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First Look at Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won in KBS Drama Fight For My Way

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2017 by ockoalaApril 20, 2017
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This drama totally slipped my mind as coming up soon so it’s nice to see the first drama still and be reminded of something that still interests me. KBS is languishing in last place in its Mon-Tues slot for three dramas running, after the hit Moonlight Drawn by Clouds the network hasn’t brought in viewers with The Man Living at … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Fight For My Way, Kim Ji Won, Park Seo Joon

New Mom Ruby Lin Shares Radiant Pregnancy Pictures Four Months After Having Baby Girl

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2017 by ockoalaApril 19, 2017
Pregnant woman cradling her baby bump.

Glorious doesn’t even begin to describe the newly shared pregnancy pictures of Taiwanese actress and producer Ruby Lin. She welcomed a baby girl in the start of the year with actor husband Wallace Huo but the two kept a low profile during her pregnancy and there were few pictures even sharing a glimpse of her growing stomach. She’s one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ruby Lin

Yoo Seung Ho and Kim So Hyun Go From Sweet to Angsty in New Stills and Preview for Ruler: Master of the Mask

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 19, 2017 by ockoalaApril 19, 2017
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Meet cutes remain a tried and true staple of K-dramas, not necessarily building towards a successful OTP but if done right continues to deliver the first satisfying rush in the romantic set up in any K-drama. The first meeting of the star-crossed OTP in upcoming MBC sageuk Ruler: Master of the Mask shows Kim So Hyun and Yoo Seung Ho … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, L, Ruler - Master of the Mask, Yoo Seung Ho

Ha Ji Won Considering Summer 2017 MBC Drama Hospital Ship

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 19, 2017 by ockoalaApril 19, 2017
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This is two sets of unconfirmed drama news but still a likelihood to happen so I’m cautiously optimistic. MBC is discussing the scheduling of the drama to follow Ruler: Master of the Mask which will run from May through July, so the followup drama will need to be ready to air come middle of summer in July. It’s still unconfirmed … Continue reading →

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

Teaser Poster for SBS Drama My Sassy Girl Unveils the Sassy Princess with Her Yangban Suitor

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 19, 2017 by ockoalaApril 18, 2017
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The countdown has begun in earnest for the K-drama remake of hit movie My Sassy Girl, taking over for the SBS Mon-Tues time slot from currently airing thriller Whisper which just hit midway airing with this week’s episode 8. Male lead Joo Won is headed for military service next month so this drama will serve as his final project so hopefully … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Won, My Sassy Girl, Oh Yeon Seo

Ji Chang Wook and Nam Ji Hyun Brimming with Chemistry in First Stills From Suspicious Partner

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2017 by ockoalaApril 18, 2017
Happy couple embracing and smiling together.

If I’m going to pre-judge a K-drama OTP based solely on first stills then Ji Chang Wook and Nam Ji Hyun have just won my heart. Their new drama Suspicious Partner doesn’t arrive until the first week of May, airing on SBS Wed-Thur time slot following Saimdang: Light’s Diary so this is the perfect time to slowly ramp up promos … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Tae Joon, Ji Chang Wook, Nam Ji Hyun, Suspicious Partner

Lee Min Ho Confirmed to Enlist for Military Service on May 12, 2017

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2017 by ockoalaApril 18, 2017
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There is now less than one month to go before saying farewell to oppa for the next two years. Lee Min Ho‘s agency has just confirmed that the actor is enlisting for mandatory military service on May 12th, days before Joo Won recently announced his enlistment day. The ’87ers are all heading off in batches, last month with Seo In … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Suzy Shows Off Short Locks in New Spring Sunglasses Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2017 by ockoalaApril 17, 2017
Woman in striped off-shoulder top holding sunglasses.

It’s a rite of passage for top young actresses to cut their hair really short for a drama role, and it usually works more than it doesn’t. Yoon Eun Hye for Coffee Prince, Park Shin Hye in You’re Beautiful, Moon Chae Won’s cut in Goodbye Mr. Black, the list goes on and now Suzy joins in her first ever short … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Suzy

Park Bo Young Candidly Shoots Down Romance Possibilty with Strong Woman Do Bong Soon Costar Park Hyung Sik

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2017 by ockoalaApril 17, 2017
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If I already love Park Bo Young to pieces hearing this post-drama wrap interview would have made me love her more. The young and talented actress finished filming hit cable network drama Strong Woman Do Bong Soon last week and the drama concluded with high ratings to make it the biggest 2017 cable drama hit so far, and comparing apples … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Bo Young, Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

Crystal Liu Leads Off Actress Contingent at Red Carpet at the 2017 Beijing International Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2017 by ockoalaApril 17, 2017
Woman in elegant pink gown at event.

This past weekend was the kick off red carpet of the 2017 Beijing International Film Festival, only in its 7th year since starting in 2011 and with plenty of catch up needed to rival the biggest Asian film festival granddaddy the Busan International Film Festival going on strong since 1996. Aside from the whole government approval thing, there is no … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Crystal Liu, Guan Xiao Tong, Lin Chi Ling, Zhang Tian Ai, Zhao Li Ying, Zhou Dong Yu

C-actress Bai Bai He Caught Up in Cheating Scandal Until Husband Chen Yu Fan Reveals the Couple Has Been Secretly Divorced for Two Years

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2017 by ockoalaApril 17, 2017
Couple portraits: wedding and casual moments.

A week long C-ent scandal frenzy has come to a simmered down conclusion, leaving a wistful nostalgia for one of most famous Chinese celebrity couples that no longer is. The week started off with a famed paparazzi snapping pictures in Thailand of A-list movie actress Bai Bai He frolicking by a hotel pool with a young hot male model. Then … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Bai Bai He, Chen Yu Fan

Eric of Shinhwa Announces July 1st Wedding to Girlfriend Na Hye Mi

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2017 by ockoalaApril 17, 2017
Two celebrities posing for the camera.

The K-ent wedding bonanza of 2017 continues onward and the latest couple to board the train is none other than Shinhwa oppa extraordinaire Eric and his recently confirmed but really long dated girlfriend Na Hye Mi. The couple confirmed their relationship in 2016 after initially denying denying denying when it was hinted at years prior, but heck it’s been over … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Eric, Na Hye Mi

Joo Won Wraps Filming for My Sassy Girl and Confirms May 16th Military Enlistment

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 16, 2017 by ockoalaApril 16, 2017
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It’s time to say farewell to another top young K-actor, and hopefully his enlistment will be productive and have zero controversy. Joo Won‘s agency has confirmed that the actor will be enlisting for mandatory military service on May 16th, shipping off near the end of the enlistment deadline but for his career a smart move as the past five years … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Joo Won

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