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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
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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

C-ent Buzzing About the Too Pretty Bromance of Guo Jingming and Cheney Chen

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2015
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Chinese press and netizens are buzzing about the latest display of affection and bromance between writer-director-actor Guo Jingming and his actor protege Cheney Chen. The two have been so open about their friendship, and their fans and the press so fine with it, it’s almost no big deal whether or not they confirm long running rumors that they are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cheney Chen, Guo Jingming

An Injury, a Car Race, and Some Water Protecting Bring the Marry Me or Not OTP Closer Together

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2015
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I get super excited during the week lead up to every new Sunday episode of Marry Me or Not. This is one drama that has managed to be the best aspects of Taiwan dramas do the best – silly slap stick blended with nuanced emotional development. Office Girls remains one of my fondest Taiwan drama watches but it was admittedly … Continue reading →

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

TW-netizens Speculate that Tia Li is Not Dating Kai Ko and Instead Secretly with Aaron Yan

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2015
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This juicy dating rumor feels like a stretch, not to mention a good year too late to be worth its sizzle. Taiwan netizens are speculating that all the recent dating rumors between idol-actress Tia Li and fallen TW-actor Kai Ko is actually a front for Tia’s real romance with her former costar Aaron Yan. Say what was my first reaction, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Aaron Yan, Dating, Tia Li

Suzy in an Unexpected Pairing with Taiwanese Superstar Show Luo in Cute Coffee CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2015
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Suzy is everywhere these days and now her presence is being felt down South in Taiwan with a brand new high profile ad campaign. Suzy is paired up with Taiwanese superstar singer-actor Show Luo for Coffee Maurina, a pairing that whacked me out of left field merely for the surprise factor and not that there is anything odd about it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Show Luo, Suzy

Yoo Seung Ho and Plump Tabby Melt Hearts at the Imaginary Cat Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2015
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The only thing better than Yoo Seung Ho with a cat is a chubby tabby with attitude that isn’t falling for his allure. So cute, so so cute! As a dog person this tableau could only be improved upon if he was holding a squirming puppy and the drama was called Imaginary Dog. But I still find cats chill and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Imaginary Cat, Yoo Seung Ho

Hannah Quinlivan Drops Exquisite Pictorial with a New Womanly Image After Having Baby with Husband Jay Chou

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2015
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Getting married is huge milestone, especially so for Taiwanese model-actress Hannah Quinlivan who tied the knot to her mega superstar husband Jay Chou. It’s rather unfortunate that Hannah’s name will forever be linked to being Mrs. Chou, which is how the media starts off any article about her now. She’s been in the industry for six years since she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Hannah Quinlivan

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