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Park Eun Bin Joins Namgong Min in SBS Baseball Drama Stove League

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2019
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It will be a familiar face that joins K-actor Namgong Min in his upcoming feel good sports drama Stove League. His costar Park Eun Bin in the 2013 sageuk Hur Jun, the Original Story has been confirmed for Stove League, giving them a chance to be first leads together and hopefully have a cute romance alongside the sports rah-rah uplifting … Continue reading →

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

Jo Yeo Jung Confirmed for KBS Drama Woman of 9.9 Billion and Kim Kang Woo Still in Talks

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2019
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KBS has lined up all its dramas through the end of 2019 now and the final Wed-Thurs drama to air Woman of 9.9 Billion premieres in November after When the Camellia Blooms. Woman stars Jo Yeo Jung who is having a phenomenal year as part of the ensemble cast for award winning and box office topping movie Parasite. She goes … Continue reading →

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

Dramaland Owes Audiences Another Romance K-drama Where Hotel Del Luna’s IU and Lee Do Hyun Get Their Happy Ending

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2019
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Man, I was a mess of tears this weekend watching both episodes 13 and 14 of Hotel Del Luna. It’s all Chung Myung related because I just feel sooooooo awful for Lee Do Hyun’s character and his 1300 years of flitting around that tree as a firefly keeping watch over IU’s Man Wol. And if she had just called his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna, IU, Lee Do Hyun, Yeo Jin Gu

Ji Chang Wook Gazes Tenderly at Won Jin Ah in First Drama Poster for Melt Me Softly

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2019
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Summer is nearly over and we all need a cool down, what better than the upcoming tvN drama Melt Me Softly (Melt Me) to deliver a dose of hot and cold. The drama won’t arrive until the end of September unfortunately, the Sat-Sun time slot will be vacated this weekend with the finale of Hotel Del Luna but the next … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Chang Wook, Melt Me, Melting Me Softly, Won Jin Ah

Kim Rae Won and Gong Hyo Jin Bicker Their Way to Romance in K-movie The Most Ordinary Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2019
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It’s been 16 years since Kim Rae Won and Gong Hyo Jin were together onscreen and the years have been kind to them. Both are still at the top of their careers while their long ago project the K-drama Snowman can’t be rewatched now since the other leading man was Jo Jae Hyun who got his comeuppance with the reveal … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Crazy Love, Gong Hyo Jin, Kim Rae Won, The Most Ordinary Love

Lee Dong Gun Confirmed for the K-drama Remake of Leverage

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2019
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Dramas span a gamut of genres and each story requires its own suitable actor and actress to fill out the roles. That’s why I hope the continued exodus of talented veteran K-drama leads whether male or female still leaves a solid group to continue working in the industry. I worry about the day where I truly don’t see any familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Dong Gun, Leverage

Hotel Del Luna Stays Ratings High in Penultimate Week Episodes as Angst Ratchets Up

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2019
Two characters in a dramatic scene.

Sorry I haven’t written about Hotel Del Luna in depth for the last three weeks, I’ve been traveling and the drama did feel more like a case of the week type story in recent episodes. At least until this weekend’s episodes 13-14, which form the set up episodes leading into next weekend’s big finale and goodness I am so pumped … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna, IU, Yeo Jin Gu

Park Bo Gum Trends on Search Engines as Seeking Awkward Medical Treatment After Anonymous Post

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2019
Man in a stylish suit with bow tie.

Okay, this is all over the news so take it with a grain of salt. Park Bo Gum shot up the search engines on Sunday in South Korea after an anonymous post claiming of a person claiming to be the friend of a nurse at a hospital wrote that a star went in recently seeking treatment for an anal tear. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Bo Gum

Suzy Contrasts Milky Complexion with Black Suit Dress at Lancome Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2019
Woman in elegant black dress posing confidently.

It’s been over a year since K-actress Suzy was cosplaying a government agent running, shooting, and escaping in upcoming SBS drama Vagabond. I hope she’s ready to dive into promoting the drama airing next month because she’s go glammed up recently in all her CF and endorsement events the visuals are even more incongruous to sell her as a rough … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Suzy

Poster and Preview for Season 3 of Arthdal Chronicles Teases Direct Conflict and More Action Between All the Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2019
Dramatic poster featuring five intense characters.

Summer of 2019 is ending and will bring with it the return of tvN drama Arthdal Chronicles, which kicked of the summer when it first premiered at the beginning of June. The first two seasons didn’t reach the ratings height expected of such a big name and big budget production but narratively the drama did keep getting better as it … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ji Won, Kim Ok Bin, Song Joong Ki

Kim Jae Wook Exudes Retro Charm in New Esquire Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2019
Man in white shirt leaning against wall.

This is an unique pictorial and one that chooses to focus on the timeless good looks of K-actor Kim Jae Wook by painting him with a patina. The latest Esquire Korea spread with Kim Jae Wook is full retro from his outfits, those wide legged trousers still remind me of the mid-2000 K-drama days lol, but he’s able to pull … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Jae Wook

Ahn Jae Hyun Swiftly Loses Giordano and Merbliss CF Endorsements

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2019
Two men smiling together, one alone posing.

The fallout is fast on this divorce drama between Gu Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun, unlike the other even more high profile K-ent divorce earlier this summer with Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo. Silence is golden because life is long and months and years after the emotions of the failed marriage and/or contentious divorce is over there … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun

Kang Ha Neul Uses Earnestness to Woo Gong Hyo Jin in First Teaser for When the Camellia Blooms

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2019
Woman in casual outfit, squatting with cloth.

I know Kang Ha Neul went to the military for two years and just got back but he totally threw me for a loop in the first teasers for the upcoming drama When the Camellia Blooms by looking just like his dorky character in the coming-of-age movie Twenty. In the first teaser, he runs and runs and arrives at Gong … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Kang Ha Neul, When the Camellia Blooms

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