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Drama Posters and New Preview for Chicago Typewriter Emphasize the Acting Presence of Three Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2017 by ockoalaApril 2, 2017
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It’s less than week away from the premiere of new tvN Fri-Sat night drama Chicago Typewriter and I’m not getting a good sense as to whether this drama will be a hit or not. I do get a positive strong vibe from the acting snippets seen on the teasers and previews. Yoo Ah In does dismissive arrogant hit writer perfectly … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chicago Typewriter, Go Kyung Pyo, Im Soo Jung, Yoo Ah In

Suzy and Lee Jong Seok Spotted in Seoul Filming SBS Drama While You Were Sleeping

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2017 by ockoalaApril 1, 2017
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Filming has started on upcoming SBS summer drama While You Were Sleeping, pairing up popular K-drama leads Suzy and Lee Jong Seok in a drama written by screenwriter Park Hye Ryun of Pinocchio, I Hear Your Voice, and Dream High fame. The final product can either be an expected hit thanks to the star power and track record of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Lee Jong Seok, Suzy, While You Were Sleeping

Production Team of Three Lives Three Worlds Readies New Period Drama with Vic Zhou and Dilraba Dilmurat

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2017 by ockoalaApril 1, 2017
Four characters in colorful costumes posing together.

With so much well-deserved love for the C-drama adaptation of Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms, the production team behind that beautifully filmed fantasyĀ drama is already filming it’s next colorful period piece. With the Chinese title Fiery Flames Like Song (Lie Huo Ru GeĀ ēƒˆē«å¦‚ę­Œ), the drama is also an adaptation of a Chinese novel by romance writer Ming … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Agni Cantabile, Dilraba Dilmurat, Liu Rui Lin, Vic Zhou, Zhang Bin Bin

Yamapi, Kame, and Fumino Sparkle with Chemistry in More Previews for I Am Your Destiny

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2017 by ockoalaApril 1, 2017
Three actors featured in a magazine spread.

This dorama continues to look cute and cuter, or maybe that’s due to the reunion combination of Yamashita Tomohisa and Kamenashi Kazuya shading everything in rosy tinted Nobuta nostalgia. It could be both, with Yamapi’s last rom-com being the most excellent From Five to Nine (5-ji Kara 9-ji Made) with Ishihara Satomi. This time in You Are My Destiny (Boku … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Boku Unmei no hitodesu, I Am Your Destiny, Kame, Kimura Fumino, YamaPi

TW-drama Faves Roy Qiu and Alice Ke Reunite at CF Event and Open to Another Pairing

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2017 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2017
Couple portraits from a romantic drama series.

I’m a little late to this reunion but a few weeks is no biggie when it comes to the happiness inducing pairing of Taiwan drama stalwarts Roy Qiu and Alice Ke. The ratings delivering hitmakers of Office Girls and Marry Me or NotĀ are rocking the couples wear and the still strong chemistry at a recent promo event in early March … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Alice Ke, Roy Qiu

The Bright and Beautifully Decked Out K-stars Attend Salvatore Ferragamo Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2017 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2017
Woman in purple dress holding a handbag.

The red carpet of the Salvatore Ferragamo event in Seoul was where the glitterati of K-stars convened this past week. Decked out in the brand’s latest outfits and accessories, my eyes first went to Yoon Eun Hye since she’s so rarely out at events in Korea these past two years, so this event was clearly part of her concerted effort … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Dong Wook, Lee Min Jung, Lee Sung Kyung, Oh Yeon Seo, Seo Kang Joon, Seolhyun, UEE, Yoon Eun Hye

Sooyoung and Other Twenty-something K-stars Explode with Floral Cuteness at Marc Jacobs Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2017 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2017
Three stylish women in trendy outfits.

I find age appropriate attire such dressing requirement yet the distinction can sometimes be a fine line to toe. Thankfully the right batch of starlets were out in force at the Marc Jacobs event in Seoul this week, showing off lithe figures and fresh faces decked out in a mix-and-match variety of flower print outfits. Sooyoung goes for the baby … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Goo Hara, Son Dam Bi, Sooyoung

Park Yoochun’s Korea and International Fan Sites Release Joint Statement Pledging Continued Support

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2017 by ockoalaApril 4, 2017
Man in a suit posing thoughtfully.

The fall from grace for Yoochun has been steep and dragged out for the last year, which is long for a scandal but rather short when it comes to typical criminal investigations and civil complaints. He was cleared from all criminal investigation earlier this month while one accuser and her accomplices got jail sentences for making a false claim of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoochun

Glorious Stills for Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2017 by ockoalaFebruary 19, 2019
Two women sitting on a porch, cherry blossoms.

Lordy is this going to be an exquisitely beautiful movie when it comes out this summer of 2017. The first full movie trailer is here for Once Upon a Time, the C-movie adaptation of fantasy gods and goddesses romance novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms. This movie has a high standard to live up to thanks to … Continue reading →

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

China’s Most Anticipated Boy Band Idol Group FFC-Acrush Turns Out to Be Five Handsome Androgynous Girls

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2017 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2017
Five stylish individuals posing together.

A new idol group is about to debut in China and the five members looked sourced exactly from the EXO/BTS/WINNER playbook. From the stylish male cuts artfully mussed, dressed in varying looks of street punk, rococo, and even grunge, soon to debut FFC-Acrush has already amassed over 900,000 followers on Weibo and growing. Their fans have been following their training … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Acrush

Top HK Star Aaron Kwok Marries Younger by 23 Years Model Girlfriend Moka Fang

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2017 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2017
Man adjusting hair, woman in pink feathered dress

TheĀ end of March wedding announcements keep on coming, with two in K-ent and also one from Hong Kong. Top HK singer-actor for the past three decades Aaron Kwok is tying the knot, in a timing that feels three decades too late since he’s 52 years old and this is his first marriage. But if Aaron is happy to finally settle … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Aaron Kwok, Dating, Married, Moka Fang

Kim Hyun Joong Arrested for Drunk Driving and Gets License Suspended

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2017 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2017
Young man looking up, with a thoughtful expression.

Of all the K-ent stars to avoid further legal mistakes and scandals at all costs, it would be already scandal plagued Kim Hyun Joong who is now in another pickle with the law a month after he was discharged from the army. It might be safer to go back and serve two more years out of the limelight and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hyun Joong

Yoo In Na is Luminous Against the Sun Dappled Los Angeles Backdrop in Marie Claire Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2017 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2017
Woman in a red skirt on green grass.

The career to Yoo In Na is one of the most steadily cyclical I’ve seen, toggling between major hits and uneventful roles. She’s been breakouts inĀ four hit dramas playing second female leads, with Best Love, Secret Garden, You From Another Star, and now Goblin. But when she does main lead roles it hasn’t resonated as much, I have a love … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Yoo In Na

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