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KBS Finalizes Cheerleading School Drama with Jung Eun Ji, Lee Won Geun, and Ji Soo

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2015
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KBS is getting the cast together fast for upcoming Mon-Tues drama Sassy Go Go (formerly called Cheer Up), which makes sense since the drama is scheduled to air at the end of September following Eccentric Daughter-in-law (The Virtual Bride). With Kim Yoo Jung passing on the title role, Jung Eun Ji has stepped in as a perfect choice to play … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Soo Bin, Ji Soo, Jung Eun Ji, Lee Won Geun, Sassy Go Go

Feng Shao Feng and Victoria Song Headline the C-drama Adaptation of Ice Fantasy

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2015
Portrait of a man in a winter setting.

China may be mostly miss when it comes to producing quality C-dramas, but it has the budget and scope to tackle a wider range of projects, especially when it comes to fantasy stories that require a lot of post-production. Case in point the upcoming special effects laden C-drama Ice Fantasy (Chinese title translates as Fantasy Kingdom), with a big name … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Feng Shao Feng, Hu Bing, Ice Fantasy, Ma Tian Yu, Victoria Song

She Was Pretty Shows Off Handsome Park Seo Joon and Pretty Go Joon Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2015
Young man in various stylish outfits.

Goodness is there a lot of pretty going on in upcoming MBC drama She Was Pretty. I’m thrilled Park Seo Joon finally gets his prime time drama leading man role, and playing a model good looking magazine editor feels like extra eye candy on top. The first stills of second male lead Choi Siwon played up the comedic side, but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Joon Hee, Park Seo Joon, She Was Pretty

Kim Jae Wook Declines The Village While Oh Joo Won and Park Eun Seok Join the Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2015
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There’s been more shuffling in The Village this week beyond the out-of-left-field casting of relative newbie idol-actor Yook Sung Jae as seasoned actress Moon Geun Young‘s male lead in the drama. I was all ready to just go with that pairing flow since Kim Jae Wook is also going to be in this drama, and I’ve been waiting for him … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jae Wook, Oh Joo Won, Park Eun Seok, The Village

Moon Geun Young and Yook Sung Jae Confirmed as the Leads of SBS Mystery Drama The Village

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2015
Two stylish young individuals posing outdoors.

I can’t deny that it’s super weird to me to see Yook Sung Jae cast as the male lead of upcoming SBS Wed-Thurs drama The Village. I don’t dislike it, as per my post two days ago when he joined the drama, but am merely feeling really clueless as how he got cast as the male lead and not just … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Moon Geun Young, The Village, Yook Sung Jae

Kim Yoo Jung Passes on Cheerleading KBS Drama, Jung Eun Ji in Talks for Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2015
Smiling performer in a yellow dress.

Loving Jung Eun Ji is like appreciating an organic chocolate chip cookie – all natural tasty wholesome goodness. It’s hard to find an idol who is good at the singing and acting in equal measure, though not yet outstanding in either pursuit but good is hard enough to come by I’ll take it as is with her. KBS has been readying … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Eun Ji

Jang Geun Seok Holds Live Concert in Seoul on September 5th for K-fans

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2015
Jang Keun Suk performing live in Seoul.

It’s hard to write updates on Jang Geun Seok‘s career when he isn’t active in Korea and isn’t active as an actor. The combination of both was what got me to become a fan, and in the ensuing years he’s chosen to concentrate his career in Japan, where he’s wildly popular, and also to focus on his singing. His lone … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Jang Geun Seok

Millet Finally Produces a Fun and Chemistry-filled CF Campaign with Lee Jong Seok and Park Shin Hye

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2015
Young adults posing on a stylish car.

Thank goodness it’s not going to be three strikes for Korean outdoorwear brand Millet when it comes to maximizing the chemistry of spokescouple Lee Jong Seok and Park Shin Hye. The brand already majorly failed the first two photo spreads, with dull lifeless snaps of the two models clearly taken separately and then photoshopped next to each other. So much … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Jong Seok, Park Shin Hye

Oh My God with So Ji Sub and Shin Mina May Get the KBS December Mon-Tues Slot

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2015
Two people posing for a photo.

There’s a teeny update on upcoming KBS drama Oh My God, a title for me that now conjures up connections to the recently finished Oh My Ghost on tvN, what with the exclamation and the exact same initials. Oh My Ghost was a solid hit for tvN so there are worse dramas for Oh My God to be coincidentally associated with. KBS … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Oh My God, Shin Mina, So Ji Sub

Yoo Ah In is Royally Sexy as an All-black Clad Warrior Prince in Six Flying Dragons

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2015
Person in black attire riding a white horse.

This dangerous amounts of smexy hotness should be illegal, or at least come with a warning on it. SBS released the first two official stills from upcoming long sageuk Six Flying Dragons, featuring of course the younger leading man Yoo Ah In. We’ll have to wait a bit more to see older leading man Kim Myung Min, but I’m sure … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Six Flying Dragon, Yoo Ah In

SNSD’s Yuri in Talks to Join Park Shi Hoo in OCN Drama Neighborhood Hero

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2015
Smiling woman in a black lace dress.

Someone’s gotta do it, right? Act opposite Park Shi Hoo in upcoming OCN drama Neighborhood Hero, that is. Yoon Eun Hye already took the charge in being Park Shi Hoo’s first K-ent leading lady since his rape scandal two years ago when they did the Chinese-Korean movie After Love together. This might make it easier for fans of SNSD‘s Yuri … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Neighborhood Hero, Yuri

First Teasers for She Was Pretty Splits the Main Cast into Comedic Couples

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2015
Two friends posing playfully for the camera.

Rounding the corner is the first big three network prime time rom-com in a good long while, with She Was Pretty taking over the Wed-Thurs slot on MBC from Scholar Who Walks the Night. I think MBC is currently on the same trend when it comes to drama teasers, as the two teasers for SWP remind me a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Si Won, Go Joon Hee, Hwang Jung Eum, Park Seo Joon, She Was Pretty

Yook Sung Jae Cast in SBS Drama The Village and is the Perfect New Face of Outdoor Brand Black Yak

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2015
Person skateboarding mid-air with excitement.

Oh lordy, who doesn’t love this precious precocious boy? Yook Sung Jae is having a breakout year thanks to his second male lead turn in school drama Who Are You: School 2015, a nice reminder that it’s not always an automatic loss to play second fiddle when the role in question is juicier. I’m not sure Yook Sung Jae could … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The Village, Yook Sung Jae

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