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Six K-actors Rumored for the Coveted Role of Yuan Dynasty Emperor in Ha Ji Won’s Empress Ki

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2013

You what know cured me sobs from today’s sad episode of Who Are You? Flitting around DC and Baidu and finally (I mean finally) hearing some underground rumors about the casting of the other male lead of the upcoming Ha Ji Won mega sageuk Empress Ki. Joo Jin Mo has already taken the role of King Chunghye of Goryeo who … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Empress Ki, Jo Hyun Jae, Jung Gyu Woon, Lee Jin Wook, Park Hae Jin, Park Seo Jun, Yoon Si Yoon

Tears Flow as Who Are You Episode 10 Relives the Si On and Hyun Joon Love Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2013

It’s a couples shirt, people! Dead Hyun Joon’s ever present blue shirt is a couple’s shirt! Ahhhhhh, the tears, they be coming like a spigot that won’t turn off. Episode 10 of Who Are You just flipped the switch for me from love to rabid insane whirlpool of emotion. The remembrance and reunion of torn apart lovers Si On and Hyun … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Kim Jae Wook, So Yi Hyun, Taecyeon, Who Are You?

Song Joong Ki Enlists in the Military with a Smile and a Bow

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2013

The Korean military taketh and the Korean military giveth back. Yesterday was a taketh day which means it’s time to pass around a bucket to collect tears. I’ve done this so many times already but it never gets easier to see a favorite off knowing it’s for nearly two years. Song Joong Ki enlisted today at the Gangwondo Chuncheon military … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Joong Ki

The Cast of Future’s Choice is Confirmed with Yoon Eun Hye, Lee Dong Gun, and Jung Yong Hwa

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2013 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2013

When one element out of five is the sole question mark, I’m going to revert to my typical optimistic nature of looking at the glass as more than half full hence a pretty high probability that I’ll love it. I went back and read my July 8th post about Yoon Eun Hye and Jung Yong Hwa possibly starring in a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Future's Choice, Jung Yong Hwa, Lee Dong Gun, Mirae's Choice, Yoon Eun Hye

Movie Actress Han Ye Ri and Lee Jang Woo in Talks to Join Jang Geun Seok in Beautiful Man

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2013

I’m already girded for some fur to fly on this casting news. Jang Geun Seok has been linked to the upcoming manhwa adaptation of Beautiful Man for a month now, even turning down the other male lead in Ha Ji Won’s upcoming mega sageuk Empress Ki because of the conflicting schedules. There were murmurings that Jung So Min was offered … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Beautiful Man, Han Ye Ri, Jang Geun Seok, Lee Jang Woo

Heroine Si On Tearfully Remembers Dead Ex-boyfriend Hyun Joon in Who Are You in Episode 9

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2013

This is not a post about That Drama Which Shall Henceforth Not Be Mentioned. I would rather gouge out my own eyes than watch another minute of it, much less provide any recap or post about it. It is soul-deadening stuff, though I can reveal that the moronic heroine (who has a life long calling to make pots and cups … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Kim Jae Wook, So Yi Hyun, Who Are You?

Nicky Wu and Liu Shi Shi Reunite for the Third Time in Period Drama Incisive Great Teacher

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2013

Holy three-peats what is this? I’ve been purposely avoiding news about Nicky Wu and Liu Shi Shi’s upcoming Bu Bu Jing Xin reunion sequel Bu Bu Jing Qing, which has finished filming already and is in post-production aiming for a 2014 release. The whole reincarnation and face twins and not the entire cast back bits have me simmering with frustration … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bu Bu Jing Xin, Gui Gui, Incisive Great Teacher, Liu Shi Shi, Nicky Wu, Yu Zhu Xin

C-actress Zheng Shuang Drops Double Shocker: Dating Hans Zhang and Admits Plastic Surgery

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2013

I went into this weekend’s press conference for the upcoming fantasy wuxia period C-drama Ancient Sword Fantasy to check out my boy Li Yi Feng in his first headlining role, and I left reeling because of Zheng Shuang. It wasn’t just me, apparently she was all anyone could talk about after the press conference and the C-media is going wild … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Hans Zhang, Zheng Shuang

Park Shi Hoo Quietly Does a Photo Shoot and His Agency is Reviewing Scripts

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2013

It’s been four months since Park Shi Hoo wisely disappeared from the public limelight after the resolution of his legal troubles at the end of April, and a good six months since it all began that fateful Valentine’s Day of 2013 when he went out drinking with a hoobae and a young trainee and ended up getting accused of rape. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Shi Hoo

Written Preview for Episode 9 of Who Are You

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2013

Watching Who Are You is one of those rare dramas where I find myself in the minority and enjoying it for what it is. I’m as big a Kim Jae Wook fan as any and his Hyun Joon owns my heart, but I’m really liking Taecyeon presence and role in this drama as well. I don’t see how the two … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Who Are You?

Lee Bo Young and Ji Sung Merrily Head to Spain to Take Engagement Pictures

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2013

It’s nice to come across low key happy pictures to keep the mood bright during the weekend. On the evening of August 23rd, affianced celebrity acting couple Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young tried to sneak out of South Korea to fly to Spain to shoot their engagement pictures. They were probably too busy to pay attention to the news … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Ji Sung, Lee Bo Young

Heirs Gets Official Antiquated English Title of Heritors as Lee Min Ho Films at the Airport

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2013

Oh Kim Eun Sook, please don’t make me smack you down early over what is really a lame attempt to be cool. The English title for the already unwieldy sounding Those Who Wear the Crown, Withstand the Weight: The Heirs has been revealed. It’s going to be called Heritors. No, that is not a typo or unintentionally misspelled Korglish. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Heirs, Krystal, Lee Min Ho

Bu Bu Jing Qing Releases Official Opening Theme Sequence by Mayday

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2013

The modern day sequel Bu Bu Jing Qing to the popular time-travel period drama Bu Bu Jing Xin finished filming a few months ago and is comfortably ensconced in post-production. It’s not scheduled to air until 2014, but that hasn’t stopped the production company Tangren from doing a slew of early promotions. There was a concept teaser, the most dreary … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Annie Liu, Bu Bu Jing Qing, Chen Xiao, Jiang Jing Fu, Liu Shi Shi, Nicky Wu, Ye Zhu Xin

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