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First Stills of Kim So Hyun and Minhyun for tvN’s Mon-Tues Drama Useless Lies

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2023 by ockoalaMay 31, 2023
Young man and woman in stylish portraits.

Woohoo, I’m so excited for this drama making the first return of Kim So Hyun back to the small screen in two years since sageuk River Where the Moon Rises. She actually has another drama Is it Coincidence but this tvN series Useless Lies will arrive first in early July. The first stills are out of her and male lead … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Minhyun, Useless Lies

Song Joong Ki is a Kid in a Couture Store Decked Out in Louis Vuitton for GQ Korea March 2023 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2023 by ockoalaJune 1, 2023
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K-actor Song Joong Ki was at Cannes Film Festival last week for his upcoming K-movie Hopeless and when he walked the red carpet for the film’s screening he wore Louis Vuitton and looked absolutely dashing. Too bad that was not the look the brand gave him for his GQ Korea pictorial this June which is the opposite of fitted tuxedo … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Joong Ki

Lee Seung Gi Shares Proposal Story with Kang Ho Dong and Also Wipes His Official Instagram Account

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2023 by ockoalaMay 30, 2023
Three people dining together in a kitchen.

I feel like anytime Lee Seung Gi mentions his now wife Lee Da In in any way it’s just bound to get commentary or blowback. They are still newlyweds but have been dating publicly for two years and likely longer, so perhaps it’s that his fans just thought they would break up but since they didn’t all that pent up … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Seung Gi

Makjang Maestro Writer Im Sung Han Returns June 2023 with TV Chosun Time-travel Family Drama Lady Durian with Park Joo Mi and Choi Myung Gil

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2023 by ockoalaMay 31, 2023
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After K-drama land’s wildest screenwriter Im Sung Han went on a viewer brain cell destroying rampage in the early 2010’s writing stupider and stupider dramas culminating in the Princess Aurora bloodbath following by the Apgujeong Midnight Sun controversy and her abrupt retirement, she took a 6 year break and has come back to major success with Marriage Lyrics and Divorce … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Myung Gil, Jeon No Min, Kim Min Joon, Lady Durian, Mrs. Durian, Park Joo Mi, Yoon Hae Young

Yoo Seung Ho Serves Up Attitude in June 2023 Dazed Magazine Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2023 by ockoalaMay 29, 2023
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So this year 2023 K-actor Yoo Seung Ho is turning 30 years old as he was born in 1993, and imma need some valium to calmly let that sink in. He’s already 30 in Korean age and has long since finished his military service and done more than two decades in the industry in roles across movies and dramas. But … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoo Seung Ho

K-ent and Fans Cannot Get Enough of Kim Byung Chul in His Comedic Bastard Husband Role in Doctor Cha Saying it was 18 Years in the Making

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 29, 2023 by ockoalaMay 29, 2023
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Another weekend and another series of K-ent articles about jTBC weekend hit drama Doctor Cha male lead Kim Byung Chul. Frankly I’m not sick of it because he’s THAT GOOD and also this has been majorly overdue. The latest articles are discussing how he’s been acting for 18 years (!) and is always so perfect in side character roles in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor Cha, Kim Byung Chul

Kim Tae Ri and Oh Jung Se Get Ready to Battle the The Devil within in SBS Horror Drama Revenant

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 29, 2023 by ockoalaMay 30, 2023
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I feel like SBS horror K-drama Revenant (literal title The Devil or Demon) is arriving one month early, with a late June release next month but Asian culture has ghost month being August in a lunar calendar. I still remember the August K-dramas always having at least one horror drama or anthology. Revenant comes with high prestige starring two Baeksang … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Revenant, The Devil

Wang Yibo Fans Cause Airplane Ruckus In-fighting Despite His Continuing to Maintain Pointed Distance with Fandom

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 29, 2023 by ockoalaMay 28, 2023
Two stylish men in different outfits.

I find it funny that Wang Yibo fans love his cool and cold expression that he maintains all the time because some warmth and a cracked smile on occasion would be nice. But he’s definitely got a look and he sticks with it, and same goes for his attitude towards fans. It’s been reported he keeps a distance and recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Wang Yibo

K-netizens Rave Over Ahn Hyo Seob’s Trauma Acting in Accident Scene for Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2023 by ockoalaMay 28, 2023
Emergency rescue scene with emotional expressions.

To win over the very high standard K-netizens who have mocked him for the nearly the entirety of his acting career is quite a feat so slow clap for Ahn Hyo Seob. This weekend’s new episodes of Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3 involved a building collapse scene that resulted in his character getting impaled by rebar through his hand. OUCH. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim

Third Fox Spirit Matchmaker Drama Swaps Out Female Lead Yang Chao Yue for Yu Shu Xin After Dylan Wang Signs on as Male Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2023 by ockoalaMay 28, 2023
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The casting rumors for the Fox Spirit Matchmaker series have come true two out of three so far – the original Yue Hong chapter has Yang Mi and Gong Jun and the Zhu Ye chapter kicked off this month with Liu Shi Shi in the lead. The third chapter the Wang Quan chapter has gone through multiple lead rumors from … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Yang Chao Yue, Yu Shu Xin

Chae Soo Bin Offered One of the Female Lead Roles in K-movie Adaptation of Omniscient Reader Viewpoint with Lee Min Ho and Ahn Hyo Seob

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2023 by ockoalaMay 27, 2023
Young woman with long hair and plaid shirt.

Seeing the cast of hit webtoon Omniscient Reader Viewpoint come onboard one by one makes me so happy knowing this highly anticipated project is moving steadily towards reality. Chae Soo Bin has been offered one of the female leads for the movie the character of Yoon Sang Ah, a coworker to Ahn Hyo Seob‘s main character Kim Dok Ja and … Continue reading →

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

Rain and Kim Ha Neul to Star in Disney+ Produced K-drama Romance Thriller Drama Red Swan

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 27, 2023 by ockoalaMay 28, 2023
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When I heard this casting news I had to double check that these two top stars have never worked together before and yup this is a first but a long time coming. Rain and Kim Ha Neul will pair up on the small screen for the Disney+ K-drama Red Swan. She plays a top golfer married into a chaebol family … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ha Neul, Rain, Red Swan

Lee Seung Gi Holds First Fan-packed Concert in Manila After His March Wedding to Lee Da In

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 27, 2023 by ockoalaMay 27, 2023
Crowd enjoying performance in a mall.

So the complaints over Lee Seung Gi choosing to marry actress Lee Da In feels primarily coming from his domestic fans but one never knows if a male star can continue a popular career after settling down regardless. For Lee Seung Gi, this weekend he was in Manila, Philippines for his first concert after his wedding and it looks to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Seung Gi

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