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Fan Bing Bing Dons Mandarin Inspired Marchesa Red Gown for Time 100 Gala

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 27, 2017 by ockoalaApril 27, 2017
Woman in elegant red dress at event.

The Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People list is out for 2017 and the only Asian entertainer to land on the list this year is Chinese actress Fan Bing Bing. Not only was she riding solo, she made the list not in the Artist category but in the Icon category. Nice! Fan Bing Bing has reached iconic status in Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Fan Bing Bing

Park Min Young Does Beautifully Edgy for Instyle Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 27, 2017 by ockoalaApril 25, 2017
Model in polka dot dress against brown background.

Edgy is not what I think whenever I picture Park Min Young, so much of my first impression of her remains fixed from her breakout role Sungkyunkwan Scandal days. Yes, it’s been 7 years since that drama aired in 2010 and so much has changed then with her and her three male leads, but that impression of her being sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young

Gong Yoo Hits the Beach for Discovery Expedition

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 26, 2017 by ockoalaApril 26, 2017
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Summer feels like its around the corner when I see the latest beach pictorial of Gong Yoo for the brand Discovery Expedition. The outdoor wear trend in South Korea doesn’t look like its slowing down in any way and beaches of Busan and Jejudo seem perfect to catch a wave. Sometimes a brand model doesn’t come across as the perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Gong Yoo

Huang Xiaoming Shares Glowing Angelababy Pregnancy Pics to Quash Rumors that She Didn’t Personally Deliver Their Baby

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 26, 2017 by ockoalaApril 26, 2017
Husband caressing wife’s pregnant belly, joyful

Looks like the whole “fake news” bit is moving over to China and over some totally silly pregnancy questioning. Married Chinese stars Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy welcomed their first child earlier this year in January 2017, the baby boy nicknamed Little Sponge and has yet to make his public debut. The new parents have been enjoying life with a newborn … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Angelababy, Huang Xiaoming

First Stills of Park Hae Jin and Oh Yeon Seo in Character for Cheese in the Trap

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 26, 2017 by ockoalaApril 25, 2017
Young couple seated, man leaning, twinkling lights

It’s a good week for Park Hae Jin, first with the positive critical feedback and high ratings of his jTBC drama Man to Man and now with the first stills released of the upcoming K-movie adaptation of Cheese in the Trap. The movie solely brings back Park Hae Jin from the cast of the 2016 drama version while Oh Yeon … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cheese in the Trap, Oh Yeon Seo, Park Hae Jin

Leads of MBC Weekend Drama Bad Thief, Good Thief Start Filming

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 25, 2017 by ockoalaApril 26, 2017
Filming in front of a green screen.

Filming is underway for MBC‘s next long weekend drama Bad Thief, Good Thief, intriguing both for breaking out of the typical family stories mold for weekend fare and for the nice mix of main leads. Starring Ji Hyun Woo, Seohyun of SNSD, Kim Ji Hoon, and Im Joo Eun, the drama centers around thieves disrupting the shadowy operations of a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bad Thief Good Thief, Im Joo Eun, Ji Hyun Woo, Kim Ji Hoon, Seohyun

Woman of Dignity Release First Drama Posters and Stills of Leads Kim Hee Sun and Kim Sun Ah

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 25, 2017 by ockoalaApril 25, 2017
Dramatic posters for a Korean drama series.

Looks like the baton has passed from cable network tvN to jTBC for the time being, as the formerly underdog network now has two back-to-back drama hits on its hands with Strong Woman Do Bong Soon and now Man to Man. That’ll keep the interest high for the network’s upcoming drama Woman of Dignity when it premieres in June after … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hee Sun, Kim Sun Ah, Woman of Dignity

Yoo Seung Ho and Kim So Hyun Convey the Intensity in Cast Posters for Ruler: Master of the Mask

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 25, 2017 by ockoalaApril 24, 2017
Male character holding a decorative mask.

Teaser drama posters for a drama with the word mask in it can get away with not showing us any faces, but the ones for upcoming MBC sageuk Ruler: Master of the Mask did an nice job setting up the duality of the two male leads. One a crown prince and the other a beggar, and somehow their paths crosses … Continue reading →

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

Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won Go From Cool to Hair Pulling in First Teaser for Fight for My Way

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 24, 2017 by ockoalaApril 24, 2017
Group of people in colorful outfits, posing playfully.

Okay, these two look way to adorable together already, not that I’m surprised but am still very relieved. The first teaser is out for upcoming KBS drama Fight for My Way (Third Rate My Way), taking over the Mon-Tues time slot from the low rated Ms. Perfect. This drama definitely interests me a million times more than Park Seo Joon‘s … Continue reading →

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

Still Dating Star Couple Sooyoung and Jung Kyung Ho Spotted on a Beautifully Normal Street Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 24, 2017 by ockoalaApril 23, 2017
People crossing a street with shopping bags.

A great perk of adult stars going public with their relationships is the ability to date in openly without being swaddled in face masks and dodging into residences via the underground garage. Also does good for the world by depriving tabloid bottom feeders like Dispatch a source of income for staking them out. Idol-actress Sooyoung of SNSD and actor Jung … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jung Kyung Ho, Sooyoung

Bazaar China Features Goddess Crystal Liu with Curious Bunny Accompaniment

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 24, 2017 by ockoalaApril 24, 2017
Model in pink dress with white rabbit.

After the impressively nuanced performance by Yang Mi as the female lead of fantasy romance novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms, it’s now time to look forward to this summer’s condensed take by Crystal Liu playing the same character in movie length. Bazaar China is taking a first crack at featuring Crystal in a modern muse spread … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Crystal Liu, Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossoms

Reports Claim that Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Costars Nam Joo Hyuk and Lee Sung Kyung are Dating in Real Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2017 by ockoalaApril 24, 2017
Young couple making a heart shape gesture.

Leave it to themselves and to Dispatch for outing one of the more likely reel to real couplings in recent months. Netizen chatter has been crescendo-ing for the last week that Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo costars Nam Joo Hyuk and Lee Sung Kyung are dating in real life much like audiences of their cheerful romance drama have been shipping … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Sung Kyung, Nam Joo Hyuk

Fifty Year Old K-actress Kim Sung Ryung Turns Back the Clock to Looking Like She’s in Her Twenties

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2017 by ockoalaApril 23, 2017
Smiling woman walking in a bustling street.

This is legit aging goals right here, and its none other than former Miss Korea turned actress Kim Sung Ryung to show how it’s done. Most recognizable to international drama viewers as playing Lee Min Ho‘s adorable mom in Heirs, Kim Sung Ryung has been acting in K-dramas for three decades and played plenty of female lead roles during her … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Musings | Tagged Kim Sung Ryung

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