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Lee Jong Seok the New Face of Korean Tourism and Receives August Enlistment Notice

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2017
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Another one may be headed off to the military in what has been a steady drumbeat of enlistment in the last three months alone. Actor Lee Jong Seok has received his military enlistment notice for August 10th which is right around the corner, and his agency confirms the notice but Lee Jong Seok has not determined whether he will enlist … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Jong Seok

Battleship Island Under Fire for Production Company CJ Taking 87% of the Movie Showings to Garner Opening Day Numbers

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2017
Dramatic movie poster featuring intense characters.

First comes the shiny good news, then the messy stuff underneath that puts it in perspective. K-movie Battleship Island garnered the most opening day viewers in history, the spot hold previously by Train to Busan last year, but now how it got there is all over the news. Battleship distributor chaebol conglomerate CJ Entertainment is being accused of taking over 2,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Battleship Island

KBS Drama Manhole Plays Up Weirdness with Tongue-in-Cheek Humor

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2017
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The more promos I see from upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama Manhole (Wonderland’s Feels or Feels So Good) the more I think the production is as aware of the title puns as the English speaking audience and is just running with it. The whole thing is screwball and that works well to humanize Jaejoong who typically comes across as a too … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Baro, Jaejoong, Jung Hye Sung, Manhole, UEE

Rainie Yang and Blue Lan Return to TW-dramas with GTV Drama My Ex-Man

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2017
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It’s been so long since I’ve reported on a truly exciting Taiwanese idol drama that I almost had to rub my eyes when I saw the news today to make sure it was true. Indeed it is as idol drama veterans Rainie Yang and Blue Lan are returning to television later this year for the GTV series My Ex-Man, with … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Blue Lan, Johnny Lu, Li Xing, My Ex-Man, Rainie Yang

Battleship Island Has Biggest Opening Day Audience Count in South Korean Movie History

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2017
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Well, all the hype paid off for K-movie Battleship Island, the wartime patriotic escape from Japanese slavery movie premiered on Wednesday July 26th to the largest opening night audience in South Korean cinematic history. The movie opened with 2,027 showings with an opening night audience of 970,516, breaking the record held by Gong Yoo‘s Train to Busan last year with … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Battleship Island

Posters and Funny Teasers for tvN Time-traveling Doctor Drama Live Up to Your Name with Kim Nam Gil and Kim Ah Joong

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2017
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This reverse Dr. Jin snuck up on me but the surprise factor totally worked with this one because I’m unexpectedly intrigued with it’s lighthearted teasers when the concept seemed more dramatic and serious. Live Up to Your Name (Deserving of the Name) with Kim Nam Gil and Kim Ah Joong premieres on August 12th on Sat-Sun after Forest of Secrets, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ah Joong, Kim Nam Gil, Live Up to Your Name

Ha Ji Won and Kang Min Hyuk Start Filming MBC Drama Hospital Ship

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2017
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Filming has commenced for MBC medical drama Hospital Ship, diving into the genre that recently got high ratings for SBS with both Doctors and Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim. Filming kicked off at the port city of Goeje with the Deputy Mayor of the city present for the prayer ceremony along with the cast and crew. Starring Ha Ji Won, Kang … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Hospital Ship, Kang Min Hyuk

Jaejoong Encounters the Titular Manhole in New Drama Stills and Second Wacky Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2017
Man in suit emerging from the ground.

Whether KBS produces an actual good drama with Manhole (Wonderland’s Feels or Feels So Good), it’s produces the most unintentional sniggers in recent memory with the English title alone and that’s a whole lotta good fun to be had. Now we get the first look at said manhole, a time-traveling one at that, and the man who will be time-traveling … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Baro, Jaejoong, Jung Hye Sung, Manhole, UEE

Yoon Eun Hye Posts Wind Swept and Happy Instagram Video Update

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2017
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Summer is more than halfway done and soon the kids will be back to school and the final batch of 2017 K-dramas scheduled and cast. I’m still waiting patiently for K-actress Yoon Eun Hye‘s promised 2017 K-ent return, and if she ends up picking a movie then it’ll be at least 2018 until it hits the big screen. I still … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoon Eun Hye

Private Intimate Picture of Cyndi Wang Posted on FB and Ex-BF Yao Yuan Hao Admits Taking Picture But Denies Leaking It

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2017
Man in casual wear and woman in elegant dress.

This is awful and such an invasion of privacy in every way, I feel terrible for Taiwanese singer-actress Cyndi Wang who just launched her 2017 World Tour for her latest album and is now dealing with a scandal. This week a Facebook user posted a picture of Cyndi in an intimate and private moment, she’s in her undergarments and resting … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cyndi Wang, Yao Yuan Hao

Ladies Steal the Red Carpet at the VIP Premiere for A Taxi Driver with Song Kang Ho, Yoo Hae Jin, and Ryu Jun Yeol

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2017
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Ladies ruled the red carpet, with a surprising easy on the eyes green movie poster background, at the VIP premiere of K-movie A Taxi Driver. This movie pairs veteran Song Kang Ho with German actor Thomas Kretschmann for a real life depiction of a taxi driver assisting a German reporter in covering the Gwangju uprising of 1980. The star attendees at … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged A Taxi Driver, Go Ah Sung, Han Hyo Joo, Han Ji Min, Han Sun Hwa, Hyeri, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Ok Bin, Kim Sun Ah, Lee Chung Ah, Lee Dong Hwi, Lee Je Hoon, Lee Soo Hyuk, Park Bo Gum, Park Shin Hye, Ra Mi Ran, Ryu jun Yeol, Song Kang Ho

Chen Xiao is New Airport Daddy Goals Toting Baby Boy Accompanied by Wife Michelle Chen

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2017
Family walking together in an airport.

I love happy couple pictures but appreciate it more when after marriage it transitions to normal happy family pictures complete with kid(s). C-actor Chen Xiao and TW-actress Michelle Chen married last summer 2016 after meeting and falling in love as the leads in the latest drama adaptation of Return of the Condor Heroes. The two welcomed their first born baby … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Chen Xiao, Married, Michelle Chen

Jaejoong Gets an UEE Sunscreen Rub at the Beach in New Manhole Drama Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2017
Young couple playfully interacting on a beach.

If upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama Manhole (Wonderland’s Feels or Feels So Good) is intentionally trying to be weird and subversive then it’s doing a smashing job because I have no idea what to expect. The first teaser with the leading four cast members of Jaejoong, UEE, Baro, and Jung Hye Sung dancing to PPAP with their own even more herky … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jaejoong, Manhole, UEE

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