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Gong Hyo Jin and Kevin Oh Get Married on October 11th in New York in Small Private Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2022
Two young adults smiling, side by side.

There are two top star weddings in the same 7 day one week span in K-ent, first Namgoong Min and now comes Gong Hyo Jin. The A-list actress is tying the knot on Tuesday October 11th in New York with singer Kevin Oh in a small private close family and friends ceremony. Reportedly her very good actress friends Jung Ryeo … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Gong Hyo Jin, Kevin Oh, Married, Wedding | 4 Replies

Kim Woo Bin and Lee Jong Seok Share New Hanging Out Snaps as their Breakthrough Career Hit School 2013 Nears 10 Year Anniversary

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2022
Dramatic poster featuring two intense characters.

People say you make your best friends in school and for these two actors they made best friends in School for sure haha. School 2013 to be exact, the KBS drama series that got revived with the 2013 version and spawned three more iterations with Who are You: School 2015, School 2017, and the latest School 2021. Kim Woo Bin … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Woo Bin, Lee Jong Seok | 1 Reply

Kim Yoo Jung Captures Pure Teen Romance in Poster and Preview for Netflix Movie 20th Century Girl with Byun Woo Seok and Park Jung Woo

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2022
Smiling woman in a black velvet outfit.

This upcoming Netflix K-movie looks so sweet and darling, evincing the same playbook as many such predecessors which take the young love from an earlier era and bring it forth to today as adults. Introduction to Architecture did it with juxtaposing time periods but for 20th Century Girl it looks like the movie will stick with the 1999 period high … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged 20th Century Girl, Byun Woo Seok, Kim Yoo Jung, Park Jung Woo | 7 Replies

First Look at Cheng Yi with Zeng Shun Xi and Xiao Xun Yao in Three Male Lead Bromance Wuxia Drama Mysterious Lotus Casebook

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2022
Two characters confront each other on a bridge.

C-actor Cheng Yi just had this delicate male lead aura, which suits him playing gods in xianxia drama male leads and has in my mind pegged him in a certain mold. He’s tried breaking out obviously with modern dramas and now with an upcoming straight wuxia drama and still he looks like a xianxia god in the mortal realm doing … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Yi, Mysterious Lotus Casebook, Xiao Xun Yao, Zeng Shun Xi | 4 Replies

Modern C-romance She and Her Perfect Husband with Yang Mi and Xu Kai Reportedly to Premiere This Week on October 12th

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 9, 2022
Couple posing together for Valentine's Day.

Okay, so it is likely October 12th but may be October 13th, but this week it will happen as C-ent is reporting that modern romance drama She and Her Perfect Husband (爱的二八定律) is dropping in the usual air drop suddenly scheme that C-dramas do. I don’t know when the last modern C-drama I watched all the way through was, perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged She and Her Perfect Husband, Xu Kai, Yang Mi | 5 Replies

Kim Se Jung and Ahn Hyo Seob Reunite as Brand Ambassadors for Indonesian Company Realfood

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2022
Romantic moments on a boat trip.

It’s 0-1 right now with the post A Business Proposal drama successes for the four leads who all benefited from the hit series. Kim Se Jung was first out of the gate with Today’s Webtoon and it’s one drama that I’ve heard really mixed reviews about in substantive ways. Those who don’t like it explain clearly why it’s a lackluster … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Kim Se Jung | 4 Replies

Chae Jong Hyeob to Join Kim So Hyun in Second Chance Romance K-drama Is It Coincidence

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2022
Young man in a white shirt posing sideways.

Oh I like this male lead pick! A day after news that Kim So Hyun was taking on modern romance K-drama Is It Coincidence the male lead has been announced as likely Chae Jong Hyeob. He was the best thing in the messiest of hot mess dramas that was Sisyphus: The Myth but hasn’t since delivered on that potential in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Is It Coincidence, Kim So Hyun | 16 Replies

2022 Asia Star Awards Held at BIFF Manages to Take the Uninspiring Korean Awards Dressing to New Heights of Ugh

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2022
Man in tuxedo posing at an award event.

Soooooo many memes work with this running joke about how poorly (selected) the South Korean stars look at red carpet events ranging from awards to festivals. It’s like they go out of their way to be beyond boring or intentionally fugly. The 2022 Asia Star Awards held at the Busan International Film Festival was like an episode of Project Runway … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Go Ah Sung, Han Ji Min, Han Ye Ri, Jung Hae In, Kim Yoo Jung, Lee Byung Hun, Sooyoung | 13 Replies

Namgoong Min as the One Dollar Lawyer Delivers the Biggest Primetime Hit for SBS in 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 7, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2022
Dramatic scenes from a stylish crime drama.

SBS Fri-Sat drama One Dollar Lawyer (Thousand Won Lawyer) already broke 10% ratings in episode 3 when it hit 12.9% but this most recent episode 5 one upped itself with 14.9% ratings. That shows after the week break more viewers got onboard and started watching, a very good sign for SBS. This is now the biggest ratings hit for the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Namgoong Min, One Dollar Lawyer | 13 Replies

Namgoong Min and Jin Ah Reum Get Married in Seoul in Chic and Joyful Wedding Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 7, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2022
Two individuals posing for portraits, side by side.

There is so much love and happiness radiating from these pictures it’s infectious. K-actor Namgoong Min and his lifetime girlfriend model-actress Jin Ah Reum tied the knot on Friday in Seoul after 6 years of dating. The bride and groom were beaming in all the pictures I saw especially Namgoong Min the man could not stop smiling. The guests were … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Jin Ah Reum, Married, Namgoong Min, Wedding | 6 Replies

Supernatural Fantasy K-drama Island Confirmed for December 2022 Airing on TVing with Cast of Kim Nam Gil, Lee Da Hee, Cha Eun Woo, and Sung Joon

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 7, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 6, 2022
TVING casting announcement for new series.

So I didn’t hear much about upcoming K-drama Island after the final casting confirmation earlier this year but it’s apparently been filming/filmed and now has a date and network. The drama will air on streaming platform TVing this December 2022. Starring Kim Nam Gil, Lee Da Hee, Cha Eun Woo, and Sung Joon, it’s adapted from the same name manhua … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Island, Kim Nam Gil, Lee Da Hee, Sung Joon | 6 Replies

Rain and Jo Jung Seok Strongly Deny Magazine Rumor that Each is Having Affairs with Female Golfer

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 7, 2022
Woman holding a bouquet in a studio.

Welp, be ready for legal consequences either way, when a publication says something it better be true or don’t spread it. A Korean magazine published an article that two married top stars with wives who are also famous is having an affair with a pretty female golfer. Netizens linked it to Rain and Jo Jung Seok and both actors have … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jo Jung Seok, Kim Tae Hee, Rain | 9 Replies

2022 Busan International Film Festival Kicks Off Opening Night Festivities Feting Legendary HK Actor Tony Leung and Bringing K-stars Galore Ready to Screen New Films

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2022
Five women in elegant black dresses.

This year is the 27th annual Busan International Film Festival and it’s back to the star-studded glory days of red carpet throngs and plenty of slow waves. Unfortunately the K-stars stuck to their tried and true boring fashion, a slew of black dresses with the rare color showing up. The men fared much better as the classic tux is never … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gu Hye Sun, Han Ji Min, Han Ye Ri, Jeon Jong Seo, Jeon Yeo Bin, Jung Hae In, Jung Il Woo, Kim Yoo Jung, Kim Young Kwang, Park Sung Hoon, Ryu jun Yeol, Shin Ha Kyun, Song Kang Ho, Tony Leung | 14 Replies

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