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Episode 5 of Marry Me or Not Brings the OTP to Dream and Real Cohabitational Bliss

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 3, 2015
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I’m having a hard time succinctly verbalizing what I love so much about TW-drama Marry Me or Not. Even if it didn’t star my beloved Roy Qiu and Alice Ke reunion coupling, the narrative storytelling is top notch on its own. What Roy and Alice bring is incomparable sizzle and delicate nuance, so one moment I think the screen is … Continue reading →

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

Tzuyu of New Girl Group Twice is the First Taiwanese Member of a K-pop Group

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2015
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Korean music idols are a dime a dozen and it take the exception from the normal cross-over into acting for me to take notice. I’ve broken from the trend here because the Taiwanese media, and to the same extent the Korean media, is all over this brand new idol girl who is just north of 16 years old. New Korean … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Twice, Tzuyu

Lee Young Ae and Song Seung Heon Attend Press Conference for SBS 2016 Sageuk Saimdang: The Herstory

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2015
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I’ve a professional career, and have taken more than one hiatus from the career track for various reasons, but none more than two years tops. Which is why I’m immensely curious how K-actress Lee Young Ae plans to comeback with her first leading lady role in upcoming SBS drama Saimdang: The Herstory, what with a 10 year break from acting. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Young Ae, Saimdang, Song Seung Heon

Shin Mina is a Suggestive Venus in New Sultry Pictorial for Arena Homme

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2015
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Va-va-va-voom doesn’t even come close to describing this recent Arena Homme pictorial featuring Shin Mina. It’s sultry and sexy with intentional visual second look inducement by having Shin Mina look nude via skin colored leotards. I’m not a fan of such overtly sexy staging but I think Arena is an edgy enough magazine that it pulls it off. It’s stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Shin Mina

Go Lala Go 2 Releases Final Set of Gorgeous Promotional Pics Prior to December 4th Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2015
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There hasn’t a single misstep so far with rom-com C-movie Go Lala Go 2, a movie sequel that totally eclipses the hype of the original thanks to the addition of three of Taiwan’s top acting talent. Ariel Lin takes over the role of office girl Lala, with Vic Zhou as her stalwart photographer boyfriend and Bolin Chen as the sexy … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ariel Lin, Bolin Chen, Go Lala Go 2, Vic Zhou

Cheese in the Trap Releases Cheeky Drama Posters and BTS Character Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2015
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I’m loving the expressive and colorful promos for upcoming tvN drama Cheese in the Trap. The latest OTP poster mixes canary yellow with a light aubergine to create a really eye catching visual pop. Even better are the expressions on leads Park Hae Jin and Kim Go Eun‘s face, nicely conveying the dynamic of the two characters in the drama. … Continue reading →

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

Lotsa Movie Posters and CNBlue’s Chinese Theme Song for Bolin Chen and Son Ye Jin’s Bad Guys Always Die

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2015
Three characters posing with weapons in a movie poster.

The production of upcoming Korean-Chinese collaboration movie Bad Guys Always Die is certainly going all out on promotional materials. I don’t recall seeing this many different movie posters for any one movie before, with most on a yellow background for the Chinese release and the just released one of the two leads Son Ye Jin and Bolin Chen in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bolin Chen, CNBlue, Son Ye Jin

Kim Soo Hyun Wins Daesang at the 4th Annual APAN Star Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2015
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To the surprise of no one, Kim Soo Hyun racked up another Daesang this weekend, taking home the top prize at the 4th annual APAN Star Awards for his performance in Producer. Kim Hee Sun won Top Excellence Female in a Mini-series for Angry Mom while Lee Sung Min took home male equivalent for Misaeng. Lee Joon‘s performance in Heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Im Shi Wan, Kim Hee Sun, Kim Hyun Joo, Kim Min Jung, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Joon, Lim Ji Yeon, Nam Bora, Park Bo Young, Yoo In Young

Adorable Ji Soo Continues Making His Mark as a Rising Young Actor

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2015
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I think screenwriter Park Hye Ryun has a great eye for casing, with reportedly her getting lots of say in how her dramas are cast. I Hear Your Voice spawned the unlikely onscreen successful pairing of Lee Jong Seok and Lee Bo Young, and then Park Hye Ryun managed to do it again with Park Shin Hye and Lee Jong … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Ji Soo

First Teaser Peek at Arbitrarily Fond’s College Campus Filming with Kim Woo Bin and Suzy

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2015
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It was expected that there would be fast updates once filming begins on 2016 airing K-drama Arbitrarily Fond with Kim Woo Bin and Suzy. Both are extremely popular in Korea and as long as it was being filmed domestically there would be fan sightings aplenty and that is indeed the case as the fans are out in full force it … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arbitrarily Fond, Kim Woo Bin, Suzy

TW-Netizens Pick Their Favorite Adorably Drunken Drama OTPs

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2015
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Agree! Totally 100% agree with this voting result, which is becoming more and more a rarity these days. Sometimes I wonder if my tastes have stayed the same while the newer drama viewers are headed in a different direction, but then a special drama comes along that hits all the right spots for me and then I could care less … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Alice Ke, Drunken to Love You, Joseph Chang, Marry Me or Not, My Sunshine, Rainie Yang, Roy Qiu, Tang Yan, Wallace Chung

Latest Stills and Preview Ramp Up the Intensity and Pretty Visuals in SBS Drama Remember

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2015
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I sense that SBS knows exactly what it has to work with on upcoming Wed-Thurs drama Remember and is doing a bang up job of maximizing it on all the promos. The latest batch features angsty Yoo Seung Ho looking drop dead handsome in a tux, adorable Park Min Young doing her best plucky girl heroine, and baddie Namgong Min … Continue reading →

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

Yoo Ah In the Man of the Night Winning Best Actor at the 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2015
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It’s a nice time to be Yoo Ah In right now, what with a ratings leader sageuk drama in Six Flying Dragons and now just crowned as the Best Actor winner at the 36th annual Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in sageuk movie The Throne (Sado). The Throne lost out to Assassination for Best Picture, but managed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Byun Yo Han, Kim Hye Soo, Lee Jung Jae, Lee Min Ho, Lee Shi Young, Lee Yoo Bi, Park Bo Young, Park Seo Joon, Seolhyun, Sung Yuri, Yoo Ah In

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