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MBC Drama One More Happy Ending with Jung Kyung Ho and Jang Nara Hold Script Reading

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 9, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2015
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When I’m busy, and lately I’ve been busier then ever, it feels like currently airing dramas are passing me by and new dramas are arriving way before I’m ready. Script reading took place last week for upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs drama One More Happy Ending, taking over towards the end of January 2016 for Sweet Savage Family. Starring Jang Nara, Jung … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Nara, Jung Kyung Ho, Kwon Yul, One More Happy Ending, Yoo Da In, Yoo In Na

Lee Min Jung in Talks for Second Female Lead for Hello My Precious with Rain and Kang Sora

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 8, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 9, 2015
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Time off to get married and have a baby is a hard break for any entertainer’s career, but when it comes to Lee Min Jung there is an added hurdle for her to overcome in coming back. She’s married to one of the most famous Korean stars in Lee Byung Hun, but his fame has been tinted with scandal since … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hello My Precious, Kang Sora, Kim Soo Ro, Lee Min Jung, Rain

Ji Chang Wook’s Chinese Album Impresses with His Singing in Heartfelt Excellent Mandarin

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 8, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 7, 2015
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Consider me impressed by Ji Chang Wook’s career expansion into Mainland China. It’s certainly following in similar footsteps of other popular Hallyu stars, heading there to do dramas, singing, or model after a hit K-drama or movie opens the floodgates of recognition. In Ji Chang Wook’s case it’s all due to the one-two punch of Empress Ki and Healer, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Ji Chang Wook

Long Preview and Character Posters for SBS Drama Remember Premiering This Wednesday

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 8, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2015
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Last week SBS quietly wrapped up the run on Wed-Thurs drama The Village (Achiara’s Secret), a drama that never got much traction or buzz but was reportedly well made enough to not be a blight on the resume of the cast and crew despite the low ratings. This week sees the premiere of Remember with Yoo Seung Ho as the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Namgong Min, Park Min Young, Park Sung Woong, Remember, Yoo Seung Ho

Legendary Screenwriter Kim Soo Hyun’s Next SBS Weekend Drama is the 70-episode Yes That’s How It Is

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 7, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2015
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The return to television of famed screenwriter Kim Soo Hyun is going to happen in a big way, or more aptly in a long way. Kim Soo Hyun’s upcoming SBS weekend drama Yes That’s How It Is will be airing for 70-episodes, which is insanely long considering it’s not a half hour daily drama. That’s Jumong in length, and Jumong … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Han Seon, Kim Hae Sook, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Soon Jae, Nam Gyuri, Seo Ji Hye, Shin So Yul, Yes That's How It Is, Yoon So Yi

Lost You Forever Chapter 45: Mistaking Life and Death for Longing

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 7, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 7, 2015
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The last chapter of Lost You Forever was so action packed everyone needed to take a breather to assess the current impasse. Jing is likely dead, so Xiao Yao is depressed, and Xiao Yao being depressed makes Zhuan Xu upset, but then he’s probably not all that upset since in the long run Jing’s not his romantic rival anymore. Sadly … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Lost You Forever

Goong S Leading Lady Heo Yi Jae Makes Entertainment Career Comeback After Four Year Hiatus

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 7, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 6, 2015
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I feel like very few current K-drama viewers will remember who Heo Yi Jae is, and really four years isn’t that long a time to be away but it certainly feels like her time has passed her by. Former K-drama leading lady Heo Yi Jae has recently been making a slow return to the entertainment world, four years after she … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Heo Yi Jae

Marry Me or Not Ups the Stakes with a Perfect Date and Interrupted Makeout Session

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 7, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 6, 2015
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God I love this drama so much, so *bleeping* much. The pace is slowing down in Marry Me or Not, but the narrative is deepening because of it as the characters try to figure out what they are really feeling about each other. Episode 6 was yet another phenomenal outing, funny and tense and romantic all wrapped into one. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Alice Ke, Harry Chang, Joanne Tseng, Marry Me or Not, Roy Qiu

Park Shin Hye is Ravishing in Bold Color for New Bruno Magli Accessories Winter 2015 Ad Campaign

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 6, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2015
Fashion model in red dress with flowers.

It could be viewed as another day, another Park Shin Hye ad campaign, and she certainly has no shortage of those at this height of popularity. But I so love one particular picture in the collection it’s worth the usual same old gut check reaction come across something captivating. The top picture is from the recently released Bruno Magli winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Shin Hye

Stars and More Stars Descend on China’s Fun and Fab iQiyi 2016 Award’s Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 6, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 6, 2015
Award presenters on stage in formal attire.

Now this is how I call throwing a fun awards show shindig. One of China’s top streaming sites iQiyi hosted the 2016 All-star Carnival this past weekend and it appeared all the It Stars showed up, and then some. There were so many scene stealing reunions on stage one doesn’t even know where to look – is it Hu Ge … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Bai Bai He, Chang Chen, Chen Kun, Darren Wang, f(x), Hu Ge, Jin Dong, Krystal, Leeteuk, Song Jia, Victoria Song, Vivian Sung, Wallace Huo, William Chan, Wu Lei, Yang Mi, Yang Yang, Yoona, Zhao Li Ying, Zheng Kai, Zheng Shuang

Jung Il Woo and Ahn Jae Hyun Join 2016 Fantasy Romance K-drama Cinderella and Four Knights

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 6, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2015
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A new K-drama started casting recently with the addition of not one but two male leads at the same time. Jung Il Woo and Ahn Jae Hyun are reportedly inked for upcoming romantic fantasy drama Cinderella and Four Knights, adapted from the Korean web novel of the same name. The drama is being produced by the production company behind You … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Cinderella and Four Knights, Jung Il Woo

TW-superstar Jolin Tsai Slays with Her Performance of “Play” at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2015
Award winner celebrating on stage.

Every since Jolin Tsai released her beautiful ballad single and MV last December “We’re All Different, But the Same”, I’ve really started to see her in a new light. She’s been around for what feels like forever, and is undisputably Taiwan’s top female solo singer. She’s an idol and I don’t really follow that genre of music so it’s occasionally … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Jolin Tsai

The Love Triangle Emerges on Cheese in the Trap in Hilarious New Drinking Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2015
Four scenes featuring characters in different settings.

The switch has just flipped for me with respect to upcoming tvN Mon-Tues drama Cheese in the Trap. This drama got tons of early publicity thanks to the casting carousel, and it will soon validate whether the final cast was all suitably selected, but for now all eyes trained on tvN are on the Fri-Sat hit drama that is Answer … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cheese in the Trap, Kim Go Eun, Park Hae Jin, Seo Kang Joon

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