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Kim Woo Bin Spotted Looking Healthy and Handsome at Buddhist Teaching Event with Jo In Sung

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2019 by ockoalaMay 15, 2019
Audience attending an event, focused expressions.

It’s not a diss on K-actor Jo In Sung that he was cropped out of the picture above, it’s a testament to how thirsty and eager fans are to see his fellow K-actor Kim Woo Bin back in business. In the entertainment business that is, as Kim Woo Bin has been on a two year hiatus not for the usual … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Woo Bin

Oh Yeon Seo and Ahn Jae Hyun to Star in MBC Rom-com Drama People With Flaws

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2019 by ockoalaMay 15, 2019
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The leads are confirmed for the next MBC Wed-Thurs drama coming down the pipe line for summer 2019. The network has scheduled the rom-com People with Flaws starring Oh Yeon Seo and Ahn Jae Hyun, an unexpected pairing but both have worked on plenty of MBC dramas before. The drama is about the romance between a woman who refuses to … Continue reading →

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

jTBC Dramas Sky Castle and Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food Win Top Prizes at 2019 KCC Broadcasting Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2019 by ockoalaMay 13, 2019
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In recent years it has been cable network tvN raking in the awards from the Big Three broadcast networks and reigning supreme as the cable contender. 2018 marked arrival of equal cable powerhouse jTBC and now the upstart is a true contender after winning the top prizes at the 2019 KCC Broadcasting Awards held by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC). … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Sky Castle

Police Find 3 Instances of Seungri Soliciting Prostitution for Himself as Investigation Continues

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2019 by ockoalaMay 13, 2019
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The police investigation into the Burning Sun Scandal, Seungri, Jung Joon Young, and the related violence, drug use, prostitution, bribery, and hidden camera sex recording crimes continue onward. It’s been two months and I worry that the public is starting to move on, and that’s the baddies winning by dragging their feet so public anger dissipates and the collective interest … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Seungri

Han Ga In and Yeon Jung Hoon Welcome Second Child a Baby Boy

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2019 by ockoalaMay 13, 2019
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There’s happy baby news to share just after Mother’s Day so even more timely. Married K-ent acting couple Han Ga In and Yeon Jung Hoon announced the arrival of their second child together, a baby boy to join his older toddler sister. The couple has been married for 14 years (wow!), a rarity of young marriage when both were just … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Han Ga In, Yeon Jung Hoon

Jeon Ji Hyun Rocks the 80’s Power Suit Dress with Boss Sunglasses Look at Gentle Monster CF Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2019 by ockoalaMay 12, 2019
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Stars truly can pull off more fashion looks that average people and the latest case in point is K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun piling on two strong looks and pulling it off. Jeon Ji Hyun was out in Seoul this weekend at the Gentle Monster CF event for sunglasses. She wore a black and white checkered asymmetrical button close collarless suit … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

Han Ji Min and Jung Hae In Pursue Tentative Romance in Teaser for MBC Drama Spring Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 12, 2019 by ockoalaMay 12, 2019
Young couple near cherry blossoms at night.

A good romance, and I mean the serious and contemplative kind, remains elusively hard to effectively craft. You need both leads who generate onscreen chemistry and a story line that grounds the romance into something the viewers connect with and will root for. I’m wary for upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs drama Spring Night because female lead Han Ji Min plays an … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Jung Hae In, Spring Night

K-actress Yoon Eun Hye Keeps Fans Updated Through Regular Weibo Posts

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 12, 2019 by ockoalaMay 11, 2019
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I don’t necessarily think K-actress Yoon Eun Hye is transition her entertainment career to Mainland China but she’s certainly keeping her Chinese fans at the forefront of her communications. Yoon Eun Hye hasn’t been active in K-ent for 5 years and even with her K-drama return at the end of 2018 with Fluttering Warning there hasn’t been the corresponding flurry … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoon Eun Hye

Ji Chang Wook Goes Trendy Casual Leaving Incheon Airport for Okinawa

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 12, 2019 by ockoalaMay 11, 2019
Person in a white sweatshirt and cap.

Nothing screams back in the swing of things more than the Korean media cadre camping out in front of Incheon airport and a star doing the departure walk. What we plebeians think as flying on a plane to go somewhere is a chance for a star to hype a clothing line or show off a casual-luxe travel style. Ji Chang … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Chang Wook

Hyun Bin Holds 2019 Fan Meeting in Hong Kong

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 11, 2019 by ockoalaMay 12, 2019
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I love Hyun Bin but my poor Binnie got hit with a three-fer this weekend in Hong Kong. He was there for a fan meeting with lots of HK viewers who are fans from his dramas and movies, the most recent being Memories of Alhambra and The Negotiation respectively. Binnie was of course happy to be there but the press … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Hyun Bin

TW-actor Joseph Chang Revealed to Have Married Non-celeb Girlfriend in 2018 and Has Baby

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 11, 2019 by ockoalaMay 12, 2019
Man cooking with a frying pan in kitchen.

It’s weird that all the TW-actresses who have gotten married in recent years from Ariel Lin to Sonia Sui to Cheryl Yang to Ady An to Ruby Lin have all done so publicly whereas their male counterparts have been not only under the radar but also hiding it. We’ve got another secret married one to add to the list as … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Joseph Chang

Rain Dapper in Taiwan for Tiffany & Co Jewelry Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 11, 2019 by ockoalaMay 12, 2019
Smiling man in formal attire waving.

This may have just been an excuse to make a quick jewelry shopping trip but K-actor and singer Rain was just in Taipei last week attending an event for Tiffany & Co. With wife Kim Tae Hee home with their little toddler and pregnant with their second child, he better not go home empty handed and be ready to hand … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Rain

Idols Irene and Yoona Have Most Sought After Plastic Surgery Faces in 2019 Displacing Last Gen Beauties Song Hye Kyo and Kim Tae Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 10, 2019 by ockoalaMay 10, 2019
Woman in elegant black dress at event.

The plastic surgeons in South Korea have spoken and it’s the passing of the baton in terms of emulation. On a recent variety show program, a group of doctors shared that the industry has seen a new wave of faces that patients most want to look like. Leading the wish list is Irene of Red Velvet, followed by SNSD‘s Yoona … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Irene, Yoona

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