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Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won Confirmed for 2020 Time-traveling K-drama Alice

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2019

You know what, I’m actually keen on this casting and the interesting sounding story. Upcoming SBS drama titled Alice has finalized the two leads, namely Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won. I feel like they are just adults and the 10 year age difference doesn’t even bear mentioning in this particular pairing. It’s not a romance driven drama helps, Alice … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun

Big Bang’s Seungri Reportedly to Enlist in the Military Before Investigation in Criminal Allegations Completed

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2019
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Okay, this is totally like the South Korea version of the Epstein case, and the public just feels helpless to do anything against such blatant sweeping under the rug. K-media is reporting that Big Bang‘s Seungri will enlist in the military, already lame because he’s so old and at the top end of enlistment age which K-netizens hate because it … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Seungri

Jia Nai Liang and Li Xiao Lu Release Joint Statement that They are Divorced Already

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2019
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The long Chinese national nightmare is over. Ok, I exaggerate but goodness was this a bizarre and embarrassment saga for everyone involved. Married C-stars Li Xiao Lu and Jia Nai Liang released the same statement today via their respective agencies that they are already divorced. This caps a two year long tabloid fixture starting when she was caught cavorting with … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Divorce, Jia Nai Liang, Li Xiao Lu

Namgong Min Brings the Seasoned Intensity in First Stills for SBS Drama Stove League

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 14, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2019
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I’m a big sports fan in the Big Three for me: American football, basketball, and baseball, but even I had to look up what stove league was referring to. The title Stove League for the upcoming K-drama about baseball references the name hot stove league which denotes the off-season of baseball with images of the fans and players gathering around … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Namgong Min, Stove League

Jung Joon Young and Choi Jung Hoon Attend 9th Trial for Sexual Assault Case, Prosecutor Requests 7 and 5 Years in Prison Respectively

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 14, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2019
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I haven’t been following along the sexual assault trial against singers Jung Joon Young and Choi Jung Hoon, along with a Mr. Kwon who is the older brother of Yuri of SNSD, an employee of club Burning Sun Mr. Kim, and a Mr. Heo who is worked at an entertainment agency. These men and their cohorts watching illegally and secretly … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Choi Jong Hoon, Jung Joon Young

Park Bo Young Goes on Hiatus to Recover From Longstanding Injury

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 14, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2019
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K-actress Park Bo Young has announced that she’s taking a hiatus from the entertainment industry and thankfully it’s not too serious it sounds like. She’s been dealing for years now with an injured wrist area and has decided to put it on cast for 6 months for it to properly heal. She’ll not be working during this time and will … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Bo Young

SBS Cancels Vagabond Airing This Weekend Due to Baseball, Final Episodes Will Air Next Weekend November 22nd

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2019
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I’m not sure SBS Fri-Sat drama Vagabond was done in by the several preemptions so far during it’s entire run due to baseball games. But it certainly didn’t help and now SBS is scrapping this entire weekend of new episodes so the final two episodes will air next Fri-Sat starting November 22nd. It’s a pretty ignominious end for a drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seung Gi, Suzy, Vagabond

Jo Yeo Jung is Striking and Decisive in First Poster and Teaser for KBS Drama Woman of 9.9 Billion

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2019
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The drama title is Woman of 9.9 Billion but it’s accurately Woman of 9.9 Billion Won, and that makes it roughly 9 million USD and boy is there a difference in three zeros missing. It’s still a crap load of money and what female lead Jo Yeo Jung does with her unexpected largess seems to be hiding it and causing … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Yeo Jung, Kim Kang Woo, Woman of 9.9 Billion

Week 7 of The Tale of Nokdu is a Tale of a Boy Trying to Figure Out His Dad and His Girlfriend Trying to Assassinate Said Dad

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2019
Historical drama scene with various characters.

All perfect things inevitably show their mortality, who is ever fully perfect yes, and in week 7 the episodes of The Tale of Nokdu kinda thump softly on the ground of reality. The sweetness of a cute story of a cross-dressing boy who meets the love of his life has descended from those light airy days to the seriousness of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu

Jang Seung Jo Out Sads Ha Ji Won and Yoon Kye Sang in New Character Posters for jTBC Melodrama Chocolate

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2019
Couple sitting by a serene riverside.

I love Ha Ji Won and Yoon Kye Sang but I had a third reason to check out their upcoming jTBC melodrama Chocolate and that would be Jang Seung Jo. He’s made so many memorable and poignant supporting lead performances in the last two years and is showing his nuanced talent even in this just released character poster where so … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chocolate, Ha Ji Won, Jang Seung Jo, Yoon Kye Sang

Drama Posters for People With Flaws Continue the Awkward Cringe Factor with Ahn Jae Hyun and Oh Yeon Seo

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2019
Couple in matching striped sweaters, playfully posing.

If the goal of MBC drama People With Flaws is to highlight the flaws in such obvious ways as to make me already loathe the two lead characters then this tactic is succeeding. The latest two posters join the first one released, all showing leads Ahn Jae Hyun and Oh Yeon Seo being annoying to each other. What’s with the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Oh Yeon Seo, People With Flaws

Yoon Eun Hye and the Rest of Baby V.O.X. Reunite for Kang Mi Youn’s Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2019
Group of friends celebrating a wedding together.

One of the OG girl groups got back together this weekend straight from a scene in Best Love. Of course Yoon Eun Hye jumped out at me since she’s the only one I really know from Baby V.O.X., which was active from 1997-2006 and before Yoon Eun Hye became more famous as an actress. The entire group was quite popular … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kang Mi Youn, Lee Hee Jin, Yoon Eun Hye

Big Bang Members Taeyang and Daesung Finish Military Service with Hundreds of Fans Welcoming Them Back

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 11, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 10, 2019
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It’s been a bad year of publicity for K-pop boy group Big Bang most notably around member Seungri. Maybe that will change now that three of his group members have successively returned from military service and perchance the group promotes again. G-Dragon finished his service two weeks ago and this week Taeyang and Daesung were discharged together. If I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Big Bang, Daesung, Taeyang

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