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Song Joong Ki, So Ji Sub, and Hwang Jung Min Bring Star Power to Movie Press Conference for Battleship Island

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2017 by ockoalaJune 17, 2017
Three men at a press conference.

Other than wanting to send two out of the three male leads home to change, everything looked peachy and swell at the movie press conference for upcoming period war time film Battleship Island. Based on the real life events of Koreans conscripted, enslaved, and imprisoned on Hashima Island in Japan in order to work in the coal mines, the movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Battleship Island, Hwang Jung Min, KIm Soo An, Lee Jung Hyun, So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki

The Drama Cast of Bride of the Water God Goes All White for Poster Shoot

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2017 by ockoalaJune 17, 2017
Group of five people in a green field.

  Whatever the quality ends up being with the drama adaptation of Bride of the Water God, it’s looking like the drama has enough fan base and the cast buzzworthy to bring in the viewership curious to check it out. I guess casting idols and younger leads has that upside, and I for one am genuinely interested to see how … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bride of the Water God, Gong Myung, Im Joo Hwan, Krystal, Nam Joo Hyuk, Shin Se Kyung

Movie Version of Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms Drops Cute Family Unit New Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2017 by ockoalaJune 17, 2017
Four characters in a mystical forest setting.

One of the sweetest elements of the story in Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms is the princely baby boy of the leads who plays adorable matchmaker to bring his love torn parents back together again. Audiences are suckers for a precocious tyke who just happens to have the challenging and satisfying taste of reuniting two lovers who … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Crystal Liu, Eternal Love, Once Upon a Time, Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossoms, Yang Yang

Taiwan Star Wu Zun Shares Picture of His Handsome 71 Year Old Doppleganger Father

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2017 by ockoalaJune 17, 2017
Child and adult posing together, smiling.

More and more Taiwanese singer-actor Wu Zun has dialed back on his entertainment career, in recent years only doing the Chinese version of Superman Returns called Daddy is Back. It allowed him to show off his warm and caring fatherly side to his daughter Ne Nei, and he also has a younger son with wife Lin Li Ying. Those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Wu Zun

Suzy Gets Her Own Marilyn Monroe Skirt Moment at Fendi Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2017 by ockoalaJune 16, 2017
Woman in black dress at Fendi event.

When one tries to recreate an iconic moment it mostly seems silly and sad, likely trying too hard with the end result a facsimile of a facsimile. When an iconic moment of sorts happens by chance then it’s pretty cute and the wind gods were on Suzy‘s side this past weekend at a Fendi event in Seoul. Suzy was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Suzy

Ha Ji Won Casual at Airport and Goes Glam for Max Mara Event in Hong Kong

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2017 by ockoalaJune 16, 2017
Smiling woman waving in casual outfit.

Stars are glamorous by trade but oftentimes I find myself admiring their normal folk casual looks more. It’s likely due to their looks and aura that they made simple jeans and a t-shirt look way more alluring, and there is also the reverse effect of getting glammed up and ending up looking older or dated. K-actress Ha Ji Won is … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Ha Ji Won

SBS Offers Seo Hyun Jin Upcoming Mon-Tues K-drama Rom-com The Temperature of Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2017 by ockoalaJune 16, 2017
Woman in vibrant red dress against white background.

The lovely Seo Hyun Jin can do wrong in my eyes, she’s amazing in all her dramas but truly has broken out last year with the cable romance drama Another Oh Hae Young followed up hit medical drama Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim. Looks like SBS knows a good thing in her as well as she’s been offering the leading lady … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Hyun Jin, The Temperature of Love

Park Shin Hye is Fasionably Lady of the Manor in New Vogue Taiwan Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2017 by ockoalaJune 14, 2017
Vogue magazine cover featuring a seated model.

It’s a complete change of mood for Park Shin Hye as she goes from the glittering beaches of Maldives to the ornate furnishing of a lady of the manor photo shoot. Park Shin Hye is on the cover and in the pages of the June issue of Vogue Taiwan, a country she’s visited often for fan meetings and even spent … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Shin Hye

Jo Jung Seok and Han Ji Min Offered Lead Roles in Fall 2017 K-drama Two Cops

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 15, 2017 by ockoalaJune 15, 2017
Two people posing for a photo.

The drama production train continues despite the doom and gloom of ongoing ratings and advertising woes, which is good for us viewers so long as maintaining quality can still be sustained. The fresh casting news on the K-drama front this week has established drama and movie stars Han Ji Min and Jo Jung Seok in talks to partner up for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Jo Jung Seok, Two Cops

Kang Min Hyuk Boards the MBC Drama Hospital Ship Alongside Ha Ji Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 15, 2017 by ockoalaJune 15, 2017
Two young celebrities posing for photos.

I’m going to assume the character connections for now otherwise this casting comes across as wholly awkward. CNBLUE member and actor Kang Min Hyuk has signed on to climb aboard the upcoming MBC summer drama Hospital Ship, which sets sail in late August and currently only has the female lead confirmed. This will be Ha Ji Won‘s first drama since … Continue reading →

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

Cha Seung Won Returns in December 2017 with Fantasy Rom-com Hwayugi Penned by Hong Sisters

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 15, 2017 by ockoalaJune 14, 2017
Stylish man posing for magazine cover.

The uber smexy and supremely talented K-actor Cha Seung Won is coming back with a K-drama this year, let’s all rejoice even if it doesn’t arrive until December. Better late than never and his involvement bodes well for the upcoming tvN rom-com that will come from the script writing collaboration of the Hong Sisters. Cha Seung Won revealed last month … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Hwayugi

Bride of the Water God Releases Supporting Cast Stills of Krystal, Im Joo Hwan, and Gong Myung

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 14, 2017 by ockoalaJune 14, 2017
Woman in red dress, looking contemplative outdoors.

We’ve only see the water god and the bride in all the previews so far for upcoming tvN drama adaption of Bride of the Water God, which is fine for fans of leads Nam Joo Hyuk and Shin Se Kyung, but clearly it takes more than the two leads to make a compelling story. Now we finally get to see … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bride of the Water God, Gong Myung, Im Joo Hwan, Krystal

Movie Posters for Battleship Island Show the Korean Faces Seeking Escape from a Concrete Isle

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 14, 2017 by ockoalaJune 14, 2017
Historical film featuring a group of miners.

The movie posters are out for upcoming period war era movie Battleship Island, depicting the slavery and escape of Korean citizens from the Japanese industrial island of Hashima (also known as Battleship Island or Gunkanjima). Starring So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki, and Hwang Jung Min, the movie chronicles the real life story of thousands of Korean laborers brought to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Battleship Island, Hwang Jung Min, So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki

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