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Jung So Min and Kim Ji Suk Confirmed for Romance K-drama Monthly House

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2020
Portrait of a woman and man in contrasting styles.

I feel like this is a retread for female lead Jung So Min but with a different male lead and narrative circumstances it could be equally as winning as Because This is My First Life. The casting has been confirmed for jTBC romance Monthly House with Kim Ji Suk joining Jung So Min in a straight up cohabitation drama. He’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung So Min, Kim Ji Suk, Monthly House

Hye Joon Becomes a Superstar in One Year as Episode 9 of Record of Youth Stays Steady with 7.404% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2020
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For audience members that love a good payoff then episode 9 of Record of Youth hit all the right spots, albeit purely on Hye Joon’s career and none on his relationship with Jung Ah. That’s what I wanted and this was the most entertaining episode in awhile, watching Hye Joon roll from his breakout supporting drama role to scene stealing … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Bo Gum, Park Seo Joon, Park So Dam, Record of Youth

jTBC Drama Snowdrop Confirms Full Cast and Reveals Drama is a Love Story Between Leads Jung Hae In and Jisoo Set in 1987

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2020
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Woah, I was not expecting what I just read about this drama and it’s certainly going to be interesting. jTBC has released the official confirmation of the full cast of upcoming highly anticipated 2021 drama Snowdrop from the PD and screenwriter of Sky Castle. There have been lots of names attached so far so let’s get with the confirmation: Jung … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jisoo, Jung Hae In, Kim Hye Yoon, Snowdrop

Kim So Hyun Confirms Sageuk Drama Moon Rising Over the River Playing Female Lead Princess Pyeongang

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2020
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Yaaaaaasssss the Queen is coming back, this time as a Princess! K-actress Kim So Hyun has been offered and has accepted the role as historical figure Goguryeo Kingdom era Princess Pyeongang in the sageuk drama formerly titled Cut By the Heart but is now called Moon Rising Over the River. The role starts out as a teenage princess who ascends … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cut By the Heart, Kim So Hyun, Moon Rising Over the River

Kim Yoo Jung in Talks for Female Lead of Sageuk Hong Chun Gi by the Writer of The Moon Embraces the Sun and Sungkyunkwan Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2020
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I feel like so many things in my drama loving past have converged like some sort of imploding sun, and in a good way of course. K-actress Kim Yoo Jung has been offered the female lead of the titular sageuk Hong Chun Gi, and she was my first pick so it’s rare that I get my dream casting lol. The … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hong Chun Gi, Kim Yoo Jung

New Stills from Record of Youth Show Hye Joon and Hae Hyo Hitting Another Level of Exposure at Movie Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2020
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When I saw these stills today I wondered how it could be that Park Bo Gum is out promoting a movie when he’s in the army. That’s how much his character Hye Joon in currently airing tvN drama Record of Youth reminds me of him just playing himself in chronicling his rise to stardom. His narrative, character, and performance remains … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Park Bo Gum, Record of Youth

Park Shin Hye Attends Valentino Event in Seoul Decked Out Head to Toe in Brand Fall Styles

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2020
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It’s fall so I’ll accept the black with black with black totally all black look of Park Shin Hye at last week’s Valentino event in Seoul. The top and skirt has streaks of color and she wisely didn’t wear black boots or black pantyhose with her mules so the skin tone below the skirt helps defray the darkness. I love … Continue reading →

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Kim Ji Hoon Does Post Flower of Evil Interview and Discusses His Takeaways From Memorable Villain Role

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2020
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There are so many accolades deservingly heaped on recently concluded tvN drama Flower of Evil and one of them is definitely lead actor Kim Ji Hoon taking on a surprising villainous role. He’s not done a true baddie before, even early on in his career and when he was firmly in second male lead territory he always played characters the … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Ji Hoon

Ji Chang Wook Dips into Fall Fashion for Elle Singapore October 2020 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2020
Smiling young man in various outfits.

This surreal 2020 is heading towards the final stretch and contains probably equal number of hits and misses with respect to K-ent. Movies were delayed or postponed and people seemed to return more to K-drama and television show viewing albeit no longer solely on an old school tube. Risks were taken and one that seemed risky from the outset was … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Ji Chang Wook

TW Actor-Model Patrick Lee Transitions from Acting to Bodybuilding in Astonishing Bulk Up

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2020
Muscular individual posing in a gym setting.

I always have fond memories of supporting roles which scene-steal and really add to the success of a drama or movie. Some supporting actors and actresses parlay a breakout role to lead status of their own, others are content to stay on the sidelines to continue and deliver their own brand of value add. TW-actor Patrick Lee broke out with … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Patrick Lee

J-pop Queen Ayumi Hamasaki Announces Surprise 2nd Pregnancy One Year After Having First Baby

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2020

J-ent still discusses every baby announcement from top pop songstress Ayumi Hamasaki with “unwed” appended to it. The lady is so successful she might as well have as many babies as she wants and doesn’t need marriage to make it legit and happy for her. 42-year old Ayumi shocked J-ent this January 2020 when she announced that she had given … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ayumi Hamasaki

J-netizens Think Miura Haruma was Depressed Due to Bullying by J-dorama Director and Getting Swapped Out Last Minute in New Role Replaced by Fukushi Sota

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2020
Young man in stylish outfit by door.

Take this with a grain of salt but the undeniable reality is that recently deceased J-actor Miura Haruma was clearly depressed when he took his own life. Why could be a variety of factors, J-ent early on said Haruma dealt with pressure from his mom always needing financial support from him and also being a very sensitive soul in a … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Miura Haruma

Cast of tvN Start-Up Wish Viewers Happy Chuseok and Releases Boatload of New Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 1, 2020
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I hope everyone had a great mid-Autumn festival on October 1 (Chuseok in Korea and Zhong Qiu Jie for in Chinese-speaking countries), quite late this year but it’s been the weirded year ever so keep on surprising me. A lot of dramas and shows are postponed from Wednesday onward on what would have been Asian Thanksgiving but due to COVID-19 … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Hana, Kim Sun Ho, Nam Joo, Start Up, Suzy

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