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SBS Drama Vagabond Releases Plane Crash Teaser Poster and New Stills of Stunt Man Lee Seung Gi

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2019
Burning airplane crashing into the ocean.

The countdown is on with T-minus 30 days until SBS premieres action conspiracy drama Vagabond on September 20th. It’s on the Fri-Sat time slot which may be the new normal, that weekends are where the ratings remain now and even big budget dramas will air then. Vagabond is the last high profile drama of 2019 that I’ve been anticipating among … Continue reading →

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

First Gorgeous Teasers of Leading Man Yang Se Jong for jTBC Sageuk My Country

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2019
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The first teaser poster and preview is out for jTBC epic sageuk drama My Country and hoo boy it looks great! I didn’t ever think leading man Yang Se Jong could make my jaw drop with a turn towards warrior sexy but he certainly surprised me in the best way possible thanks to my low expectations. When My Country was … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Country, Yang Se Jong

Song Seung Heon Stages Political Comeback Toggling Four Kids in tvN Drama The Great Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2019
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Oooh, this one looks potentially adorable and hilarious. I’m never in the mood for serious and dark Korean political dramas but tvN‘s The Great Show is a comedic family take on it with Song Seung Heon doing his best smarmy politician impression. He plays a formerly high flying wunderkind politician who loses his re-election and falls back to earth. He … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Joo Hwan, Lee Sun Bin, Song Seung Heon, The Great Show

Gu Hye Sun Refuses to Divorce Ahn Jae Hyun and He Breaks Silence to Claim Depression During Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2019
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The reason why failed marriages almost always end up in a divorce is being refusing to get divorced cannot and does not repair what is failed in the marriage. It’s a band aid holding together a severed limb rather than a small cut. The latest on the Gu Hye Sun–Ahn Jae Hyun divorce drama is that he has now broken … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Dating, Divorce, Gu Hye Sun, Married

Kim So Hyun, Song Kang, and Jung Ga Ram Preview Love Triangle at Press Conference for Netflix Drama Love Alarm

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2019
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This drama sounds interesting and looks cute, enough for me to check it out and with a shorter run time on Netflix it just sounds like a perfect end-of-summer treat. Love Alarm rings tomorrow on August 22nd, signaling the return to high school for Kim So Hyun (maybe her last time) along with male leads Song Kang and Jung Ga … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Ga Ram, Kim So Hyun, Love Alarm, Song Kang

US Netizens Backlash Against C-actress Crystal Liu’s Upcoming Disney Mulan Movie Over Support of the HK Police in the Democracy Protests

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2019
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I’m going to try and lay out both sides and hopefully people don’t get too riled up. I think the issue with the HK protests going on 2 months now are viewed from completely diametric lenses where there is no compromise point of view. Either the HK protesters are in the right, fighting for freedoms they were promised and against … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Crystal Liu, Mulan

Happy Ending in Sight as TW-drama Before We Get Married Coasts into Final Episode on Friday

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2019
Bride and groom gazing at each other.

Taiwan dramas prioritize satisfaction over surprises the way K-dramas love to end episodes on cliffhangers and sometimes focuses on that at the expense of smoother storytelling. TW-drama Before We Get Married got me back on the motherland train after three years of not seeing any TW-dramas of interest to me. This one reunited Puff Guo and Jasper Liu and upgraded … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Before We Get Married, Jasper Liu, Puff Guo

Hyun Bin Sleek and Slick in New Esquire Korea Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2019
Thoughtful man gazing through a window.

The North-South Korean divide being milked for a star-crossed lovers concept was executed well once in K-dramas with The King 2 Hearts, one of my faves. It’s getting a reverse treatment in upcoming tvN drama Love’s Crash Landing (Crash Landed Love), with Hyun Bin as the North Korean military officer an Son Ye Jin as a South Korean heiress crossing … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin

Jung Hae In and Kim Go Eun Bring All the Couple Feels in Marie Claire Pictorial Promoting Tune in for Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 19, 2019
Couple embracing, smiling, cozy attire.

If Jung Hae In and Kim Go Eun are auditioning for a drama OTP then they just blew it out of the park and if I were a drama executive I would shoehorn these two into a good script ASAP. The two are continuing on their promotional campaign for their feel good movie Tune in for Love and are getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jung Hae In, Kim Go Eun, Tune in for Love

HB Entertainment Releases Statement that Female CEO is Not Involved in Ahn Jae Hyun and Gu Hye Sun’s Impending Divorce

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 19, 2019
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I sure hope a third party isn’t involved in the impending divorce between Ahn Jae Hyun and Gu Hye Sun since it’s always make a sad situation even worse. HB Entertainment, Ahn Jae Hyun’s long time agency and also Gu Hye Sun’s agency after she moved over this past May, has issued a statement vowing to take action against netizens … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Dating, Divorce, Gu Hye Sun, Married

L Leaves Woollim Entertainment to Go Solo and May Have Plagiarized Departure Statement from Seohyun of SNSD

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2019
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In this day and age where everything is memorialized online, it’s never ever going to be erased so the memory is loooong people. L (Kim Myung Soo) has been in the news a lot these last two days, first for leaving his long time label Woollim Entertainment which got positive feedback from his fans and the public since he’s put … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged L

Song Hye Kyo Drops Sultry and New Look First Pictorial Post Divorce

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2019
Woman in a stylish outfit sitting elegantly.

I’m guessing that this pictorial is selling shoes but all I see is a woman post-divorce showcasing a brand new look. Song Hye Kyo dropped a new pictorial to start the week and she looks fantabulous. Oh what some dramatic eyeliner and straightened hair can do for freshening up a look. I’m hoping sooner rather than later that all posts … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

Netizens Discover Park Min Young and Jessica Vacationing in Mallorca Spain Together After Same Spot Insta Updates

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2019
Smiling woman in casual outfit outdoors.

Hahaha, if these two weren’t good girlfriends and were of opposite sex, this would totally be a netizen capture of a romantic relationship. Park Min Young and Jessica Jung were South Korean beauties in Spain this week as the ladies shared pictures from Mallorca that elicit such travel envy in me even though I just got back from Italy. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jessica Jung, Park Min Young

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