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Song Hye Kyo is All Legs and Eyeliner in New Shoe Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 14, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2019
Woman posing in stylish footwear outfit.

The early set of stills came out a few weeks ago for K-actress Song Hye Kyo‘s shoe pictorial and now we get a few more to round out the set, all sneaks and sandals that are quite basic but for them being wore by the queen of K-media buzz these days. Song Hye Kyo can’t escape attention even if she … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

First Teaser for TV Chosun Remake of Leverage Starring Lee Dong Gun, Jeon Hye Bin, and Kim Sae Ron

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 14, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2019
"Promotional poster for TV drama Leverage."

Smaller cable network TV Chosun has picked up the K-drama remake of US show Leverage, calling it Leverage: Fraud Control Operation and made it all sleek and shiny. The first teaser is out and shows the five leads walking purposefully through a field with the wind artfully blowing and everyone doing their best catwalk strut with a smirk. Lee Dong … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Hye Bin, Kim Kwon, Kim Sae Ron, Lee Dong Gun, Leverage

Netizens Marvel at Jang Nara Looking Exactly the Same Filming K-drama VIP and 17 Years Earlier in Successful Story of a Bright Girl

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2019
Side-by-side comparison of two photos over years.

Normally it’s the men who don’t age much while us ladies confront the ravages of time head on. In the case of the leads of 2002 K-drama Successful Story of a Bright Girl, it’s the opposite and still a marvel to wonder over. K-actress Jang Nara is filming the drama VIP and sports a long straight hair look that’s very … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jang Nara

Jang Dong Yoon Continues to Wow as a Joseon Lady in New Poster for The Tale of Nokdu

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2019
Young man in traditional attire surrounded by flowers.

Dang, if there was ever a K-actor suitable for cross-dressing as a woman who is not early era Jang Geun Seok the crown has now passed to rising actor Jang Dong Yoon. He continues to amaze and astound in the latest drama poster for The Tale of Nokdu, playing a rich family runaway warrior gentlemen pretending to be a widower … Continue reading →

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

Lee Min Ho Updates SNS with Three Handsome Pictures for Chuseok Holiday

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 12, 2019
Person sitting in modern interior space.

It’s a quiet entertainment week in K-ent with Chuseok (Mid-Autumn Festival) where families gather and there’s a few days of national vacation. Some dramas are on hiatus but I haven’t been following any of the midweek ones so it hasn’t interrupted my watch schedule. Into this quiet lull K-actor Lee Min Ho dropped three pictures of himself that his fans … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Official Stills of Kim Soo Hyun’s Buzzy Cameo in Hotel Del Luna

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2019
Young man in suit with soft expression.

Better late than never when it comes to more Hotel Del Luna goodies. I think I was thirsty for a compelling and interesting K-drama for so long that I liked Hotel more than it probably deserves qualitatively. Ultimately the central romance felt less opposite sex than familial love but that’s what the drama naturally progressed to. The highly teased cameo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna, Kim Soo Hyun

Joyful and Emotional Reunion Between Heechul and Kibum of Super Junior Brings Back All the Feels

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2019
Two men smiling and having a conversation.

Holy shit someone should have given me warning for this reunion because imma almost collapsed from joy and shock. Kim Heechul is the host of  KBS2’s variety show Some-Vival 1+1 and this week even he was surprised and thrilled to see as a guest his former Super Junior member Kim Ki Bum. Heechul and Kibum were probably the most famous … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Heechul, Kim Ki Bum, Super Junior

Perennial Boys Next Door Lee Seung Gi and Jasper Liu Travel to Indonesia for New Netflix Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2019
Statue and friends in two contrasting scenes.

Someone on the Netflix Asia team deserves a raise for smartly and oddly pairing up two very similar entertainment stars from different countries for a new show. Jasper Liu from Taiwan and Lee Seung Gi from South Korea have embarked on a travelogue show called Together airing this fall on Netflix Asia with their first stop being Indonesia. It’s part … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jasper Liu, Lee Seung Gi, Together

Kim So Hyun is a Tomboy Resisting Gisaeng Training in New Poster and Teaser for The Tale of Nokdu

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 12, 2019
Woman in traditional hanbok attire.

There’s a new look for a Joseon sageuk female lead and it’s circa the 1980’s with bangs and a slightly curved bob. Kim So Hyun lops off her long hair in rebellion in her character teaser preview for The Tale of Nokdu, a change from her gender norm much like male lead Jang Dong Yoon cross-dresses as a widowed woman … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun

Rookie Actress Jeon So Nee in Talks to Headline Remake of Que Sera Sera with Wi Ha Joon

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2019
Two young actors posing for a photo.

I’m appreciating the direction the casting for the upcoming K-drama remake of Que Sera Sera is going after original leads Eric and Jung Yumi turned down reprising their own roles a decade later. Their colleagues of their own generation would naturally be compared to them, so how better to use truly fresh faces. Rising actor Wi Ha Joon is in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon So Nee, Que Sera Sera, Wi Ha Joon

Seolhyun is an Educated Lady in Teaser for jTBC drama My Country

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2019
Woman in traditional attire with dark background.

We’ve got two warrior male leads so it’s fitting that the jTBC sageuk My Country is crafting the leading lady as a scholar type. Seolhyun’s teaser for My Country dropped this week and she’s set against the same all black back drop as male leads Yang Se Jong and Woo Do Hwan in their teasers, but while they were wielding swords … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Country, Seolhyun

Song Hye Kyo Serene on All White Attending New York Fashion Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 9, 2019
Woman in white outfit sitting at dinner table.

It’s officially fall which means the New York Fashion week is in full swing. Snapped by attendees and Vogue Magazine is K-actress Song Hye Kyo, who has been keeping steady with her acting and endorsement career with no blip after her high profile divorce with Song Joong Ki earlier in the summer. Of course it’s now old news especially with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

Suzy Fights Alongside and Falls for Lee Seung Gi in New Teaser Preview for Vagabond

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2019
Action-packed scenes from a dramatic thriller.

In the few years that Suzy and Lee Seung Gi have matured since their first collaboration in sageuk Gu Family Book, and moving their characters up a few hundred years to modern times, some things never change. In the latest Suzy-centric teaser for upcoming SBS action thriller Vagabond, she still reads her dialogue so flat and it’s distracting against the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Suzy, Vagabond

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