwayugi Filming Set and Episodes 3-4 Airing Still Undecided for This Weekend

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 3, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 2, 2018
Four people posing at a promotional event.

There are many things outside my control, way more than within my control, and I’ve long since learned to live and let live to accept what comes. Issues have not been resolved yet with the woebegone filming problems of tvN fantasy drama Hwayugi, a drama that should have had at least another month of filming before premiering and now finds … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hwayugi

MBC Delays New 2018 Drama Premieres Until March to Catch Up on Filming and Will Air 2018 Winter Olympics in Feb

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 2, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 3, 2018
Three characters pose in stylish outfits.

I think this is a great idea but have a feeling that the network is parlaying a scheduling blip into great publicity. MBC has announced that it won’t be airing any new K-dramas until March 2017, when the current crop of prime time dramas Two Cops on Mon-Tues and I am Not a Robot on Wed-Thurs end in January the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged I Am Not a Robot, Two Cops

First Look at the Returning and New Cast of KBS Drama Mystery Queen 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 2, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 2, 2018
Collage of people posing in different outfits.

Aw heck yeah, the intrepid Mystery Queen duo is back together and this time with an even better supporting cast for the second go-around. First looks are here for 2018 K-drama Mystery Queen 2, taking viewers back to that quirky world where a housewife has the interest and developed skills to lend a fresh mind to the crime solving world … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Kang Hee, Kwon Sang Woo, Mystery Queen

KBS Gives Out Co-Daesang to Kim Young Chul and Chun Ho Jin at 2017 Drama Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 2, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 1, 2018
Two men giving speeches at an award ceremony.

Last but not least in the coverage of year end K-drama network awards is the 2017 KBS Drama Awards held the same night as SBS, with MBC the night before. The big winners of the night were the exceptional veteran actors playing drama dads, with Kim Young Chul of Father is Strange and Chun Ho Jin for My Golden Life … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Chun Ho Jin, Junho, Kim Ji Won, Kim Young Chul, Namjong Min, Park Seo Joon, Park Shi Hoo, Shin Hye Sun

G-Dragon and Lee Joo Yeon Reportedly Dating After Being Caught on Jeju Date Over Holidays

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 1, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 1, 2018
K-pop artist and model portrait side by side.

Well, there’s a second K-ent couple to start off the new year in 2018, or first if based on the timing of when this news hit vis-a-vis the other one. The news of Lee Joon and Jung So Min‘s dating captured my attention and I glanced over the other news of Big Bang‘s G-Dragon seen on a Jeju Island holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Dating, G-Dragon, Lee Joo Yeon

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