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jTBC Drama The Interest of Love Headdesks its Way into An Ending That Stays True to the Entire Frustrating Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2023
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OMG, it’s been a LOOOOOONG time since I remember watching a K-drama as headdesk frustrating as this one. The Interest of Love wasn’t bad per se, it was just a story with four awful leads acting like they were emotionally blind and walking into walls and each other the entire time when everyone could just open their eyes like normal … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Moon Ga Young, The Interest of Love, Yoo Yeon Seok

K-netizens Discuss the Complex Collapse of Once Hit Drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal in that Only One of the Leads is Scandal Free

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2023
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I thought Sungkyunkwan Scandal was basically un-re-watchable after the Park Yoochun toilet scandal, and even more so with his drug arrest and myriad additional subsequent scandals after. But now K-netizens are saying its unfathomable levels of un-re-watchable with only one remaining non-scandal ridden star among the four leads namely Song Joong Ki. With Yoo Ah In‘s propofol investigation and Park … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young, Park Yoochun, Song Joong Ki, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Yoo Ah In

Liu Shi Shi Leads a Gorgeous Female Cast in New Promo Stills for Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2023
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There are new stills out for C-drama A Journey to Love and it’s all the ladies but I’m not complaining! Starring Liu Shi Shi in her first drama in a few years and even better has a male lead Liu Yu Ning that I’m actually intrigued to watch due to his improvement from project to project. The stills of the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Journey to Love, Liu Shi Shi

Jang Ki Yong in Talks for Fantasy K-drama Though Not a Hero as First Project Post Military Discharge

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 10, 2023
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I felt like K-actor Jang Ki Yong hasn’t been gone for military enlistment for that long but that’s due to him having a drama air months after he enlisted, namely Now, We are Breaking Up. That one was a raging snoozer but I did enjoy the one before My Roommate is a Gumiho. Maybe fantasy is his genre so this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong, Though Not a Hero

K-ent is Reporting that Yoo Ah In has Tested Positive for Marijuana in Addition to His Illegal Propofol Use Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 10, 2023
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The situation is getting worse for K-actor Yoo Ah In and it will need to be seen whether he will face any heavy legal consequences or just be fined. Today K-ent has reported that during the investigation into Yoo Ah In’s alleged illegal propofol abuse, he was ordered to test for other substances and his urine test came back positive … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

K-netizens So Happy to Learn that Prolific Supporting Actress Lee Bong Ryun Most Recently in Crash Course in Romance is Married to Scene-stealing Supporting Actor Lee Gyu Hoe

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2023
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Fans of K-dramas must recognize these two on sight but I’m ashamed to admit, myself included, that most don’t know their names. We do now! K-netizens are chattering about the recent discovery that supporting leads Lee Bong Ryun and Lee Gyu Hoe are married in real life. Lee Bong Ryun is most recently in Crash Course in Romance as the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Bong Ryun, Lee Gyu Hoe

Yoo Ah In’s Investigation into Illegal Propofol Abuse Tied to Broader Sweep of Over 50 Individuals Identified by the Ministry of Food and Drug

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2023
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Looks like the system Korea has in place to investigate illegal use of prescription drugs is working. K-actor Yoo Ah In is under investigation for illegal propofol abuse and his agency has said he is fully cooperating. Turns out his name was merely one of over 50 individuals identified by the state Ministry of Food and Drug Safety after they … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Song Hye Kyo is Ready to Take Her Revenge to the Destructive End in Posters and Preview for Part 2 of Netflix Drama The Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2023
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Anticipation and making her enemies wait for what she has in store is part of the torture of unknown revenge that Song Hye Kyo is dishing out as her character in Netflix drama The Glory. Perhaps that is why the drama was split into two parts, because unlike multi season shows where there is an end of sorts splitting this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Do Hyun, Song Hye Kyo, The Glory

Nearly Every K-star from Song Hye Kyo to Lee Min Ho are Fashion Fails at Fendi Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2023
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Oh god I hope everyone was paid in cash rather than clothes/accessories for attending the Fendi fashion event in Seoul this week. It was such a tragic fashion fail, from the ugly clothes to everyone including the men carrying purses to the too shiny faces on most of the faces. It actually highlights how bad this season’s Fendi styles look … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jung Il Woo, Kim Da Mi, Lee Min Ho, Lee Soo Hyuk, Park Hyung Sik, Song Hye Kyo

First Poster and Teaser for KBS Period Young Romance Drama Oasis with Jang Dong Yoon, Seok In Ah, and Choo Yeong Woo

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2023
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Period set in the 1980’s youth dramas are pretty trendy in the last few years there was Youth of May and Snowdrop and coming up on KBS Mon-Tues will be Oasis. I expect conflict in the form of political protest transgressions and someone going to jail, and lo and behold in the preview that’s exactly what’s shown. Nothing wrong with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choo Yeong Woo, Jang Dong'Yoon, Oasis, Seol In Ah

K-ent Reports that Yoo Ah In Under Police Investigation for Illegal Habitual Drug Use of Propofol

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2023
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Dang, what a disappointing news story to hear about another K-celeb potentially violating the law. K-ent is reporting that top young actor Yoo Ah In is under police investigation and has been questioned for allegations of illegal and repeated use of the drug Propofol. It’s an intravenous anesthetic used for medical procedures and there have been more than a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Lee Min Ho Shares Pictures From the Set of When the Stars Gossip with Costars Gong Hyo Jin, Oh Jung Se, and Kim Joo Hun as Drama Wraps Filming

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 7, 2023
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K-actor Lee Min Ho really seems at ease playing an OB/GYN doctor in his next upcoming K-drama, fully comfortable with the purple scrubs and Crocs lol. The drama When the Stars Gossip (Korean title Ask the Stars) has wrapped filming and this week Lee Min Ho shared pictures from the set of him hanging with his costars. There is Gong … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Kim Joo Hun, Lee Min Ho, Oh Jung Se, When the Stars Gossip

Major Reunion Coming for TW Complicated Romance Anthology Series Starring Ariel Lin, Tiffany Ann Hsu, Mike He, and Kai Ko

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 7, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 6, 2023
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The musical chairs of TW-casting totally hit a homerun here and brought up a complete reunion of all four leads. This week TW-ent announced and upcoming anthology series titled Not Kind Enough Us (不夠善良的我們) with dual female leads Ariel Lin and Tiffany Ann Hsu playing onscreen romance rivals for 12 years. Man, is the It Started with a Kiss rivalry … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ann Hsu, Ariel Lin, Kai Ko, Mike He

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