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This Week’s A Good Day to be a Dog Preempted for K-sports and Koala is a Growly Unhappy Dog Mom Needing Her Weekly Fix

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 26, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2023
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I’m normally okay with preemptions these days since it’s been awhile since a K-drama got me addicted but I’m thisclose to be super addicted to MBC weekly rom-com A Good Day to be a Dog and this week’s unexpected non-airing of episode 4 hit me like ice cold water. I need my doggie couple and the obligatory cuteness of doggie … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Good Day to be a Dog, Cha Eun Woo, Park Kyu Young

Filming Commences for C-drama Adaptation of K-drama My Ahjusshi and Fans Wonder if This One Could Replace the Now Cancelled OG Drama Due to the Male Lead’s Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 26, 2023
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So when this C-drama was announced months ago everyone was naturally like “WHY?!” because the original K-drama was considered perfect in every way. In what amounts to karmic timing, the drama Loving Strangers (C-title Thank You for Listening to Me) started filming with Mark Chao and Zhang Zi Feng at the same time the male lead of the original K-drama … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Loving Strangers, My Ahjusshi

G-Dragon Reportedly Booked and Under Investigation for Drug Use Stemming from the Lee Seon Kyun Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2023
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Whenever there is a big scandal in K-ent, and seemingly same in C-ent, I notice there are extensions or sidebars to said matter. This week was all about top movie and drama actor Lee Seon Kyun‘s drug use scandal, which includes frequenting a hostess club and hanging out with a madam at her home, has now formally added another star. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged G-Dragon, Lee Seon Kyun

K-film Adaptation of Hit Webtoon Omniscient Reader Viewpoint Finalizes Cast with Leads Lee Min Ho, Ahn Hyo Seob, Jisoo of Blackpink, and Nana

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2023
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Well this is as trendy of a main four cast as it can get in K-ent at least with the younger gen. The two male leads of the movie adaptation of Omniscient Reader Viewpoint has long confirmed Lee Min Ho and Ahn Hyo Seob but this week rounded out the entire full cast starting with the two female leads who … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Chae Soo Bin, Jisoo, Lee Min Ho, Nana, Omniscient Reader

Top C-actress Zhang Zi Yi Confirms Bombshell Divorce from Rocker Husband Wang Feng After 8 Years of Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2023
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C-ent has been hotly buzzing last few days with tabloid gossip that top actress Zhang Zi Yi and her rocker husband Wang Feng are divorced. Not even divorcing, but divorced already and reportedly for quite some time. After a day or so the couple issued official statements confirmed they are indeed divorced, but are still co-parenting their two daughter together. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Divorce, Married, Wang Feng, Zhang Zi Yi

Jisoo of Blackpink and Ahn Bo Hyun Confirm Breakup Two Months After Going Public with Dating

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2023
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This young romance certainly went through the full cycle at light speed. Today K-ent rumors claimed that Jisoo and her actor beau Ahn Bo Hyun had broken up, the reason being both being so busy they weren’t spending time together and drifted apart. YG Entertainment swiftly confirmed it so this goes down as one of those shooting star relationships, blink … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Dating, Jisoo

C-actress Yu Shu Xin Gets Flack From Netizens Over Loaves of French Bread Signaling Wasteful Privilege

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2023
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So this tiny news blip is just funny because it’s so absurd either way. C-actress Yu Shu Xin did a Paris stay recently to attend fashion shows and shoot material and recently she uploaded a picture of her crouched on the ground with a glass of champagne after doing a street shoot. C-netizens got upset at her leaving two French … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Yu Shu Xin

Lee Seon Kyun’s Blackmailer is a 29-year old Female Hostess Bar Owner/Manager Who He is Alleged to Have Done Drugs with Multiple Times

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2023
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Sorry there is more Lee Seon Kyun articles here than normal and honestly these are not fun to write at all. But he’s a top star and this is an evolving situation so it’s worth covering. He’s now formally under investigation as a suspect in illegal drug use, and it’s reportedly not just marijuana but additional other drugs. Also under … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Seon Kyun

Kang Ha Neul and Jung So Min are Simple and Sophisticated in Vogue Korea October 2023 Pictorial Promoting Rom-com Movie Love Reset

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2023
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So the Korean flick Love Reset premiered earlier this month in October and it wasn’t a major release with big buzz but in the three weeks since it’s done solid at the box office and has reportedly broke even with legs to go further. Kudos to leads Kang Ha Neul and Jung So Min, a drama focused on a soon-to-divorce … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jung So Min, Kang Ha Neul, Love Reset

Lee Seon Kyun Drops Out of K-movie No Way Out Prior to Filming and His Completed Movie Project Silence with Joo Ji Hoon Now Stuck in Limbo After Drug Use Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2023
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I don’t know if it’s because the Yoo Ah In drug scandal earlier this year was soooooo wild in how much drugs he was using, but it feels like the current Lee Seon Kyun drug scandal has fans just exhausted, ready to write him off but no longer shocked beyond belief. Now the fall out is happening and it starts … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Lee Seon Kyun, No Way Out, Project Silence

Luo Yun Xi Pairs with Bao Shang En as New Period C-drama Shui Long Yin Gears up for November 2023 Filming Commencement

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2023
Mysterious ocean waves under a starry sky.

A new period C-drama has quietly finished casting and will start filming next month in November 2023. It’s called Shui Long Yin (水龙吟) which translates to Water Dragon Ballad and is adapted from a novel. Starring Luo Yun Xi and Bao Shang En, with supporting leads Xiao Shun Yao and Chen Yao, this cast is solid but not as buzz … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bao Shang En, Luo Yun Xi, Shui Long Yin

Zhao Lu Si Calls Out Anti-fans Intentionally Spamming Her Live Stream Standing Up for Herself

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2023
Romantic scene from a Chinese drama.

Entertainment is a business and for both fandom and anti-fandom there is a measure of paid actors padding both ranks. The water armies that come out to flood a topic or star are case in point, it’s important to not take it personal otherwise its hard to mentally endure. C-actress Zhao Lu Si held a live stream at the invitation … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

October 2023 C-dramas Not Generating Strong Buzz with Romance on the Farm, The Heart, and Scent of Time as the Top 3 in Viewership

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 21, 2023
Romantic scene from "Scent of Time" drama.

Now that summer 2023 C-dramas are all over, including the tail end premieres at the beginning of September, the fall start feels like a balloon being let out in tension. October 2023 so far hasn’t see any C-drama premiere to strong reviews or online buzz but that’s okay. I think the holidays will bring some higher profile premieres. For now, … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Romance on the Farm, Scent of Time, The Heart

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