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Kim Hee Sun Striking in All Over Red for New Vogue Korea Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 18, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 16, 2017
Woman in red outfit surrounded by roses.

Red must be one of the colors of fall 2017 since Vogue Korea went all in with the color and K-actress Kim Hee Sun for an upcoming October pictorial. It’s not pretty insomuch as it’s striking, the kind of visuals that you stop in your tracks and do a double take without deciding whether you like it or not. There’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Hee Sun

KBS Drama Witch’s Court Hits 12.3% Ratings as Temperature of Love is Preempted Due to Baseball

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 17, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 17, 2017
Woman with bob confronting a solemn man

When lady luck adds an extra boost it’s best to run with it, so it’ll be interesting to see if KBS Mon-Tues drama Witch’s Court continues with the unexpected momentum boost from this Tues. The legal drama broke double digits with 12.3% ratings for Tuesday’s episode 4, thanks in no part due to the unexpected cancellation of Temperature of Love‘s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged 20th Century Boy and Girl, Temperature of Love, Witch's Court

Hong Sisters K-drama Hwayugi to Start Filming with Lee Seung Gi, Cha Seung Won, Oh Yeon Seo and Lee Hong Ki

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 17, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 17, 2017
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Now that SBS drama While You Were Sleeping has premiered and I’m contently loving it, up next in the anticipation department is the Hong Sisters fantasy drama Hwayugi loosely based on the Chinese classic Journey to the West. All leads are on board and the drama will take place in modern times with the main characters being fantasy beings now … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hwayugi, Jang Gwang, Lee Hong Ki, Lee Seung Gi, Oh Yeon Seo

Song Hye Kyo Exquisite in Curly Locks for November Issue of Vogue Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 17, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 16, 2017
Vogue Korea cover featuring a woman's portrait.

To say I was blown away by Song Hye Kyo’s latest Vogue Korea pictorial is an understatement. There are just too many diverse superlatives to describe this top Hallyu actress and bride-to-be’s close up spread for the most elite fashion magazine. First is the wave of curly hair spreading in a messy halo around her, coyly shading her eyes as … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

Witch’s Court Wins Mon-Tues Slot as Temperature of Love Drops Further in Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 16, 2017
Close-faced pair in tense legal drama poster

It’s hard to pinpoint the stronger reason for why there has been a Mon-Tues ratings reversal this week but it’s easy to acknowledge that the viewers have spoken. Time slot ratings leader SBS romance drama Temperature of Love ceded the lead to newcomer KBS legal drama Witch’s Court in the second week of the latter’s premiere. Witch’s Court won Monday … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged 20th Century Boy and Girl, Temperature of Love, Witch's Court

Shin Se Kyung Plays Two Roles and Seo Ji Hye is the 200 Year Old Antagonist with Kim Rae Won the Titular Black Knight

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 17, 2017
Studio portrait trio in neutral toned clothing

Filming is ready to start for upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs early winter drama Black Knight, which sounds all sorts of odd and interesting. The interesting part is the story and the odd part the casting, I would have switched up the two female actress roles due to their respective acting talents. Female lead Shin Se Kyung works at a travel agency … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Black Knight, Kim Rae Won, Seo Ji Hye, Shin Se Kyung

Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo’s Elegant and Simple October Wedding Invitation Leaks

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2017
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It certainly feels like excessive attention has been paid to the relationship of top Korean stars Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki, but it really is the wedding of the year for this 2017. Rain and Kim Tae Hee‘s nuptials would have given them a run for the money, and on my love side I would rank them equal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki, Wedding

C-actor Chen Xiao Ends Successful Run in C-drama Nothing Gold Can Stay and Debuts Smexy Facial Haired New Look

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2017
Man in suit with stylish hair.

This is such great timing for C-actor Chen Xiao to debut a completely different fashion look right after a huge ratings hit. Immensely popular period C-drama Nothing Gold Can Stay (那年花开月正圆 That Year the Flowers Bloom and the Moon was Full) finished airing two weeks ago with an ending that frustrated viewers as much as the entire drama run was … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Chen Xiao

First Character Posters of Zhao Li Ying and Feng Shao Feng for Period C-drama The Story of Ming Lan

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2017
Young woman in traditional dress with flowers.

Filming has started for high profile 2019 period C-drama The Story of Ming Lan, with the mouthful Chinese title of 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 (Zhi Fou Zhi Fou Ying Shi Lv Fei Hong Shou which means Don’t you know? The Green should be Plump and the Red Lean). It’s adapted from a popular novel much like many recent period C-dramas, and this one gets the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Feng Shao Feng, The Story of Ming Lan, Zhao Li Ying

Retrospective: Kim Nam Gil’s Many Expressive Sides in M Magazine Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2017
Smiling person in a stylish suit.

Since Kim Nam Gil broke out eight years ago with Queen Seondeok in 2009, his career has been steadily on the high end albeit more consistently successful in movies than K-dramas. I’m a K-drama watcher so I’ll admit to rather forgetting about him after he did Bad Guy, I had a love/hate relationship with that drama but it was definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Nam Gil

Aragaki Yui Cosplays as Teen Shibuya 109 Girl in New Romantic Sports Movie Mix Costarring Eita

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2017
Table tennis players on magazine cover.

J-actress Aragaki Yui is one of my faves since her debut and it’s been a sweet ride seeing her career new high in this recent year with hit doramas Nigeru wa haji daga, yaku ni tatsu (We Married as a Job) followed by Code Blue 3. Her next project is the October 2017 romantic comedy sports movie Mix about a ping … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Mix

C-stars Mostly a Miss at the 2017 Elle Style Awards with Standouts Being Ni Ni and Liu Wen

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 13, 2017
Woman in pink dress at style awards.

It’s a rarity for C-ent to miss this broadly across the board, with only a few standouts, but I guess percentage wise it’s impossible to always be on point even with fashion. At the 2017 Elle Style Awards which took place this weekend in China, I find C-actress Ni Ni‘s pink chiffon layered ball gown the most enchanting of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Angelababy, Dilraba Dilmurat, Dong Jie, Jing Tian, Li Bing Bing, Liu Tao, Liu Wen, Ni Ni, Xiao S, Zhang Yi Xin

Hyun Bin Goes Gruff and Scruffy at Press Conference for K-movie The Swindlers

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2017
Man in a suit with thoughtful expression.

There’s no such thing as lucky or successful forever, and the same goes for the preternaturally good looking. Even visual gods and goddesses have to stumble and one of the stalwarts of K-ent took a nose dive this week promoting his upcoming movie. Hyun Bin was out at the press conference for The Swindlers costarring Yoo Ji Tae and Park … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Hyun Bin

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